Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

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n. highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

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a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful

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a. spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

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a. harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

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a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

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a. offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

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n. one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity

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n. one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer

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v. make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water

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v. draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow