GRE Word List
ACUITY
keenness of perception
The meaning of the word acuity is keenness of perception.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paean | a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving, or triumph |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |