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 |
|---|---|
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| congenial | pleasant |
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| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| hortatory | hortative |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
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| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |