GRE Word List
VITAL
of the utmost importance
The meaning of the word vital is of the utmost importance.
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purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
amity | friendship |
baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |