GRE Word List

VITAL

of the utmost importance

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

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WordMeaning
vibrantpulsating with life, vigor, or activity
soliloquythe act of talking to oneself
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
protegeone who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
apprehendarrest
libela written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
triggera piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it