GRE Word List
PEDANTIC
of, relating to, or being a pedant
The meaning of the word pedantic is of, relating to, or being a pedant.
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pseudonym | a fictitious name |
soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |