Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

[Esc] (1)
n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

[Esc] (2)
n. highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

[Esc] (3)
n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation

[Esc] (4)
v. make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame

[Esc] (5)
v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

[Esc] (6)
a. spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

[Esc] (7)
a. offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

[Esc] (8)
a. large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

[Esc] (9)
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water

[Esc] (10)
v. play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion