Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vertex 
1
 | draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
vilify
2
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
vindicate
3
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
virtuosity
4
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful |
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
vituperative
5
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
votary
6
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
vulgarity
7
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
waft
8
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| clear from blame; exonerate; maintain, uphold, or defend |
| cause to go gently and smoothly through air or over water |
waggish
9
| witty, jocular, like a wag; humorous; tricky |
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| cause to revolve or writhe; twist about; turn; twist |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
waterlog
10
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| make a boat heavy and in danger of sinking by flooding with water; saturate something with water |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities |