GRE Word List # SAT/M324

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Word Explanations tiresome, ornate, acute, sidelong, philharmonic, boorish, continuous, insentient, fallacious, maternal

Explanation of tiresome (adjective)
annoying; boring; wearisome

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Explanation of ornate (adjective)
forms: more ornate; most ornate
having excess decoration; showy; flamboyant; flowery or elaborate in literary style

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Explanation of acute (adjective)
forms: acuter; acutest
having fine and penetrating discernment

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Explanation of sidelong (adjective)
indirect; oblique; not direct or straightforward

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Explanation of philharmonic (adjective)
fond of music

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Explanation of boorish (adjective)
rude

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Explanation of continuous (adjective)
connected, extended or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence

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Explanation of insentient (adjective)
lacking the power of feeling or perceiving

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Explanation of fallacious (adjective)
illogical

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Explanation of maternal (adjective)
pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood

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Meaning of tiresome, ornate, acute, sidelong, philharmonic, boorish, continuous, insentient