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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n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation

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

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v. make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame

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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. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

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n. quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society

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

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n. crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems