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 |
|---|---|
| fauna | animal life |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| pensive | musingly or dreamily thoughtful |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |