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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debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
catechism | oral instruction |
insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |