GMAT 2
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- aberrant
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wandering
divergent
unusual - abscond
- depart in a sudden, secret manner
- accolade
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praise
expression of approval
award for bravery - acumen
-
keen insight
shrewdness - amalgamate
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mix
merge
blend
combine - ameliorate
-
make better
make more bearable
improve - anachranomism
- not in correct historical context
- archaic
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outdated
antiquated
primitave
ancient
old - asceticism
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rigorous self denial
extreme abstinence
austerity - austere
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without adornment or ease
solemn
grave
severely simple - aver
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assert or confirm with confidence
allege as fact - beatify
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bless
declare to be among the blessed
to make blissfully happy - bombast
- pompous speech or writing
- brook
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bear
suffer
tolerate - burgeon
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grow quickly
flourish - carcophony
- meaningless mixture of sound
- canonical
-
relating to canon law
religious
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(x+9) with the highest power of x first - censure
-
official reprimand
expression of disapproval - chicanery
- trickery and deception
- complaisant
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inclined to please
obliging
agreeable or gracious - contentious
-
quarrelsome
argumentative - demur
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to make objection
voice opposition - derision
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ridicule
mockery - diatribe
- abusive denunciation or attack
- didactic
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instructive
inclined to lecture
teaching a moral lesson - emollient
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having the power of softening
relaxing - extemporaneous
-
impromptu
made for the occasion - flag
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sag or droop
dwindle
wilt
slump
wane - garulous
-
excessively talkative
babbling
verbose - glib
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talkative
loquacious
facile
smooth - hackneyed
-
made commonplace or trite
stale
banal through overuse
overdone - harangue
-
scolding or long verbal attack
diatribe - hedonism
- the doctrine that pleasure/happiness is the highest good
- heretical
- departure from accepted beliefs
- hubris
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excessive pride or self-confidence
arrogance - hyperbole
- obvious and intentional exaggeration
- intransigent
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unwilling to compromise
inflexible
stubborn - laconic
-
using few words
concise
brief
succinct - laud
- to give praise
- maverick
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a lone dissenter
one who resists adherence to a group
nonconformist - nebulous
-
hazy
vague
indistinct - neologism
- a new word, meaning or phrase
- nice
-
exacting
accuracy
precision
skill
tact
care or delicacy - obfuscate
-
confuse
bewilder
stupefy - penurious
-
extremely stingy
poor
destitute
indigent
inadequately supplied - plastic
-
not rigid
capable of being molded
being able to create - predilection
-
bias
inclination
predisposition - prescience
-
knowledge of things before they exist
foresight - prodigal
- wastefully or recklessly extravagant
- quiescence
- a state of quiet, inactive
- quixotic
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impulsive
rashly unpredictible - rail
-
complain bitterly
vehement denunciation - solicitous
-
anxious
eager
voracious - steep
-
completely soak
saturate
imbue
immerse - surfeit
-
an excessive amount
to eat or drink in excess - synthesis
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combining of separate elements to form a whole
logical deduction - tenuous
-
thin
slender
lacking strength
rare
lacking clarity
having little substance - terse
-
abruptly concise
curt
brusque
brief - urbane
- reflecting elegance
- vacillate
- to waiver in mind or opinion
- vexation
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irritation
annoyance
nuisance - viscous
-
of a glutinous nature
sticky
thick
high resistance to flow - vituperative
- using, containing or marked by harshly abusive censure
- waver
-
sway
flutter
become unsteady
shake or tremble
feel or show doubt - fetid
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stinking
having an offensive odor - denigrate
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belittle
criticize in a derogatory manner
sully
defame - indolent
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lazy
slothful
disposition to avoid exertion - regale
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entertain
delight
to feast - adulterate
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reduce purity
make impure by adding inferior ingredients - gossamer
-
delicate
any thin, light fabric - castigation
-
severe criticism
reprimand severely - succor
-
assistance
help
relief
aid - pillory
-
punish
to expose to public derision
ridicule
abuse - chary
-
cautious
shy
careful
wary
timid - avarice
- greed for wealth
- tortuous
- lacking simplicity
- prevaricate
- to avoid the truth
- cogent
- a convincing argument
- quaff
- to deeply drink
- filibuster
- to stall legislation
- alchemy
- the study of how to make gold
- inimical
- causing harm
- disabuse
- to remove an idea that is false
- dearth
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inadequate supply
scarcity
lack - assuage
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to make milder or less severe
relieve
ease
mitigate - torpid
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inactive or sluggish
slow
dull
apathetic
lethargic - ubiquitous
-
existing or being everywhere at the same time
omnipresent - adulation
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to show excessive admiration or devotion to
flatter - salubrious
- favorable to or promoting health
- unfeigned
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sincere
genuince