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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WordMeaning
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
filchto steal secretly or casually
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
frigidintensely cold
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
outragean act of violence or brutality