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The senator's attempt to convince the public that he is not interested in running for a second term is ___________ given the extremely ________ fund-rasing activities of his campaign committe. 1. futile....clandestine 2. sincere....visible 3. specious....apathetic 4. disingenuous....public 5. straightforward....dubious

No kidding! I wonder what were the reasons behind such a silly rule. I wonder if grad schools are being more selective about MBA students.

Thanks for your clarification. I thought you'd know. From now on, I'll have to be careful about budgetting test days. I wish I could take the test unlimitedly during a year, but I guess I am lucky that I can take the test five times anytime during the 12-month period compared to the old days when only paper tests were available twice a year.

Hi, I just wanted to make sure of something. It says in the GRE test-taking policy: "You may take the General Test (computer-based and/or paper-based) only once per calendar month and no more than 5 times in any 12-month period. This applies even if you canceled your scores on a test taken previously." Suppose I took my first GRE in April this year and will be taking my fifth in December this year, do I have to wait until the new 12 month begins in May next year if I want to take the test after December? It seems obvious but i just want to be sure. I'd appreciate your feedback.

Misha, you are right. It was a typo and thank you for pointing that out!

HI guys, sorry about the delay. Voila, here are the answers...

I got this one right (the answer is E), but I am posting this because I do not know what "enervating backwaters" means in this context. Your help is appreciated! In the absence of any ____ caused by danger, hardship, or even cultural difference, most utopian communities deteriorate into ____ but enervating backwaters. (A) turmoil--frantic (B) mistrust--naive © amerioration--ignorant (D) decimation--intrusive (E) stimulation--placid

Try these w/out your dictionary. 1. MIRTH:LAUGHTER:: (A) uncertainty:nod (B) approval:applause* © danger:alarm (D) labor:sweat (E) love:respect 2. PORE:MEMBRANCE:: (A) mouth:lip (B) eyelid:eye © door:wall* (D) tunnel: passage (E) tumbler:lock 3. IMMUTABLE:ALTERED:: (A) impassable:attempted (B) antenable:debated © dessicated:moistened (D) implacable: propitiated* (E) unimpeachable:trusted 4. VENIAL:EXCUSE:: (A) implausible:decry (B) experimental:explore © pellucid:understand* (D) preponderant:balance (E) insidious:entrap 5. INSTRUMENTALIST:SYMPHONY:: (A) author:drama (B) photographer:cinema © composer:concerto (D) artist: painting (E) dancer:ballet* 6. EPICURE: (A) a person ignorant about art (B) a person dedicated to a cause © a person motivated by greed (D) a person indifferent to food* (E) a person insensitive to emotions 7. STOLID: (A) excitable* (B) friendly © slender (D) brittle (E) weak 8. IDYLL: (A) negative appraisal (B) pedestrian argument © object created from a purpose (D) experience fraught with tention* (E) action motivated by greed 9. PERISH: (A) move on (B) survive* © come after (D) transgress (E) strive 10. UNPREDICTABLE: (A) sensitive (B) compliant © dependable* (D) mature (E) laudable

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Please make sure to include your interpretations... 1. How could words, confined as they individually are to certain____meanings specified in a dictionary, eventually come, when combined in groups, to create obscurity and actually to prevent thought from being____ ? (A) indefinite...articulated (B) conventional...conceivable © unlikely...classified (D) archaic...expressed (E) precise...communication* 2. Although many findings of Soviet and United States probes of Venus were complementary, the two sets of atmospheric results clearly could not be___ without a major change of data or____. (A) obtained...experimentation (B) completed...position © matched...implementation (D) reconciled...interpretation* (E) produced...falsication

1. USURY: INTEREST:: (A) fraud: property (B) gouging: price* © monopoly: production (D) foreclosure:mortgage (E) embezzlement:savings 2. EPITHET: DISPARAGE:: (A) abbreviation: proliferate (B) hieroglyphic:mythologize © diminutive:respect (D) code:simplify (E) alias:mislead* 3. LEVEE:RIVER:: (A) seam:fabric (B) corona:sun © cordon:crowd* (D) petal:flower (E) moat:castle 4. ENUNCIATE:WORDS:: (A) limn:lines* (B) parse:sentence © hear:sounds (D) run:steps (E) stint:savings 5. DISPUTE: (A) accept* (B) simplify © frustrate (D) silence (E) understand 6. STOCK: (A) unique* (B) unfounded © desirable (D) unhealthy (E) trustworthy 7. BURGEON: (A) retreat (B) evolve © wither* (D) sever (E) minimize 8. NICE: (A) indirect (B) indecisive © imperceptible (D) imprecise* (E) imperturbable 9. DISABUSE:ERROR:: (A) rehabilitate:addiction* (B) persevere:dereliction © belittle:imperfection (D) discredit:reputation (E) discern:discrimination 10. DISGUISE:RECOGNITION:: (A) prevarication:statement (B) infidelity:marriage © camouflage:infiltration (D) espionage:diplomacy (E) padding:damage* And, the bonus question is... PLANT:SOIL (A) germ:bacteria (B) organism:medium* © sample:growth (D) nutrient:liquid (E) tree:root

iniquitous means vicious (that means having the nature or quality of vice or immorality) and nefarious. Being vicious or being nefarious is to have the quality of being wicked and unfaithful. Nefarious and vicious are actually synomyms of wicked and unjust. Hence faithful is the antonym of iniquitous.

ETCH:CORROSIVE::glue:adhesive To etch means "to make a drawing, design on metal, glass by the action of an acid" Acid has the corrosive effect of rusting or the action of chemicals. So the bridge must be something like "X has the effect of Y" or "X has the function of Y".