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Word: galvanic

Definition: of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; CF. Luigi Galvani


More Vocab Words

::: disenfranchise - disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
::: unmitigated - (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster
::: opprobrium - infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt; Ex. opprobrium hurled against him; ADJ. opprobrious: expressing contempt; shameful or infamous
::: disjointed - disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin
::: drudge - do drudgery; N: person who drudges
::: recreant - disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person
::: zephyr - gentle breeze; west wind
::: transitory - transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness
::: palliate - ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
::: millennium - thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity