GRE Word List

OPTIMIST

a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism

The meaning of the word optimist is a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism.

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protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
uprightperpendicular
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repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
inclusivebroad in orientation or scope
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solicitto make petition to : entreat
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis