Extensive Compendium of CAT,GRE,GMAT vocab Words which are important considering MBA exams
Extensive Compendium of CAT,GRE,GMAT vocab Words which are important considering MBA exams
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Abash : cause to fell embarrassed , disconcerted or shame
syn: to confuse, confound, disconcert
eg : The moderator, a seasoned anchor for CNN, looked like an abashed schoolboy.
Abate : lessen the intensity, degree, force
syn: decrease, dwindle, subside
eg : The global row over spying shows no sign of abating.
Abdicate : to renounce ,relinquish, give up
syn: relinquish ,forsake ,abandon, renounce
eg : King Willem-Alexander was crowned Europe's youngest monarch after his mother abdicated
Aberrant : deviating from the proper or expected course
syn: abnormal , deviation, anomalous
eg : €œThese abuses do not represent isolated incidents or aberrant behavior by a few rogue officers, €? the report stated.
Abeyance : temporary suspension or activity
syn: cessation, discontinuation, inaction
eg : But victory did not remain long in abeyance; I forced his stick out of his hands, knocked him into a ditch, and went off.
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Abhor : regard with disgust and hatred
syn : despise, detest, hate, loathe
eg : He abhorred art that dwelt on aesthetics at the expense of social problems.
Abject : miserable, wretched (mostly for environmental conditions/surroundings)
syn : degraded, contemptible, dejected
eg : But the two things nearly all of them have in common are abject poverty and broken homes.
Abjure : to renounce, give up publicly, recant
syn : abandon, abnegate, relinquish, repudiate
eg : With North Korea, the threats also failed, but in this case, Washington has chosen to abjure military action and contain the regime.
Ablution : a washing or cleansing of a body, especially as part of a religious site
syn : baptismal, immersion, communion
eg : Let as little ablution water as possible be given to the patient.
Accustomed : familiar , or by constant practice, or habit
syn : acquainted, adapted, habituated
eg : He is accustomed to smoking it had become his daily ritual
Adage: an old saying
syn : aphorism, axiom, dictum, precept
eg : The old adage about history repeating itself is ringing in our ears.
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Addle : to muddle, confuse
syn : astound, confounded, dumbfounded, elude
eg : Instead, addled by his own perfectionism, he allowed four runs in a loss.
Admonish : to warn
syn : caveat, advise, berate, censure
eg : On her way out of the chamber, an older male senator stopped her. “We don't tell personal stories here,” he admonished.
Adroit : skillful and clever
syn : dexterous, adept, handy, ingenious
eg : He confounded his many critics, who regularly predicated his political demise, through adroit maneuvering.
Adulation : Excessive flattery or admiration
syn : applause, blandishment, fawning, sycophancy
eg : After a few years of success and adulation, some players dream about finishing their careers as Packers, Sharper said.
Adventitious : a washing or cleansing of a body, especially as part of a religious site
syn : fortuitous, inadvertent, incidental, unexpected
Aegis : a shield, protection
syn : influence, patronage, sponsorship, supervision
eg : Under his aegis, the Fed launched an unprecedented campaign to lift stocks by making their chief rival for investor money — bonds — less attractive.
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Aesthetic (adj): showing good taste, artistic
syn : creative, gorgeous, inventive
eg : When it comes to judging greatness, aesthetic considerations are secondary to numbers.
Affable (adj): pleasant and easy to approach or talk to, or friendly
syn : amiable, approachable, benevolent
eg : On the surface he is a calm and affable man, dressed in casual khakis.
Affected (adj): assumed or simulated to impress
syn : artificial, assumed, contrived
eg : Records of heavy rainfall and areas affected by floods in the late 1980s were checked.
Affliction (n): severe pain, suffering
syn : adversity, depression, calamity, wretchedness
eg : Many patients suffer from other afflictions, too, such as speech or hearing difficulties.
Agglomeration (n): a jumbled heap, mass
syn : aggregation, amassing, augmentation
eg : MEPs represent an agglomeration of greed, voting always for more spending.
Aggrandize (v): to make greater, more powerful
syn : acclaim, applaud, ennoble, glorify
eg : Reading aggrandizes the soul, and an enlightened friend affords consolation.
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Agnostic (n): a person who is not sure whether or not god exists
syn : doubter, skeptic, freethinker
eg : At the time, she told me she was agnostic, and not really into "the whole religion thing."
Alacrity (n): great willingness or enthusiasm
syn : alertness, avidity, eagerness, cheerfulness
eg : From the Reagan era on, policymakers seized upon those opportunities with alacrity.
Allay (v): calm, pacify
syn : assuage, mitigate, moderate
eg : That has done little to allay the flag-waving, whistle-blowing protesters.
Alleviate vn): to make less severe
syn : mitigate, mollify, pacify assuage
eg : In other words, a market collapse can deepen a humanitarian crisis; a revival can alleviate it.
Allude (v): to refer in a casual or indirect way
syn : imply, insinuate, refer
eg : As I alluded to earlier, if you have the typical IT environment, you're running numerous databases.
Altruism (n): work for others
syn : amity, compassion, friendship, generosity
eg : Where does your strong interest in compassion, altruism and empathy come from?
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Ambidextrous (adj): able to use both hands skillfully
eg :VIRUS in 3 Idiots was an ambidextrous person.
Ambivalence (n): uncertainty, vacillation
syn : ambiguity, anxiety, hesitancy, indecision
eg : The guy is saving them both a world of pain in owning up, sort of, to his ambivalence.
Ameliorate (v): to improve
syn : amend, lighten, relieve, upgrade
eg : Growth often creates significant injustices which are ameliorated when popular outrage demands change.
Amenable (adj): easy to control, willing to be influenced
syn : agreeable, docile, obedient, pliable
eg : Attorney need to work out an amenable repayment plan.
Amiable (adj): having a pleasant and friendly disposition ( refers to friendly people )
syn : affable, cordial, sociable
eg : A photo with friends conveys the fact that you are amiable and well-liked, but oddly enough that is not what makes you more appealing.
Amicable (adj): friendly in feeling, showing good will ( use it when describing friendly relations )
syn : affable, genial, cordial, empathic
eg : The Murdochs say in a joint statement that the settlement was amicable.
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Amnesty (n): a pardon
syn : absolution, forgiveness, immunity, reprieve
eg : Opposition to the amnesty bill triggered the protests.
Amorous (adj): showing sexual desire and love
syn : ardent, enamored, passionate, crazy
eg : Being an amorous make life easy to go by dichotomizing the worries
Anomalous (adj): deviating from the regular arrangement, abnormal
syn : aberrant, atypical, bizarre, divergent
eg : “The properties,” his team wrote in the paper, “are no longeranomalous, but rather, those of a newly found substance—polymeric water or polywater.”
Apathy (n): lack of interest
syn : detachment, dispassion, disinterest
eg : His "fixation" act, he said, was a metaphor for apathy in Russia.
Aplomb (n): assurance, poise
syn : confidence, certitude
eg : Candidates having aplomb attitude are sure to be recruited by high salary paid companies.
Apocalyptic (adj): pertaining to revelations
syn : appalling, baleful, dire, calamitous
eg : Her apocalyptic reaction bemused me.
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Apocryphal (adj): of questionable authorship or authenticity
syn : spurious, fictitious, inaccurate, mythical
eg : Apocryphal stories abound of abandoned homes with the light bulbs still burning years after their inhabitants had fled.
Apostate (n): a person who abandons political or religious beliefs
syn : defector, dissenter, heretic, nonconformist
eg : "We consider them above spilling the blood of Muslims or rushing to describe them as infidels and apostates."
Archetype (n): prototype, original or ideal type
syn : exemplar, model, paradigm, standard
eg : Swami Vivekanand was an archetype incarnate as a teacher inspiring the individuals and leading them to divine journey, yet unexplored by them
Arduous (adj): laborious, onerous, strenuous
syn : formidable, grueling, rigorous
eg : But in some ways prison was less arduous than life outside in those unsettled times.
Arraign (v): accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy, indict
syn : blame, incriminate, inculpate, summon
eg : The father and son were arraigned on grand larceny charges on Saturday.
Asinine (adj): stupid or silly, devoid of intelligence
syn : idiotic, blundering, bovine, doltish
eg : That the hours of nothing to say have to be filled by saying something asinine.
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“I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.”
---Michael Jordan
Askance (adv): i) with a sideways glance
ii)with disapproval, suspicion or distrust
Syn: asquint, sidelong, squint, indirect
eg : Her askance glare made a sudden chill ran through my spine
Aspersion (n): the act of defaming, a disparaging remark
syn : slander, vituperation, claumny
eg : "There have been many aspersions cast in this ongoing process," Green said.
Assiduous (adj): hard-working and systemetic
syn : diligent, eager, studious, preserving
eg : One IT executive recommends making an assiduous effort to focus less on technology and more on the business.
Astute (adj): having a clever or shrewd mind
syn : adroit, calculating, canny, discerning
eg : His supporters say he is astute and charming, but also unflappable and direct.
Atrophy(n): wasting away, esp. of body tissue, any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
syn : decline, degeneration, diminution, deterioration
eg : Most severely atrophied are the prefrontal and temporal lobes, areas critical for executive function and memory.
Attenuate (v): become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
syn: weaken, debilitate
eg : Their attenuated bodies €”they could be 8 feet tall €”are devoid of musculature or fat.
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