WORD LISTS

Negatives

September 28, 2008 (updated October 3, 2008)
By Lars(Scotland United Kingdom)
Behaviors or attributes to avoid at all cost.
avarice
the downfall for so many -- like an illness it dampens our ability to think clearly; bad decision are the consequence. Deterioration of society then becomes logical .
Also appears in: GMAT Vocabulary A-D, GRE Barron's Part 1, Hiaason "Tourist Season", GRE Prep
bete noire
perception is reality - not much else that counts
Also appears in: syncretism, beau monde, bete noire, raison d'etre, k1
exasperate
an easy thing to do
Also appears in: Personality, e2-list, k1, E-list
extemporaneous
the secret to failure
Also appears in: GRE words, GRE Prep, Word bag, syncretism
flimsiness
what nowadays could equate to ever diminishing product quality (a form of fraud)
Also appears in: Negatives

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Sunday September 28th, 5:47 AM
Comment by: Lars(Scotland United Kingdom)
What a great word to describe behavior of a large percentage of people. A career limiter.
Tuesday September 30th, 2:40 PM
Comment by: Veronica Y.
Words clearly defining the mindset governing the present financial crisis our country is burdened with today.
Wednesday October 1st, 11:49 AM
Comment by: Lars(Scotland United Kingdom)
Veronica, Indeed. I like to broaden your statement to this: ... mindset of politician's and the Elite... for it is THEM who benefit from a crisis that has been engineered. Always ask: "Qui Bono?"
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