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GMAT Vocabulary Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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GMAT Vocabulary Detailed Questions and Expert Answers
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GMAT Vocabulary Detailed Questions and ExpertAnswers
impetus - ANS (n.) the force or energy with which something moves; momentum.
obsolete - ANS (adj.) no longer in use or in practice.
probable - ANS (adj.) likely to happen.
susceptibility - ANS (n.) a vulnerability or lack of resistance to damage or disease
; easily affected
persecuted - ANS v. annoyed or harassed consistently
intestine - ANS (n.) That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach,
extending to the anus.
smearing - ANS (Adj.) rubbing all over
bowers - ANS (n.) shaded, leafy area ; structures built to attract mates (building
and choosing are learned behaviors)
inept - ANS (Adj.) revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse
,Ex. "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
pharmaceutical - ANS (Adj.) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Ex. "the pharmaceutical industry"
impostor - ANS (n). a swindler, deceiver; one who uses a false name or character in
order to cheat syn:cheat, trickster, four- flushed, pretender
excerpt - ANS (n.) a passage taken from a book, article, etc.; (v.) to take such a
passage; to quote
afflict - ANS (v.) cause pain or suffering in
Ex. "afflict with the plague"; "That debasement of the verbal currency that afflicts
terms used in advertisement"
spleen - ANS (n.) a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between
the stomach and the diaphragm Ex. produces cells involved in immune responses
thence - ANS (adv.)(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason
or as a result Ex. "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence
satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must
go"; "the witness is biased and
plausible - ANS (adj.) having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy
of approval or acceptance; credible; believable
,mitigate - ANS (v.) lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of Ex. "The
circumstances extenuate the crime"
specious - ANS (adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
embargo - ANS (n.) a government order imposing a trade barrier
unanimous - ANS ...
encroachment - ANS any entry into an area not previously occupied NOUN
EX. "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"
retaliation - ANS (n.) - revenge, punishment
tribunal - ANS an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial
business
olfactory - ANS (n) pertaining to the sense of smell
aftermath - ANS (n) something that results or follows from an event, especially one
of a disastrous or unfortunate nature; consequence:
, collard - ANS (n) a variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the
southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
prosthetic - ANS (n) of or relating to an artificial device to replace or augment a
missing or impaired part of the body
demise - ANS (n.) the time when something ends Ex. "it was the death of all his
plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
entrenched - ANS (adj.) established firmly and securely
exorbitant - ANS (adj.) greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation Ex.
"exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on
entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
strenous - ANS (adj.) requiring tremendous strenght or energy
glut - ANS (v.) supply with an excess of Ex. "flood the market with tennis shoes";
"Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient
noxious - ANS (adj.) injurious to physical or mental health
Ex. "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas"
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