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199 Words for GMAT SET 1 (30 words) Flashcards

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ambiguous

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(adj) open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult to comprehend; distinguish, or classify.

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pedantic

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(adj) ostentatious on one’s learning, overly concerned with minute details or formalism, especially in teachin

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repudiate

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(verb) to reject as having no authority or binding force, to cast off or disown

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paradigm

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(noun) a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, an example serving as a model or pattern

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paradox

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(noun) a set of statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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refute

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(verb) to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

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innocuous

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(adj) not harmful or injurious; harmless

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austere

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(adj) severe in manner or appearance, rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; lacking softness

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arcane

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(adj) known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret or obscure

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anomaly

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(noun) a deviation from common rule, type, arrangment, or form; an odd or peculiar condition

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pernicious

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(adj) causing insidious harm or ruin, injury or hurt

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spurious

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(adj) not genuine, authentic, or true; pretended or counterfeit

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petulant

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(adj) moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

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propensity

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(noun) a natural inclination or tendency

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mercurial

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(adj) changeable, volatile, fickle and erratic

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nascent

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(adj) beginning to exist or develop

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sporadic

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(adj) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; scattered or isolated instances

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arduous

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(adj) requiring great exertion; laborious, using much energy and vigor; full of hardships

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congent

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(adj) convincing or believe by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation

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perfucntory

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(adj) performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial ; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm

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pithy

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(adj) brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse

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catalyst

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(noun) a person or thing that precipitates an event or change

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tacit

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(adj) understood without being openly, expressed; implied, unvoiced or unspoken

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placate

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(verb) to appease or pacify by concessions or conciliatory gestures

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ascetic

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(noun) a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial for religious reasons

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ostensible

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(adj) outwardly appearing, professed or pretended

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terse

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(adj) neatly or effectively concise. brief and pithy

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abscond

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(verb) to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal presecution

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obdurate

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(adj) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn, unyielding

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guile

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(noun) insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception

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impede

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(verb) to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hinderance

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maverick

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(noun) an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother; or a lone dissenter who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

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levity

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(noun) lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness

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(adj) ostentatious on one’s learning, overly concerned with minute details or formalism, especially in teachin

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pedantic

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(adj) open to or having several possible meanings or interpretations; difficult to comprehend; distinguish, or classify.

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ambiguous

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(verb) to reject as having no authority or binding force, to cast off or disown

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repudiate

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(noun) a set of forms all of which contain a particular element, an example serving as a model or pattern

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paradigm

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(noun) a set of statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth

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paradox

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(verb) to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge

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refute

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(adj) not harmful or injurious; harmless

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innocuous

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(adj) severe in manner or appearance, rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; lacking softness

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austere

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(adj) known or understood by very few; mysterious, secret or obscure

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arcane

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(noun) a deviation from common rule, type, arrangment, or form; an odd or peculiar condition

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anomaly

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(adj) causing insidious harm or ruin, injury or hurt

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pernicious

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(adj) not genuine, authentic, or true; pretended or counterfeit

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spurious

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(adj) moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance

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petulant

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(noun) a natural inclination or tendency

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propensity

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(adj) changeable, volatile, fickle and erratic

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mercurial

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(adj) beginning to exist or develop

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nascent

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(adj) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; scattered or isolated instances

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sporadic

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(adj) requiring great exertion; laborious, using much energy and vigor; full of hardships

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arduous

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(adj) convincing or believe by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation

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congent

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(adj) performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial ; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm

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perfucntory

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(adj) brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse

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pithy

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(noun) a person or thing that precipitates an event or change

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catalyst

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(adj) understood without being openly, expressed; implied, unvoiced or unspoken

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tacit

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(verb) to appease or pacify by concessions or conciliatory gestures

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placate

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(noun) a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial for religious reasons

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ascetic

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(adj) outwardly appearing, professed or pretended

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ostensible

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(adj) neatly or effectively concise. brief and pithy

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terse

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(verb) to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal presecution

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abscond

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(adj) unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn, unyielding

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obdurate

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(noun) insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception

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guile

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(verb) to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hinderance

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impede

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(noun) an unbranded calf that is separated from its mother; or a lone dissenter who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates

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maverick

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(noun) lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness

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levity

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