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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|---|---|
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
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| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
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| groom | bridegroom |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |