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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exegesisexposition
spatsquabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
passiveacted upon by an external agency
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
blandsmooth and soothing in manner or quality
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
siftto put through a sieve
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals