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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |