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 |
|---|---|
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| fiend | devil |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| facade | the front of a building |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |