GRE Word List

VIRULENT

marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course

The meaning of the word virulent is marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course.

Random words

WordMeaning
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
sinewyfull of sinews: such as
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
gazettenewspaper
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
condescendto assume an air of superiority
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea