GRE Word List
OBTUSE
not pointed or acute : blunt
The meaning of the word obtuse is not pointed or acute : blunt.
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synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
expiate | to make amends for |
ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
industrious | constantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent |
indicative | serving to indicate |