GRE Word List
ACETIC
vinegary
The meaning of the word acetic is vinegary.
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taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
culmination | the action of culminating |
engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |