GRE Word List

ACUTE

characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset

The meaning of the word acute is characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset.

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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
correlationthe state or relation of being correlated
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
boona timely benefit : blessing
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
rampantrearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
juggernauta massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit