Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

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