GRE Word List

PEDANT

one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge

The meaning of the word pedant is one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge.

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pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
procrastinateto put off intentionally and habitually
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something
superannuatedoutmoded
adverseacting against or in a contrary direction : hostile
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement