GRE Word List

VITAL

of the utmost importance

The meaning of the word vital is of the utmost importance.

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interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
iridescenthaving or exhibiting iridescence
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
rubrican authoritative rule
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
purveyorone that purveys
begrudgeto give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive