Gmat - Wordlist

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solicitude

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A feeling of excessive concern

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not hew to

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not conforming to

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tyro

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beginner , novice,

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raffish

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1.Marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

2.Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

"a cocktail party given by some...raffish bachelors"

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minatory

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ominous, sinister

Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

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stark

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Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment

Severely simple
"a stark interior"

Complete or extreme
"stark poverty"; "a stark contrast"

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trite

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banal , common-place, hackneyed,
shopworn, tired, threadbare

Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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estival

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(rare) of or occurring in summer

"estival winds"

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blase

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Nonchalantly unconcerned

Very sophisticated especially because of surfeit; versed in the ways of the world

"the blasé traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as 'the pond'"

uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence

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probity

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Complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles

"in a world where financial probity may not be widespread"; "he enjoys an exaggerated reputation for probity"

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seraphic

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angelic , cherubic, sweet
Of or relating to an angel of the first order,
Having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub

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precipitate

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Done with very great haste and without due deliberation
"wondered whether they had been rather precipitate in deposing the king"

falling sharply

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travesty

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mock, spoof, lampoon

A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

A composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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supernal

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Being or coming from on high

"interpret the plague as a visitation from heaven, a supernal unishment
for the sins of men"

Of heaven or the spirit

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edifice

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building

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strident

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clamorous , vociferous, loud,raucous, shrill, harsh and unpleasantly loud

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prolix

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tediously long writing,
verbose, wordy, long winded.

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avid

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intense, fan following/liking

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venial -

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excusable, forgivable

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blandishment

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cajolery, palaver ,flattery ,
Flattery intended to persuade
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery

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cavil,quibble

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An evasion of the point of an argument by raising irrelevant distinctions or objections

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perfidious

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Tending to betray; especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans
"the perfidious judas"

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noisome

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Causing or able to cause nausea
malodorous , stinky, unpleasant