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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toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
knella stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster)
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
confidentialmarked by intimacy or willingness to confide
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
lumberto move ponderously
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet