GRE Word List

IMPOLITIC

not politic : unwise

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

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WordMeaning
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
beneficialproducing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun
confidencea feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness