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Question 1

Churlish

Answer 1

Not polite

- Nick is sometimes quite churlish, unlike Tom

Question 2

Circuitous

Answer 2

Not straight/short/direct

- Rob’s path to PhD was not circuitous

Question 3

Circumscribe

Answer 3

Restrict something within limits
- Shan’s RAs were strictly monitored and circumscribed
Note: circumvent is to avoid / go around

Question 4

Circumspect

Answer 4

Thinking carefully about possible risks before doing something. Prudent, chary, cautious
- Tom is quite circumspect when he talks about serious topics

Question 5

Comity

Answer 5

1. An association of nations for their mutual benefit
   - A comity of nations such as the UN or NAFTA
2. Courtesy and considerate behavior towards other
   - Professors are civil and show public comity in the department

Question 6

Commensurate

Answer 6

Equal/similar to something in size/amount/degree

- A job commensurate to her abilities

Question 7

Compunction

Answer 7

A feeling of guilt/regret

- I felt compunction after not accepting Tom’s offer

Question 8

Condign

Answer 8

Deserved/appropriate/fitting punishment

- A condign punishment for being late

Question 9

Conspicuous

Answer 9

Very easy to see/notice. Prominent, salient

- My standing desk was very conspicuous

Question 10

Consummate

Answer 10

1. To complete a transaction (or marriage)
   - His scheme is consummated through a lot of effort
2. Showing high degree of skill, complete/perfect
   - The paper’s logic was consummate

Question 11

Contempt / contemptuous

Answer 11

Showing deep hatred/disapproval. Scornful

- I was contemptuous of giving too frequent updates

Question 12

Contravene

Answer 12

1. Fail to do what is required. Violate order

- This would contravene Rob’s advice of not taking a class

Question 13

Convulsion

Answer 13

1. Sudden/violent/irregular movement of body part
2. Violate social/political upheaval
   - The BLM protests were a recent convulsion

Question 14

Corroborate

Answer 14

To support with evidence/authority

- Rob’s conjecture was corroborated by his proof and empirical work

Question 15

Covert

Answer 15

Clandestine. Not easily seen

- The covert operative

Question 16

Crab / excoriate

Answer 16

To censure or criticize

- After his failures, his manager excoriated him

Question 17

Crass

Answer 17

Lacking sensitivity/refinement/intelligence

- Nick tends to act with crass in the department, especially when talking about others

Question 18

Credulous

Answer 18

Too ready to believe things

- Pauline is quite naive and credulous

Question 19

Cursory / perfunctory

Answer 19

Done or made quickly

- I finished Shan’s last task in a cursory/perfunctory manner

Question 20

Dearth

Answer 20

State/condition of not having enough of something

- RA’s are in a dearth of money

Question 21

Decrepitude / senescence

Answer 21

In a state of old/bad condition

- The chairs at stern are in decrepitude / senescence

Question 22

Deference / deferential

Answer 22

Humble submission and respect

- Iris said to act with deference, or respect your elders

Question 23

Deft

Answer 23

Skillful and clever. Canny

- I was very deft with turning a PPT into a PDF during my interview

Question 24

Deleterious

Answer 24

Damaging or harmful. Detrimental

- Shan has been deleterious to my PhD plan

Question 25

Disparage

Answer 25

Regard as being little worth

- RA’s are generally disparaged relative to professors

Question 26

Disgorge

Answer 26

To let out or release

- After the bad stock pick, the fund disgorged all of its AUM back to shareholders

Question 27

Disenchant

Answer 27

To free from illusion

- I was disenchanted after trying a GRE practice test

Question 28

Disdain

Answer 28

Consider unworthy

- Georgetown grads tend to have disdain for non-BBs

Question 29

Discomfit

Answer 29

To make confused/upset

- Tom’s asset pricing question discomfitted me

Question 30

Dire

Answer 30

1. Extremely urgent
   - I have a dire need to get an apartment
2. (of warning/threat) presaging disaster
   - A dire warning to wear a mask

Question 31

Dilatory

Answer 31

Characterized by procrastination. Slow to act Sluggish, laggard, remiss
- Joe Biden was dilatory in choosing a VP

Question 32

Diffident

Answer 32

Modest/shy due to lack in self-confidence

- Pauline is quite diffident before she got into Stanford. Now she exudes confidence

Question 33

Didactic

Answer 33

Intended to teach something

- Tom used the Stata task in a didactic manner

Question 34

Dichotomous / dichotomy

Answer 34

Division/contrast b/t two things that are different or opposite
- Tom and Shan treated RAs in a dichotomous way

Question 35

Diatribe

Answer 35

Forceful, bitter attack on something. Rant. Can be long.

- I would often go on diatribes about Shan

Question 36

Devolve

Answer 36

De-evolve. Transfer/delegate power to a lower level

- Tom devolved the Python task to me

Question 37

Derision

Answer 37

Ridicule/mockery

- Sebastian never greeted by vents with derision, instead listened sincerely and never made fun of me

Question 38

Deride. Lambaste

Answer 38

To laugh at or insult. Ridicule.

Yakov derided Sebastian’s lack of a model

Question 39

Deprecatory

Answer 39

Disapproving

- Tom was deprecatory of me quitting

Question 40

Deplorable

Answer 40

Lamentable. Deserving strong condemnation

- RAs office equipment are in deplorable condition

Question 41

Demur

Answer 41

Raise doubts/objections

- Anytime I told Pauline I would apply next year, she demurred and told me to apply this year

Question 42

Demarcation

Answer 42

Dividing line. Fixing boundaries/limits of something.

- Friday night was the demarcation of when I had to work on RA work