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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| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| blackball | to vote against |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |