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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recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
curmudgeona crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man
nomenclaturename