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GMAT Word List # GMAT/M58

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Explanation of beholden (adjective)
indebted to; obligated

Sample of beholden
The children were beholden to their parents for the car loan.



   
Explanation of arrogant (adjective)
acting superior to others; conceited; proud

Sample of arrogant
After purchasing his new, expensive sports car, the arrogant doctor refused to allow anyone to ride with him to the country club.



   
Explanation of aberrant (adjective)
abnormal; straying from the normal or usual path; irregular

Sample of aberrant
The air traffic controllers were alarmed by the aberrant flight pattern of the aircraft.
Her aberrant behavior led her friends to worry the divorce had taken its toll.



   
Explanation of abstruse (adjective)
hard to understand; deep; recondite; ambiguous; obscure

Sample of abstruse
The topic was so abstruse the student was forced to stop reading.
The concept was too abstruse for the average student to grasp.



   
Explanation of splenetic (adjective)
marked by hostility; spiteful; irritable; malicious

Sample of splenetic
The splenetic warriors advanced with no thought of what they were destroying.



   
Explanation of wizened (adjective)
shriveled; withered; shrunken

Sample of wizened
The wizened face of the old man was covered by his hat.



   
Explanation of effeminate (adjective)
having qualities attributed to a woman; delicate; overly feminine

Sample of effeminate
A high-pitched laugh made the man seem effeminate.



   
Explanation of sectarian (adjective)
to be narrow minded or limited

Sample of sectarian
A sectarian precluded him from listening to the other side.



   
Explanation of whimsical (adjective)
fanciful; amusing; capricious

Sample of whimsical
Strolling down Disney World's Main Street is bound to put child and grown-up alike in a whimsical mood.
After announcing a determination to play serve-and-volley, whatever the event, the ultimate professional then proceeded to work chiefly from the baseline for five sets to defeat that whimsical artist Miloslav Mecir in the final of the Stuttgart Classic exhibition tournament here on Saturday.



   
Explanation of lax (adjective)
careless; irresponsible; permissive; slack; lenient

Sample of lax
She was lax in everything she did and therefore could not be trusted with important tasks.



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