GMAT Vocabulary
Essential GMAT words
Acquiesce
hardverb
to accept something reluctantly
Advocate
mediumverb
to publicly recommend or support
Aggregate
mediumnoun
a whole formed by combining elements
Allocate
mediumverb
to distribute for a particular purpose
Ambivalence
mediumnoun
state of having mixed feelings
Annotate
mediumverb
to add explanatory notes
Anomalous
hardadjective
deviating from what is standard
Antithesis
hardnoun
a person or thing that is the opposite
Appreciate
easyverb
to recognize the full worth of
Arbitrary
mediumadjective
based on random choice rather than reason
Articulate
mediumadjective
able to express thoughts clearly
Assert
mediumverb
to state a fact confidently
Assess
easyverb
to evaluate or estimate
Attribute
mediumverb
to regard as caused by
Augment
mediumverb
to make greater by adding to it
Averse
mediumadjective
having a strong dislike or opposition
Benchmark
mediumnoun
a standard point of reference
Bias
easynoun
prejudice in favor of or against something
Brevity
mediumnoun
concise and exact use of words
Capitalize
mediumverb
to take advantage of
Circumvent
hardverb
to find a way around an obstacle
Cohesive
mediumadjective
characterized by sticking together
Compelling
mediumadjective
evoking interest or attention
Complement
mediumnoun
something that completes or enhances
Comprehensive
mediumadjective
complete; including all elements
Concede
mediumverb
to admit that something is true
Concise
easyadjective
giving information clearly and briefly
Conducive
mediumadjective
making a situation likely to happen
Conjecture
hardnoun
an opinion based on incomplete information
Consensus
mediumnoun
general agreement
Consolidate
mediumverb
to combine into a single unit
Constrain
mediumverb
to severely restrict
Contemporary
easyadjective
living or occurring at the same time
Contend
mediumverb
to struggle in opposition
Context
easynoun
circumstances that form the setting
Contradict
easyverb
to deny the truth of a statement
Contrast
easynoun
the state of being strikingly different
Conventional
easyadjective
based on what is traditionally done
Convey
easyverb
to transport or communicate
Corresponding
mediumadjective
similar in position or purpose
Criteria
mediumnoun
principles or standards by which something is judged
Crucial
easyadjective
of great importance
Curtail
mediumverb
to reduce in extent or quantity
Debatable
easyadjective
open to discussion or argument
Decline
easyverb
to politely refuse or decrease
Deduce
mediumverb
to arrive at a conclusion by reasoning
Deem
mediumverb
to regard or consider in a specified way
Deficient
mediumadjective
not having enough of a specified quality
Demonstrate
easyverb
to clearly show the existence of
Denote
mediumverb
to be a sign of; indicate