Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 12 | View Group Words |
vertex 
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 | n. highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| n. fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| v. draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| n. vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
vexation
2
| n. act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| 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 |
| a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| v. draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
vigilant
3
| a. enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| n. crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| a. unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
| a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
vilify
4
| n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| v. make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| n. common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| n. crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
vindicate
5
| n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| a. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| 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 |
| v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
viral
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virtuosity
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| n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| n. exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| a. agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| n. crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
visceral
8
| a. attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| a. Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| a. related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| n. common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
voluminous
9
| n. one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| a. large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| 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 |
vulgarity
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| n. quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| n. any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| v. play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| a. Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |