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 |
|---|---|
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| fell | skin |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |