GMAT Vocabulary

#81

sound

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The company made a sound financial decision.
2. Her argument is based on sound evidence.
3. The bridge is still sound and safe to use.

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#82

fallacious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The claim that all young people are careless is fallacious.
2. His conclusion is based on fallacious reasoning.
3. The advertisement uses a fallacious argument.

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#83

spurious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The website made a spurious claim about the medicine.
2. The link between the two events may be spurious.
3. The police rejected the spurious evidence.

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#84

dubious

Adjective

Example sentences

1. I am dubious about the accuracy of this report.
2. The company used a dubious method to increase sales.
3. His excuse sounded dubious.

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#85

questionable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The decision was based on questionable data.
2. His behavior during the test was questionable.
3. The company made a questionable investment.

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#86

inconclusive

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The test results were inconclusive.
2. The evidence is still inconclusive, so we cannot decide.
3. An inconclusive study may need to be repeated.

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#87

irrelevant

Adjective

Example sentences

1. His comment was irrelevant to the discussion.
2. Please remove any irrelevant information from the report.
3. The color of the box is irrelevant to its quality.

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#88

germane

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Her question was germane to the main issue.
2. The judge allowed only germane evidence.
3. We should keep the discussion germane to the topic.

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#89

pertinent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The lawyer asked several pertinent questions.
2. Please include only pertinent details.
3. Her experience is pertinent to this job.

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#90

comparable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The two products are comparable in price and quality.
2. Last year's figures are not directly comparable with this year's figures.
3. We need data from a comparable group.

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#91

analogous

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The two situations are analogous in many ways.
2. The heart is sometimes described as analogous to a pump.
3. This case is analogous to one discussed earlier.

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#92

equivalent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. One kilometer is not equivalent to one mile.
2. The two jobs require an equivalent level of skill.
3. Her answer was equivalent to saying no.

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#93

disparate

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The team includes people from disparate backgrounds.
2. It is difficult to compare such disparate results.
3. The report combines two disparate topics.

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#94

mutually exclusive

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The two options are mutually exclusive, so we cannot choose both.
2. Being careful and being fast are not always mutually exclusive.
3. The categories should be mutually exclusive.

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#95

necessary

Adjective

Example sentences

1. A passport is necessary for international travel.
2. Regular practice is necessary for improvement.
3. It may be necessary to change the schedule.

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#96

sufficient

Adjective

Example sentences

1. One example is not sufficient to prove the claim.
2. We have sufficient food for the trip.
3. The evidence was sufficient for the judge.

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#97

conditional

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The offer is conditional on passing the test.
2. Our approval is conditional on receiving the documents.
3. The agreement contains a conditional promise.

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#98

inevitable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. Some change is inevitable as a company grows.
2. With no rain for months, a water shortage seemed inevitable.
3. The result was not inevitable; better planning could have changed it.

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#99

contingent

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The payment is contingent on the work being completed.
2. Our travel plan is contingent on the weather.
3. The final decision is contingent upon the manager's approval.

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#100

random

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The computer selected a random sample.
2. We asked people random questions on the street.
3. The errors did not follow a clear pattern; they seemed random.

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