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 |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |