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 |
|---|---|
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| dys- | abnormal |