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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apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
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ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
bogwet spongy ground
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
gustthe sensation of taste
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
depleteto empty of a principal substance