GRE Word List
OBTUSE
not pointed or acute : blunt
The meaning of the word obtuse is not pointed or acute : blunt.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| feasible | capable of being done or carried out |
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