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 |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| bolt | a lightning stroke |
| plane | airplane |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |