GRE Word List
VITAL
of the utmost importance
The meaning of the word vital is of the utmost importance.
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| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
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| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
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| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |