GAMSAT VOCABULARY

Question 1

phenomenon

Answer 1

impressive occurrence

Question 2

fallacy

Answer 2

deceptive, misleading, false notion

Question 3

introspective

Answer 3

looking into one’s self

Question 4

ephemeral

Answer 4

transient

Question 5

despondent

Answer 5

hopeless

Question 6

alacrity

Answer 6

cheerful promptness

Question 7

aborrence

Answer 7

extreme repugnance

Question 8

prudence

Answer 8

cautious in political matters

Question 9

pity

Answer 9

sympathy out of the distress of others

Question 10

credulity

Answer 10

trusting too readily

Question 11

tumultuous

Answer 11

making an uproar or loud, confused noise

Question 12

fugle

Answer 12

to act as a guide or model

Question 13

peril

Answer 13

serious and immediate danger

Question 14

entrapment

Answer 14

being caught in a trap

Question 15

rumination

Answer 15

a deep or considered thought about something

Question 16

tedium

Answer 16

the state or quality of being tedious

Question 17

surreptitious

Answer 17

to keep secret in light of disapproval

Question 18

disdain

Answer 18

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s respect

Question 19

pragmatic

Answer 19

dealing with things realistically in a practical manner rather than dwelling on theoretical methods

Question 20

tentative

Answer 20

not certain / fixed; provisional

Question 21

magnanimous

Answer 21

generous or forgiving, especially towards an enemy or rival

Question 22

stupor

Answer 22

a state of near-unconsciousness or insensibility

Question 23

chasten

Answer 23

to have a restraining or moderating effect on

Question 24

courteous

Answer 24

polite, respectful or considerate in manner

Question 25

pique

Answer 25

arouse

Question 26

connivance

Answer 26

willingness to allow or be secretly involved in an immoral or illegal act

Question 27

fiscal

Answer 27

relating to government revenue, especially taxes

Question 28

scowl

Answer 28

angry or bad-tempered expression

Question 29

blase

Answer 29

unimpressed / indifferent because one has seen/experienced it before

Question 30

zeal

Answer 30

a great energy / enthusiasm in pursuit of an objective

Question 31

scorn

Answer 31

feeling of contempt or disdain against someone or something

Question 32

embargo

Answer 32

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity within a country

Question 33

frugal

Answer 33

sparing or economical in regards to money or food