Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vexation 
1
 | act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
vigilant
2
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
vilify
3
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
visceral
4
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
voracious
5
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
waft
6
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
wasp
7
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
wastrel
8
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
watershed
9
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
wheedle
10
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |