GRE Word List
IMPOLITIC
not politic : unwise
The meaning of the word impolitic is not politic : unwise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| wry | twist |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |