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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WordMeaning
incognitowith one's identity concealed
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despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
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cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
egotismexcessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun