GRE Word List
VEX
to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
The meaning of the word vex is to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |