Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vigilant 
1
 | attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
vilify
2
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
virtuosity
3
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
vociferous
4
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
voluminous
5
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
voracious
6
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
votary
7
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
vulgarity
8
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
waft
9
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
waggish
10
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |