GRE Word List

IMPOLITIC

not politic : unwise

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

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relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
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methodicalarranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order
stoopto bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees
nubileof marriageable condition or age
exhortto incite by argument or advice : urge strongly
encomiasticone that praises : eulogist
anthropomorphicdescribed or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
sedentarynot migratory : settled