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GMAT Word List # GMAT/M68

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Explanation of enfeeble (verb)
to make weak; to weaken

Sample of enfeeble
The illness will enfeeble anyone who catches it.



   
Explanation of modulate (verb)
to regulate; to adjust; to vary the pitch; to control

Sample of modulate
He modulated the color knob on the television set until the picture was perfect.
A trained singer knows how to modulate her voice to the desired pitches.



   
Explanation of behoove (verb)
to be advantageous; to be necessary

Sample of behoove
It will behoove the students to buy their textbooks early.



   
Explanation of gibber (verb)
to rapidly speak unintelligibly; to mumble; to stutter; to chatter

Sample of gibber
They did not want him to represent their position in front of the committee since he was prone to gibbering when speaking in front of an audience.



   
Explanation of comport (verb)
to behave in a certain manner

Sample of comport
It was easy to comport to the new group of employees.



   
Explanation of discriminate (verb)
to distinguish; to demonstrate bias; to treat differently

Sample of discriminate
Being a chef, he discriminated carefully among ingredients.



   
Explanation of cower (verb)
to huddle and tremble; to grovel; to shrink; to cringe

Sample of cower
The lost dog cowered near the tree.
The tellers cowered in the corner as the bandit ransacked the bank.



   
Explanation of deign (verb)
to condescend; to stoop; to lower oneself

Sample of deign
He said he wouldn't deign to dignify her statement with a response.
Fired from his job as a programmer analyst, Joe vowed he would never deign to mop floors-even if he were down to his last penny.



   
Explanation of innovate (verb)
to introduce a change; to depart from the old; to bring in something new

Sample of innovate
She innovated a new product for the home construction market.



   
Explanation of render (verb)
to deliver; to provide; to give; to depict

Sample of render
The Yorkville First Aid Squad was first on the scene to render assistance.



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