GRE Word List
ACUITY
sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)
The meaning of the word acuity is sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herald | messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. unheralded researcher |
| eclipse | darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse |
| renegade | deserter; traitor; ADJ. |
| expatriate | exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country |
| rapt | engrossed; absorbed; enchanted; Ex. rapt listener |
| gnarl | protruding knot on a tree; V. |
| touchy | oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling; Ex. touchy situation |
| dilute | make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president |
| covetous | avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions) |
| mangy | shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance |