Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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v. decrease in size or strength; draw gradually to an end

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n. any of many types of stinging flying insect

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n. crucial dividing point; ridge of high land dividing two areas that are drained by different river systems