Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

vernal:
a. related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

vertebrate:
n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

vertex:
n. highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle

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

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

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

vim:
n. vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity

vindicate:
v. clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend

viral:
a. spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus

virtuosity:
n. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

visceral:
a. Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect

viscosity:
n. resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly

vitriolic:
a. harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing

vituperative:
a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

vociferous:
a. offensively loud; noisy; making outcry

voluminous:
a. large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse

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

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

waft:
v. cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water