Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vernal 
1
 | marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
vertebrate
2
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
vigilant
3
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
vilify
4
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |
vitriolic
5
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
vituperative
6
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
vociferous
7
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
voluminous
8
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
votary
9
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
| 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 |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
waft
10
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |