Vassar CDO

Career Development Office at @Vassar. Dedicated to supporting students' personal development and transition to life after Vassar.

[Jen Herrera @JenH10]

Another great @VassarCDO event last night - Amplifying Marginalized Voices in STEM. The alumni panel was so open and honest! I love watching alums sharing experiences with students, esp the ones you don't see in brochures or on the grad school websites. Information is power.

[Vassar College @Vassar]

It’s a beautiful Friday!

[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Stratagem, n., tactic for deceiving an opponent | The chess stratagem was so good that the student never lost a match.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Stolid, adj., not expressing emotion | Punishing boys for crying socializes them to become stolid men.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Cosset, v., to care for overindulgently | From buying expensive toys to boxing vegetable-free lunches, the parents cosset to their child's every whim.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Contumacious, adj., rebels against authority | The contumacious student was expelled from school for refusing to obey the principal’s instructions.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Querulous, adj., complaining insistently | If there was an award for being querulous, my cat would win because felines are always complaining.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Kinetic, adj., dependent on movement | Kinetic learners are students who learn better when they are allowed to be active.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Pusillanimous, adj., lacking courage | The pusillanimous soldier cried because he was scared of the gunfire.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Cogent, adj., clear or compelling | Because the child was so young, I worked hard to give cogent answers to the curious questions.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Coffer, n., a box for holding valuables | After placing all the loot into the coffer, the pirate locked the chest.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Expurgate, v., to remove inappropriate content | The producer agreed to expurgate some of the R-rated scenes so that the movie could be shown on network television.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Pungent, adj., having a penetrative smell or taste | When the pungent smell of rotten eggs filled the house, I held my nose.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Keen, adj., sharp; having acute intelligence | Keen sense of observation allowed the chef to notice that their keys were not where they had left them.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Imperturbable, adj., impossible to upset or excite | The imperturbable Juliet carried on with the performance even when her costar forgot lines.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Pulchritude, n., attractiveness; beauty | Because we all know that beauty is skin deep, remember to look beneath outer pulchritude to learn about someone.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Repudiate, v., to renounce the acceptance of | Because I want to avoid the conflict between my two sisters, I repudiate their argument.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Cloying, adj., excessively sentimental | Jill is no longer impressed by cloying lines of devotion after having her heart broken.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Pugilism, n., boxing (the activity) | The inexperienced boxer had a lot to learn about the sport of pugilism.

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[Vassar CDO @vassarcdo]

GRE Word of the Day

Impecunious, adj., without money | Since the lawyers grew up in an impecunious household, they knew a great deal about surviving on very little.

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