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GMAT Word List # GMAT/M111

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Explanation of intercede (verb)
to plead on behalf of another; to mediate; to arbitrate; to intervene

Sample of intercede
The superpowers were called on to intercede in the talks between the two warring nations.



   
Explanation of apocryphal (adjective)
counterfeit; of doubtful authorship or authenticity

Sample of apocryphal
The man who said he was a doctor was truly apocryphal.



   
Explanation of hubris (noun)
overbearing pride or presumption; egotism; arrogance

Sample of hubris
Some think it was hubris that brought the president to the point of impeachment.



   
Explanation of nugatory (adjective)
trifling; futile; insignificant; void; invalid

Sample of nugatory
Because the problem was nugatory it was not addressed immediately.



   
Explanation of usurpation (noun)
art of taking something for oneself; seizure

Sample of usurpation
During the war, the usurpation of the country forced an entirely new culture on the natives.



   
Explanation of partisan (noun)
supporter; follower; guerrilla fighter

Sample of partisan
The union president is a partisan of minimum-wage legislation.
A partisan for the incumbent mayor will not support the challenger.



   
Explanation of craven (adjective)
cowardly; fearful

Sample of craven
Craven men will not stand up for what they believe in.



   
Explanation of waft (verb)
to move gently by wind; to breeze; to carry in the air

Sample of waft
The smoke wafted out of the chimney.



   
Explanation of zealot (noun)
believer; enthusiast; fan; radical

Sample of zealot
Stockman was obviously a key figure; a supply-side zealot with an impressive grasp of the complexities of the budgetary process, he dazzled both colleagues and adversaries.
To judge from what little evidence survives, there seems to have been a strong dynastic element involved in Zealot leadership.



   
Explanation of incommodious (adjective)
inconvenient; uncomfortable

Sample of incommodious
The incommodious illness caused her to miss an important interview.



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