Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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| Difficult GRE Words - Group 12 | View Group Words |
vindicate 
1
 | common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
virtuosity
2
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
viscosity
3
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
vitriolic
4
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
vituperative
5
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
voracious
6
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
votary
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 |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
waft
8
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
waggish
9
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
wane
10
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
| 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 |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |