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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| outlook | a place offering a view |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |