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GOURMAND: APPETITE:: X is excessive and unrestrained in Y (A) pedant: simplicity (B) skinflint: thrift © prodigal: energy (D) daredevil: strength (E) egotist: honesty 37. TRUCULENT: (A) gentle (B) dim © dainty (D) silent (E) pure Ya even I think its gentle , truculent means aggressive , harsh or rude ?? :hmm:

From a box of 10 bulbs , 4 are to be removed . How many different set of 4 bulbs can be removed ? If a polygon in #4 is regular , what is the measure of the interior angle ? What is #4?

Hi , I don't know if I am write , but i think the answer should be 3C2 * 4C2 For example let part B has 4 questions namely X,Y,W,Z ...then attempting 2 questions say X and Z is same as Z and X , we should not consider it as 2 different choices .... so its no 4C2 , it should be 4P2 3* 6 = 18

1.repress .. dramatizes 2. ignored 3.sanctioned . .inappropriate 4.unruly .. chaos Can anyone explain these ??

Prudery actually draws attention to the vice it is , supposed to --; the very act that forbids speech or prohibits sight -- what is hidden. (A) condemn .. distorts (B) monitor .. signals © repress .. dramatizes (D) obviate .. fosters (E) divulge .. conceals 5. Ironically. Carver's precision in sketching lives on the edge of despair ensures that his stories will sometimes be read too narrowly, much as Dickens' social-reformer role once caused his broader concerns to be --. (A) ignored (B) reinforced © contradicted (D) diminished (E) diversified 6. The demise of the rigorous academic curriculum in high school resulted, in part, from the progressive rhetoric that --the study of subjects previously thought .-- as part of school learning. (A) advocated .. necessary (B) enhanced .. indispensable © restricted .. impractical (D) undermined .. popular (E) sanctioned . .inappropriate 7. While some see in practical jokes a wish for mastery in miniature over a world that seems very --, others believe that the jokes' purpose is to disrupt. by reducing all transactions to --. (A) dubious .. confusion (B) disorderly .. symmetry © harmonious .. dissonance (D) unruly .. chaos (E) turbulent. .uniformity

Mode for s1 is 1,2,3 and 4 and mode for s2 is 1,2 .... Unique mode is possible only when the higest number of occurrence of the a number is unique

Thanks kanika , both the answers are right . Can you explain why hypothesis : theory is not the answer because hypothesis is like an assumption that lacks theory .... And , Weaving is an action done using loom ?

MELODRAMA: SUBTLETY :: (A) chimera: authenticity (B) parody: wit © war :.strategy (D) brief: abstract (E)hypothesis : theory KNIT: YARN :: (A) darn: sock (B) plait: hair © crochet: hook (D) braid: knot (E) weave: loom

Ya , here ordering doesn't matter , so its 7P4 instead of 7C4 . We include all position of say a number : 5432 , we also include 4532 , 2352 ...so on .....

A rectangular solid has a square base and altitude of 7 . If the volume of solid is 252 , then the perimeter of square base is A. 9 B. 24 C. 28 D.36 E.49

Answers : A D E @ kanika Something congruous conspicuous also always lead to appropriation Even a log is used to indicate Record A predisposition marks superiority of preference How did you eliminate these choice ??? Misleading mistake corrected by moderator. It is important to be accurate when dealing with these questions if other members are not to be confused.

Crucial is collection of relevant details Obvious is collection of perceptible details Officious is over attentive (annoying sometimes) Snobbish is excessively refined in a negative cannotation (Unrefined ) Mitigate is less severe But I am not sure if qualified is less general

AUTHORITATIVE: ACCEPTANCE :: (A) conspicuous: attention (B) nebulous: validation © congruous: appropriation (D) maudlin: passion (E) tangible: substance 15. UNDERSCORE: EMPHASIS :: (A) eradicate: destruction (B) stigmatize: confrontation © quantify: assessment (0) brand: ownership (E) log: record 16. PREEMINENCE: IMPORTANCE :: (A) predestination: belief (B) prefiguration : reality . © premeditation: execution, (0) predisposition: preference (E) preponderance : weight Please mention the bridge

The choice should have been Ellipsis : Sentence .(not ellipses) Ellipsis is omission of words or phrases from sentences or paragraph . Apostrophes is the omission of letters in words . For eg : it's is tantamount to it is ...

Answers : 1)A 2)A Isn't grievous causing grief or sorrow ? So the antonym should be sparkling ?

GRIEVOUS: (A) slight (B) stereotyped © solicitous (D) sophisticated (E) sparkling FIDGET: NERVOUSNESS:: (A) cringe: dread (8) stall: frustration © regale: amusement (D) doubt: consternation (E) nag; annoyance

Ya , the answer should be C

@ Kanika Even I though the same answers and I don't know what wrong with our bridge The answers : PRACTICING : EXPERTISE :: exercising : strength ARTERY : PLAQUE :: channel : silt ZEALOUS : ENTHUSIASTIC :: idolatrous: devoted @ ramgorur Can you explain how you got the bridge ???

10. PRACTICING: EXPERTISE:: (A) thinking: logic • (B) writing: c1ariry © growing: health (D) exercising; strength (E) eating: nutrition . ARTERY: PLAQUE:: (A) river: levee (B) track: switch © channel: silt (D) information: flow (E) tunnel: wall ZEALOUS: ENTHUSIASTIC:: (A) pedantic: educated (B) flamboyant: stylish (Cl cautious: prudent (D) pious: virtuous (E) idolatrous: devoted

1) X is an antonym of Y Relapse is to fall back to illness Convalescence is to regain after illness Similarly , Recidivism is habitually committing crime even after punished . Rehabilitation is correcting oneself after a wrong doing . 2) Alacrity is willingness , eagerness to do something .... A apathetic person lack alacrity A timid person lack temerity ( rash boldness) 3) The definitions of the word gives you the bridge Primp - To groom or dress in a meticulous way Vain - (here) implies not worthless , empty , fuitle or unavailing .... The secondary meaning is "indulgence or showing excessively high regard for one's look" gloat - malicious boasting smug - feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself So ,A Primp shows vainness A Gloat shows smugness 4) I am not sure about this bridge , but I guess Hover is opposite of plunge The helicopter is hovering in air . A ball is plunged in water . Similarly , Crouch is stealthy or sneaky Spring is unafraid or brave X is opposite of Y

C and B

1) Plan : scheme :: a. antiquity : age b. annoyance : evasive c. statesman : politician d. assignment : task e. prison : jail 2) essay : short story :: a. symphony : concerto b. biography : novel c. acrylic : watercolor d. comdey: burlesque e. monologue : drama

Guys , I find the verbal section of Big Book tough . I am able to get approximately 20 - 25 questions right out of 38 questions in 7 tests I have done . Although I finished the barrons word list once , I find RCs really tough . I still have 20 days to go . Any estimates on how many question I should get right to get a score of 650 ??? Help me out !

ya both are right why isn't satisfied.... reason cruel. . effortlessness not the answer ?

Ya sorry i missed , i though x and x^2 both should be between 0 and 150 ... And I don think the limit is inclusive .... Its says 'between' so it should be 24 .