Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vexation 
1
 | act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
vilify
2
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
vindicate
3
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
viscosity
4
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
vitriolic
5
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
voracious
6
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
vulgarity
7
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
wane
8
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
waterlog
9
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
waver
10
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |