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 |
|---|---|
| kindle | to start (a fire) burning : light |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |