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 |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| lunar | crescent |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| mischance | bad luck |