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GMAT Word List # GMAT/M134

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Explanation of plaintive (adjective)
mournful; sad; moving

Sample of plaintive
His wife's death made Sam plaintive.


   
Explanation of cynic (noun)
person who believes that others are motivated entirely by selfishness; pessimist

Sample of cynic
The cynic felt that the hero saved the man to become famous.


   
Explanation of gerrymander (verb)
to gain advantage by manipulating unfairly; to falsify; to pervert; to distort

Sample of gerrymander
To gerrymander during negotiations is considered unfair.


   
Explanation of acclaim (noun)
loud approval; applause; praise

Sample of acclaim
Edward Albee's brilliantly written Broadway revival of A Delicate Balance received wide acclaim.


   
Explanation of abbreviate (verb)
to shorten; to reduce in length compress; to diminish; to make brief

Sample of abbreviate
His business trip was abbreviated when he suddenly became ill.


   
Explanation of redundant (adjective)
wordy; repetitive; unnecessary; superfluous; plentiful

Sample of redundant
The redundant lecture of the professor repeated the lesson in the text.
Her comments were both redundant and sarcastic.
With millions of transactions at stake, the bank built a redundant processing center on a separate power grid.


   
Explanation of ken (noun)
one's understanding; perception; consciousness; knowledge; awareness

Sample of ken
My ken of the situation proved to be incorrect.


   
Explanation of malicious (adjective)
spiteful; vindictive

Sample of malicious
The malicious employee slashed her tires for revenge.


   
Explanation of garner (verb)
to gather up and store; to collect; to accumulate; to store

Sample of garner
The squirrels garnered nuts for the winter.


   
Explanation of harangue (verb)
to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture

Sample of harangue
Did you remember to harangue the freepers?


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