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.

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rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
warrantsanction
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
chasma deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
fluencythe quality or state of being fluent
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
unseemlynot seemly: such as
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion