Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

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n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

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

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n. vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

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v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

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n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

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a. Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

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

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a. large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

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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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v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end