Words related to "Opinion and Advice" | Advanced Vocabulary for the GRE

to admonish

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to give criticism or a warning to someone for doing something that is wrong

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The teacher admonished the student for talking during class.

The supervisor is admonishing the team members for consistently arriving late to meetings.

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to articulate

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to pronounce or utter something in a clear and precise way

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to balk

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to be reluctant to do something or allow it to happen, particularly because it is dangerous, difficult, or unpleasant

to chastise

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to severely criticize, often with the intention of correcting someone's behavior or actions

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to conciliate

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to do something that stops someone's anger or dissatisfaction, usually by being friendly or giving them what they want

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to confer

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to exchange opinions and have discussions with others, often to come to an agreement or decision

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to decry

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to openly express one's extreme disapproval or criticism

to demur

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to express one's disagreement, refusal, or reluctance

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to denote

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to indicate something's meaning or what it is referring to

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to fathom

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to understand and make sense of something after giving it a lot of thought

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to hail

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to praise someone or something enthusiastically and loudly, particularly in a public manner

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to intimate

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to indirectly state something

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to negate

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to say that something either does not exist or is not true

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to surmise

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to come to a conclusion without enough evidence

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to underscore

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/ˌəndɝˈskɔɹ/

to stress something's importance or value

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vituperative

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criticizing or insulting in a hurtful and angry manner

to refute

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to state that something is incorrect or false based on evidence

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blinkered

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not willing or able to broaden one's limited understanding or point of view

caustic

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sarcastic or critical in a hurtful way

convoluted

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Disapproving

(of sentences, explanations, arguments, etc.) long and difficult to understand, often due to complexity or excessive detail

didactic

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aiming to teach a moral lesson

embroiled

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becoming involved in a dispute, conflict, or complex situation

erroneous

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mistaken or inaccurate due to flaws in reasoning, evidence, or factual support

intelligible

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able to be understood without difficulty

plausible

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seeming believable or reasonable enough to be considered true

implausible

tacit

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suggested or understood without being verbally expressed

nonetheless

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used to indicate that despite a previous statement or situation, something else remains true

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conjunctive adverb

respectively

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used to show that separate items correspond to separate others in the order listed

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interrogative adverb

whereas

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used to introduce a statement that is true for one thing and false for another

conundrum

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a problem or question that is confusing and needs a lot of skill or effort to solve or answer

discrepancy

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a lack of similarity between facts, reports, claims, or other things that are supposed to be alike

exemplar

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a person or thing that serves as an excellent model or example of a particular quality or type

gist

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something's main or overall meaning

implication

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a possible consequence that something can bring about

paradox

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a logically contradictory statement that might actually be true

What is a "paradox"?

A paradox is a statement that seems to contradict itself but often reveals a deeper truth. It challenges logic, common sense, or expectations by presenting two seemingly incompatible ideas that somehow coexist. For example, "Less is more" may appear contradictory, yet it suggests that simplicity can lead to greater effectiveness. Paradoxes are commonly used in literature and philosophy to provoke thought and encourage deeper analysis of complex ideas.

vitriol

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criticism or comments that are severely cruel and hurtful

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