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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| subsequent | following in time, order, or place |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |