GRE Word List

IMPOLITIC

not politic : unwise

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

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pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
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acquittala setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process
incrustationa crust or hard coating
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ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
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