GRE Word List

VERVE

the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity

The meaning of the word verve is the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity.

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WordMeaning
elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
atoneto make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome
copiousyielding something abundantly
ennuia feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom
exudeto ooze out
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
glaringhaving a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger
sparseof few and scattered elements
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
uprightperpendicular