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6th August 2015, 03:20 PM
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Re: Word list for GMAT pdf

As you want to get the Graduate Management Admission Test word list so here is the information of the same for you:

Some content of the file has been given here:

Amphitheater (BRITISH = amphitheatre) = oval-shaped theater
Anathema = curse, ban
Annul = cancel, nullify
Anodyne = pain soothing
Anoint = consecrate, to apply oil, especially as a sacred rite
Anonymity = state of being anonymous, having no name
Antediluvian = ancient, obsolete, pre historic
Antithesis = direct opposite
Apathetic = unconcerned, indifferent
Aphasia = inability to speak or use words
Aphorism = maxim, old saying
Aplomb = poise, confidence
Apocryphal = a doubtful authenticity, not genuine, fictional
Apostate = one who abandons one's faith
Apotheosis = Deification, glorification
Approbation = praise, official approval
Archaic = Antiquated, from an earlier time
Archipelago = group of islands
Ardor (BRITISH = ardour) = great emotion or passion
Arraign = indict, to call to court to answer a charge
Arrogate = seize without right, to demand or claim arrogantly
Ascendancy = powerful state
Ascribe = to attribute
Ashen = resembling ashes, or deathly pale
Asinine = stupid
Askance = to view with suspicion, scornfully
Askew = crooked, tilted
Aspersion = slander, false rumor, damaging report
Assail = attack
Assent = to express agreement
Assiduous = hard-working, diligent, persistent
Assuage = lessen (pain), to make less severe, ease
Astringent = causing contraction, severe, harsh
Asunder = apart, into different parts
Atone = make amends for a wrong
August = noble, dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
Avow = declare
Awry = crooked, askew, amiss
Axiom = self-evident truth, premise, postulate
Bacchanal = orgy, drunkenly festive
Baleful = hostile, malignant, harmful with evil intentions
Balk = hesitate, refuse, shirk, prevent
Banal = trite, overly common
Bane = poison, nuisance, something causing ruin
Bastion = fort, fortification, stronghold
Beguile = deceive, seduce, mislead
Behemoth = monster, huge creature
Beleaguer = besiege, to harass, plague
Berate = to scold harshly
Bestial = beast-like, brutal
Bestow = to give as a gift, grant
Bevy = group
Bicker = quarrel, to have a petty argument
Bilious = ill-tempered
Bilk = swindle, cheat, defraud
Blandish = to coax with flattering, grovel
Blight = decay, afflict, destroy
Blithe = Joyful, cheerful, or without appropriate thought
Bombast = pompous speech
Bourgeois = middle class
Broach = bring up a topic of conversation
Brusque = curt, rough and abrupt in manner
Bulwark = fortification
Burgeon = sprout or flourish
Burly = husky, brawny
Cabal = plot, a secret group seeking to overturn something
Cadaver = corpse, dead body
Cajole = encourage, coax, flatter
Calumny = Slander, false and malicious accusation
Canard = hoax, a lie
Candor (BRITISH = candour) = frankness, honesty of expression
Canvass = survey, examine thoroughly
Capricious = fickle, impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
Careen = swerve, to lean on one side
Castigate = criticize, punish, chastise
Cataclysm = catastrophe, disaster
Cathartic = purgative, purifying, cleansing
Catholic = universal, worldly
Caucus = a small group within an organization or a meeting of such a group
Cavil = quibble, raise trivial objections
Cede = transfer ownership, to surrender possession of something
Censorious = condemning speech, severely critical
Chagrin = shame, embarrassment, humiliation
Chalice = goblet, cup
Chary = cautious, watchful, extremely shy
Cherubic = sweet, innocent
Chicanery = trickery, fraud, deception
Chide = scold, express disapproval
Chimerical = imaginary, impossible
Choleric = easily angered, short-tempered
Circumlocution = roundabout expression
Circumspect = cautious, wary
Circumvent = evade, avoid, to go around
Citadel = fortress or stronghold
Clamor (BRITISH = clamour) = noisy outcry
Cleave = to split or separate, to stick, adhere
Clemency = forgiveness, merciful leniency
Cloister = refuge, to confine, seclude
Coalesce = combine, to grow together
Coddle = to pamper, baby, treat indulgently
Cogent = well-put, convincing, logically forceful
Cognate = from the same source, related
Cognomen = family name, any name, nickname
Colloquy = conference
Collusion = conspiracy, collaboration, complicity
Commodious = spacious
Complicity = guilt by association, knowing partnership in wrong doing
Compunction = remorse, regret
Concur = To agree
Conflagration = large fire, big, destructive fire
Confluence = flowing together, meeting of two streams, meeting place
Confound = bewilder, to baffle, perplex
Congeal = solidify, as a liquid freezing, to become thick or solid
Conjecture = hypothesis, speculation, prediction
Conjure = summon, to evoke a spirit, cast a spell
Consanguinity = related by blood, kinship
Consecrate = make holy, dedicate to a goal, to declare sacred
Construe = interpret or to explain
Continence = self-control, self-restraint
Contrite = apologetic, deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
Contusion = A bruise
Conundrum = enigma, puzzle or problem with no solution, riddle
Convivial = sociable, festive, fond of eating, drinking, and people
Convoke = convene, summon, to call together
Coquette = woman who flirts
Corroborate = to confirm, verify
Coterie = small group, group of people with a common interest or purpose
Countenance = facial expression, to favor, support
Cower = showing fear, to cringe in fear
Crass = crude, unrefined
Craven = cowardly
Credence = Belief, acceptance of something as true or real
Creed = Belief or principle
Cringe = cower, to shrink in fear
Culpable = blameworthy, guilty, responsible for wrong
Cupidity = greed
Curmudgeon = boor, cranky person
Dally = procrastinate, to act playfully or waste time
Debase = to degrade, or lower in quality or stature
Debauch = to corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty
Debutante = a girl debuting into society
Decadence = deterioration, decay (e.g. Moral or cultural)
Decapitate = kill by beheading
Deciduous = shedding leaves, short-lived, temporary
Decorous = seemly, proper, tasteful, socially correct
Decry = castigate, to belittle, openly condemn
Deference = courteously yielding to another, respect, honor
Defile = pollute, to make unclean or dishonor
Deft = skillful, dexterous
Defunct = extinct, no longer existing, dead
Deleterious = harmful, destructive, detrimental
Deluge = a flood, to submerge, overwhelm
Demagogue = An unprincipled politician, leader
Demean = to degrade, humiliate, humble
Demur = take exception, to express doubts or objections
Denigrate = defame, to slur or blacken someone's reputation
Depravity = immorality, sinfulness
Deprecate = belittle, disparage
Deride = To ridicule, to mock, make fun of
Desecrate = profane, to abuse something sacred
Desiccate = dehydrate, to dry completely
Despondent = depressed, feeling discouraged and dejected
Desultory = without direction in life, at random, rambling, unmethodical
Diatribe = long denunciation, bitter verbal attack
Dichotomy = a division into two parts
Didactic = instructional
Dilettante = amateur, dabbler
Disabuse = correct, to free from a misconception
Disburse = pay out
Disconsolate = inconsolable, unable to be consoled, extremely sad
Discrete = separate, distinct
Discursive = rambling, wandering from topic to topic
Disdain = to regard with scorn and contempt
Disingenuous = deceptive, sly and crafty
Disjointed = disconnected, incoherent, being separated
Disparage = belittle, speak disrespectfully about
Disparate = various, dissimilar, different in kind
Disparity = difference, contrast, dissimilarity
Dispirit = discourage, to dishearten, make dejected
Dissipate = scatter
Distend = swell, inflate, bloat
Distraught = distressed, very worried
Docile = domesticated, trained, tame
Dotage = senility, mental decline
Dour = sullen and gloomy, stern and severe
Droll = amusing in a wry
Dulcet = melodious, pleasant sounding
Duplicity = deceit, treachery, dishonesty, double-dealing
Duress = coercion, imprisonment
Ebb = recede, to fade away
Ebullient = exuberant, full of enthusiasm and high spirits
Eclectic = joyful
Edify = instruct morally and spiritually
Efface = To obliterate
Effrontery = insolence
Effulgent = brilliant
Elicit = provoke
Elucidate = make clear, clarify
Emaciated = underfed, gaunt
Embroil = involve, cause to fall into disorder
Emend = correct
Encomium = warm praise
Encumber = burden, to hinder, restrict motion
Endemic = Peculiar to some specified country or people
Enervate = weaken, sap strength from
Engender = generate, to produce
Enigmatic = puzzling, inexplicable
Enjoin = urge, order, command
Ennui = boredom, lack of interest and energy
Enthrall (BRITISH = enthral) = mesmerize, to captivate, enchant
Entreat = plead, beg
Epicure = gourmet, person with refined taste in food and wine
Epigram = saying, short, witty saying or poem
Epithet = name, appellation, phrase
Equine = pertaining to horses
Erode = wear away, to diminish
Errant = wandering, mistaken
Eschew = avoid, to abstain from
Espouse = to support or advocate
Estranged = alienated, separated
Euthanasia = mercy-killing
Evanescent = fleeting, very brief, short-lived
Evince = attest, demonstrate, to show clearly

For more detailed information I am uploading a PDF file which is free to download:
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