GRE Word List

IMPOLITIC

not politic : unwise

The meaning of the word impolitic is not politic : unwise.

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WordMeaning
lullto cause to sleep or rest : soothe
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
unsavoryinsipid
putrefyto make putrid
refectorya dining hall (as in a monastery or college)
compriseto be made up of
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing
implyto express indirectly