Negatives

created 9/28/2008 : last updated 10/3/2008

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

non sequitur

a tool to deceive and steer attention away from the issues and our own faults and guilt.

Also appears in: pNON SEQUITAR, Word List 1, Logic & Linguistics, non sequitur

mediocrity

something I won't accept in me or in people who work with me

Also appears in: Negatives

prejudice

creating problems where none exist...

Also appears in: My Vocab 1, prejudice, prepossess, possess

sordid

this word has a negative sound to it equal to its meaning

Also appears in: GRE words, S-list, GRE Prep, Word bag