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GMAT Vocabulary # GMAT/M139

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v. goad
(a) to become semisolid; to cause to thicken; to clot
(b) to push into action; to urge; to tease; to drive
(c) to turn to bone; to harden
(d) to call upon; appeal to; to summon; to implore; to invoke
 
n. caprice
(a) official paper containing information; deed; certificate
(b) sudden, unpredictable or whimsical change; impulse
(c) natural tendency towards; bias; aptitude; tendency; inclination
(d) dilemma; state of confusion
 
v. compromise
(a) to settle by mutual adjustment
(b) to improvise; to make it up as you go along
(c) to babble while speaking
(d) to occupy the whole of; to infiltrate; to spread out; to penetrate
 
v. cogitate
(a) to flood; to overwhelm with a large amount of
(b) to think hard; to ponder; to meditate; to contemplate; to ruminate
(c) to sharpen by rubbing; to stimulate; to awaken
(d) to be an omen of; to signify; to foretell
 
adj. doughty
(a) unselfish; generous
(b) erroneous; not foolproof
(c) brave and strong; courageous; fearless
(d) lazy; passive; listless

 

adj. malleable
(a) intensely hot; impassioned; passionate
(b) easy to shape or bend; pliable; flexible; adaptable
(c) illogical; rambling; disjointed; inconsistent
(d) fearful; aware; conscious; worried; concerned
 
n. cabal
(a) group of people joined by a secret; group of conspirators
(b) large building
(c) range or limit of one's abilities; rope or chain used to keep a boat from drifting or an animal from wandering
(d) small amount
 
v. consort
(a) to associate; to join; to be in agreement
(b) to alleviate; to ease pain but not cure; to make appear less serious; to allay
(c) to go away hastily or secretly; to hide; to avoid; to evade
(d) to bring into one's good graces; to attempt to gain favor; act in a pleasant and agreeable manner
 
n. solace
(a) person who inflicts just punishment; retribution; rival
(b) faithfulness; honesty; precision; adherence to detail; loyalty
(c) imitation
(d) hope; comfort during a time of grief; consolation; relief
 
n. finesse
(a) imitation
(b) ability to handle situations with skill and diplomacy; grace; delicacy
(c) believing in personal freedom (favoring reform or progress)
(d) small, weasel-like mammal

v. goad (b) to push into action; to urge; to tease; to drive
n. caprice (b) sudden, unpredictable or whimsical change; impulse
v. compromise (a) to settle by mutual adjustment
v. cogitate (b) to think hard; to ponder; to meditate; to contemplate; to ruminate
adj. doughty (c) brave and strong; courageous; fearless
adj. malleable (b) easy to shape or bend; pliable; flexible; adaptable
n. cabal (a) group of people joined by a secret; group of conspirators
v. consort (a) to associate; to join; to be in agreement
n. solace (d) hope; comfort during a time of grief; consolation; relief
n. finesse (b) ability to handle situations with skill and diplomacy; grace; delicacy


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