GMAT Vocabulary A-D 420 words

forsake, leave behind

cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

shorten

give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

markedly different from an accepted norm

temporary cessation or suspension

find repugnant

of the most contemptible kind

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

the denial and rejection of a doctrine or belief

find repugnant

lessen, diminish, or curtail

revoke formally

exceedingly sudden and unexpected

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

grant remission of a sin to

marked by temperance in indulgence

the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)

difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable

yield to another's wish or opinion

enthusiastic approval

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan)

an increase by natural growth or addition

grow by addition

sour or bitter in taste

to agree or express agreement

strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"

a rough and bitter manner

a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

command solemnly

quick or skillful or adept in action or thought

servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

someone who offers opposition

in an opposing direction

a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste

diffusing warmth and friendliness

join in an affiliation

a natural attraction or feeling of kinship

add details to

struck with fear, dread, or consternation

relating to rural matters

liveliness and eagerness

a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

provide physical relief, as from pain

distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose

make a more or less disguised reference to

the power to entice or attract through personal charm

remote in manner

noisy quarrel

the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others

a combination or blend of diverse things

to bring or combine together or with something else

collect or gather

having more than one possible meaning

uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow

to make better

a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)

diffusing warmth and friendliness

in an improper or mistaken or unfortunate manner

a state of friendship and cordiality

having no definite form or distinct shape

something located at a time when it could not have existed or occurred

drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect

an advocate of anarchism

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing

deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

having no known name or identity or known source

an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility

a feeling of intense dislike

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

of or relating to an apocalypse

make peace with

being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively

someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue

based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

characterized by intense emotion

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

lacking sufficient water or rainfall

having a strong pleasant odor

having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

express or state clearly

a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

with suspicion or disapproval

harshness of manner

a disparaging remark

an ambitious and aspiring young person

a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.

evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of

marked by care and persistent effort

provide physical relief, as from pain

tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude

not representative of a group, class, or type

disposed to venture or take risks

enlarge or increase

auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

not counterfeit or copied

characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty

a cruel and oppressive dictator

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)

to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

turned or twisted to one side

of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

of or relating to or characteristic of the elaborately ornamented style of architecture, art, and music popular in Europe between 1600 and 1750

projecting part of a rampart or other fortification

cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing

make children

under a moral obligation to someone

be appropriate or necessary

cause to seem less serious; play down

having or showing a ready disposition to fight

cause to be confused emotionally

a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

doing or producing good

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

kindness of disposition or manner

censure severely or angrily

sorrowful through loss or deprivation

ask for or request earnestly

smear so as to make dirty or stained

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility

give to in marriage

favoring one person or side over another

occurring every second year

having two sides or parts

without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or prosperity

carefree and happy and lighthearted

indicate by signs

ostentatiously lofty in style

the extent of something from side to side

the attribute of being brief or fleeting

having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

bring up a topic for discussion

marked by rude or peremptory shortness

relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle

grow and flourish

a theatrical entertainment of broad and earthy humor; consists of comic skits and short turns (and sometimes striptease)

muscular and heavily built

polish and make shiny

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

having an unpleasant sound

loud confusing disagreeable sounds

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

diameter of a tube or gun barrel

young and inexperienced

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

a deliberately misleading fabrication

openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness

a slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force

a sudden desire

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

tending to find and call attention to faults

a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

inflict severe punishment on

a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

raise trivial objections

a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence or to watch theatrical performances and suppress in whole or in part anything considered obscene or politically unacceptable

harsh criticism or disapproval

characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display

a stopping

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

strong feelings of embarrassment

a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others

a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes

characterized by great caution and wariness

abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse

censure severely

be fond of; be attached to

the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)

characterized by anger

a soft partly suppressed laugh

an indirect way of expressing something

heedful of potential consequences

a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

overly sweet

change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state

fuse or cause to grow together

the closing section of a musical composition

cook in nearly boiling water

organize into a code or system, such as a body of law

powerfully persuasive

consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind

related by blood

of or being or relating to or involving cognition

(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

the state of cohering or sticking together

a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

work together on a common enterprise of project

characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation

secret agreement

to feel or express sympathy or compassion

large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

for or by a group rather than individuals

able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions

disposed or willing to comply

behave in a certain manner

including all or everything

an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

the trait of being unduly vain and conceited; false pride

making or willing to make concessions

expressing much in few words

a confidential or secret meeting

behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

agreement on a secret plot

an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause

having important issues or results

keep company with; hang out with

obvious to the eye or mind

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

hold back

occurring in the same period of time

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

a struggle between rivals

having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching

go against, as of rules and laws

feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses

wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient

an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration

a difficult problem

following accepted customs and proprieties

be adjacent or come together

call together

large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)

to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation

give evidence for

an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

(Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

crouch or curl up

modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

deserving blame or censure as being wrong or evil or injurious

a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough

a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

behave carelessly or indifferently

unpleasantly cool and humid

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

an insufficient quantity or number

a sudden and violent collapse

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

make weak

having a sophisticated charm

the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season

characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct

express strong disapproval of

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

courteous regard for people's feelings

showing deference

no longer in force or use; inactive

do something that one considers to be below one's dignity

harmful to living things

carefully thought out in advance

represented accurately or precisely

a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

the time when something ends

take exception to

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

speak out against

give a description of

use up (resources or materials)

the act of putting something somewhere

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

express strong disapproval of; deplore

an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding

treat or speak of with contempt

the act of deriding or treating with contempt

abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule

expressive of low opinion

violate the sacred character of a place or language

choose not to consume

providing no shelter or sustenance

steal goods; take as spoils

dominance through threat of punishment and violence

poor enough to need help from others

marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

no longer connected or joined

turn away from by persuasion

supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement

completely wanting or lacking

skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

thunderous verbal attack

being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses

an authoritative declaration

instructive (especially excessively)

showing modest reserve

spread out; not concentrated in one place

wander from a direct or straight course

an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge

conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness

a loud harsh or strident noise

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance)

having or revealing keen insight and good judgment

cause to lose one's composure

lack of agreement or harmony

an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint

constituting a separate entity or part

marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions

lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness

unaffected by self-interest

express a negative opinion of

fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind

inequality or difference in some respect

unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

move away from each other

inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits

behave unnaturally or affectedly

cause to become widely known

a difference of opinion

disagreeable sounds

characterized by musical dissonance; harmonically unresolved

separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

move or draw apart

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

easily handled or managed

anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks

a comic verse of irregular measure

a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

of or pertaining to or characteristic of a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative

inactive but capable of becoming active

fraught with uncertainty or doubt

acting in bad faith; deception by pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting under the influence of another

compulsory force or threat