Take home, some GMAT jargon. Just gorge on them
Yes, you heard it right…there are words typical to GMAT verbal ( critical reasoning and reading comprehension).. here’s a list comes handy in RC/CR.
List 2:
26. cynicism: an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness.
27. derision: scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment.
28. diatribe: a harsh denunciation.
29. didactic: intended to teach or instruct.
30. digress(ive): to turn aside; to stray from the main point.
31. discretion: cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions.
32. disinterest(ed) (edness): indifferent; free from self-interest.
33. dogma(tic) (tism) (tist): stubbornly opinionated.
34. eclectic: composed of elements drawn from various sources.
35. elegy: a mournful poem, especially one lamenting the dead.
36. empirical: based on observation or experiment.
37. enigma(tic): mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand.
38. ephemeral: brief; fleeting.
39. equivocate: to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent.
40. erudite (ition): very learned; scholarly.
41. esoteric: intended for or understood by a small, specific group.
42. eulogy(ize): a speech honoring the dead.
43. fallacy: an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief.
44. foster: to nourish, cultivate, promote.
45. grandiloquence: pompous speech or expression.
46. hackneyed: rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage.
47. hyperbole: an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech.
48. iconoclast: one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions.
49. indifferent: having no interest or concern; showing no bias or prejudice.
50. inimical: damaging; harmful; malevolent.
Read list 1 here
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