GRE Word List
IMPOLITIC
not politic : unwise
The meaning of the word impolitic is not politic : unwise.
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|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
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| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
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| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |