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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stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
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gazette | newspaper |
temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
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