Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vertebrate 
1
 | animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
vigilant
2
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
vilify
3
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
vindicate
4
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
virtuosity
5
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
viscosity
6
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| one who wastes, especially one who wastes money; idler or loafer |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
vitriolic
7
| cajole; coax; deceive by flattery |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
votary
8
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| agreeable; gracious; charming, often in childlike or naive way |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
wane
9
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| enthusiastic; filled with or motivated by zeal |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
waterlog
10
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |