GreGMAT - WORD LIST GROUP 6

admonish

(v.) to caution or advise against something; to scold mildly; to remind of a duty

aesthetic

(adj.) relating to beauty

affectation

(n.) a fake; phony

alleviate

(Vb.) to make (something, such as pain or suffering) more bearable, to partially remove or correct (something undesirable)

analogous

(adj.) similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail

bolster

(v.) to support, give a boost to; (n.) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post

chauvinistic

(adj.) feeling or displaying aggressive or exaggerated patriotism

connoisseur

(n.) an expert; one who is well qualified to pass critical judgments, especially in one of the fine arts

dissemble

(v.) to disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression

dogged

(adj.) persistent, stubbornly determined, refusing to give up

dupe

(n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive

empirical

(adj) originating in or based on observation or experience

engender

(Vb.) to produce

entitled

(adj.) believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment

pertinacious

(adj.) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied

presumptuous

(adj.) overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy); taking liberties

probity

(n) honesty; integrity; adherence to the highest principles and ideals

proliferate

(Vb) to grow rapidly

specious

(adj.) deceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit ; plausible but false

venerate

(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

venal

(adj) open to or marked by bribery or corruption

underscore

(v.) to draw a line under; to put special emphasis on; (n.) a line drawn under something

ubiquitous

(adj.) existing everywhere at onceI ominipresent

transient

(adj.) lasting only a short time, fleeting; (n.) one who stays only a short time

tractable

(adj.) easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought, malleable

tortuous

(adj.) winding, twisted, crooked; highly involved, complex; devious

timorous

(adj.) of a timid disposition , fearful

subvert

(Vb.) to overturn or overthrow from the foundation, supporting the overthrowing of a government

subjective

(adj.) in the mind or relating to one's own thoughts, opinions, emotions, etc.; personal, individual, based on feelings

spurious

(adj.) false; not legitimate