GMAT Practice Test # GMAT/M125

n. liaison
(a) opinion contrary to popular belief
(b) having the characteristics of an island; narrowness of mind
(c) connection; link; contact; conspiracy
(d) inexperienced person; young bird that cannot fly
 
v. swathe
(a) to defend; to shield
(b) to wrap around something; to envelop; to enclose
(c) to make more powerful
(d) to soak thoroughly; to drench
 
n. parity
(a) anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
(b) disagreement; lack of harmony
(c) state of being the same in power, value, or rank; equality
(d) large building
 
n. tenet
(a) person who abandons something, as a religion, cause or movement; traitor
(b) person who studies caves
(c) principle accepted as authoritative; belief
(d) outcast; person who is rejected
 
n. brevity
(a) tyranny; absolute power or influence; rule of a despot; dictatorship
(b) copy; reproduction; replica
(c) roundabout or indirect way of speaking; verbosity
(d) briefness; shortness; conciseness

adj. debonair
(a) fearless; not discouraged; impossible to frighten; bold; daring
(b) wasteful; lavish; generous; plentiful; abundant
(c) pertaining to or used in a court of law; rhetorical; argumentative
(d) carefree; genial; stylish; charming; dashing
 
adj. benign
(a) two-faced; deceptive; duplicitous; insincere
(b) mild; harmless; favorable; gentle; compassionate
(c) mocking; cynical; crooked; askew
(d) loyal; consistent; persistent
 
adj. ungainly
(a) common; general; universal
(b) instructive; preachy; educational; tending to lecture others excessively
(c) clumsy and unattractive; awkward
(d) fanciful; amusing; capricious
 
adj. potent
(a) productive; fruitful; fertile
(b) having great power or physical strength; influential; virile
(c) agile; flexible; pliant
(d) tranquil; happy; calm; peaceful
 
v. pique
(a) to provoke; to irritate; to offend
(b) to become more and more virulent and fixed; to decay
(c) to speak out against; to condemn; to accuse; to censure
(d) to estimate the value of; to appraise; to measure