GRE Word List
IMPOLITIC
not politic : unwise
The meaning of the word impolitic is not politic : unwise.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| circlet | a little circle |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| sleek | slick |
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| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |