GRE Word List
CHARISMA
a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader)
The meaning of the word charisma is a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader).
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| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
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| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
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| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |