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1. The following is a recommendation from the personnel director to the president of Acme Publishing Company.
“Many other companies have recently stated that having their employees take the Easy Read Speed-Reading Course has greatly improved productivity. One graduate of the course was able to read a five-hundred-page report in only two hours; another graduate rose from an assistant manager to vice president of the company in under a year. Obviously, the faster you can read, the more information you can absorb in a single workday. Moreover, Easy Read costs only $500 per employee — a small price to pay when you consider the benefits to Acme. Included in this fee is a three-week seminar in Spruce City and a lifelong subscription to the Easy Read newsletter. Clearly, Acme would benefit greatly by requiring all of our employees to take the Easy Read course.”
2. The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.
“Monarch Books should open a cafe in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a cafe. Monarch, which has been in business at the same location for more than twenty years, has a large customer following because it is known for its wide selection of books on all subjects. Opening the cafe would clearly attract more customers. The cafe would require relatively little space. Space could be made for the cafe by discontinuing the children’s book section, which will likely become less popular given that the last national census indicated a significant decline in the percent of the population who are under age ten.”
3. Statistics collected from dentists indicate that three times more men than women faint while visiting the dentist. This evidence suggests that men are more likely to be distressed about having dental work done than women are. Thus, dentists who advertise to attract patients should target the male consumer and emphasize both the effectiveness of their anesthetic techniques and the sensitivity of their staff to nervous or suffering patients
4. The following appeared in a medical newsletter.
“Doctors have long suspected that secondary infections may keep some patients from healing quickly after severe muscle strain. This hypothesis has now been proved by preliminary results of a study of two groups of patients. The first group of patients, all being treated for muscle injuries by Dr. Newland, a doctor who specializes in sports medicine, took antibiotics regularly throughout their treatment. Their recuperation time was, on average, 40 percent quicker than typically expected. Patients in the second group, all being treated by Dr. Alton, a general physician, were given sugar pills, although the patients believed they were taking antibiotics. Their average recuperation time was not significantly reduced. Therefore, all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment.”
1. Dauntless - Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless; having or showing courage; bold, courageous
2. Vapid - Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull; lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat; uninteresting
3. Cameo - To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
4. Herculean - Of extraordinary size and power; displaying superhuman strength or power
5. Trifling - Of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle; insignificant, worthless; contemptibly unimportant; the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
6. Observable - Possible to observe; deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy; apparent; readily seen, perceived, or understood
7. Polemical - Polemic; controversial; disputatious; given to arguing; of or involving dispute or controversy
8. Bromide - A tiresome person; a bore; a commonplace remark or notion; a platitude; a binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver; sedative; trite expression or idea
9. Hackneyed - Over familiar through overuse; trite
10. Gratuitous - Costing nothing; not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case; not necessary; free
11. Wedding - Marriage rite
12. Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
13. Spartan - Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; practicing great self-denial; austere; laconic; simple
14. Malice - A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite; the intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another; hate, vengefulness; state of mind that disregards the law and legal rights of others but that does not necessarily involve personal hate or ill will
15. Teetotaler - One who abstains completely from alcoholic beverages; a total abstainer; practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors
16. Aggrandize - To increase the scope of; extend; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation; cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
17. Banquet - An elaborate, sumptuous repast; ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion; honor at or partake of a banquet; large meal elaborately prepared or served; dinner
18. Dire - Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous; urgent; desperate; terrible, ominous; urgent; crucial
19. Comprehensive - So large in scope or content as to include much; full; including everything; inclusive; covering a wide scope
20. Oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy; large, ungainly, and dull-witted person; person who is clumsy, stupid; awkward person
21. Complaisance - Agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
22. Veto - To forbid or prohibit authoritatively; refusal of permission
23. Maverick - An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it; one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence; radical
24. Accolade - An expression of approval; praise; special acknowledgment; an award; ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation; ceremonial bestowal of knighthood; recognition; ornamental treatment, used over an arch, a door, or a window, composed of two curves meeting in the middle; often a richly decorated molding; approval
25. Gully - A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour; to wear a deep ditch or channel in; deep ditch cut by running water
26. Surreptitious - Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; sneaky, secret; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
27. Schism - A separation or division into factions; disunion; discord; state of disagreement and disharmony; condition of being divided, as in opinion; interruption in friendly relations
28. Penurious - Unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute; mean; poor; ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money
29. Volatile - Following no predictable pattern; explosive, changeable; having a tendency to evaporate rapidly; flying or capable of flying; ephemeral; fleeting; inconstant; fickle; lighthearted; flighty
30. Harangue - A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering; speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade; long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; speak in a loud, pompous,
or prolonged manner; lecture; long passionate speech
31. Mollify - To calm in temper or feeling; soothe; lessen in intensity; temper; reduce the rigidity of; soften; ease the anger or agitation of; ause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
32. Candid - Free from prejudice; impartial; characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward; unposed informal photograph; not posed or rehearsed; manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech; honest
33. Belie - To give a false representation to; misrepresent; to show to be false; contradict; deceive
34. Accrue - Accumulate or increase; increasing by addition of growth, often financial
35. Bliss - Extreme happiness; ecstasy; ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy; condition of supreme well-being and good spirits; be in a state of great happiness or joy
36. Fretwork - Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric openwork; design of short bars or lines fitted together
37. Repudiate - To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject; turn one’s back on; disown
38. Gainsay - To declare false; deny; to oppose, especially by contradiction; refuse to admit the truth, reality, value, or worth of
39. Ungainly - Lacking grace or ease of movement or form; clumsy; Difficult to move or use; unwieldy; awkward; lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape
40. Falter - To be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss of courage or confidence; waver; speak hesitatingly; stammer; to operate or perform unsteadily or with a loss of effectiveness; stumble, stutter; to move in a shaky or unsteady way
41. Alluring - Tending to seduce; charming; tempting; highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; enticing
42. Bestow - To present as a gift or honor; give, allot; to store or house; to provide with often temporary lodging; give formally or officially
43. Couch - A sofa; convey in language or words of a particular form; ie down; recline, as for rest; lie in ambush or concealment; lurk; be in a heap or pile, as leaves for decomposition or fermentation; to word in a certain manner; phrase; to embroider by laying thread flat on a surface and fastening it by stitches at regular intervals; lower (a spear, for example) to horizontal position, as for an attack; frame or floor on which grain, usually barley, is spread in malting; priming coat of paint or varnish used in artistic painting; a layer of grain, usually barley, spread to germinate
44. Esteem - To regard with respect; prize; favorable regard; think highly of; have a high opinion of; recognize the worth, quality, importance, or magnitude of; feeling of deference, approval, and liking
45. Venerate - To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
46. Din - A jumble of loud, usually discordant sounds; stun with deafening noise; instill by wearying repetition; sounds or a sound, especially when loud, confused, or disagreeable; uproar
47. Temerity - Foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness; nerve, audacity; rash or presumptuous daring
48. Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
49. Pervasive - Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate; spreading throughout; extending; suffusing
50. Ineluctable - Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable; certain; impossible to avoid or evade
51. Fraught - Filled with a specified element or elements; charged; marked by or causing distress; emotional; freight; cargo; marked by distress; filled with or attended with
52. Placidity - The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity; a feeling of calmness; a quiet and undisturbed feeling; a disposition free from stress or emotion
53. Mishap - Bad luck; an unfortunate accident; unexpected and usually undesirable event; an instance of misfortune; unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
54. Happenstance - An unexpected random event
55. Intermittent - Stopping and starting at intervals; alternately containing and empty of water; irregular, sporadic; happening or appearing now and then
56. Agility - The state or quality of being agile; nimbleness; deftness (physical or mental)
57. Visa - An official authorization appended to a passport, permitting entry into and travel within a particular country or region; to endorse or ratify (a passport)
58. Pithy - Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
59. Procrastinate - To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness; postpone or delay needlessly; delay, put off doing
60. Imbue - To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade; to permeate or saturate; to stain or dye deeply; to cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone; infuse, saturate
61. Playbill - A poster announcing a theatrical performance; a theatrical program
62. Conformist - A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group; marked by conformity or convention; conventionalist, traditionalist
63. Voluble - Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent; turning easily on an axis; rotating; talkative; marked by a ready flow of speech
64. Mulish - Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
65. Opine - To state as an opinion; speak one’s opinion without fear or hesitation; expect, believe, or suppose
66. Pundit - A source of opinion; a critic; learned person; usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment; person who is authority
67. Equivocation - Intentionally vague or ambiguous; falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language; a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth; expression or term liable to more than one interpretation; use or an instance of equivocal language
68. Go-getter - An enterprising person; someone whose career progresses rapidly; intensely energetic, enthusiastic person
December Words2
1. Ostracize - To exclude from a group; to exclude from normal social or professional activities; to force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile, banish; to put into public disfavor
2. Formulaic - Characterized by or in accordance with some formula; being of no special quality or type; average
3. Inclined - Sloping, slanting, or leaning; having a preference, disposition, or tendency; having a preference, disposition, or tendency; at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; having made preparations; used especially of the head or upper back
4. Paralyze - To deprive of the power to move or feel in a part of the body; make powerless and unable to function; cause to be paralyzed and immobile; impair the progress or functioning of; make inoperative or powerless
5. Addle - To muddle; confuse; to become confused; to become rotten, as an egg; to cause to be unclear in mind or intent; mix up or confuse
6. Encipher - To put (a message, for example) into cipher; convert plain text into unintelligible form by means of a cipher system
7. Emulate - To take as a model or make conform to a model; to strive against (others) for victory; to imitate with intent to learn; strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation; compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with; ambitious; emulous
8. Saunter - To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll; leisurely pace; leisurely walk or stroll; stroll; walk in a confident manner; act of walking, especially for pleasure
9. Succor - Assistance in time of distress; relief; one that affords assistance or relief; to give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress; give support or assistance
10. Pulchritude - Great physical beauty and appeal
11. Abate - To lessen; to subside; in metalwork, to cut away or beat down so as to show a pattern or figure in low relief
12. Peremptory - Urgent; imperative; overbearing, authoritative; tending to dictate; offensively self-assured; dictatorial; having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent; not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative; putting an end to all debate or action
13. Timorous - Full of apprehensiveness; timid; easily frightened
14. Formulate - To convey in language or words of a particular form; form a strategy for; to use ingenuity in making, developing, or achieving; prepare according to a specified formula; devise or invent; express in systematic terms or concepts; state as or reduce to a formula
15. Disparate - Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar; containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements; at odds, different; not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form; including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
16. Tantalizing - Enticingly in sight, yet often out of reach; arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; very pleasantly inviting
17. Vile - Very evil; unpleasant; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean; extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings; having or proceeding from low moral standards; offensive, horrible; loathsome; disgusting
18. Vex - To trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; distress, bother; disturb or annoy; to cause perplexity in; puzzle; to debate or discuss (a question, for example) at length; to toss about or shake up
19. Dauntless - Incapable of being intimidated or discouraged; fearless; having or showing courage; bold, courageous
20. Vapid - Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull; lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat; uninteresting
21. Cameo - To make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
22. Herculean - Of extraordinary size and power; displaying superhuman strength or power
23. Trifling - Of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle; insignificant, worthless; contemptibly unimportant; the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
24. Observable - Possible to observe; deserving or worthy of note; noteworthy; apparent; readily seen, perceived, or understood
25. Polemical - Polemic; controversial; disputatious; given to arguing; of or involving dispute or controversy
26. Bromide - A tiresome person; a bore; a commonplace remark or notion; a platitude; a binary compound of bromine with another element, such as silver; sedative; trite expression or idea
27. Hackneyed - Over familiar through overuse; trite
28. Gratuitous - Costing nothing; not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case; not necessary; free
29. Wedding - Marriage rite
30. Ladle - a long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
31. Spartan - Resolute in the face of pain or danger or adversity; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; practicing great self-denial; austere; laconic; simple
32. Malice - A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite; the intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another; hate, vengefulness; state of mind that disregards the law and legal rights of others but that does not necessarily involve personal hate or ill will
33. Teetotaler - One who abstains completely from alcoholic beverages; a total abstainer; practice of refraining from use of alcoholic liquors
34. Aggrandize - To increase the scope of; extend; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation; cause something to seem or be greater, bigger
35. Banquet - An elaborate, sumptuous repast; ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion; honor at or partake of a banquet; large meal elaborately prepared or served; dinner
36. Dire - Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous; urgent; desperate; terrible, ominous; urgent; crucial
37. Comprehensive - So large in scope or content as to include much; full; including everything; inclusive; covering a wide scope
38. Oaf - A person regarded as stupid or clumsy; large, ungainly, and dull-witted person; person who is clumsy, stupid; awkward person
39. Complaisance - Agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
40. Veto - To forbid or prohibit authoritatively; refusal of permission
41. Maverick - An unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it; one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; being independent in thought and action or exhibiting such independence; radical
42. Accolade - An expression of approval; praise; special acknowledgment; an award; ceremonial embrace, as of greeting or salutation; ceremonial bestowal of knighthood; recognition; ornamental treatment, used over an arch, a door, or a window, composed of two curves meeting in the middle; often a richly decorated molding; approval
43. Gully - A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour; to wear a deep ditch or channel in; deep ditch cut by running water
44. Surreptitious - Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; sneaky, secret; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
45. Schism - A separation or division into factions; disunion; discord; state of disagreement and disharmony; condition of being divided, as in opinion; interruption in friendly relations
46. Penurious - Unwilling to spend money; stingy; yielding little; barren; poverty-stricken; destitute; mean; poor; ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money
47. Volatile - Following no predictable pattern; explosive, changeable; having a tendency to evaporate rapidly; flying or capable of flying; ephemeral; fleeting; inconstant; fickle; lighthearted; flighty
48. Harangue - A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering; speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade; long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner; lecture; long passionate speech
49. Mollify - To calm in temper or feeling; soothe; lessen in intensity; temper; reduce the rigidity of; soften; ease the anger or agitation of; ause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
50. Candid - Free from prejudice; impartial; characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward; unposed informal photograph; not posed or rehearsed; manifesting honesty and directness, especially in speech; honest
51. Belie - To give a false representation to; misrepresent; to show to be false; contradict; deceive
52. Accrue - Accumulate or increase; increasing by addition of growth, often financial
53. Bliss - Extreme happiness; ecstasy; ecstasy of salvation; spiritual joy; condition of supreme well-being and good spirits; be in a state of great happiness or joy
Analogies December
1. fir:tree
2. truculent:light
3. insipid:bore
4. dank:moisture
5. insect:aphid
6. wary:gulled
7. ruler:length
8. peep:sound
9. degree:centigrade
10. hardness:mass
11. pinch:quantity
12. saunter:walk
13. cameo:sculpture
1. fir:tree
2. truculent:light
3. insipid:bore
4. dank:moisture
5. insect:aphid
6. wary:gulled
7. ruler:length
8. peep:sound
9. degree:centigrade
10. hardness:mass
11. pinch:quantity
12. saunter:walk
13. cameo:sculpture
14. herculean:trifling
15. marriage:wedding
16. gratuitous:justification
17. bromide:hackneyed
18. soup:ladle
19. banquet:meal
20. comprehensive:dire
21. gully:erosion
22. candy:sugar
23. unstable:volatile
24. harangue:mollify
25. appointment:official
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
NOVEMBER QUANT
two boats start at the same point. Boat X travels due north at 3 miles per hr and boat Y travels due east at a rate of 4 miles per hour.At what time will the 2 boats be 10 miles apart.?
Ans: 1hr 20mins
In 2007, Ramond had a collection of 48 stamps. Since then he has given away 13 stamps, purchased 17 new stamps and traded 6 of his stamps to Peter for 8 of Peter's stamps. Since 2007, what has been the net percent increase in Ramond's collection?
2007 48
given away 13
left 35
purchased 17
total 52
net Tradings 8-6=2
Total 54
Net increase= increase/actual*100
6/48*100=12.5%
Ans: 12.5 %
Two boats start at the same point. Boat X travels due north at 3 miles per hr and boat Y travels due east at a rate of 4 miles per hour.At what time will the 2 boats be 10 miles apart.?
Ans: 1hr 20mins
Apply pythagoras theorem to solve.
After 2 hrs the fisrt boat will travel 6miles north and the second one will travel 8miles south. Draw a diagram, the distance between them will be the hypotenuse, so (64+36)=100
X^2= 100
so x=10
THerefore time will be 2hrs or 120 minutes.
z=mod(28m+19p) , m and p are non zero then least value of z
Insufficient information:
Assumptions: m and p are integers
put m=19 and p=-28
z=mod(28*19+19*(-28))= 0
you can also put p=28 and m=-19
A circle with center O has two tangents at points B and C which intersect each other at point A. Angle BAC is given as 55 degrees
Find the value of angle BOC.
Col A Col B
BOC 110 degrees
Ans: A
.A maths teacher took two tests in her class. 25% of class passed both exams, 42% passed second. What is probability that
students who passed 1st exam also passed 2nd exam?
Ans: 1/4
. In 1966 the operative mortality rate at certain hospital was 8.1 per 100 cases.By 1974 the operative mortality rate has declined to
4.8 per 100 cases. If the rate decline by 20% from 1973 to 1974 then what is percentage in decline from 1966 to 1973?
. 400 students took certain examination. 60% of boys & 80% of girls had cleared the cut off in the examination. If total percentage
of the student qualifying is 65%,how many girls appeared in the exam?
Ans: 100
A set contains following no.'s a1,a2,a3.........a100
An= ((n+1)/n)+1) for n odd integer
An= -An-1 for n even integer
Find it's range...
. A group can charter a particular aircraft at a fixed total cost. If 36 people charter the aircraft rather than 40 people, then the
cost per person is greater by $12. What is the cost per person if 40 people charter the aircraft?
.There was a $25 discount on every purchase of $75 there was a 10% charge on shipping which was added before the discount
and 20% sales tax after the discount was added. If john paid total $300 what was the original amount of purchase if no sales tax
was added per $75.( This might be an comparision question....)
Given Principal amount P,rate of interest was r ,and the amount increase from 1990 to 1995 and 1995 to 2000 each time by r%. so
the total amount was (7/5)p at the end of 2 yrs .
Col A : r
Cola B: 20
. x-y =5, xy!=0
col A : 1/x-1/y
Col B : 1/5
Ans: D
If one number is chosen at random from the first 1000 positive integers, what is the probability that the number chosen is a
multiple of both 2 and 8?
. The number of numbers that can be formed by the digits 1,2,3,4,3,2,1. the odd digits are at odd places is given by
A) 430
B) 215
C) 93
D) 36
E) 18
Ans: E
. 2^(2n+1)- 2^2n = 2^1000 find n
A)500
B)1000
C)2000
Ans: A
-2<-1
Col a: 1/x3
Col b: 1/x
Ans:A
. A+B=1 and M+T=2
A and M are positive and B and T are negative
Cola :A^2 + B^2
Col b: M^2 +N^2
Ans: D
. n and k are positive no.'s
col a: (3^n/ 5^k)^2
colb: (n/k)^2
Ans: D
. Twice the sum of two integers x and y , when divided by 7 gives remainder =1. What is the remainder when x+y is divided by 7.
Ans: 4
. A telephone company has no.'s between 3000-3799. A Company called X uses the numbers from 3300-3499. Out of these
managers of Division1 level use numbers ending with 0 or 1. What percent of the telephone company numbers are used by
Managers of Division1 level of Comany X?
Ans: 5%
. There was a $25 discount on every purchase of $75 there was a 10% charge on shipping which was added before the discount
and 20% sales tax after the discount was added. If john paid total $300 what was the original amount of purchase if no sales tax
was added.
. x^2 +2x -8=0
sum of 2 roots is n.
Col a: n
Col b:-2
Ans:C
. How many three digit numbers are there such that the 100's digit is twice 10's digit and 10's digit is twice units digit.
Ans:2
. A line 'l' passes through (3,-2) and cuts the coordinate axis.
Column A : x intercept of line l
Column B : y intercept of line l
Ans: D
. F(x)=x^2+1
Cola: f(x+1)
Colb: f(x) +f(1)
Ans:D
. A semicircle was given with area =2pie
find the perimeter of the semicircle
Ans: 2pie+4
. A company sold a product for x dollars in 1990. The price of the product would increase by 2.5% every year. Which of the
following expressions could be used to calculate the price of the product in the year 2000?
A. x * (25)^10
B. x * (0.25)^10
C. x * (1.25) ^ 10
D. x * (1.025)^10
E. x * (0.125) ^ 10
Ans: D
.Compare:
Col A: {[Sqrt(6) + Sqrt(7)] [Sqrt(6) - Sqrt(7)]} / Sqrt(6)
Col B: {[Sqrt(7) + Sqrt(6)] [Sqrt(7) - Sqrt(6)]} / Sqrt(7)
Ans:B
.(1/2 - 1/3) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/4 + 1/2) = ?
Ans: 1
A line intersects the Y-axis at (0,a) and X-axis at (a,0). If the line passes through the point (-3,-3), find the value of a.
Ans: -6
. Biologists working to estimate the population of foxes in small town captured and tagged 30 foxes on one night. The foxes were then released. The next night they captured 30 foxes and found that 6 of them had already been tagged. The best estimate for the fox population of the town would be
A. 30
B. 36
C. 60
D. 150
. In a group of people solicited by charity 25% contribute $20, 45% contributed $10 and the rest contributed $5. If the charity received a total of $750 from those who contributed $5, how much did they receive in total from those solicited?
A. $5,500
B. $5,250
C. $4,750
D. $2,500
E. $1,700
Ans: A
. What is the value of x, if 2^(2x + 1) = 8^(x - 3)
A. -4
B. -1
C. 4
D. 8
E. 10
Ans: E
. The point of intersection of lines 3x-5y=7 and 2x+10y=-3, lies in
A. On X-Axis
B. On Y-Axis
C. In Quadrant I
D. In Quadrant III
E. In Quadrant IV
Ans:E
. A ranch has horses and ponies. Five-sixths of the ponies have horseshoes. Half of the ponies with horseshoes are Icelandic. If there are three more horses than ponies, what is the minimum number of horses and ponies on the ranch?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 27
D. 48
E. 54
Ans: C
. x is an integer such that x > 3
Cola: number of even factors of 2x
Colb: number of odd factors of 3x
Ans: D
. Twice sum of integers when divided by 11 leaves remainder 4
what is the remainder when sum of numbers is divided by 11
Ans: 2
. x when divided by 7 leaves remainder 4.What is the remainder when 2x + 5 is divided by 7.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: E
. 4 points A,B,C,D on a straight line such that AD:AB = 9:1 and AD:AC = 4:1
points A,B,C,D are:-
A. -20 -8 -10 16
B. -20 -16 -11 16
C. -20 -16 -11 16
D. -20 -16 -11 7
E. -20 -10 -11 7
Ans: B
. A label of vertical width w is stick on a cylinderical vessel with area A(some number) and height 10 cm.
Cola: w
Colb: 4.5
Ans: D
. A telephone call charges at the rate x for first 1 minute, and y for the remaing time of the call. If the total charge for the call was $2.49, what was the call duration in terms of x and y.
Ans: ($2.49 - x)/y + 1
. What is the least possible product of 4 different integers, each of which has a value between –5 and 10, inclusive?
(A) - 5040
(B) - 3600
(C) - 720
(D) - 600
(E) - 120
Ans : B
. The reflection of a positive interger is obtained by reversing the digits. For example, 321 is the reflection of 123. The difference between a five-digit interger and its reflection must be divisible by which of the following?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 9
Ans: E
. Probability of an event M, P(M) < 0.25
col A : Probability of M not occurring.
col B : 3/4
Ans: A
4The polygon has 27 diagonals. The no. of sides of the polygon is
Ans: 9
Prodct of 10 integers is odd -ve integer.
Col a: number of odd integers in product.
Col b: no of -ve integers.
Ans: D
.Given d is distance of a stone thrown from a building d=16t^2 , d was given as 200. What is the range of t?
A) 1 to 2
B) 2 to 3
C) 3 to 4
D) 4 to 5
E) 5 to 6
Ans: C
. 3,1,4,2,3,1,4,2......... is a series in which 3,1,4,2 are repeated for every 4 terms then wht is the product of the 67th,68th term?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 3
Ans: D
in a triangle the three angles are given as X,X,Y. and the avg of two angles is 65, then wht is the possible value of Y in the below options?
A. 60
B. 65
C. 70
D. 75
E. 80
Ans: E
. Vertically Opposite angles. One was 75 and other was 2x+1 what's x ?
Ans: 52
. Machine A can produce a doll in 1+2/3 mins. Machine B can produce 3 dolls in 15 mins Whats time required to produce 30 dolls if the two work together
Ans: 37.5mins
.Bryan and Kathleen live 150 miles apart. They each drive toward the other's house along a straight road connecting the two,Bryan at a constant rate of 30 miles per hour and Kathleen at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour. If Bryan and Kathleen leave their houses at the same time, how many miles are they from Bryan's house when they meet?
A) 40
B) 51.5
C) 56.25
D) 75
E) 93.75
Ans: C
Given a square A of unknown sides, joining the midpoints , there is another square formed inside in it. The area of this inner square is....
Ans: 1/2 of area of square A
. x^2+2x-8=0
Col A:The sum of the roots
Col B:-2
Ans: C
. Points were given in the diagram as (0,u) and ( 3u,0)
Col A:Slope
Col B:-1/4
Ans:B
|x-2|>4 then which of the following is true with the above realation
A) -26
B) -44
C) -24
D) -66
Ans: A
Given numbers...(0.5)^-2 , (0.5)^-1 , (0.5)^0 , (0.5)^1 , (0.5)^2. Find the range of the above numbers.
Ans: 3.75
An equilateral pentagon and an equilateral triangle were given. The perimeter of pentagon is twice that of triangle.
Col A: Side of pentagon
Col B: Side of triangle
Ans: A
. On a street, there are four houses which are to be painted. There is a choice of three colors, and one house will be painted with a single color. In how many ways can the houses be painted?
A. 4
B. 24
C. 64
D. 81
E. 128
Ans:D
. ABCD is a rectangle with AC and BD being its diagonals. Point D lies on the circumference of a circle having radius 7 and centre at B.
Col A: Length of diagonal AC
Col B: Radius of circle
Ans. C
.There is a circular water fountain of Diameter 12m. The wall of the tank has a width of 2m. If the thickness of the fountain is 0.06m, what is the volume of the concrete used in constructing the tank?
Ans: 1.68pi cu.m.
. Given a square A of unknown sides, joining the midpoints , there is another square inside in it.
Col a: area of inner square
Col b: 1/3 of area of A
Ans:A
.Col a: 0, 5, 10, 25, 30.
Col b: 5, 10, 25, 30.
Which set's mean is greater?
Ans: B
. Probability that a number is a non prime out of 1 to 15 numbers?
Ans: 3/5
. f(x)=(2x-3)( 2x+3)=ax^ 2+bx+c
Col a: a+b+c
Col b: -5
Ans: C
. John's salary for a particular month is given by the equation: 1520 + 0.15x where x is the amount obtained from the sales made by John. In July 2000, John got $300 more than June 2000. By how much did John's sales increase in July 2000 as compared to June 2000?
Ans : $2000
. Col A: (0.9/1.1) 2 +(1.1 /0.9)2
Col B: 2
Ans: A
. (x(x+5)+x(x-5)) / ((x+2)+(x-2))
Ans: x
.A company sold a product for x dollars in 1990. The price of the product would increase by 2.5% every year. Which of the following expressions could be used to calculate the price of the product in the year 2000?
A. x * (25)^10
B. x * (0.25)^10
C. x * (1.25) ^ 10
D. x * (1.025)^10
E. x * (0.125) ^ 10
Ans: D
.Consider circle with centre O. AB is a chord of the circle. AOB is a right angle. C is a point on the circumference of the circle such that angle BOC = 60 degrees. Compare:
Col A: Area of Triangle AOB
Col B: Area of sector BOC
.x^2 + y^2 =7
Col a:x+y
Col b:x-y
Ans: D
. x^2 +2x -8=0
product of 2 roots is n.
Col a: n
Col b:-2
. A rectangular aquarium base has dimensions 10*8 and height 10. Aquarium is filled upto the height of 6, a solid bar is immersed into it... there by increasing the water level to 7.
Col a:the bar dimensions
Col b:100 cubics
Ans:B
There are 5 black marbels and 3 red marbles, probability of getting exactly 1 black marble and 1 red marble
a)5/56
b)5/64
c)15/64
d)15/56
e)0.5
. Where will the point of intersection of the lines 3x + 5y = 7 and 2x - 10y = - 3 lie?
A. On X-Axis
B. On Y-Axis
C. In Quadrant I
D. In Quadrant III
E. In Quadrant IV
Ans:C
. Compare:
Col A: {[Sqrt(6) + Sqrt(7)] [Sqrt(6) - Sqrt(7)]} / Sqrt(6)
Col B: {[Sqrt(7) + Sqrt(6)] [Sqrt(7) - Sqrt(6)]} / Sqrt(7)
Ans:B
. On the number line, the co-ordinate of point P is -5 and the co-ordinate of point R is 10. The point Q is situated in between P and R such that the ratio of distance between P and Q to the distance between R and Q is 2 is to 3. What is the co-ordinate of point Q?
Col A: co-ordinate of point Q
Col B: 0
Ans: A
. There are 37 employees in a company X. The month of july has more number of birthdays (of employees) than any other month in the year.
Col A: Number of Birthdays in July
Col B: 3
(1/2 - 1/3) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/4 + 1/2) = ?
Ans:1
. A line 'l' passes through (3,-2) and cuts the coordinate axis. line 'm ' is perpendicular to line 'l' .
Column A : Slope of line m
Column B : 3/2
Ans:C
.A certain recipe makes enough batter for exactly 8 circular pancakes that are each 10 inches in diameter. How many circular pancakes, each 5 inches in diameter and of the same thickness as the 10-inch pancakes, should the recipe
make?
A) 4
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
E) 40
. n is a +ve no... which of the following is an integer
a)((n+1)/2)^3x+2
b)((n-2)/2)^3x+2
c)(n+1/2)^3x+2
Ans: 1hr 20mins
In 2007, Ramond had a collection of 48 stamps. Since then he has given away 13 stamps, purchased 17 new stamps and traded 6 of his stamps to Peter for 8 of Peter's stamps. Since 2007, what has been the net percent increase in Ramond's collection?
2007 48
given away 13
left 35
purchased 17
total 52
net Tradings 8-6=2
Total 54
Net increase= increase/actual*100
6/48*100=12.5%
Ans: 12.5 %
Two boats start at the same point. Boat X travels due north at 3 miles per hr and boat Y travels due east at a rate of 4 miles per hour.At what time will the 2 boats be 10 miles apart.?
Ans: 1hr 20mins
Apply pythagoras theorem to solve.
After 2 hrs the fisrt boat will travel 6miles north and the second one will travel 8miles south. Draw a diagram, the distance between them will be the hypotenuse, so (64+36)=100
X^2= 100
so x=10
THerefore time will be 2hrs or 120 minutes.
z=mod(28m+19p) , m and p are non zero then least value of z
Insufficient information:
Assumptions: m and p are integers
put m=19 and p=-28
z=mod(28*19+19*(-28))= 0
you can also put p=28 and m=-19
A circle with center O has two tangents at points B and C which intersect each other at point A. Angle BAC is given as 55 degrees
Find the value of angle BOC.
Col A Col B
BOC 110 degrees
Ans: A
.A maths teacher took two tests in her class. 25% of class passed both exams, 42% passed second. What is probability that
students who passed 1st exam also passed 2nd exam?
Ans: 1/4
. In 1966 the operative mortality rate at certain hospital was 8.1 per 100 cases.By 1974 the operative mortality rate has declined to
4.8 per 100 cases. If the rate decline by 20% from 1973 to 1974 then what is percentage in decline from 1966 to 1973?
. 400 students took certain examination. 60% of boys & 80% of girls had cleared the cut off in the examination. If total percentage
of the student qualifying is 65%,how many girls appeared in the exam?
Ans: 100
A set contains following no.'s a1,a2,a3.........a100
An= ((n+1)/n)+1) for n odd integer
An= -An-1 for n even integer
Find it's range...
. A group can charter a particular aircraft at a fixed total cost. If 36 people charter the aircraft rather than 40 people, then the
cost per person is greater by $12. What is the cost per person if 40 people charter the aircraft?
.There was a $25 discount on every purchase of $75 there was a 10% charge on shipping which was added before the discount
and 20% sales tax after the discount was added. If john paid total $300 what was the original amount of purchase if no sales tax
was added per $75.( This might be an comparision question....)
Given Principal amount P,rate of interest was r ,and the amount increase from 1990 to 1995 and 1995 to 2000 each time by r%. so
the total amount was (7/5)p at the end of 2 yrs .
Col A : r
Cola B: 20
. x-y =5, xy!=0
col A : 1/x-1/y
Col B : 1/5
Ans: D
If one number is chosen at random from the first 1000 positive integers, what is the probability that the number chosen is a
multiple of both 2 and 8?
. The number of numbers that can be formed by the digits 1,2,3,4,3,2,1. the odd digits are at odd places is given by
A) 430
B) 215
C) 93
D) 36
E) 18
Ans: E
. 2^(2n+1)- 2^2n = 2^1000 find n
A)500
B)1000
C)2000
Ans: A
-2<-1
Col a: 1/x3
Col b: 1/x
Ans:A
. A+B=1 and M+T=2
A and M are positive and B and T are negative
Cola :A^2 + B^2
Col b: M^2 +N^2
Ans: D
. n and k are positive no.'s
col a: (3^n/ 5^k)^2
colb: (n/k)^2
Ans: D
. Twice the sum of two integers x and y , when divided by 7 gives remainder =1. What is the remainder when x+y is divided by 7.
Ans: 4
. A telephone company has no.'s between 3000-3799. A Company called X uses the numbers from 3300-3499. Out of these
managers of Division1 level use numbers ending with 0 or 1. What percent of the telephone company numbers are used by
Managers of Division1 level of Comany X?
Ans: 5%
. There was a $25 discount on every purchase of $75 there was a 10% charge on shipping which was added before the discount
and 20% sales tax after the discount was added. If john paid total $300 what was the original amount of purchase if no sales tax
was added.
. x^2 +2x -8=0
sum of 2 roots is n.
Col a: n
Col b:-2
Ans:C
. How many three digit numbers are there such that the 100's digit is twice 10's digit and 10's digit is twice units digit.
Ans:2
. A line 'l' passes through (3,-2) and cuts the coordinate axis.
Column A : x intercept of line l
Column B : y intercept of line l
Ans: D
. F(x)=x^2+1
Cola: f(x+1)
Colb: f(x) +f(1)
Ans:D
. A semicircle was given with area =2pie
find the perimeter of the semicircle
Ans: 2pie+4
. A company sold a product for x dollars in 1990. The price of the product would increase by 2.5% every year. Which of the
following expressions could be used to calculate the price of the product in the year 2000?
A. x * (25)^10
B. x * (0.25)^10
C. x * (1.25) ^ 10
D. x * (1.025)^10
E. x * (0.125) ^ 10
Ans: D
.Compare:
Col A: {[Sqrt(6) + Sqrt(7)] [Sqrt(6) - Sqrt(7)]} / Sqrt(6)
Col B: {[Sqrt(7) + Sqrt(6)] [Sqrt(7) - Sqrt(6)]} / Sqrt(7)
Ans:B
.(1/2 - 1/3) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/4 + 1/2) = ?
Ans: 1
A line intersects the Y-axis at (0,a) and X-axis at (a,0). If the line passes through the point (-3,-3), find the value of a.
Ans: -6
. Biologists working to estimate the population of foxes in small town captured and tagged 30 foxes on one night. The foxes were then released. The next night they captured 30 foxes and found that 6 of them had already been tagged. The best estimate for the fox population of the town would be
A. 30
B. 36
C. 60
D. 150
. In a group of people solicited by charity 25% contribute $20, 45% contributed $10 and the rest contributed $5. If the charity received a total of $750 from those who contributed $5, how much did they receive in total from those solicited?
A. $5,500
B. $5,250
C. $4,750
D. $2,500
E. $1,700
Ans: A
. What is the value of x, if 2^(2x + 1) = 8^(x - 3)
A. -4
B. -1
C. 4
D. 8
E. 10
Ans: E
. The point of intersection of lines 3x-5y=7 and 2x+10y=-3, lies in
A. On X-Axis
B. On Y-Axis
C. In Quadrant I
D. In Quadrant III
E. In Quadrant IV
Ans:E
. A ranch has horses and ponies. Five-sixths of the ponies have horseshoes. Half of the ponies with horseshoes are Icelandic. If there are three more horses than ponies, what is the minimum number of horses and ponies on the ranch?
A. 12
B. 15
C. 27
D. 48
E. 54
Ans: C
. x is an integer such that x > 3
Cola: number of even factors of 2x
Colb: number of odd factors of 3x
Ans: D
. Twice sum of integers when divided by 11 leaves remainder 4
what is the remainder when sum of numbers is divided by 11
Ans: 2
. x when divided by 7 leaves remainder 4.What is the remainder when 2x + 5 is divided by 7.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6
Ans: E
. 4 points A,B,C,D on a straight line such that AD:AB = 9:1 and AD:AC = 4:1
points A,B,C,D are:-
A. -20 -8 -10 16
B. -20 -16 -11 16
C. -20 -16 -11 16
D. -20 -16 -11 7
E. -20 -10 -11 7
Ans: B
. A label of vertical width w is stick on a cylinderical vessel with area A(some number) and height 10 cm.
Cola: w
Colb: 4.5
Ans: D
. A telephone call charges at the rate x for first 1 minute, and y for the remaing time of the call. If the total charge for the call was $2.49, what was the call duration in terms of x and y.
Ans: ($2.49 - x)/y + 1
. What is the least possible product of 4 different integers, each of which has a value between –5 and 10, inclusive?
(A) - 5040
(B) - 3600
(C) - 720
(D) - 600
(E) - 120
Ans : B
. The reflection of a positive interger is obtained by reversing the digits. For example, 321 is the reflection of 123. The difference between a five-digit interger and its reflection must be divisible by which of the following?
(A) 2
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
(E) 9
Ans: E
. Probability of an event M, P(M) < 0.25
col A : Probability of M not occurring.
col B : 3/4
Ans: A
4The polygon has 27 diagonals. The no. of sides of the polygon is
Ans: 9
Prodct of 10 integers is odd -ve integer.
Col a: number of odd integers in product.
Col b: no of -ve integers.
Ans: D
.Given d is distance of a stone thrown from a building d=16t^2 , d was given as 200. What is the range of t?
A) 1 to 2
B) 2 to 3
C) 3 to 4
D) 4 to 5
E) 5 to 6
Ans: C
. 3,1,4,2,3,1,4,2......... is a series in which 3,1,4,2 are repeated for every 4 terms then wht is the product of the 67th,68th term?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
E. 3
Ans: D
in a triangle the three angles are given as X,X,Y. and the avg of two angles is 65, then wht is the possible value of Y in the below options?
A. 60
B. 65
C. 70
D. 75
E. 80
Ans: E
. Vertically Opposite angles. One was 75 and other was 2x+1 what's x ?
Ans: 52
. Machine A can produce a doll in 1+2/3 mins. Machine B can produce 3 dolls in 15 mins Whats time required to produce 30 dolls if the two work together
Ans: 37.5mins
.Bryan and Kathleen live 150 miles apart. They each drive toward the other's house along a straight road connecting the two,Bryan at a constant rate of 30 miles per hour and Kathleen at a constant rate of 50 miles per hour. If Bryan and Kathleen leave their houses at the same time, how many miles are they from Bryan's house when they meet?
A) 40
B) 51.5
C) 56.25
D) 75
E) 93.75
Ans: C
Given a square A of unknown sides, joining the midpoints , there is another square formed inside in it. The area of this inner square is....
Ans: 1/2 of area of square A
. x^2+2x-8=0
Col A:The sum of the roots
Col B:-2
Ans: C
. Points were given in the diagram as (0,u) and ( 3u,0)
Col A:Slope
Col B:-1/4
Ans:B
|x-2|>4 then which of the following is true with the above realation
A) -2
B) -4
C) -2
D) -6
Ans: A
Given numbers...(0.5)^-2 , (0.5)^-1 , (0.5)^0 , (0.5)^1 , (0.5)^2. Find the range of the above numbers.
Ans: 3.75
An equilateral pentagon and an equilateral triangle were given. The perimeter of pentagon is twice that of triangle.
Col A: Side of pentagon
Col B: Side of triangle
Ans: A
. On a street, there are four houses which are to be painted. There is a choice of three colors, and one house will be painted with a single color. In how many ways can the houses be painted?
A. 4
B. 24
C. 64
D. 81
E. 128
Ans:D
. ABCD is a rectangle with AC and BD being its diagonals. Point D lies on the circumference of a circle having radius 7 and centre at B.
Col A: Length of diagonal AC
Col B: Radius of circle
Ans. C
.There is a circular water fountain of Diameter 12m. The wall of the tank has a width of 2m. If the thickness of the fountain is 0.06m, what is the volume of the concrete used in constructing the tank?
Ans: 1.68pi cu.m.
. Given a square A of unknown sides, joining the midpoints , there is another square inside in it.
Col a: area of inner square
Col b: 1/3 of area of A
Ans:A
.Col a: 0, 5, 10, 25, 30.
Col b: 5, 10, 25, 30.
Which set's mean is greater?
Ans: B
. Probability that a number is a non prime out of 1 to 15 numbers?
Ans: 3/5
. f(x)=(2x-3)( 2x+3)=ax^ 2+bx+c
Col a: a+b+c
Col b: -5
Ans: C
. John's salary for a particular month is given by the equation: 1520 + 0.15x where x is the amount obtained from the sales made by John. In July 2000, John got $300 more than June 2000. By how much did John's sales increase in July 2000 as compared to June 2000?
Ans : $2000
. Col A: (0.9/1.1) 2 +(1.1 /0.9)2
Col B: 2
Ans: A
. (x(x+5)+x(x-5)) / ((x+2)+(x-2))
Ans: x
.A company sold a product for x dollars in 1990. The price of the product would increase by 2.5% every year. Which of the following expressions could be used to calculate the price of the product in the year 2000?
A. x * (25)^10
B. x * (0.25)^10
C. x * (1.25) ^ 10
D. x * (1.025)^10
E. x * (0.125) ^ 10
Ans: D
.Consider circle with centre O. AB is a chord of the circle. AOB is a right angle. C is a point on the circumference of the circle such that angle BOC = 60 degrees. Compare:
Col A: Area of Triangle AOB
Col B: Area of sector BOC
.x^2 + y^2 =7
Col a:x+y
Col b:x-y
Ans: D
. x^2 +2x -8=0
product of 2 roots is n.
Col a: n
Col b:-2
. A rectangular aquarium base has dimensions 10*8 and height 10. Aquarium is filled upto the height of 6, a solid bar is immersed into it... there by increasing the water level to 7.
Col a:the bar dimensions
Col b:100 cubics
Ans:B
There are 5 black marbels and 3 red marbles, probability of getting exactly 1 black marble and 1 red marble
a)5/56
b)5/64
c)15/64
d)15/56
e)0.5
. Where will the point of intersection of the lines 3x + 5y = 7 and 2x - 10y = - 3 lie?
A. On X-Axis
B. On Y-Axis
C. In Quadrant I
D. In Quadrant III
E. In Quadrant IV
Ans:C
. Compare:
Col A: {[Sqrt(6) + Sqrt(7)] [Sqrt(6) - Sqrt(7)]} / Sqrt(6)
Col B: {[Sqrt(7) + Sqrt(6)] [Sqrt(7) - Sqrt(6)]} / Sqrt(7)
Ans:B
. On the number line, the co-ordinate of point P is -5 and the co-ordinate of point R is 10. The point Q is situated in between P and R such that the ratio of distance between P and Q to the distance between R and Q is 2 is to 3. What is the co-ordinate of point Q?
Col A: co-ordinate of point Q
Col B: 0
Ans: A
. There are 37 employees in a company X. The month of july has more number of birthdays (of employees) than any other month in the year.
Col A: Number of Birthdays in July
Col B: 3
(1/2 - 1/3) + (1/3 - 1/4) + (1/4 + 1/2) = ?
Ans:1
. A line 'l' passes through (3,-2) and cuts the coordinate axis. line 'm ' is perpendicular to line 'l' .
Column A : Slope of line m
Column B : 3/2
Ans:C
.A certain recipe makes enough batter for exactly 8 circular pancakes that are each 10 inches in diameter. How many circular pancakes, each 5 inches in diameter and of the same thickness as the 10-inch pancakes, should the recipe
make?
A) 4
B) 16
C) 24
D) 32
E) 40
. n is a +ve no... which of the following is an integer
a)((n+1)/2)^3x+2
b)((n-2)/2)^3x+2
c)(n+1/2)^3x+2
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
NOVEMBER WORDS AND ARGUMENT AND ISSUE TOPICS
1. Stench - A strong, foul odor; a stink; a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
2. Temper - To make or become less severe or extreme; temporary state of mind or feeling; person's customary manner of emotional response; angry outburst; tendency to become angry or irritable; prevailing quality, as of thought, behavior, or attitude; angriness; bad mood; calmness; calm, moderate; harden
3. Protuberance - Something, such as a bulge, knob, or swelling, that protrudes; unevenness or elevation on a surface; lump, outgrowth
4. Prescribe - To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin; to order the use of (a medicine or other treatment); establish rules, laws, or directions; to set forth expressly and authoritatively
5. Flashy - Cheap and showy; gaudy; giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance; flamboyant, in poor taste
6. Assuage - To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
7. Venerate - To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
8. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
9. Engrossed - Preoccupied; attentive to
10. Teem - To be full of things; abound or swarm; to be or become pregnant; bear young; give birth to; be abundantly filled or richly supplied
11. Decrepit - Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use; deteriorated, debilitated; showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
12. Hoary - Gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair or pubescence; old as to inspire veneration; ancient; elderly; trite
13. Sturdy - Having or showing rugged physical strength; substantially made or built; stout; marked by resoluteness or determination; firm; solid, durable; strong and hardy
14. Homely - Not attractive or good-looking; lacking elegance or refinement; of a simple or unpretentious nature; plain; characteristic of the home or of home life; not beautiful, ordinary; having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; without artificial refinement or elegance
15. Sober - Exercising moderation and self-restraint in appetites and behavior; having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are; full of or marked by dignity and seriousness; calm, peaceful; dull; not partaking of alcohol; having a serious attitude
16. Melodious - Of, relating to, or containing a pleasing succession of sounds; tuneful; agreeable to hear; containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody
17. Trademark - A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product, officially registered and legally restricted to the use of the owner or manufacturer; distinctive characteristic by which a person or thing comes to be known; label (a product) with proprietary identification; register (something) as a trademark
18. Scepter (sceptre) - A staff held by a sovereign as an emblem of authority; ruling power or authority; sovereignty; invest with royal authority; a king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority
19. Monarch - One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially; sovereign, such as a king or empress, often with constitutionally limited authority; sole and absolute ruler
20. Signatory - Bound by signed agreement; one that has signed a treaty or other document; someone who signs and is bound by a document
21. Seal - A device for impressing characteristic marks into a soft surface, often to indicate ownership. Seals may be in the form of stamps or cylinder seals; authentication; stamp; ensure, finalize; make airtight; affix a seal to in order to prove authenticity or attest to accuracy, legal weight, quality, or another standard
22. Palliate - To make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate; make less severe or intense; mitigate; relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; loss over; cover up
23. Concord - Harmonious mutual understanding; formal, usually written settlement between nations; pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; agreement, treaty; unity, harmony
24. Cascade - A waterfall or a series of small waterfalls over steep rocks; something, such as lace, thought to resemble a waterfall or series of small waterfalls, especially an arrangement or fall of material; succession of stages, processes, operations, or units; series of components or networks, the output of each of which serves as the input for the next; to fall or cause to fall in or as if in a cascade
25. Fabrication - The making or construction of something; act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; that which is fabricated; a falsehood; lie
26. Melancholy - Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom; affected with or marked by depression of the spirits; sad; pensive; thoughtful
27. Divulge - To make known (something private or secret); to proclaim publicly; disclose in a breach of confidence; confess
28. Unsubstantial - Lacking material substance; insubstantial; lacking firmness or strength; flimsy; lacking basis in fact; lacking material form or substance; unreal
29. Oscillate - To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm; to waver, as between conflicting opinions or courses of action; vacillate; vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time; change back and forth; move rhythmically back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above
30. Untactful - Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others; lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
31. Palpable - Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; obvious; concrete, real
32. Pomp - Dignified or magnificent display; splendor; vain or ostentatious display
33. Willowy - Slender and graceful; planted with or abounding in willows
34. Uncanny - Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; so keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural; of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature; very strange, unusual
35. Insouciant - Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant; easygoing, casual
36. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
37. Assiduous - Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
38. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
39. Pillory - A wooden framework on a post, with holes for the head and hands, in which offenders were formerly locked to be exposed to public scorn as punishment; to expose to ridicule and abuse; a wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards for punishment and is exposed to public scorn
40. Canyon - A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge; gulf in mountain area; long, narrow valley with high cliffs on each side
41. Gully - A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour; to wear a deep ditch or channel in; deep ditch cut by running water
42. Illicit - Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful; not legal; forbidden
43. Pacify - To ease the anger or agitation of; to end war, fighting, or violence in; establish peace in; appease
44. Infuriate - To make furious, enrage; make very angry
45. Ripen - To make or become ripe or riper; mature
46. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
47. Derogate - To take away; detract; to deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray; to disparage; belittle; to think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant
48. Prodigal - Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
49. Prevaricate - Misleading or equivocate
50. Bungle - To work or act ineptly or inefficiently; handle badly; botch; clumsy or inept performance; proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner; blunder, mess up
51. Ossified - Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues; rigid, unimaginative convention; process of becoming set in a rigidly conventional pattern, as of behavior, habits, or beliefs
52. Pantry - A small room or closet, usually off a kitchen, where food, tableware, linens, and similar items are stored; small room used for the preparation of cold foods; small room off a kitchen where dishes, food, etc are stored; room for preparing refreshments, not complete meals; serving room between kitchen and dining space
53. Toil - To labor continuously; exhausting labor or effort; something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment; hard work; walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty; to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion
54. Zealot - excessive enthusiasm or u can say excessive zeal; or fanatic
55. Persecutor - One who persecutes, or harasses
56. Nebulous - Cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague; liable to more than one interpretation; confused, obscure
57. Gall - The quality or state of feeling bitter; the state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident; to make (the skin) raw by or as if by friction; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations
58. Aberrant - Deviating from the proper or expected course; deviating from what is normal; untrue to type; not being normal
59. Ephemeral - Lasting for a markedly brief time
60. Obdurate - Stubborn and unfeeling
61. Relinquish - To retire from; give up or abandon; put aside or desist from (something practiced, professed, or intended); to let go; surrender; to cease holding physically; release; give up a possession, claim, or right
62. Unsubstantiated - Unsupported by other evidence
63. Whet - To sharpen (a knife, for example); hone; make more keen; stimulate; sharpen; arouse; excite
64. Witless - Lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment
65. Succor - Assistance in time of distress; relief; one that affords assistance or relief; to give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress
66. Testy - Irritated, impatient, or exasperated; peevish; touchy; easily annoyed
ANALOGIES
1). engrossed:occupied
2). furniture:sofa
3). stench:nose
4). fingerprint:identification
5). trademark:manufacturer
6). rescue:save
7). tilt:level
8). punish:pillory
9). canyon:gully
10). illicit:permission
11). pacify:infuriate
12). ripen:mature
13). drain:empty
14). amorphous:structure
15). abridge:length
ISSUE TOPICS:
1. Both parents and communities must be involved in the local schools. Education is too important to leave solely to a group of professional educators
2. Most people recognize the benefits of individuality, but the fact is that personal economic success requires conformity
3. The function of science is to reassure; the purpose of art is to upset. Therein lies the value of each
4. Governments must ensure that their major cities receive the financial support they need in order to thrive, because it is primarily in cities that a nation's cultural traditions are preserved and generated
5. Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning
6. There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires
ARGUMENT TOPICS:
1. The vice president for human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president.
"In an effort to improve our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoring of employees' Internet use from their workstations. Employees who use the Internet from their workstations need to be identified and punished if we are to reduce the number of work hours spent on personal or recreational activities, such as shopping or playing games. By installing software to detect employees' Internet use on company computers, we can prevent employees from wasting time, foster a better work ethic at Climpson, and improve our overall profits."
2. The following appeared in a letter to the school board in the town of
"All students should be required to take the driver's education course at
3. The following appeared as part of an article in a health and beauty magazine.
"A group of volunteers participated in a study of consumer responses to the new XXX face cream. Every morning for a month, they washed their faces with mild soap and then applied XXX. At the end of that month, most volunteers reported a marked improvement in the way their skin looked and felt. Thus it appears that XXX is truly effective in improving the condition of facial skin."
Saturday, October 13, 2007
OCTOBER GRE WORDS
1. Invigorate - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate; stimulate; heighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
2. Assiduous - Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working 3. Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
4. Eulogy - A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation; expression of warm approval; acclamation
5. Disavow - To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject
6. Incompetent - Not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application; devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action; unskillful, unable; lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results
7. Resilient - Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; bouncy, flexible; having the quality of springing back to a former position. Also: Able to recover quickly from sickness or difficulty; sturdy
8. Arid - Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry
9. Bedlam - A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
10. Frenetic - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; maniacal
11. Erratic - Having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable; wandering
12. Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
13. Elation - High spirits; extreme happiness; lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity
14. Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
15. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
16. Dawdler - One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind17. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
18. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite; difficult to understand
19. Resplendent - Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
20. Metaphorical - Figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; a symbol; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
21. Literal - Employing the very same words as another; exact, real; being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic
22. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
23. Intransigent - Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising; firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
24. Predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
25. Tactual - Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch; producing a sensation of touch; tactile
26. Opulent - Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
27. Floppy - Tending to flop; loose and flexible; lacking in stiffness or firmness; limp
28. Willowy - Slender and graceful; planted with or abounding in willows
29. Potentiate - To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
30. Frugality - Careful use of material resources; prudence in avoiding waste
31. Insolent - Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant; audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent; bold, disrespectful; rude and insulting
32. Mushroom - Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds; to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control; sprout
33. Fungus - A plant that has no leaves, flowers, or green color
34. Satirize - A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
35. Lampoon - A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; light, good-humored satire; a work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony; ridicule, make fun of
36. Toil - To labor continuously; exhausting labor or effort; something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment; hard work; walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty; to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion
37. Motley - Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
38. Assuage - To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
39. Immaculate - Impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error; innocent, uncorrupted; very clean
40. Dicey - Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
41. Feisty - Touchy; quarrelsome; full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky; showing courage; irritable and looking for trouble
42. Apocryphal - Of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious; questionable; fake; of questionable authenticity
43. Mire - A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
44. Palpitate - To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver; beat with excessive rapidity; throb; make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements; beat at a rapid pace, like heart; tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
45. Redoubtable - Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
46. Amalgamate - To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous; blend
47. Rebut - To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case; to repel; present opposing evidence or arguments; argue against; prove wrong
48. Censor - To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
49. Torpor - A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; apathy; dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal; deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity; lethargy; dullness
50. Sangfroid - A stable, calm state of the emotions
51. Diatribe - A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; harangue, criticism; bitter or angry attack in speech or writing
52. Complaisance - The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability; agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
53. Perturbable - Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted
54. Amenable - Willing to carry out the wishes of others; able to be judged; responsible; willing, cooperative; willing to change or submit
55. Aberration - A departing from what is prescribed; condition of being abnormal; serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely; state of abnormality; deviation from the normal or usual; straying away from what is normal; defect of focus, such as blurring in an image
56. Digression - The act of digressing; deviation; straying
57. Phlegmatic - Without emotion or interest; having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
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59. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
60. Fathom - A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths; to perceive and recognize the meaning of; discern, understand
61. Incomprehensible - Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible; impossible to know or fathom; not understandable
62. Tardy - Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late; moving slowly; sluggish
63. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
64. Metaphysical - Having no body, form, or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; not physical; without physical presence; ideal
65. Deferential - Marked by or exhibiting deference; marked by courteous submission or respect; respectful, considerate
66. Palliated - To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; to make less severe or intense; mitigate; to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate
67. Fawn - To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior; to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior; a young deer, less than one year old; a grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown
68. Avaricious - Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
69. Covet - To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's); wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's; desire strongly; feel envy towards or for; Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
70. Byline - A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity
71. Indigenous - native
72. Tincture - An alcoholic, hydroalcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug; something that imparts color; coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes; to stain or tint with a color; to infuse, as with a quality; impregnate
73. Askew - To one side; awry; crooked(ly); crooked; out of alignment
74. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
75. Abscond - To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution; leave confinement or threat, run away
76. Alcove - A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room; secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden; small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room
77. Recess - A pause or interval, as from work or duty; interrupt regular activity for a short period; stop action; break, interval in action; any shallow depression in a surface
78. Furtive - Characterized by stealth; surreptitious; expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty; slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation; trickily secret; sneaky, secretive; done on the sly or in a sneaky way
79. Untenable - Incapable of being defended or justified
80. Amalgamate - To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite; mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury; unite or blend with another metal
81. Choir - An organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church
82. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
83. Enduring - Lasting; continuing; durable; long-suffering; patient; existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time
84. Splint - A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone; thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms; plate or strip of metal; bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse; hin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter; a rigid appliance for the fixation of displaced or movable parts; a support or brace used to fasten or confine; metal, acrylic resin, or modeling compound fashioned to retain in position teeth that may have been replanted or have fractured roots
85. Choreography - The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets; art of designing dances
86. Plot - A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; series of events and relationships forming the basis of a composition; piece of land; show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates; plan, scheme
87. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
88. Sobriquet - An affectionate or humorous nickname; an assumed name; a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name)89. Audacious - daring ;bold
90. Lassitude - lack of energy
91. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
92. Debilitated - Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled; lacking strength or vigor
93. Impel - To urge to action through moral pressure; drive; to drive forward; propel; prompt, incite
94. Flashy - Cheap and showy; gaudy; Giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance; flamboyant, in poor taste
95. Esoteric - Beyond the understanding of an average mind; mysterious, obscure; not publicly disclosed; confidential; confined to a small group; intended for or understood by only a particular group; of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people
96.Topography - Concerned with topography; the character, natural features, and configuration of land; surface features of a place or region
97. Measureless - Too great to be measured; immeasurable; having no ends or limits; boundless
98. Connotation - Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing; that which is signified by a word or expression; implication
99. Rue - European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
100. Exhortation - A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises; urging; a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
101. Canonize - To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such; to treat as sacred; glorify; approve as being within canon law
1. Invigorate - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate; stimulate; heighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
2. Assiduous - Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
3. Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
4. Eulogy - A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation; expression of warm approval; acclamation
5. Disavow - To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject
6. Incompetent - Not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application; devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action; unskillful, unable; lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results
7. Resilient - Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; bouncy, flexible; having the quality of springing back to a former position. Also: Able to recover quickly from sickness or difficulty; sturdy
8. Arid - Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry
9. Bedlam - A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
10. Frenetic - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; maniacal
11. Erratic - Having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable; wandering
12. Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one’s misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
13. Elation - High spirits; extreme happiness; lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity
14. Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
15. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
16. Dawdler - One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
17. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
18. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite; difficult to understand
19. Resplendent - Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
1. Metaphorical - Figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; a symbol; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
2. Literal - Employing the very same words as another; exact, real; being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic
4. Intransigent - Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising; firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
5. Predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
6. Tactual - Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch; producing a sensation of touch; tactile
7. Opulent - Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
8.. Floppy - Tending to flop; loose and flexible; lacking in stiffness or firmness; limp
9. Willowy - Slender and graceful; planted with or abounding in willows
10.. Potentiate - To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
20. Frugality - Careful use of material resources; prudence in avoiding waste
22. Mushroom - Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds; to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control; sprout
23. Fungus - A plant that has no leaves, flowers, or green color
1. Satirize - A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
2. Lampoon - A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; light, good-humored satire; a work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony; ridicule, make fun of
3. Toil - To labor continuously; exhausting labor or effort; something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment; hard work; walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty; to exert one’s mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion
4. Motley - Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
5. Assuage - To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
6. Immaculate - Impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error; innocent, uncorrupted; very clean
7. Dicey - Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
8. Feisty - Touchy; quarrelsome; full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky; showing courage; irritable and looking for trouble
9. Apocryphal - Of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious; questionable; fake; of questionable authenticity
10. Mire - A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
11. Palpitate - To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver; beat with excessive rapidity; throb; make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements; beat at a rapid pace, like heart; tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
12. Redoubtable - Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
13. Amalgamate - To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous; blend
14. Rebut - To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case; to repel; present opposing evidence or arguments; argue against; prove wrong
15. Censor - To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
16. Torpor - A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; apathy; dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal; deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity; lethargy; dullness
1. Obituary - published notice of death, sometimes with brief biography of deceased.
2. Beckon - seem appealing
3. Recalcitrant - disobedient
4. Revisionist - disapprove the changing of accepted theories
5. Didactic - intended to teach or give moral instruction
6. Reclusive - hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude,providing privacy or seclusion
7. Heretic - a person guilty of going against traditional religious teachings
8. Lassitude - lack of energy
9. Rectitude - orally correct behaviour
10. Bigotry - a prejudiced and intolerant person
11. Furrow - a long narrow trench; a deep wrinkle on person’s face
12. Lambaste - critiize someone harshly
13. Vociferous - vehement or loud
14. Peevish - irritable
14. Manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery
16. Cameo - to make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray insharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
17. Ensue - to follow as a consequence or result
18. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
19. Hedonism - pursuit of or devotion to pleasure, especially to the pleasures of the senses
20. Knoll - a small rounded hill or mound; a hillock
21. Pusillanimous - lacking courage; cowardly
22. Green - means learning, growth and harmony
23. Belligerent - inclined or eager to fight; hostile or aggressive; of,pertaining to, or engaged in warfare.
24. Frugality - careful use of material resources
25. Noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; deadly, injurious
26. Eyesore - something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant oroffensive to view; mess, ugliness
27. Plausible - seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible
28. Transitory - existing or lasting only a short time; short-lived or temporary
29. Maverick - one that refuses to abide by the dictates of or resists adherence to a group; a dissenter; radical
30. Sybarite - a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses
31. Agog - full of keen anticipation or excitement; eager
32. Evanescent - lasting or existing only for a short time;
33. Assuage - soothe, relieve
34. Circuitous - going around, indirect, long
35. Spurn - to reject disdainfully or contemptuously; scorn
36. Hindsight - perception of the significance and nature of events after they have occurred; the rear sight of a firearm
37. Chortle - a snorting, joyful laugh or chuckle
38. Glee - jubilant delight; joy
39. Gauche - lacking social polish; tactless
40. Lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience
41. Incipient - beginning to exist or appear
42. Incorrigible - incapable of being corrected or reformed
43. Offhand - without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously
44. Disputation - the act of disputing; debate. An academic exerciseconsisting of a formal debate or an oral defense of a thesis.
45. Metamorphose - to change into a wholly different form or appearance; transform
46.. Rapport - relationship or communication
47. Exorcise - drive an evil spirit from a person or place
48. Invigoration - give strength
49. Obviate - to make unnecessary
50. Hapless - deserving or inciting pity; unfortunate
51. Protean - variable
52. Substantiate - to support with proof or evidence; verify
53. Talon - the claw of a bird of prey
54. Consensus - an opinion or position reached by a group as a whole
55. Slothful - disinclined to work or exertion; lazy
56. Perturbable - to disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; to throw intogreat confusion
57. Floppy - tending to flop; loose and flexible
58. Folly - a lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
59. Eamark - to set aside or apart for a specified purpose; an identifying feature or characteristic; reserve
60. Convergence - the act, condition, quality, or fact of converging
61. Incontrovertible - impossible to dispute; unquestionable
62. Blurt - to utter suddenly and impulsively
63. Sangfroid - coolness and composure, especially in trying circumstances
64. Moxie - the ability to face difficulty with spirit and courage; aggressive energy
65. Tintinnabulation- the ringing or sounding of bells
66. Skein - a length of thread or yarn wound in a loose long coil; a flock of geese or similar birds in flight
67. Grimace - a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust
68. Manna - hardened sugary exudation of various trees; food that God gave the Israelites during the exodus
69. Knot - an exceedingly complicated problem or deadlock
70. Disillusion - to free or deprive of illusion
71. Disgruntle - to make discontented
72. Indispensable - essential
73. Splurge - to indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury
74. Gorge - the seam on the front of a coat or jacket where the lapel and thecollar are joined
75. Stentorian - extremely loud
76. Vapid - lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull
77. Halcyon - calm and peaceful; tranquil; prosperous; golden; serene
78. Sojourn - to reside temporarily; temporary residence
79. Bilious - suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress;not in good physical or mental health
80. Vicissitude - a change or variation. The quality of being changeable; mutability
81. Genuflect - to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor or ground, as in worship; to be servilely respectful or deferential; grovel
82. Jocund - sprightly and lighthearted in disposition, character, or quality
83. Enliven - to make lively or spirited; animate
84. Polymorphous - having, or occurring in, several distinct forms
85. Purism - strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness,especially of language
86. Befitting - appropriate; suitable; proper
87. Japery - acting like a clown or buffoon; a trick or practical joke
88. Overwrought - excessively nervous or excited; agitated; extremelyelaborate or ornate; overdone
89. Dolorous - marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
90. Nostrum - medicine whose effectiveness is unproved and whose ingredients are usually secret; a quack remedy.
91. Panacea - a remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
92. Ensue - to follow as a consequence or result
93. Tort - damage, injury, or a wrongful act done willfully, negligently, or incircumstances involving strict liability, but not involving breach.
94. Pettifogger - a petty, quibbling, unscrupulous lawyer. One who quibbles over trivia
95. Tessellated - decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together; “a mosaic floor”;having a checkered or mottled appearance
96.. Slatternly - slovenly; untidy
97. Muckrake - to search for and expose misconduct in public life.
98. Mordant - bitingly sarcastic
99. Moribund - approaching death; about to die. On the verge of becoming obsolete
100. Francophile - a person who admires France, its people, or its culture
101. Wane - to decrease gradually in size, amount, intensity, or degree; decline.
102. Protean - readily taking on varied shapes, forms, or meanings. Exhibiting considerable variety or diversity
103. Saturnine - melancholy or sullen; gloomy
104. Foursquare - characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
105. Pert - trim and stylish in appearance; jaunty; impudently bold; saucy; high-spirited; vivacious
106. Enfeoff - to invest with a feudal estate or fee
107. Slattern - an untidy, dirty woman
108. Ineluctable - impossible to avoid or evade
109. Malfeasance - misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official
110. Financier - one who is occupied with or expert in large-scale financial affairs
111. Exhume - to remove from a grave; disinter. To bring to light, especially after a period of obscurity.
112. Vilify - to make vicious and defamatory statements about
113. Veto - to forbid or prohibit authoritatively; refusal of permission
114. Malcontent - a chronically dissatisfied person; one who rebels against the established system; discontented as toward authority
115. Incontrovertible - impossible to dispute; unquestionable; beyond dispute
116. Disputable - open to dispute; debatable; open to discussion
117. Knaw (Gnaw) - bite or chew on with the teeth; become ground down or deteriorate; to afflict or worry persistently; to cause persistent worry or pain
118. Nugatory - of little or no importance; trifling; having no force; invalid; Contemptibly unimportant
119. Slake - to satisfy (a craving); quench; to lessen the force or activity of; moderate; to cool or refresh by wetting or moistening; to combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air; make less active or intense
120. Hull - the dry outer covering of a fruit, seed, or nut; a husk; the outer casing of a rocket, guided missile, or spaceship; the frame or body of a ship, exclusive of masts, engines, or superstructure
121. Formulaic - characterized by or in accordance with some formula; being of no special quality or type; average
122. Circumspect - heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent; trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error; cautious, discreet; showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration
123. Lofty - of imposing height; elevated in character; exalted; arrogant; haughty; affecting grandness; pompous; exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
ANALOGIES
1). frenetic:energetic
2). mushroom:fungus
3). lampoon:satirize
4). palpitate:beat
5). tilt:level
6). perturbable:annoy
7). aberration:usual
8). incomprehensible:fathom
9). avaricious:covet
10). article:byline
11). singer:choir
12). tincture:stain
13). depart:abscond
14). alcove:recess
15). choreography:dance
16). splint:mobility
17). ephemeral:enduring
18). topographical:surface
19). measureless:limit
20). evanescence:permanence
21). ossified:flexibility
22). oxygen:gas
23). portrait:paintings
24). document:file
25). metamorphosis:latent
26). banana:peel
27). fixture:permanent
1. Invigorate - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate; stimulate; heighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
2. Assiduous - Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
3. Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
4. Eulogy - A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation; expression of warm approval; acclamation
5. Disavow - To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject
6. Incompetent - Not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application; devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action; unskillful, unable; lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results
7. Resilient - Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; bouncy, flexible; having the quality of springing back to a former position. Also: Able to recover quickly from sickness or difficulty; sturdy
8. Arid - Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry
9. Bedlam - A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
10. Frenetic - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; maniacal
11. Erratic - Having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable; wandering
12. Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
13. Elation - High spirits; extreme happiness; lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity
14. Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
15. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
16. Dawdler - One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
17. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
18. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite; difficult to understand
19. Resplendent - Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
20. Metaphorical - Figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; a symbol; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
21. Literal - Employing the very same words as another; exact, real; being in accordance with, conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic
22. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
23. Intransigent - Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising; firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
24. Predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
25. Tactual - Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch; producing a sensation of touch; tactile
26. Opulent - Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance; luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
27. Floppy - Tending to flop; loose and flexible; lacking in stiffness or firmness; limp
28. Willowy - Slender and graceful; planted with or abounding in willows
29. Potentiate - To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
30. Frugality - Careful use of material resources; prudence in avoiding waste
31. Insolent - Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant; audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent; bold, disrespectful; rude and insulting
32. Mushroom - Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds; to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control; sprout
33. Fungus - A plant that has no leaves, flowers, or green color
34. Satirize - A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
35. Lampoon - A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; light, good-humored satire; a work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony; ridicule, make fun of
36. Toil - To labor continuously; exhausting labor or effort; something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment; hard work; walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty; to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion
37. Motley - Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
38. Assuage - To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
39. Immaculate - Impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error; innocent, uncorrupted; very clean
40. Dicey - Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
41. Feisty - Touchy; quarrelsome; full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky; showing courage; irritable and looking for trouble
42. Apocryphal - Of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious; questionable; fake; of questionable authenticity
43. Mire - A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
44. Palpitate - To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver; beat with excessive rapidity; throb; make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements; beat at a rapid pace, like heart; tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
45. Redoubtable - Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear46. Amalgamate - To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous; blend
47. Rebut - To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case; to repel; present opposing evidence or arguments; argue against; prove wrong
48. Censor - To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
49. Torpor - A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; apathy; dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal; deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity; lethargy; dullness
50. Sangfroid - A stable, calm state of the emotions
51. Diatribe - A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; harangue, criticism; bitter or angry attack in speech or writing
52. Complaisance - The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability; agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
53. Perturbable - Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted
54. Amenable - Willing to carry out the wishes of others; able to be judged; responsible; willing, cooperative; willing to change or submit
55. Aberration - A departing from what is prescribed; condition of being abnormal; serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely; state of abnormality; deviation from the normal or usual; straying away from what is normal; defect of focus, such as blurring in an image
56. Digression - The act of digressing; deviation; straying
57. Phlegmatic - Without emotion or interest; having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
58. Concord - Harmonious mutual understanding; formal, usually written settlement between nations; pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; agreement, treaty; unity, harmony
59. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
60. Fathom - A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths; to perceive and recognize the meaning of; discern, understand
61. Incomprehensible - Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible; impossible to know or fathom; not understandable
62. Tardy - Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late; moving slowly; sluggish
63. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
64. Metaphysical - Having no body, form, or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; not physical; without physical presence; ideal
65. Deferential - Marked by or exhibiting deference; marked by courteous submission or respect; respectful, considerate
66. Palliated - To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; to make less severe or intense; mitigate; to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate
67. Fawn - To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior; to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior; a young deer, less than one year old; a grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown
68. Avaricious - Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
69. Covet - To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's); wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's; desire strongly; feel envy towards or for; Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
70. Byline - A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity
71. Indigenous - native
72. Tincture - An alcoholic, hydroalcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug; something that imparts color; coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes; to stain or tint with a color; to infuse, as with a quality; impregnate
73. Askew - To one side; awry; crooked(ly); crooked; out of alignment
74. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
75. Abscond - To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution; leave confinement or threat, run away
76. Alcove - A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room; secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden; small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room
77. Recess - A pause or interval, as from work or duty; interrupt regular activity for a short period; stop action; break, interval in action; any shallow depression in a surface
78. Furtive - Characterized by stealth; surreptitious; expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty; slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation; trickily secret; sneaky, secretive; done on the sly or in a sneaky way
79. Untenable - Incapable of being defended or justified
80. Amalgamate - To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite; mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury; unite or blend with another metal
81. Choir - An organized company of singers, especially one performing church music or singing in a church
82. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
83. Enduring - Lasting; continuing; durable; long-suffering; patient; existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time
84. Splint - A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone; thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms; plate or strip of metal; bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse; hin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter; a rigid appliance for the fixation of displaced or movable parts; a support or brace used to fasten or confine; metal, acrylic resin, or modeling compound fashioned to retain in position teeth that may have been replanted or have fractured roots
85. Choreography - The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets; art of designing dances
86. Plot - A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; series of events and relationships forming the basis of a composition; piece of land; show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates; plan, scheme
87. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
88. Sobriquet - An affectionate or humorous nickname; an assumed name; a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
89. Audacious - daring ;bold
90. Lassitude - lack of energy
91. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
ANALOGIES
1). frenetic:energetic
2). mushroom:fungus - X is a type of Y
3). lampoon:satirize
4). palpitate:beat
5). tilt:level
6). perturbable:annoy
7). aberration:usual
8). incomprehensible:fathom
9). avaricious:covet
10). article:byline
11). singer:choir
12). tincture:stain
13). depart:abscond
14). alcove:recess
15). choreography:dance
16). splint:mobility
17). ephemeral:enduring
ISSUE TOPICS
1. It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears
2. In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important discoveries
3. Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics
4. It is always an individual who is the impetus for innovation; the details may be worked out by a team, but true innovation results from the enterprise and unique perception of an individual
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