GRE Word List

OBTUSE

not pointed or acute : blunt

The meaning of the word obtuse is not pointed or acute : blunt.

Random words

WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
gnomemaxim
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
sobrietythe quality or state of being sober
dilateto become enlarged or widened
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
staidmarked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited