Difficult GRE Words - Group 12

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

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n. animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column

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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. appreciation for or interest in fine objects of art; lovers of the elegant arts collectively

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a. marked by harsh spoken or written abuse; scolding

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a. ravenous; excessively greedy and grasping; devouring or craving food in great quantities

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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