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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| warrant | sanction |
| virus | any 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 |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| jetsam | the 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 |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |