Web English-test.net
1.400 GMAT Words
1.400 GMAT Words
with unique flash cards system and essential vocabulary tests.
 

Meaning of quiescence, effervescence, calumny, stridency, consummation, demise, eon, miscreant, affinity, advocate

previous test PDF version next

 home  gmat preparation  gmat quiz  gmat forum
Meaning of quiescence (noun)
state of being at rest or without motion; restfulness; calmness

Example
After a tough day on the shipping dock, one needs quiescence.
A period of quiescence is useful to calm the nerves.

What does quiescence mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate quiescence with Google

Translate quiescence with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does quiescence mean?

Learn the most essential 1.400 GMAT Words you need to pass
the GMAT with 280 vocabulary tests and an unique flashcard system

 gmat study guide  400 gmat flashcards
Meaning of effervescence (noun)
liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm; bubbliness; gaiety

Example
Her effervescence was contagious; she made everyone around her happy.
The effervescence of champagne is what makes it different from wine.

What does effervescence mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate effervescence with Google

Translate effervescence with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does effervescence mean?

Start FREE email English course now!Join more than 100,000 learners!


Meaning of calumny (noun)
slander

Example
I felt it necessary to speak against the calumny of the man's good reputation.

What does calumny mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate calumny with Google

Translate calumny with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does calumny mean?

Meaning of stridency (noun)
shrillness or harshness of sound

Example
The stridency of the whistle hurt the dog's ears.

What does stridency mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate stridency with Google

Translate stridency with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does stridency mean?

Join our English Learning Community! — Make new friends today!
  Find penpals and make new friends today!

Meaning of consummation (noun)
completion; finish; realization; perfection; culmination

Example
Following the consummation of final exams, most of the students graduated.

What does consummation mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate consummation with Google

Translate consummation with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does consummation mean?

Start improving your listening skills today!  — Take these listening exercises now.

Meaning of demise (noun)
death; decease; coming to an end

Example
The demise of Gimbels followed years of decline.

What does demise mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate demise with Google

Translate demise with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does demise mean?

Meaning of eon (noun)
indefinitely long period of time; age

Example
The star may have existed for eons.

What does eon mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate eon with Google

Translate eon with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does eon mean?

Meaning of miscreant (noun)
evil person; villain; rascal

Example
The miscreant thought nothing of taking others' money and belongings.

What does miscreant mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate miscreant with Google

Translate miscreant with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does miscreant mean?

Meaning of affinity (noun)
connection; similarity of structure

Example
There is a strong emotional affinity between the two siblings.
It turns out that the elements bear a strong affinity to each other.

What does affinity mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate affinity with Google

Translate affinity with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does affinity mean?

Meaning of advocate (noun)
supporter; defender

Example
Martin Luther King, Jr. was a great advocate of civil rights.

What does advocate mean?
Dictionary.com · Cambridge Dictionaries · Merriam-Webster · Onelook.com · Answers.com

WordNet Vocabulary Helper · Encarta Dictionary · Etymonline.com · Ultralingua.net

Translate advocate with Google

Translate advocate with Ectaco 

Go to Questionwhat does advocate mean?

Back to top
GMAT Preparation tests GMAT Test Package will help you learn new phrases, idioms, expressions and English grammar structures every single day. And you won't even have to cram any grammar rules or vocabulary words into your head. Instead, you will be absorbing bits and pieces of the English language almost without realizing it. This compact GMAT Test Package is the only printable English test and flash card collection currently available on the Internet. It contains 380 GMAT vocabulary tests. You will also get 1.400 GMAT Words as Flash cards and GMAT Vocabulary word list in alphabetical order. This unique GMAT test prep system will help learn all the most essential vocabulary words you need if you want to pass the GMAT exam.


I want to prepare for the GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test) to reach a high score. At English-test.net I can take free interactive questions to increase my GMAT vocabulary and learn the GMAT words. In addition I can speak to other people who are preparing for the GMAT to share experiences on the MBA GMAT forum.

Links to GMAT prep resources:


gmat-secrets.com — Are you interested in a GMAT test study guide written by ACTUAL Graduate Management Admissions Test experts, who ACTUALLY scored HIGHER than the 99th percentile on the toughest graduate level exams? Our original research into the GMAT reveals specific weaknesses never before discovered that you can exploit to increase your GMAT test score more than you've ever imagined- and it's all available for less than the retail price of the rest of the filler-packed GMAT test prep study guides on the market. GMAT Secrets is available as an instantly downloadable e-book. It doesn't require any special software- if you can read this web page, and have access to a computer, you have all you need to start using and applying GMAT Secrets in just five minutes. You don't have to wait for anything to come in the mail. Download GMAT Secrets to your computer immediately!

flashcardsecrets.com/gmat — Who Else Wants to Use my Proven Flashcard System to Blow the Lid Off the GMAT Exam? You can succeed on the GMAT by preparing in depth for the different question types and being able to take difficult questions and break them down into easier parts that you can quickly solve. Repetition and thorough preparation is a process that rewards those willing to work hard, which means that passing the GMAT is within the reach of virtually anyone willing to invest the time in learning how to handle any question they might face on test day. Our GMAT Flashcards are written in an easy to understand, straightforward style — we don't include any more technical jargon than what you need to pass the test. The GMAT Flashcard Secrets system is only available at this web page. Don't decide now if these flashcards are for you. Just get them and try them out.

GMAT is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council. English-test.net materials do not contain actual GMAT items and are neither endorsed by nor affiliated in any way with GMAC.

 


To link to English-Test.net from your website, simply cut and paste the following code to your web page.
It will appear on your page as:
MBA GMAT Vocab -- MBA GMAT Vocabulary -- 280 GMAT Word Lists Online

    disclaimer © 2003—2012 english-test.net