GRE Word List
IMPOLITIC
not politic : unwise
The meaning of the word impolitic is not politic : unwise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |