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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| debutante | one making a debut (see debut |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| warrant | sanction |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |