Difficult GRE Words - Group 12
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vernal 
1
 | related to spring; suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh |
| decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end |
| blow away; separate good parts from bad; sort or select desirable; extract |
| Instinctive; having to do with the response of the body as opposed to the intellect |
vertex
2
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column |
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
vexation
3
| common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most respectable class; freeholder; man free born |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| act of vexing, or state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation |
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
vilify
4
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of life; state of lower classes of society |
| crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
vim
5
| 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 |
| offensively loud; noisy; making outcry |
| vitality and energy; healthy capacity for vigorous activity |
vitriolic
6
| resistance of a liquid to shear forces; physics coefficient of viscosity; quality of flowing slowly |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| harsh or corrosive in tone; sarcastic; bitterly scathing |
vituperative
7
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| make vicious and defamatory statements about; attempt to degrade by slander; defame |
| marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding |
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
voluminous
8
| large in volume or bulk; large in number or quantity, especially of discourse |
| draw back or shrink involuntarily, as in pain or from blow |
| appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively |
| spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest; caused by a virus |
votary
9
| one who is bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service; devoted adherent of a cause or person or activity |
| highest point; apex or summit; common point of two lines of angle |
| unsteady; not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable |
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
wasp
10
| any of many types of stinging flying insect |
| play or move to and fro; move one way and the other; swing; be unsettled in opinion |
| fanatically committed person; person who shows excessive zeal |
| exaggerated or abnormal fear of strangers or foreigners |