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First RC was the 5th question.. then second arnd 15th.. then arnd 25th..

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Congrats!! n goodluck :)

Hey guys! Wrote GRE today n got a score of 1330(Q-760, V-570)..not happy at all.. anyways it cannot b undone now.. one thing i want to state here is that the exam was nothing out of the ordinary.. it was of PowerPrep level in terms of dfficulty..there were no words that i hadnt seen before..though the RCs were lengthy.. so what went wrong? the fact that i didnt pay much attention to the words, analogies especially.. i guess i just picked up the choices that were jumping out at me.... piece of advice--time urslef well... i was short of time in the end.. any opinions or advice on the score.. rather any words of comfort.... anyways goodluck to everybody..keep up the goodwork here:) PS- Am from ECE background and planning to go for MS- MIS degree...

hey! you got the first one right.. DISQUIETUDE :ANXIOUS :: nonplus : perplexed however for the second analogy, SPEECH : FILIBUSTER ::race : marathon explanation given-Filibuster is a long speech and marathon is a long race.. am not too convinced by the reasoning though.. any other ideas?

yes krish..thanks, tat seems to b the point v were overlookin wat abt tis-- DISQUIETUDE :ANXIOUS :: (A) magnitude :unabridged (B) isolation : sequestered © cupidity : bellicose (D) embellishment :overstated (E) nonplus : perplexed and... SPEECH : FILIBUSTER :: (A) race : marathon (B) gift : breach © statement : digression (D) detour : path (E) address : postage

That seems the probable answer, X is opposite of Y.. however the answer provided was Charismatic: Pedant . This doesn't make much sense to me... What do you guys think?

hmm.. thanks :).. another one acquiescent : rebel :: ___________ : ___________ charismatic : pedant courteous : rude luminosity : lamp accepting : taking

1). crescendo:sound::_________:_________ a) quantity : quality b) mute : tone c) wavelength : pitch d) acceleration : tempo please give me an explanation for the answer too.. i cant seem to figure this one out... Thanks :)

Hi.. I hadnt heard of Dilip Oak's notes before.. is it a book? who is the publisher?? thanks..

thanks classicist!! :) I do agree with you about the 'firstly', 'secondly' startings to the paragraphs.. thanks :)

Hi, I have often seen that essays written here are evaluated and must say that some of them are done really well. When one views another article, then the flaws seem to be jumping at you. I have written an essay here and would greatly appreciate if all you guys could skim through it and offer your views. Thanks :) -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following appeared in a memo from the president of Viva-Tech, a manufacturer of high-tech medical equipment. "In order to reduce costs, we should close some of our existing small assembly plants and build a large central plant. Grandview would be an ideal location for this new plant. First, of the locations that we have considered, Grandview has the largest adult population, so that we will be able to staff our plant quickly and easily. Second, since the average wage earned by workers in Grandview is less than that in the other locations, we should be able to keep production costs low. Last, as an inducement for us to build there, Grandview's town council has offered to allow us to operate for the first three years without paying city taxes." ESSAY--- The President of Viva-Tech suggests that the manufacturer should close down the existing small assembly plants and instead open up a large central plant at Grandview. He favours Grandview as the ideal location for the new plant since it has the large adult population that would ensure easy flow of workforce. In addition, the current low wages and city tax exemption for three years convince the President that Grandview would indeed be a good choice. The reasons cited in the memo seem pretty unconvincing and full of loose assumptions to me. First of all, the assumption that the cost would be reduced, by starting a large plant instead of many small ones, doesn’t hold much weight. No arguments have been given to prove that the central plant would prove more profitable. On the contrary, setting up a larger new plant would require a significant investment and might lead to some additional costs like freight expenses. Secondly, even the reasons put forth for selecting Grandview as the perfect location are questionable. A large adult population doesn’t necessarily mean a large work-force for the plant. Especially when Viva-Tech is a high-tech medical equipment manufacturer, skillful workers would be needed and people of the required qualifications might not be many in number in Grandview. In such a scenario, they would have to hire people from outside the town and this would only increase the costs. Also, no demographic data about the population has been provided. It might be so that the majority of the population comprises of senior citizens, which are in no way would contribute to the plant's staff. Thirdly, even though the average wages earned by workers in Grandview might be lesser than that in other locations, this might not be able to keep the production costs low. There is no mention of how less the wages are from the present locations and whether the workers would be willing to work in this particular manufacturing unit for the same wages. In calculating the production costs, factors such as availability of raw materials, transportation, machinery maintenance etc. should be taken into account. It might be possible that Grandview is in a far-flung area and not well connected with the hubs of essential raw materials or that the markets for the final products are situated far away. These causes would then only increase the production costs and make the low wages insignificant. Fourthly, the memo doesn’t state the figures regarding the taxes in Grandview and the current cities. According to me, a comparison is essential here because even though Viva-Tech might be saving on three year's city taxes, the tax rates might be significantly higher in reality. This would render the rebate useless. In sum, without additional information Viva-Tech shouldn't setup a central large plant in Grandview. Some statistics exhibiting various city tax comparisons, demographic profile of Grandview and a survey of the qualifications and wages workers of Grandview, must be presented to bolster the suggestion.

thanks manish..:)

Hi.. please direct me to ursula's thread on 'GMAT' preparation.. thanks

Thanks guys for the valuable advice.. Yesterday, i gave Princeton n got 1470 ( q-770, v- 670) and PowerPrep Test1 with 1260. So hows the progress?