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GMAT Word List # GMAT/W64

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Description of dissemble (verb)
to pretend; to feign; to conceal by pretense

Samples of dissemble
The man dissembled his assets shamelessly to avoid paying alimony.
Agent 007 has a marvelous ability to dissemble his real intentions.



   
Description of plumb (verb)
to solve

Samples of plumb
I was able to plumb the riddle in a few seconds.



   
Description of stanch (verb)
to stop; to check the flow of; to staunch

Samples of stanch
It is necessary to stanch the bleeding from the wound as soon as possible.



   
Description of desist (verb)
to stop; to cease

Samples of desist
The judge ordered the man to desist from calling his ex-wife in the middle of the night.



   
Description of mar (verb)
to damage; to spoil; to deface

Samples of mar
The statue was marred by the ravages of time.



   
Description of surmise (verb)
to guess; to presume; to assume; to think; to suppose

Samples of surmise
I surmise that he discovered that not all people behave honorably.
He surmised how the play would end before the second act began.



   
Description of accrue (verb)
to accumulate; to grow; to compile; to collect; to amass

Samples of accrue
Over the course of her college career, she managed to accrue a great deal of knowledge.
The savings were able to accrue a sizable amount of interest each year.
During his many years of collecting stamps, he was able to accrue a large collection of valuable items.



   
Description of abridge (verb)
to shorten; to limit; to condense

Samples of abridge
The editor abridged the story to make the book easier to digest.



   
Description of solicit (verb)
to ask; to seek; to try to influence another person to commit an illegal act

Samples of solicit
The jobless man solicited employment from many factories before he was able to find work.



   
Description of portend (verb)
to be an omen of; to signify; to foretell

Samples of portend
The distant roll of thunder portends of an oncoming storm.



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