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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|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
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