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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| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |