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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WordMeaning
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
magniloquentspeaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
immaculatespotlessly clean
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
verdantgreen in tint or color
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously