Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vertex 
1
 | appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
vigilant
2
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
vindicate
3
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
visceral
4
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
viscosity
5
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
votary
6
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
waggish
7
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
wane
8
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
wastrel
9
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
waterlog
10
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |