GRE - Khurram Style 1

Sartorial

(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do with clothes or dress (especially men's)

Lurid

causing shock or horror

Disparate

different

Schism

division

Innocuous

harmless

Elated

in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased

Didactic

instructive

Benign

kind and gentle

Quixotic

overly idealistic; impractical

obsequious

overly submissive and eager to please

Pragmatism

practicality

Antedated

preceded in time

Intransigent

refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

Deferential

respectful

Panache

self-confidence; a showy manner

Flout

to mock, treat with contempt

Demur

to question or oppose

Lionize

to treat as a celebrity

Brandish

to wave or flourish in a menacing or vigorous fashion

Attenuate

to weaken

Gawky

awkward, clumsy

Idiosyncrasies

a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

Caprice

a sudden and unaccountable change of mood or behavior

Anachronism

a thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, especially a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned.

Dogmatism

arrogant, stubborn assertion of opinion or belief