GRE Word List

POLEMIC

an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another

The meaning of the word polemic is an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another.

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WordMeaning
executionerone who executes
traverseto go or travel across or over
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
reparteea quick and witty reply
righteousacting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin
plumagethe feathers of a bird
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
personifyto conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers