GRE Word List

IMPOLITIC

not politic : unwise

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

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genealogyan account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
cataclysmflood
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
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