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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| acuity | keenness of perception |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |