199 Words for GMAT SET 3 (30 Words)

Question 1

manifest

Answer 1

(verb) to make clear or evident, to prove beyond a doubt

Question 2

solace

Answer 2

(noun) comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief

Question 3

innate

Answer 3

(adjective) existing in one from birth; inherent in the essential character of something

Question 4

ephemeral

Answer 4

(adjective) lasting a very short time; short-lived or transitory

Question 5

perpetual

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(adjective) continuing or enduring forever or an indefinitely long time

Question 6

futile

Answer 6

(adjective) incapable of producing any result; useless

Question 7

trite

Answer 7

(adjective) lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed and stale

Question 8

laconic

Answer 8

(adjective) expressing much in few words; concise

Question 9

implicit

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(adjective) implied rather than expressly stated; unquestioning or unreserved

Question 10

implication

Answer 10

(noun) something suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood

Question 11

prosaic

Answer 11

(adjective) commonplace or dull; having the character of prose rather than poetry

Question 12

jaded

Answer 12

(adjective) dulled by overindulgence; worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse

Question 13

resolution

Answer 13

(noun) a formal opinion or intention made after voting by a formal organization, a legislature or a club

Question 14

affable

Answer 14

(adjective) pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly or cordial

Question 15

rhetorical

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(adjective) concerned with mere style or effect; tending to use bombast

Question 16

obfuscate

Answer 16

(verb) to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy, to make obscure or unclear

Question 17

stigma

Answer 17

(noun) a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation

Question 18

reiterate

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(verb) to say or do again; to repeat excessively

Question 19

pejorative

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(adjective) having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force

Question 20

infer

Answer 20

(verb) to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence; to indicate, hint or suggest

Question 21

chagrin

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(noun) a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation

Question 22

nexus

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(noun) a means of connection; the core or center, as of a matter or situation

Question 23

nebulous

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(adjective) hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; cloudy or cloudlike

Question 24

idiosyncrasy

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(noun) a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual

Question 25

haughty

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(adjective) disdainfully proud, snobbish or scornfully arrogant

Question 26

protocol

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(noun) the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette

Question 27

abhor

Answer 27

(verb) to regard with extreme aversion or to detest utterly

Question 28

fortitude

Answer 28

(noun) mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously

Question 29

incorrigible

Answer 29

(adjective) bad beyond correction or reform

Question 30

abstruse

Answer 30

(adjective) hard to understand, esoteric or secretive