GRE Words You Think You Know….But You Actually Don’t - GRE Vocabulary Wednesday

For this week's GRE Vocabulary Wednesday we'll be tackling some GRE vocabulary words that sound like they mean one thing, but actually mean something else. In this 5-minute video, our GRE expert Chris Lele will go over the 6 GRE vocab words, their definitions, and how you can use them.

00:00 - Chris introduces six GRE vocab words students often get wrong
00:36 - Munificence
00:54 - Prevaricate
01:28 - Salutary
01:52 - Histrionic
02:16 - Impertinent
03:02 - Askance

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[uttonio]

1. munificence (n): extreme generosity.
~ My boyfriend showered me with lots of chocolate on my Valentine's Day. I thanked him for his munificence.

2. prevaricate (v) = equivocate (v): be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to hide the truth
~ The history of prevarication is undermining the administration at a time when trust is needed the most.

3. salutary (adj):
- beneficial.
~ He sent me a salutary reminder of the dangers of skydiving.

- healthful, conducive to good health.
~ I enjoy the salutary air from the beach near where I live.

4. histrionic (adj), histrionics (n): self-consciously emotional, melodramatic, behave in an exaggerated way, without seeming sincere.
~ She put on a histrionic display of grief at the funeral.
~ Her histrionics upon confessing what she had done is not an indicator of sincere remorse and preparedness to change, but an additional manipulative tactic designed to sidestep the consequence of her actions.

5. impertinent (adj): rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or more important.
e.g. You might come across as an impertinent lad when you asked the director that question about his private life.

6. askance (adv): with suspicion or disapproval.
~ Even though I already told him that the deal was totally above board, he still looked askance at it.

[irfan.]

Chris! Your videos are very salutary for #GRE aspirants.

[jimseetsogt]

Love ya! U the best. Those words feels alive to me when u explain their meanings!!!

[salonikilledar]

Please bring the fervour of vocab Wednesday alive. It's tedious to study words without vocab Wednesday, alone. :( Thank you so so much.

[inretrosuspect]

I'm taking my GRE tomorrow, thanks Chris for all the tips!

[ananyasen]

Totally amazing. Thanks a lot :')

[OluwaseunYT]

Thank you for the tips they are salutary

[jimseetsogt]

I'll definitely go find you when im in the States!

[whattoexpect]

This clorox is very salutary after the coronavirus outbreak. I didn't expect this!

[StudyWithNika]

I would have looked askance if you did not admit that people regarded impertinent the behavior of a woman who was constantly prevaricating and displaying histrionics in a library. People should be munificent that this salutary place exists and not only behave respectfully but also donate their own, no longer used, books to the library.

[ganeshi]

It would be good if you can first explain the origin of the word and it’s meaning rather than focusing on what it’s not. It’s quite natural that when you introduce a new word and explain what it’s not, brain remembers it more than what it actually means. So kindly explain the word first and then move on what it’s not.

[kaishwaryak]

"Don't prevaricate from the the short story The Prize Poem by P. G. Wodehouse!

[kaishwaryak]

Askance was repeatedly used in The Godfather book by Mario Puzo!

[whattoexpect]

Good people are often very munificence to the poor and underprivileged who work hard.

[yogeshsitaraman]

Definitely Chris you aren't histrionic! 😊

[whattoexpect]

Impertinent person is always not a good person to meet.

[whattoexpect]

I can see your askance that you cannot trust me.

[whattoexpect]

Stop privaricating by preparing various lies before meeting me.

[sojibwajed]

You have to lecture a bit ponderously albeit i have to slow your video in 75 speed. That seems Anomaly! And where were you in all these incumbent times! You had been so reticent from ur garrulous behavior. (plz let me learn a synonym for BEHAVIOR😶)

[whattoexpect]

That actor is too histrionic. It is obvious that he is acting.