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 |
|---|---|
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| residual | remainder |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |