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Abate

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To become weaker

- When it starts raining in NY, it’s not expected to abate for a while

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Abet

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To actively encourage

- Tom abetted me to do my own research

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Abeyance

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A state of temporary inactivity

- Without a standing desk, my work day is full of abeyance

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Abnegation

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  1. Denial, especially self denial
  2. Act of rejecting something
    A lot of paper submissions end up in abnegation
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Abound

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In great quantity

- HBS has RAs abound

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Absolve

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To make free from guilt, responsibility

- The grant would absolve Arpit from his teaching duties

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Abstemious

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Not eating/drinking too much

- Adam, being european, is abstemious

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Abstruse

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Hard to understand

- Anthony’s notes are abstruse

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Acerbic

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Expressing harsh or sharp criticism in a clever way

- I tend to have an acerbic style while Tom is much more diplomatic

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Admonish

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  1. To warn, express disapproval, criticism
  2. Tell or urge to do something
    - Everyone admonish’s Nick’s behavior
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adroit

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Very clever or skillful. Nimble, deft

- Rob is adroit at programming and computers

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Amalgam

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A mixture or blend

- Rob’s research is an amalgam of international finance and asset pricing

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Adulation

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Excessive admiration or flattery.
Sycophant
- My excitement for the CS decomposition isn’t merely adulation, but is sincere excitement

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Aghast

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Shocked and upset

- I was aghast at having to move back to NYC

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Alacrity

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Quick and cheerful readiness to do something

- RAs have to respond with alacrity no matter how boring the task

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Alarmist

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Causing unnecessary fear or anxiety

- Andrew says I tend to be quite an alarmist with my issues with Shan

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Allay

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To subdue or reduce intensity or severity

- Tenured professors can palliate their research if they want to

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Palliate

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To subdue or reduce intensity or severity

- Tenured professors can palliate their research if they want to

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Altruistic

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Benevolent. Showing concern for happiness/welfare of others

- Tom is very altruistic about his RAs

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Anathema

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Someone/thing that is strongly disliked

- Shan is my anathema

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Animadversion

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A critical and usually censorious remark. Criticism

- Job market presenters have to handle animadversion well in their job talk

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Censorious

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Severely critical of others

- Shan is censorious of her RAs, especially when interviewing them

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Antagonistic

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Showing dislike or opposition

- Bothering Rob about Shan has had an antagonistic effect to my relationship with him

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Antedate

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To be earlier or older than

- My tenure at Stern antedated Tom’s by two weeks

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Antediluvian

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Very old or old fashioned

- Yakov has an antediluvian view of PhD admissions, thinking being a RA is unecessary

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Anthropogenic

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Resulting from influence of humans

- Dogs behavior is anthropogenic to some degree

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Antithesis

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The exact opposite

- Tom being RA as mentorship is the antithesis of Shan’s view

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Ape

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Mimic

- I wish I could ape the way McSweeney wakes up early

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Aplomb

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Complete and confident composure or self-assurance

- Will Su acts with aplomb

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Apocryphal

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Doubtful authenticity

- Drew not studying for the GRE is apocryphal

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Apposite

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Very appropriate

- Iris’s hobby of NYT crossword puzzle is apposite for the GRE

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Approbation

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Act of approving formally/officially. Commendation, adulation.
- Signing the contract was an approbation I’m finally working for Viral and not Shan

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Arcane

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Secret or mysterious

- Tom’s GPA was arcane until he told me

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Archetypical

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Perfect example of something

- Pauline is the perfect example of bad undergrad but great grad pedigree

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Artful vs artless

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Artful = artistic skill
Artless = Lacking art/knowledge/skill. Or not false/artificial.
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Ascetic

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Relating to having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure. Spartan
- Rob’s office is ascetic

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Aspersion

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Defamation, attack on someone’s reputation

- Shan was casting aspersions on me around the department

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Astonish

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To cause feeling of wonder/surprise

- I was astonished when I found out I would be working for Tom

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Astringent

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Sharp/bitter quality

- Cecilia is sometimes astringent with people she doesn’t know, but is actually quite warm

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Atypical

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Irregular, unusual

- It’s atypical for RAs to switch professors

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Auspicious

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Showing/suggesting future success is likely. Favorable.

- German’s publications with Thomas are auspicious

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Avaricious

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Extreme greed for wealth/material gain. Think avarice.

- The dragon in lord of the rings is avaricious

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Avert

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  1. To turn away
  2. To prevent from happening
    Covid averted the job market this year
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Banal

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Stale. Not original

- Georgetown students wanting to work in investment banking is banal

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Baneful

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Destructive.

- A bad professor can be very baneful for a RA

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Beguile

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To trick or deceive

- Shan accused me of beguiling her

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Beholden

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Under obligation to give a favor or gift

- I’m beholden to Tom’s generosity

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Belie

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  1. Betray
  2. Disguise
  3. Show to be false or wrong
    Shan’s demeanor at the interview belied her true managerial skills
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Bemoan

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To complain about

- I bemoan about Shan all the time to my friends

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Beneficence

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A charitable act or gift

- Rob offered me his MacBook in an act of beneficence

51
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Betoken

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To show / indicate. To be a warning/indication of a future event
- I hope Tom’s support now betokens his support in the application process

52
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Blighted

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In a badly damaged or deteriorated condition

- My neck is in a blighted condition

53
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Bookish

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More interested in books and studying

- Abhinav is bookish, not sporty

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Brandish

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To exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner. Boast

- The anti-quarantine protestors brandished guns

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Ostentatious

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Vulvar or pretentious display, designed to impress and attract notice.
- I placed my textbooks on my desk in an ostentatious manner

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Bridle

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To restrain, check, control

- I feel as if I’m bridled by the GRE

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Brook

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To allow to exist or happen. Tolerate

- Pauline would brook no excuses for not applying this year

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Bucolic

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Country or country life. Pastoral

- University of Illinois is probably bucolic

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Callous

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Not feeling/showing any concern about the problems/suffering of other people. Heartless
- Tom is the opposite of callous when I go to him for support

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Callow

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Lacking adult sophistication

- Jake Peralta is the definition of callow

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Calumny

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Defamation. An untrue statement that is made to damage someone’s reputation.
- Shan made a calumny about me in the department

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Castigate

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To criticize harshly

- I once heard Xavier castigate his PhD student about teaching

63
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Caterwaul

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To make a very laud and unpleasant sound.

- Sabrina’s caterwauls, or constantly yells, in the department

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Celerity

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Rapidity of motion or action

- Rob types with celerity

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Censor vs censure

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Censor = to suppress, or a person who supervises conduct/morals
Censure = strong criticism
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Chagrin

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Feeling of being frustrated/annoyed due to failure/disappointment. In a humiliating way. Vexation
- To my chagrin, I was wrong about exponential random variables to Yakov

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Vexation

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Chagrin. Feeling of being frustrated/annoyed due to failure/disappointment
- To my vexation, I was wrong about exponential random variables to Yakov

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