GRE Word List
ACETIC
vinegary
The meaning of the word acetic is vinegary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| contest | strive |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| corroborate | to support with evidence or authority : make more certain |