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
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
pendingduring
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something
supposititiousfraudulently substituted : spurious
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
harbora place of security and comfort : refuge