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 |
|---|---|
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| inter | to deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| dissension | disagreement |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |