GRE Word List
TENDENTIOUS
marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
The meaning of the word tendentious is marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| brochure | pamphlet |
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| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| pantomime | pantomimist |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
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