GMAT Vocabulary

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abaft: (adv.) on or toward the rear of a ship
abase: (v.) to degrade; humiliate; disgrace
abdicate: (v.) to reject, renounce, or abandon
aberrant: (adj.) abnormal; straying from the normal or usual path
abeyance: (n.) a state of temporary suspension or inactivity
abhor: (v.) to hate
abject: (adj.) of the worst or lowest degree
abjure: (v.) to give up
abnegation: (n.) a denial
abridge: (v.) to shorten; to limit
abandon: (v.; n) to leave behind; to give something up; freedom; enthusiasm; impetuosity
abbreviate: (v.) to shorten; compress; diminish
abominate: (v.) to loathe; to hate
abrogate: (v.) to cancel by authority
abrupt: (adj.) happening or ending unexpectedly
abscond: (v.) to go away hastily or secretly; to hide
absolve: (v.) to forgive; to acquit
abstemious: (adj.) sparing in use of food or drinks
abstinence: (n.) the act or process of voluntarily refraining from any action or practice; self-control; chastity
abstruse: (adj.) hard to understand; deep; recondite
abysmal: (adj.) very deep
accede: (v.) to comply with; to consent to
acclaim: (n.) loud approval; applause
accolade: (n.) approving or praising mention; a sign of approval or respect
accomplice: (n.) co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime
accretion: (n.)growth by addition; a growing together by parts
accrue: (v.) a natural growth; a periodic increase
acerbic: (adj.) tasting sour; harsh in language or temper
acquiesce: (v.) to agree without protest
acrid: (adj.) sharp; bitter; foul smelling
acrimony: (n.) sharpness or bitterness in language or manner.
adage: (n.) an old saying now accepted as being truthful
adamant: (adj.) not yielding, firm
addled: (adj.) rotten
adept: (adj.) skilled; practiced
adjure: (v.) solemnly ordered
adroit: (adj.) expert or skillful
adulation: (n.) praise in excess
adulterate: (v.) to corrupt, debase, or make impure
adversary: (n.) an enemy; foe
adverse: (adj.) negative; hostile; antagonistic; inimical
advocate: (v.; n.) to plead in favor of; supporter; defender
aesthetic: (adj.) of beauty; pertaining to taste in art and beauty
affable: (adj.) friendly; amiable; good-natured
affiliate: (v.) to connect or associate with; to accept as a member
affinity: (n.) a connection; similarity of structure
aggrandize: (v.) to make more powerful
aghast: (adj.) astonished; amazed; horrified; terrified; appalled
agrarian: (adj.) of the land
alacrity: (n.) eager readiness or speed
alchemist: (n.) a person who studies chemistry
alchemy: (n.) any mysterious change of substance or nature
allegory: (n.) a symbolic description
alleviate: (v.) to lessen or make easier
allocate: (v.) set aside; designate; assign
allude: (v.) to refer indirectly to something
allure: (v.; n.) to attract; entice; attraction; temptation; glamour
allusion: (n.) an indirect reference (often literary); a hint
aloof: (adj.) distant in interest; reserved; cool
altercation: (n.) controversy; dispute
altruism: (n.) unselfish devotion to the welfare of others
altruistic: (adj.) unselfish
amalgam: (n.) a mixture or combination (often of metals)
amalgamate: (v.) to mix, merge, combine
amass: (v.) to collect together; accumulate
ambiguous: (adj.) not clear; uncertain; vague
ambivalent: (adj.) undecided
ameliorate: (v.) to improve or make better
amendment: (n.) a positive change
amiable: (adj.) friendly
amiss: (adj.; adv.) wrong; awry; wrongly; in a defective manner
amity: (n.) friendly relations
amorphous: (adj.) with no shape; unorganized; having no determinate form
amortize: (v.) to put money into a fund at fixed intervals
anachronism: (n.) something out of place in time (e.g., an airplane in 1492)
analogy: (n.) similarity; correlation; parallelism
anaphylaxis: (n.) an allergic reaction
anarchist: (n.) one who believes that a formal government is unnecessary
anchorage: (n.) something that can be relied on
anecdote: (n.) a short account of happenings
animosity: (n.) a feeling of hatred or ill will
anoint: (v.) to crown; ordain;
anomaly: (n.) an oddity, inconsistency; a deviation from the norm
anonymous: (adj.) nameless; unidentified
antagonism: (n.) hostility; opposition
antipathy: (n.) a strong dislike or repugnance
apathy: (n.) lack of emotion or interest
apocalyptic: (adj.) pertaining to a discovery or new revelation
apocryphal: (adj.) counterfeit; of doubtful authorship or authenticity
appease: (v.) to satisfy; to calm
apposite: (adj.) suitable; apt; relevant
apprehensive: (adj.) fearful; aware; conscious
approbatory: (adj.) approving or sanctioning
arable: (adj.) suitable (as land) for plowing
arbiter: (n.) one who is authorized to judge or decide
arbitrary: (adj.) based on one's preference or judgment
arcane: (adj.) obscure; secret; mysterious
archetype: (n.) original pattern or model; prototype
ardent: (adj.) with passionate or intense feelings
arduous: (adj.) laborious, difficult; strenuous
arid: (adj.) extremely dry, parched; barren, unimaginative
aromatic: (adj.) having a smell which is sweet or spicy
arrogant: (adj.) acting superior to others; conceited
arrogate: (v.) to claim or demand unduly
articulate: (v.; adj.) to utter clearly and distinctly; clear, distinct; expressed with clarity; skillful with words
artifice: (n.) skill in a craft
ascetic: (n.; adj.) one who leads a simple life of self-denial; rigorously abstinent
aseptic: (adj.) germ free
askance: (adv.) a sideways glance of disapproval
asperity: (n.) harshness
aspersion: (n.) slanderous statement; a damaging or derogatory criticism
aspirant: (n.) a person who goes after high goals
assay: (n.) to determine the quality of a substance.
assess: (v.) to estimate the value of
assiduous: (adj.) carefully attentive; industrious
assuage: (v.) to relieve; ease; make less severe
astringent: (n.; adj.) a substance that contracts bodily tissues; causing contraction; tightening; stern, austere
astute: (adj.) cunning; sly; crafty
atrophy: (v.; n.) to waste away, as from lack of use; to wither; failure to grow
attenuate: (v.) to thin out; to weaken
atypical: (adj.) something that is abnormal
audacious: (adj.) fearless; bold
augment: (v.) to increase or add to; to make larger
august: (adj.) to be imposing or magnificent
auspicious: (adj.) being of a good omen; successful
austere: (adj.) having a stern look; having strict self-discipline
authentic: (adj.) real; genuine; trustworthy
authoritarian: (n.; adj.) acting as a dictator; demanding obedience
autocracy: (n.) an absolute monarchy; government where one person holds power
autocrat: (n.) an absolute ruler
avarice: (n.) inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth
aver: (v.) to affirm as true
awry: (adj; adv.) crooked(ly); uneven(ly); wrong; askew
azure: (adj.) the clear blue color of the sky
baleful: (adj.) harmful, malign, detrimental
banal: (adj.) trite; without freshness or originality
baneful: (adj.) deadly or causing distress, death
baroque: (adj.) extravagant; ornate; embellished
bastion: (n.) a fortified place or strong defense
batten: (v.) to gain
bauble: (n.) a showy yet useless thing
beget: (v.) to bring into being
beholden: (adj.) indebted to
behoove: (v.) to be advantageous; to be necessary
belittle: (v.) to make small; to think lightly of
bellicose: (adj.) quarrelsome; warlike
bemuse: (v.) to preoccupy in thought
benefactor: (n.) one who helps others; a donor
beneficent: (adj.) conferring benefits; kindly; doing good
benevolent: (adj.) kind; generous
benign: (adj.) mild; harmless
berate: (v.) scold; reprove; reproach; criticize
bereft: (v.; adj.) to be deprived of; to be in a sad manner; hurt by someone's death
beseech: (v.) to ask earnestly
besmirch: (v.) to dirty or discolor
bestial: (adj.) having the qualities of a beast; brutal
betroth: (v.) to promise or pledge in marriage
biased: (adj.) prejudiced; influenced; not neutral
biennial: (adj.; n.) happening every two years; a plant which blooms every two years
bilateral: (adj.) pertaining to or affecting both sides or two sides; having two sides
blasphemous: (adj.) irreligious; away from acceptable standards; speaking ill of using profane language
blatant: (adj.) obvious; unmistakable; crude; vulgar
blighted: (adj.) causing frustration or destruction
blithe: (adj.) happy; cheery; merry; a cheerful disposition
bode: (v.) to foretell something
bombast: (n.) pompous speech; pretentious words
bombastic: (adj.) pompous; wordy; turgid
boor: (n.) a rude person
breadth: (n.) the distance from one side to another
brevity: (n.) briefness; shortness
brindled: (adj.) mixed with a darker color
broach: (v.) to introduce into conversation
brusque: (adj.) abrupt in manner or speech
bucolic: (adj.) having to do with shepherds or the country
bumptious: (adj.) arrogant
bungler: (n.) a clumsy person
burgeon: (v.) to grow or develop quickly
burlesque: (v.; n.) to imitate in a non-serious manner; a comical imitation
burly: (adj.) strong; bulky; stocky
burnish: (v.) to polish by rubbing
cabal: (n.) a group of persons joined by a secret
cache: (n.) stockpile; store; heap; hiding place for goods
cacophonous: (adj.) sounding jarring
cacophony: (n.) a harsh, inharmonious collection of sounds; dissonance
cajole: (v.) to coax with insincere talk
calamity: (n.) disaster
caliber: (n.) quality
callow: (adj.) being young or immature
calumny: (n.) slander
canard: (n.) a false statement or rumor
candid: (adj.) honest; truthful; sincere
cant: (n.) insincere or hypocritical statements of high ideals; the jargon of a particular group or occupations
caprice: (n.) a sudden, unpredictable or whimsical change
capricious: (adj.) changeable; fickle
captious: (adj.) disposed to find fault
carte blanche: (n.) unlimited authority
cascade: (n; v.) waterfall; pour; rush; fall
castigate: (v.) to punish through public criticism
cataclysm: (n.) an extreme natural force
catalyst: (n.) anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
catharsis: (n.) a purging or relieving of the body or soul
caustic: (adj.) eating away at; sarcastic words
cavil: (v.) to bicker
censor: (v.) to examine and delete objectionable material
censure: (n.; v.) a disapproval; an expression of disapproval; to criticize or disapprove of
ceremonious: (adj.) very formal or proper
cessation: (n.)ceasing; a stopping
chafe: (v.) to annoy, to irritate; to wear away or make sore by rubbing
chaffing: (n.) banter; teasing
chagrin: (n.) a feeling of embarrassment due to failure or disappointment
charisma: (n.) appeal; magnetism; presence
charlatan: (n.) a person who pretends to have knowledge; an impostor; fake
chary: (adj.) cautious; being sparing in giving
chaste: (adj.) virtuous; free of obscenity
chastise: (v.) to punish; discipline; admonish
cherish: (v.) to feel love for
chicanery: (n.) trickery or deception
chimera: (n.) an impossible fancy
choleric: (adj.) cranky; cantankerous; easily moved to feeling displeasure
chortle: (v.) to make a gleeful, chuckling sound
churlishness: (n.) crude or surly behavior; behavior of a peasant
circumlocution: (n.) a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; not to the point
circumlocutory: (adj.) being too long, as in a description or expression; a roundabout, indirect, or ungainly way of expressing something
circumspect: (adj.) considering all circumstances
citadel: (n.) a fortress set up high to defend a city
clandestine: (adj.) secret
clemency: (n.) mercy toward an offender; mildness
cloture: (n.) a parliamentary procedure to end debate and begin to vote
cloying: (adj.) too sugary; too sentimental or flattering
coagulate: (v.) to become a semisolid, soft mass; to clot
coalesce: (v.) to grow together
coda: (n.) in music, a concluding passage
coddle: (v.) to treat with tenderness
codify: (v.) to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection
coffer: (n.) a chest where money or valuables are kept
cogent: (adj.) to the point; clear; convincing in its clarity and presentation
cogitate: (v.) to think hard; ponder; meditate
cognate: (adj.; n.) having the same family; a person related through ancestry
cognitive: (adj.) possessing the power to think or meditate; meditative; capable of perception
cognizant: (adj.) aware of; perceptive

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