GMAT Social Science Vocab

Question 1

cessation (n) /sesˈeɪ.ʃən/

Answer 1

the ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity
Ex:
- The war has come to a point of cessation.
- The company has now stopped trading and has announced the cessation of its business.

Question 2

feign (n) /feɪn/

Answer 2

to pretend to have a particular feeling, problem, etc.
Ex:
- You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.
- She responded to his remarks with feigned amusement.

Question 3

bluff (v) /blʌf/

Answer 3

to deceive someone by making them think either that you are going to do something when you really have no intention of doing it, or that you have knowledge that you do not really have, or that you are someone else
Ex:
- She bluffed the doorman into thinking that she was a reporter.
- Tony seems to know a lot about music, but sometimes I think he’s only bluffing.