Confusing Compound GRE Words - GRE Vocabulary Wednesday

For this week's GRE Vocabulary Wednesday, we're going to cover four confusing compound vocabulary words! In this short video, our GRE expert Chris Lele will go over these GRE vocab words, their definitions, and how you can use them.

00:00 - Chris introduces four difficult compound GRE vocabulary words
00:13 - Slapdash
00:47 - Ramshackle
01:37 - Spendthrift
02:12 - Aboveboard
02:54 - Lackluster
03:27 - Watershed

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[BossmanInosuke]

1. Slapdash - put together in a rushed/hasty
fashion
2. Ramshackle - run down
3. Spendthrift - wastes money, completely
irresponsible
4. Aboveboard - honest, totally open and
transparent
5. Lackluster - dull, lacks luster
6. Watershed - piece of land where rivers meet,
figuratively means a turning
point/defining moment

[StudyWithNika]

At the watershed of his career, Bob stopped making aboveboard transactions and became a spendthrift. He built a restaurant at the watershed of two rivers. The restaurant, which could be easily ramshackled by water, was built in a slapdash manner and hence, lucked luster.

[stimulatingarts]

These videos are extremely helpful to me, pls don't stop uploading videos or i will go ramshackle.

[leeach]

WOW these videos are EXTREMELY helpful, I watched this one time and I feel like I remember these; I would be flipping through flashcards all day. THANK YOU CHRIS!!! please keep em coming. Maybe do some fill in the blank questions too :)

[uttonio]

1. slapdash (adj): do sth in a hasty and careless way.
e.g. The paint job was slapdash. It looked like they did it in an hour.

2. ramshackle (adj): (of buildings, vehicles, furniture, etc) in a bad condition, needing repair.
e.g. He lives in a ramshackle building with a sagging roof.

3. spendthrift (n) (adj): a person who spends too much money or wastes money.
e.g. He was a spendthrift and a heavy gambler.
e.g. Her spendthrift lifestyle continues unabated.

4. above board (adj) (adv): legal and honest. Just imagine you have to be honest by putting all of your cards above the board when playing poker.
e.g. Don't worry. The deal was completely above board.
e.g. The accountants acted completely above board.

5. lacklustre (adj): not interesting or exciting, not showing a lot of activity or effort; (of the hair or eyes) not bright, dull.
e.g. After a period of lacklustre performance, the company has finally announced some positive results.
e.g. Using this hair mask will revitalize your lacklustre hair.

6. watershed (n): geographically, it's the area that separates water flowing to different rivers; figuratively, it's a turning point or an important change (a watershed in sth). Since I suppose they use the figurative meaning more frequently, I'll make only one example.
e.g. The invention of the number 1 to 9 marked a watershed in Sapiens' ability to store and process mathematical data.

[ashwinikumar]

It's amazing. Thanks you so much for explaining these words in a fun way. It's really helpful. I will definitely meet you one day. You are incredible. Lots of love from India.

[csathoabel]

slapdash - összecsapott, slendrián, hirtelen, elsietett
ramshackle - rozoga
spendthrift - pazarló ember
aboveboard - nyílt, becsületes
lackluster - fakó, színtelen, unalmas
watershed - vízválasztó, mérföldkő

[whattoexpect]

Slapdash buildings are really dangerous as it is prone to falling down.

[mariamhasany]

amazing please Chris, make videos related to solving the GRE Verbal part! some techniques

[whattoexpect]

Politicians should be aboveboard, but they have bad track record of not being so.

[siddhartharora]

I know what my kids gonna see in their childhood. Sorry Dora, no more exploring

[whattoexpect]

Poor you. You're home is in ramshackle.

[whattoexpect]

You should be more thrifty rather than being spendthrift.

[whattoexpect]

I want a watershed moment in my life. I am too bored to live this life.

[whattoexpect]

My life has become lackluster as I aged. Sad life.

[lely]

Why don't you Display the meanings of the words on the Screen at the same time? Would be more helpful.