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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| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
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| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
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| antecede | precede |
| aquiline | curving like an eagle's beak |
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| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |