PY3

Question 1

Dissemble

Answer 1

To hide your true feelings/opinions

- I tried to dissemble how I felt about moving back to NY to work remotely

Question 2

Distend

Answer 2

To make larger/rounder due to pressure from inside

- Eating quickly can cause bloating, which distends your stomach

Question 3

Diverting

Answer 3

1. To divert / change course or action
2. To distract / bring attention from something
3. To entertain/amuse

Question 4

Dogmatic

Answer 4

As if opinions/beliefs are certainly true

- Pauline was dogmatic about the PhD writing sample, but Tom felt otherwise

Question 5

Droll

Answer 5

Odd/amusing quality

Nick’s demeanor is droll, but minus the amusing part

Question 6

Ebb

Answer 6

1. The movement of the tide out to sea / move away from land or recede
   - The tide began to ebb
2. Gradually lessen / get worse
   - My enthusiasm for studying for the GRE was ebbing away

Question 7

Eclipse

Answer 7

1. A loss of power/success/popularity
2. To make less important/popular
   - My PhD class achievements were eclipsed by that Harvard guy

Question 8

Effusive

Answer 8

Expressing feelings of gratitude/pleasure/approval, in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner
- He gave an effusive thank you in response to the standing desk gift

Question 9

Elegiac

Answer 9

Elegy… mournful

- My experience in NJ was haunting and egeliac

Question 10

Emblematic

Answer 10

Symbolic. Totemic. Representing something that cannot be seen by itself.
- How NYU treats its RAs during Covid is emblematic of a larger problem

Question 11

Embryonic

Answer 11

Early stage of development. Rudimentary

- RAs are at an embryonic stage of their research career

Question 12

Emendation

Answer 12

Revision. Alteration designed to correct or improve.

- Most papers go through many emendations before being submitted

Question 13

Enamor

Answer 13

To cause to be loved or admired

- Tom’s advising of RAs made him enamored by all the RAs

Question 14

Encomium

Answer 14

Glowing, enthusiastic praise

- Cumby once gave an encomium of my thesis

Question 15

Endemic

Answer 15

Restricted to one area. Opposite of pandemic.

- Covid is not just endemic to the US

Question 16

Enfeeble

Answer 16

Deprive of strength

- The hot sun enfeebled me

Question 17

Engender

Answer 17

To cause to exist or to develop

- The difference in pay between RAs and professor engendered many other inequalities such as housing and food

Question 18

Enterprising

Answer 18

Ability/desire to do new/difficult things

- Growing up I was much more enterprising than I am now, willing to move into an apartment via Amtrak

Question 19

Entreat

Answer 19

To ask in a serious / anxious way

- My plead to HR entreated help with Shan

Question 20

Ephermeral

Answer 20

Transitory, short-lived

- My dream apartment 4B was a ephemeral stay

Question 21

Equable

Answer 21

1. Calm, even-tempered
   - Anthony’s demeanor is quite equable
2. No varying or fluctuating greatly
   - My day-to-day is quite equable, doing the same thing everyday

Question 22

Equanimity

Answer 22

Calm emotion when dealing with problems or pressure

- Tom Shields mentioned Will Copeland exhibited equanimity during NCAAs

Question 23

Equivalent

Answer 23

Commensurate. Having the same value/use/meaning

- Not getting a letter is equivalent to not working as a RA

Question 24

Erstwhile

Answer 24

In the past / one time / former

- Working at BlackRock was in my erstwhile days

Question 25

Espouse

Answer 25

To support/adopt | - Rob espoused the notion of working out everyday

Question 26

Eulogize

Answer 26

Praise highly. Not to be confused with eulogy. | - Lasse eulogized Niels as an amazingly talented researcher

Question 27

Evanescent

Answer 27

Transitory, ephermeral, momentary. Lasting a short time.

Question 28

Evangelist

Answer 28

An enthusiastic advocate | - Rob was a emacs evangelist

Question 29

Evenhanded

Answer 29

Impartial, not favoring one side or group. | - HR said they would be evenhanded in their approach

Question 30

Exacting

Answer 30

Requiring a lot of time/attention/effort | - Studying for the GRE has been more exacting than I thought

Question 31

Exactitude

Answer 31

Accurate and correct. Quality of being exact

Question 32

Exalt

Answer 32

Praise highly. Think of highly. Extol | - Tom is exalted above the RAs

Question 33

Excoriate

Answer 33

Criticize. Indict, crab | - I was excoriated for not checking in enough

Question 34

Exculpate

Answer 34

Vindicate, exonerate. To prove someone is not guilty of something - I was exculpated of Shan's accusations after the HRs process

Question 35

Exigent

Answer 35

Pressing. Requiring immediate attention | - Most research is not 100% exigent, and longer term and slower moving

Question 36

Exiguous

Answer 36

Very small in amount. RAs get paid an exiguous salary

Question 37

Extirpate

Answer 37

Eliminate. Destroy/remove completely | - I hope to extirpate any red flags due to Shan

Question 38

Facile

Answer 38

1. Not showing enough thought/effort 2. Superficial - He was facile and careless in his work

Question 39

Fallacious

Answer 39

Containing a mistake | - I hope this code isn't fallacious

Question 40

Fastidious

Answer 40

Attentive to detail and accuracy | - I am fastidious when it comes to coding

Question 41

Fealty

Answer 41

Loyalty | - The peasant vowed fealty to the king

Question 42

Feckless

Answer 42

Lack of character, irresponsible, lacking initiative | - Harry Potter is not feckless

Question 43

Fester

Answer 43

To become worse as time goes on | - My fitness has festered since I stopped swimming

Question 44

Flout

Answer 44

Spurn, defy, disregard. | - The professor flouted rules designed for

Question 45

Flummery

Answer 45

Empty compliments, nonsense | - GS was full of flummery, especially from interns

Question 46

Flummox

Answer 46

Confuse someone, bewilder | - I was flummoxed by Tom's asset pricing test

Question 47

Forbear

Answer 47

Refrain from doing | - Tom forbore on commenting on Shan's google doc

Question 48

Foreground

Answer 48

1. Part of view nearest to the observer 2. Most prominent/important situation or position - Pauline said taking the GRE should be in the foreground

Question 49

Fractious

Answer 49

Difficult to control, unruly. | 1. Tom's kids are well behaved and not fractious at all

Question 50

Fungible

Answer 50

Able to replaced by identical item; mutually interchangeable | - Standing desks are expensive but fungible

Question 51

Fusty

Answer 51

1. Smelling stale/damp/stuffy 2. Old-fashioned - Cumby is fusty in style, always wearing a collared shirt in the office

Question 52

Futurity

Answer 52

The future time

Question 53

Gainsay

Answer 53

To declare untrue/invalid. Oppose. To deny or contradict | - The impact of Covid cannot be gainsaid

Question 54

Galvanize

Answer 54

Shock/excite someone into taking action | - Tom's pitch for the CS decomposition galvanized me into working hard

Question 55

Garrulous

Answer 55

Especially talkative | - I'm incredibly garrulous and can't stop chit chatting