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hi guys.. I'm a final yr EE student wishing 2 apply for Fall 06 term..in this regard i got a few Qs.. IS it compulsory that one should have a minimum balance of 15-20 lakhs in his or his parents name at the time of applying online or its required only during VISA interview?? Also is it sufficient if my own sister/brother living in US holding Green card can sponsor my education..i mean if they send a sponsorship certificate saying that they are ready to bear my expenses and show their bank balance.. will it be sufficient or is it compulsory that that amt shud be present in indian bank in liquid cash in the name o fstudent /parents?? Also if its compulsory to show the amt in indian bank..then all the amt shud be in liquid cash or even assets can also b shown?? Plz lemem know these details as soon as possible.. ii have seen while applying online to some univ's tat we r reqd to downlaod a bank statement form and get it signed by the bank manaager showng that v have the amt 2 pay tutuion fees for atleast 1st yr..also there is a sepraate form for Sponsorship .. So what shud i do.. viky

Hi guys.. IS anyone applying to the nbelow univ's//if so plz revert back.. Georgia Institute of Technology(GA) Graduate Admissions Georgia Institute of Technology 631 Cherry Street, Room 318 Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0321 University of California--Los Angeles(Samueli)(CA) 57-127 Engineering IV Box 951594 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1594 Pennsylvania State University--University Park(PA) Graduate Enrollment Services The Pennsylvania State University 114 Kern Building University Park, PA 16802 Department of Electrical Engineering Graduate Admissions (U.S. applicants, please indicate "ATTN: Kennedy") The Pennsylvania State University 121 Electrical Engineering East Building University Park, PA 16802 Texas A&M University--College Station(Look)(TX) Admissions TAMU PO Box 30014 College Station, TX 77842-3014 University of Maryland--College Park (Clark)(MD) Enrollment Services Office-Graduate Admissions Box G, Mitchell Building University of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 20742 USA University of Minnesota--Twin Cities(MN) Graduate School Admissions 309 Johnston 101 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA Arizona State University (Fulton)(AZ) Arizona State University Division of Graduate Studies PO Box 871003 Tempe, Arizona 85287-1003 Virginia Tech(VA) Graduate School Sandy Hall (0325) Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061 Telephone: 540/231-2494 , Fax: 540/231-3714 gradrecr@vt.edu Rutgers State University--New Brunswick(NJ) Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 18 Bishop Place New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8530, U.S.A. 732/932-7711 North Carolina state university() Graduate School Admissions Office North Carolina State University Campus Box 7102 Peele Hall, Room 104 10 Watauga Club Dr. Raleigh, NC 27695-7102 USA University of Washington(Seattle) Graduate Admissions Office Box 352191 Seattle, WA 98195 SUNY STONY BROOK (NY)

hi Dipesh.. Thats a gr8 score man..Kudo's to u. For ur kinf info i want 2 add something which i heard recently from my seniors who hav recentlyu left 2 MS.. GRE score weightage in admission process is going on a low stride in recent yrs.. All colleges expect a min of 1300 score.. Above that 1410 or 1600 is one and the same for them.. Its true that if ur a engg dtudent and pplying for MS in engg then maths score may matter but still its just taken as a cutoff.. So dont b bogged down.. No need for 2nd attempt.. Apply high..dont think of aid now..just try for a college in 10-20 range..aim sure u will get ur dream college.. all the best for ur admision process vicky

1) In some areas of the United States, unfavorable climate or soil makes farming impossible What makes human skeleton hard and strong is the presence of the metallic element calcium Nest building is much less common among mammals than among birds. 9.Metalworkers use the term "machine tool" to refer to an equipment used for shaping metal. Jupiter is a gaseous planet with an atmosphere composed mostly of hydrogen and helium. Traditionally, the Fourth of July is celebrated in the Unites States with political speeches, picnics, and most important of all, a display of fireworks at night. 26. Ordinary beaver dams varyin length from a few feet to hundred feet or more thanimportant book on architecture. Except the freehand toe. the feet of the gull are fully webbed 3 34. Murres are black-and-white diving birds that mate every five or six years and lay only a single egg at a time. 37. Fluorine, a greenish-yellow gas that is slightly heavier than air, is poisonous and corrosive and has a penetrating and disagreeable odor . 40. Since the 1950's, folk music has had a significant influence on many popular vocal and instrumental music. . Each year millions of tons of fertile topsoil that could produce good crops is washed away by rain. 40.In pools, goldfish are not just ornamental: since they feed on mosquito larva they are also beneficial

hi answers are as follows: 1) a sequence of not sequences... 2)measurement of amount of not measurement the.. 3)represented by symbols or represented with symbols

hi.. my toefl is scheduled on 28th.. so need some suggestions from ppl who alrady gave it..i i gave my gre exam already and scored 1300 in it... so keep posting.. byee

1 answer) According to bernoulis theorem, 6/10 * 5/9 ------------------------- = 5/18 2[(6/10*5/9)+(6/10*4/9)] 5 answer) According to Bernoulis theorem, (3/4)*(1/6) ----------------------- = 3/8 (3/4)*(1/6)+(1/4)*(5/6)

The following appeared in a memo from Grocery Town's regional manager. "The new Grocery Town store in Elm City, located near a new residential development, has a 'high-low' pricing policy where average prices are relatively high, but deep discounts are offered on some items in weekly specials. This store has been showing increased profits every month as the nearby residential development gets closer to full capacity. It follows that people prefer a pricing policy where they can find bargains on specific items. Since there is a new residential development planned in Oak City, we should change the pricing policy at all of our Oak City stores from our current 'everyday low prices' policy to a 'high-low' policy. This will increase the profits at all of our stores in Oak City." The author of this memo who is the regional manager of the grocery town store in the Elm city claims that the present high-low pricing policy followed by the store situated in Elm city is the sole cause in the increased profits of the stores and goes further to suggest that this same policy should be followed in all their oak city stores for getting profits. The author’s argument is full of loop holes and suggestions made are completely mindless without proper justification. Firstly, the author claims that high-low pricing policy is the sole cause for the increased profits. It may be entirely possible that quality of goods in the grocery town store is relatively good compared to those available in other stores present in the elm city. Also its close proximity to residential area may be the strong reason for increased clientele which in turn could have increased the profits. The author could have provided more statistical data relating to the sales of average priced goods over a period of time which would have corroborated his otherwise weak argument. Secondly, the author wrongly claims that weekend deep discounts are also one of the reasons for the increased profits. Actually people usually go for shopping of groceries only on weekends and so obviously it is the day in which more sales take place in any market which may be the reason for increased sales and so increased profits. So deducing from the only vague fact that increased profits are the result of high-low pricing policy and weekend discount policy is unconvincing. Thirdly, the situation in Oak city may be completely different form that of Elm city. It may be possible that there are already a good number of grocery stores present in this city which are providing the local residents with quality goods at reasonable prices. In such a case a high –low pricing policy would definitely discourage the new customers who are used to the everyday low prices policy which is in existence for a long time. Finally, the author could have made his argument more convincing by including the opinions of the customers at Elm city and also from the Oak city. This can give a clear picture as what the people are expecting from a grocery store in a particular area and thereby the task of revising policy can be made easy. It is complete foolishness to think that high-low and weekend deep discount which reaped heavy profits in one area will work in another area which will have different set of clientele with diversified opinions. So all in the entire author’s argument is very unconvincing and need to be buttressed with more appropriate and authentic data.

The article entitled 'Eating Iron' in last month's issue of Eating for Health reported that a recent study found a correlation between high levels of iron in the diet and an increased risk of heart disease. Further, it is well established that there is a link between large amounts of red meat in the diet and heart disease, and red meat is high in iron. On the basis of the study and the well-established link between red meat and heart disease, we can conclude that the correlation between high iron levels and heart disease, then, is most probably a function of the correlation between red meat and heart disease. The author says that a recent study has found a correlation between high levels of iron in the diet and an increased risk of heart disease. Also the author claims that there is a link between red meat which is rich in iron and heat disease and thereby concludes that correlation between high levels of iron and heart disease is a function of the correlation between re meat and heart disease. From the above article it is clear that the arguments of the author are not only illogical but also result of mindless assumptions. The conclusion drawn by the author can be refuted in the following ways. Firstly, the author says that there is a correlation between high levels of iron and heart diseases. It can be entirely possible that the patients suffering form heart diseases may have developed these anomalies through their ancestors which is very common in heart diseases. Also the author fails to provide the authentic source of this study and also the validity of the source. If he have corroborated his assertion with some strong evidence like the original stats of the people on whom the research has done, expert reviews by eminent doctors and study on other various factors like environmental pollution in surroundings could have done more justice. Bu t his assertion that high levels of iron as a source of heart disease only by the help of one source is unconvincing. Secondly, the author further claims that red meat which is also a rich source of iron has a correlation with heart diseases. Here also the author wrongly assumes that as red meat contains high levels of iron it has an relation to the heart diseases. It can be possible that the red meat eaten by people is contaminated due to some preservatives used by the meat manufacturers or may have got rotten due to ill preserving techniques. Also it may also be a reason that the animals whose meat is eaten my people may have certain carcinogens other than iron which are the main cause of heart diseases. When the relation between iron and heart diseases is itself very inaccurate his assertion that red meat is also a indirect cause for hearty ailments in mindless. Finally the author could have made his point more cogent by providing the name of the source and also the vital statistical information regarding the area where the research ahs done and the age group of people on whom the research has been done. He also must have shown the authenticity of the research study and some expert advices from reputed doctors who are specialists in treating different kinds of heart diseases. All in the entire author’s argument that red meat has an indirect correlation with heart diseases is vague and has many loop holes. Hence cannot be taken by readers as genuine and authentic.

77. "People today are too individualistic. Instead of pursuing self-centered, separate goals, people need to understand that satisfaction comes from working for the greater good of the family, the community, or society as a whole." Satisfaction is a relative phenomenon. For some individuals satisfaction depends on their well being while for others it may rely on the prosperity of the family or community or society as a whole. The author here says that today people are being too individualistic pursuing their self interest and neglecting the greater good of family and community. i would definitely agree with the authors point of view and strongly feel that people should not be individualistic and self centered but must understand that happiness lies in the greater good of family, the community or society as a whole. This issue can be better understood by the following examples. Firstly, we can take the live example of Mahatma Gandhi ji, who was a great patriot and the single most driving force for the attainment of independence of India from the British who ruled India for over 200 years. If we look into his life, he was from a rich family and was well educated and well settled as a barrister in England. But if he had thought that “I am happy. So why should I fight for independence. What is in it for me.” , India would never have attained independence and will not be a global leader as it is today. He never thought in that way. He believed strongly in the doctrine that “Happiness doesn’t lie in individual prosperity but in the well being of the nation”. So he fought selflessly throughout his life, exhorted many eminent scholars and leaders to join his party and struggle for getting independence to the Indian nation so that all Indians can be happy. His example clearly shows that great leaders like him never believed in self happiness but preached and practiced the ideal that satisfaction comes from ell being of the society and nation as a whole. Another fine example is that of the great humanist and philanthropist mother Teresa. Though she was born in a very affluent family and could have effortlessly settled in life she never did that. Instead she practiced complete celibacy, turned into a nun and led her entire life in serving people. She is an epitome of humanity and was the main cause for saving many hundreds and thousands of lives of poor and destitute people in India. It is her philanthropic nature that has won her many accolades throughout the world and also made her one of histories most revered human on the earth. Her receiving of Nobel award for peace shows her selfless nature. These two examples clearly show that great leaders like Gandhi and Nobel laureates for peace like mother Teresa believed that happiness lies in making other people happy which in turn makes us happy. So for being happy one should leave behind the feeling of separate goals and individuality and strive for the well being of nation and community which makes people around us happy.

44. "Government should not fund any scientific research whose consequences, either medical or ethical, are unclear." The author says that government should not fund any scientific research whose consequences are unclear. Clearly this is a complex issue and should be dealt with prudently. Scientific research is unarguably the first step in the technical or ethical development of a nation. A nation prospers only when it is technically ahead and in the same league as the other developing and advanced nations. We all know that scientific research needs a lot of monetary and also man power help from the government. The government which is the supreme and decision making power in any nation must definitely encourage these researches which will be help in the advancement of the nation. Though there is a lot of research going on these days in diverse fields like medicine, space research and military equipment, two of these major areas need to be looked upon more keenly in order to know the subtle nuances present in this issue of funding by government. As there are two faces for a coin, here also we have two conflicting sides of the scientific research. On one side we have research going on subjects like AIDS, Cancer and etc biological incurable diseases which if successful can save some thousands of people around the world. This kind of research helps in improving the living conditions of people and decreasing the mortality rate. So the consequences of this type of research are useful to mankind and so should be encouraged by the government by giving sufficient monetary help in the form of infrastructure, expert advice and financial help. There are other kinds of researches currently going on in some advanced countries like research on nuclear and mass destruction weapons. This kind of research which doesn’t have any kind of useful consequence even if successful should be discouraged or the government should ban such researches. The consequences of this type of research if successful are not only dangerous to that particular nation but a threat to the entire earth. So this type of researches should not be encouraged by the government by providing financial help. So in order for the well being and prosperity of the nation, government should encourage only those kind of scientific researches which would help in the advancement of the nation, improving living conditions of people, reducing environmental pollution and preserving the flora and fauna of the earth. It should discourage those researches which are threat to not only the host nation but indirectly which pose a threat to the entire human race on earth and as well as the environment and the living beings present here.

YOur essay was OK.. I would give atmost 4 for this essay.. comments will b given if u reply 2 this positively.. hope u dont mind.. all the best.. vicky

Hi ish The answer are as folows: !) 6 planes 2)column B is gr8 r 3)column A is gr8 r if these r correct then reply..i will xplain. byee

guess what..i made 9 mistakes and still managed to ghet 770.. iam really surprised coz most of the mistakes are not 2wads the end but scattered in the middle ..

i really think..there is something missing in the Qs...so neha dont worry..it must b some kind of mistake..where did u get these Qs i mean in which test..1 or 2..next time when u do the same Qs ,,look carefully ..there must b some hint regarding the symbols...otherwise they r clearly absurd.. vicky

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Hubbard : Goose :: Earth : game life cards Marathon wealth Teresa Answer 32. funambulism : tightrope walking :: truncheon : broken sword rusted dagger a fool damaged shield crushed helmet shattered spear Answer 33. ethereal : stygian :: erstwhile : officious forbearing former itinerant future scholarly Answer 34. Blue : Deep :: Orange : Luscious Light Heavy Poignant Nadir Agent Answer 35. Utopia : More :: Nicomachean Ethics : Kant Socrates Bacon Erving Jacobs Aristotle Answer 36. dizziness : vertigo :: tiredness : imbroglio rallentando fatigue reverence trepidation eidolon Answer 37. dexterity : skullduggery :: skill : eider mikado quietus trickery dialectic allergy Answer 38. Robin : Batman :: Engels : Thomas Marx Louis Freud Erickson King Answer 39. gamble : fight :: casino : lose arena warfare battle sword income Answer 40. guard : thief :: shield : pistol alarm castle rain arrow Romans Answer 41. arrogant : bombast :: lazy : fancier malingerer rookie magnetite curvet paparazzo Answer 42. Chinese : China :: Farsi : Japan Okinawa Korea Nigeria Israel Iran Answer 43. happiness : Jefferson :: property : Jefferson Johnson Locke Madison Jackson Adams Answer 44. ocean : fountain :: desert : sandbox beach hourglass quarry sandstone river Answer 45. algebra : mathematics :: existentialism : law political science physics philosophy physiology biology Answer 46. teeth : chicken :: sentience : dog grub chicken cabbage human whale Answer 47. 101 : Dalmatians :: 1,001 : Forgotten Empires Arabian Nights Shades of Blue True Heroes Flying Fish Rascally Raptors Answer 48. gaze : gorgon :: song : centaur siren basilisk hydra chimera dobbin Answer 49. bull's eye : perfect shot :: snake eyes : worst possible roll two perfect shots two worst possible shots two best possible rolls worst possible shot best possible roll Answer 50. Naiads : springs & streams :: Oreads : oceans & rivers hills & valleys storms & tempests plains & fields earthquakes & pestilence grottoes & mountains Answer 51. The Cat in the Hat : Seuss :: Rikki Tikki Tavi : Brown Kipling Kachur Burgess Answer 52. bang buzz hiss : onomatopoeia :: frauple freqant fraxenigan : trophic hyperbole alliteration metaphor Answer 53. apple : gravity :: spaghetti : black hole electromagnetism quarks space-time Answer 54. religion with one god : Christianity :: religion with over six million gods : Shintoism Buddhism Hinduism Taoism Answer 55. A2 + B2 = C2 : Pythagoras :: N = N* fp ne fl fi fc fL : Sagan Drake Einstein Hawking Answer 56. Do : 1 :: Do : 3 5 7 8 Answer 57. Anglo- : England :: Sino- : China Japan Korea Vietnam Answer 58. God : Moses :: Myrddin : Lancelot Merlin Mordred Arthur Answer 59. queen : king :: cherubim : Michael angel seraphim archangel Answer 60. Plague : Black :: Mary : Bloody Red Mother Typhoid Answer 61. mule : horse-donkey :: zobo : yak-zebu zebu-cow yak-cow zebu-ox Answer 62. 8 + 7 = x : 15 :: 2x + y = 3z : 4, 2, 3 3, 5, 4 7, 10, 8 6, 4, 5 Answer 63. hard place : Charybdis :: rock : Hercules Hades Scylla Prometheus Answer 64. palindrome : Sidis :: ultima : da ty ci au Answer 65. Adam's apple : women :: navel : Bill Sam Adam Greg Answer 66. bicentennial : 200 years :: sesquicentennial : 600 years 125 years 700 years 150 years Answer 67. St. John's-bread : beans :: St. John's-evil : greed epilepsy adultery schizophrenia Answer 68. calumniate : traduce :: eulogize : decry asperse laud revile Answer 69. tendon : Achilles :: box : Jack Pandora square sides Answer 70. W : 3 :: X : 1 2 4 5 Answer 71. Big Foot : Loch Ness Monster : Sasquatch : Scotland Yeti Ogopogo Canada Answer 72. cerulean : sky blue :: xanthous : orange red blue-green yellow Answer 73. throw : stud :: worth : Fabio poor rich dust Answer 74. sake : end :: sake : monkey wine goodness beginning Answer 75. farfamed : bedlam :: eminent :: huggermugger euphoria illustrious obscure Answer 76. ; : semicolon :: ~ : circumflex macron tilde dieresis Answer 77. palindrome : Sidis :: penult : da ty ci au Answer 78. sphinx : woman :: Thoth : lion man ibis woman Answer 79. pentagon : figure with five sides :: pentacron : a period of five years solid with five angular points a star with five points a union of five cities Answer 80. Armaggedon....July '99 : Nostrodamus' prophecy :: Christ will return and set up theocratic kingdom : Ragnarok chiliasm rapture Heaven Answer 81. polyglot : languages :: polyphagous : destiny food caudal rings Answer 82. confident : sanguine :: dregs : rags dust dross ewer Answer 83. simile : metaphor :: like : is was pretend has Answer 84. I'll be back : Arnold :: make my day : George Clint Mark Tom Answer 85. epitaph : grave :: epilogue : beginning middle end top Answer 86. child : human :: poult : horse bird canine snail Answer 87. Thursday : Thor :: Friday : Freya Frigga Frida Friday Answer 88. Baluchi : Pakistan :: Flemish : Kashmir Balkans Belgium Cornwall Answer 89. gallon : 4 quarts :: parasang : about 2 inches about 11 meters about 2 miles about 6 kilometers Answer 90. dorsal : back :: volar : top bottom mouth palm Answer 91. Molly Brown : sink :: Bill Clinton : inhale elected campaign sing Answer 92. riparian : bank :: empirical : river mountain experience adventure Answer 93. misnomer : wrong :: pseudonym : wrong middle family false Answer 94. erstwhile : former :: mithridate : latter current antidote toxin Answer 95. escutcheon : scutcheon :: fabulist : abulist reporter violinist liar Answer 96. muddled : confused :: addled : confused beaten awake laughing Answer 97. effete : fructuous :: chapfallen : crestfallen effervescent barren precipitous Answer 98. 3 : 11 :: 3 : Mark Erik Jack Link Answer 99. selenology : moon :: epistemology : flowers books libraries knowledge Answer 100. commence : end :: born : birth adulthood die end Answer 101. sufi : mystic :: eider : swan duck tree swamp Answer 102. inter : exhume :: piebald : homogeneous heterogeneous detour spurn Answer 103. apothecary : drugs :: cruciverbalist : magic articles crosswords candles Answer 104. Narcissus : flower :: Io : mare heifer crow dung Answer 105. complete : compleat :: surgeon : surgone surgoen surgeon chirurgeon Answer 106. voluble : loquacious :: puma : cougar leopard lion wolf Answer 107. murrey : black :: magenta : green blue yellow red Answer 108. nim : counters :: craps : cards coins jacks dice Answer 109. faithfulness : infidelity :: Penelope : Clytemnestra Dadava Leonias Tevarinus Answer 110. scurvy : vitamin C :: kwashiorkor : calcium water kelp protein Answer 111. ruby : red :: topaz : brown yellow red green blue Answer 112. donkey & horse : mule :: lion & tiger : thrag panther liger lion leopard Answer 113. Cribbage : cards :: Go : chips swords daggers arrows stones Answer 114. clever : pawky :: entourage : ambush surroundings leaves amphitheater trees Answer 115. neuter : worker :: riata farmer lariat kinsman nurse fork Answer 116. yen : Japan :: kip : Laos Belize Iraq Ecuador France Answer 117. Hawthorne : people :: Doppler : air horses waves grain dogs Answer 118. ninny : sage :: pugilist : pacifist anarchist capitalist communist mercantilist Answer 119. Nazi : Nazirite :: stalag : prison gulag stalagmite jail swamp Answer 120. chandelier : ceiling :: stalagmite : floor ceiling roof bottom top Answer 121. poltroon : cowardly :: pixy : mischievous salty hapless partisan prim Answer 122. obese : fat :: polydactyl : arms/legs brothers/sisters wives/husbands fingers/toes days/nights Answer 123. gibe : congratulate :: harangue : incite delay bless devour purchase Answer 124. undertow : riptide :: large : minute small enormous big tall Answer 125. breeze : zephyr :: injury : death coma scrape fall heal Answer Open-Ended Analogies No broad hints here! 126. telepathy : obsession :: telekinesis : Answer 127. head : cabbage :: ear : Answer 128. small bird : dodo :: horse/zebra : Answer 129. 25151871169182220 : 1119261526123 :: phalanx : Answer 130. simultaneous : 71 :: AAAIIEEE! : Answer 131. plumed serpent : Quetzlcoatl :: sunbathing omniscient shapechanger (HANG ON FOR YOUR LIFE) : Answer 132. 1996TL66 : Jupiter :: decennium : Answer 133. apple : core :: blackhole : Answer 134. re- un- -ism : fix :: "agony" "pain" "like better" : Answer 135. garrulous : prenatal :: laconic : Answer 136. empiricism : Aristotelian :: egotism : Answer 137. Taoism awakens prophetic theatrics drowning indeed definitively honey-dew-eatin' definitions obliteration saturations : four :: Your name is Matsika Ujimbo : Answer 138. Zeno : Stoicism :: Muhammad : Existentialism Islam Physiology Zymology Astrophysics Answer 139. 2. Ruth : 60 :: Maris : 61 62 63 64 65 Answer 140. tertiary : third :: feline : sagacious cantankerous stealthy wealthy productive Answer 141. Raymond : Flash Gordon :: Burroughs : Mork Frodo Tarzan Skywalker Tarbosh Answer 142. chic : fashionable :: chicanery : hilarity servitude honesty propensity trickery Answer 143. fortitude : endurance :: intransigence : forthrightness obduracy temerity consideration voluptuousness Answer 144. movable type : Gutenberg :: lightning rod : Edison Roentgen Ellison Franklin Martin Answer 145. curiosity : cat :: patience : parlance important lengthy boring virtue Answer 146. greenhouse : photoelectric :: Titanic : Mamba Challenger Standard Gota Subway Answer 147. Sarah : Abraham :: Guinevere : Lancelot Gawain Luther Gallahad Arthur Answer 148. corpulent : obese :: opulent : silly optimistic wealthy watery immature Answer 149. man : eunuch :: rooster : capon eunuch renton eland bicker Answer 150. Star Wars : Force :: Space Balls : Force Schwartz TourDeForce Farce Energizer Answer 151. stygian : celestial :: empiricism : rationalism idealism existentialism Buddhism asceticism Answer 152. aconite : wolfsbane :: aconite : grailturn cornback tigerpaw seabrine monkshood Answer

ok,,thanx 4 ur reply..arreneli,,btw what is thsi OG

Hi My name is Vikram .Iam from India.Planning to do an MBA abroad so thought of giving GMAT.iam in my 3rd year of engineering now.. But i have many doubts regarding the preparation and admission process. So any of the good TM samaritans wish to throw some light on poor souls like me then it will be really appreciated.. My questions are as follows..answer them accordingly 1.Is work exp mandatory to get an admission in a top B-school??if so how much.. 2.What is the expiry date for GMat scores..like ..u know...GRE has an expiry of 5 years from the date of giving the exam..like wise!!! 3.How much does the average tuition fees amount upto?? are the fees for courses offered in top B-schools too high!! i heard so...are they a disatnt dream to middle class guys like me.. 4.I have already given GRE and preparing for CAT which is meant for MBA in india...so do u think me opting to do an MBA rather than MS a good and fruitful idea?? 5.What is the minimum score required to get into top schools like kellogs,wharton,sloan etc... 6.Is the aid scene as extinct as i heard..heard that getting an aid in b school is far difficult than getting aid for MS..how far is this true.. 7.Lastly...how many months are required for the preparation for a engr student like me who has a gud math background and exp in the vocab field due to GRE prep..is the exam worth the try..

ok thanx for ur key..illusionz.. but iam stuck here.. who got 28 right here..moon or myself or is it U??

1. During the 1960s, assessment of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsements of it as a worthwhile, stable institution to widespread ……..it as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose ……..was both imminent and welcome. A) flight from……restitution B) fascination with….corruption C) rejection of…vogue D) censure of….dissolution E) relinquishment of….ascent 2. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her …….search for her daughter. A) extended B) agitated C) comprehensive D) motiveless E) heartless 3. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to ……..accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news. A) insular B) investigative C) synoptic D) subjective E) sensational 4. In failing to see that the judge’s pronouncement merely…….previous decisions rather than actually establishing a precedent, the novice law clerk…….the scope of the judge’s judgment. A) synthesized….limited B) overturned….misunderstood C) endorsed….nullified D) qualified….overemphasized E) recapitulated….defined 5. Jerry’s friends were such……..that they seem to have new jobs and new hobbies every week. A) dilettantes B) connoisseurs C) pundits D) aesthetes E) professionals 7. Although bound to impose the law, a judge is free to use her discretion to……the anachronistic…….of some criminal penalties. A) enforce…..judiciousness B) impose….legality C) exacerbate….severity D) mitigate…..barbarity E) restore….impartiality 8. While many people enjoy observing rituals and customs not…….their culture, they…….participating in them. A) sanctioned by…..discourage B) endemic to…..eschew C) upheld in…..condone D) central to…..relish E) relevant to…..avoid 9. With extraordinary abandon for a……….man who ate nothing but baked beans for dinner, Fred tossed fifty dollars worth of chips on the table. A) lavish B) parsimonious C) cheap D) prodigal E) politic 11. Critics of the movie version of ‘The Color Purple’………its saccharine, overoptimistic mood as out of keeping with novel’s more………tone. A) applauded…….somber B) condemned……hopeful C) acclaimed……..positive D) denounced…….sanguine E) decried……..acerbic 12. The mind of a bigot is like the pupil of the eye; the more light you pour upon it, the more it will……. A) blink B) veer C) stare D) reflect E) contract 13. The evil of class and race hatred must be eliminated while it is still in an……state; otherwise it may grow to dangerous proportions. A) amorphous B) embryonic C) uncultivated D) overt E) independent 14. The successes of recombinant DNA technology could be……..if testing on live animals is stopped. A) imperiled B) risked C) discredited D) mitigated E) secured 15. More often than not, an uninviting task may yield considerable benefit when undertaken voluntarily, even if the benefits are…….. A) intangible B) mysterious C) abstract D) visible E) substantial 16. The cognitive paradigm in film theory has diminished hostility and ushered in a growing ________between analytic philosophers and film theorists; indeed, there are now anthologies which feature writers from both _______ sitting comfortably along side each other A) animosity ... branches B) acceptance ... affiliations C) rapprochement ... disciplines D) re-examination ... sects E) dissonance ... disabilities 17.Those who think that machines will play only a _________ role in the next major evolutionary transition are mistaken; these so called inanimate things might even become ____ players, if autonomously evolving machines proliferate. A) pivotal ... key B) supporting ... competitive C) marginal ... central D) corroborative... substantive E) prophetic ... independent 18. Many of the troubles and deficiencies in otherwise thriving enterprises are …… ignored or diminished by the author of the article in order to ….. the ways in which other businesses might attempt to imitate their success. A) unintentionally - overstate B) deliberately - stress C) intermittently - equalize D) willfully- confound E) brilliantly - illustrate 19. The pioneers of the teaching of science imagined that its introduction into education would remove the __________ and artificiality which had been characteristic of classical studies, but they were gravely _________. A) boredom….disanimated B) pedantry…misapprehended C) innovativeness…mistaken D) conventionality….disappointed E) hedonism…consecrated 20. By providing a ________ system for naming plants and by establishing a standard vocabulary for describing them, Linnaeus made botany into _______ discipline; and in so doing, he made it, for the first time, a well organized subject. A) scientific… an interesting B) universal… an orderly C) rigorous… a subjective D) systematic…an impregnable E) multiform… a methodical 21. Since General Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, the two great theories of the 20th century, are fundamentally ________ in structure, we need at least an amendment to general relativity, or, as seems more likely now, a completely new theory to explain the universe as we know it, to _______the two. A) discordant…relate B) incompatible…reconcile C) flawed…commute D) sentient…resolve E) contradictory…ratify 22. While one cannot overlook Schwinger's _______comments about the Feynman diagrams, the efficiency of using these diagrams for perturbative calculations within quantum electrodynamics, is simply _________. A) insightful…egregious B) flattering…questionable C) scathing…unacceptable D) disparaging… undeniable E) laudatory…remarkable 23.Puritans brought to civil and military affairs a coolness of judgment and _______ of purpose that some writers have thought _______with their religious zeal, but which were, in fact, a natural outgrowth of it. A) a militancy…concomitant B) a sense…incompatible C) a mutability…. inconsistent D) a direction…auxiliary E) a fullness…dissonant 24. Unlike _____ and tenor opera singers, whose high notes are a source of fame and notoriety, _____ and bass singers are distinguished by the lowest notes of their voices. A) female…male B) fortissimo…andante C) classical…commercial D) largo…falsetto E) soprano… contralto 25. The _____of contracting AIDS at the job site through daily contact with an infected individual is______; to date, no one is known to have contracted the disease through casual contact. A) likelihood…high B) probability…undeniable C) risk…unknown D) possibility …remote E) prospect…intimidating 26. In Roger Zelazny’s classic Amber series, the nine sons of King Oberon - Benedict, Eric, Corwin, Caine, Julian, Gerard, Random, Bleys, and Brand - were all suspicious and _______ princes, and with the exception of Benedict, all of them _____ their father’s throne. A) cowardly…desired B) distrustful…captured C) grasping… coveted D) cynical…seized E) inquisitive…hankered after 27. It is reported that some tribes in Africa used to ____ the livers of their slain enemies; a process they believed allowed them to _____the enemy’s courage. A) trade…inherit B) burn…vaporize C) tear out…dismiss D) eat….ingest E) implant…absorb 28. All elements exist in relationships of varying degrees and these ___________are considered _________ when there is a mutually beneficial understanding and exchange of each other’s values. A) liaisons : amicable B) alliances : deleterious C) modalities : reciprocal D) associations: coherent E) engagements : symbiotic 29. The aim of deductive reasoning is to start with some assumption and ______ from it consequences that are _______ but implicit in it A) rationalize : palpable B) deduce : tacit C) derive: patent D) extract : concealed E) obtain : overwhelming 30. Like so many of Henry James’s characters, Forster’s heroes realize their _______ limitations, and awaken to the possibility of a new life by widening their horizons only when they venture abroad. A) considerable B) provincial C) inherent D) intellectual E) physical

:mad: These are the Qs copied from www.downdowndown.net i got them all wrong in my 1st attempt:mad: ...though the answers were present at the bottom i didnt find them satisafctory.:eek: ..so if any 1 can help me out by xplaining the reasons..then it will b reallly kuul..the answers that are bold are my original choices but obviously not the correct ones acc 2 the key!!! here they are.. 1. The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba by using hybridization to---favorable traits was finally abandoned in favor of a simpler and much faster---: the domestication of flourishing wild strains. (A) eliminate.. alternative (B) reinforce.. method © allow.. creation (D) reduce.. idea (E) concentrate.. theory 2. According to one political theorist, a regime that its goal absolute---, without any---law or principle, has declared war on justice. (A) respectability.. codification of (B) supremacy .. suppression of © autonomy .. accountability to (D) fairness .. deviation from (E) responsibility .. prioritization of 3. Although frequent air travelers remain unconvinced, researchers have found that, paradoxically, the---disorientation inherent in jet lag also may yield some mental health---. (A) temporal.. benefits (B) acquired.. hazards © somatic .. disorders (D) random .. deficiencies (E) typical .. standards 4.Ironically, the proper use of language must be based on the meaning of the words, because it is the failure to recognize this---meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity. (A) esoteric (B) literal © latent (D) allusive (E) symbolic 5. Although it seems---that there would be a greater risk of serious automobile accidents in densely populated areas, such accidents are more likely to occur in sparsely populated regions. (A) paradoxical (B) axiomatic © anomalous (D) irrelevant (E) portentous 6. Whereas the Elizabethans struggled with the transition from medieval---experience to modern individualism, we confront an electronic technology that seems likely to reverse the trend, rendering individualism obsolete and interdependence mandatory. (A) literary (B) intuitive © corporate (D) heroic (E) spiritual 7. The author did not see the---inherent in her scathing criticism of a writing style so similar to her own. (A) disinterest (B) incongruity © pessimism (D) compliment (E) symbolism 8.Our biological uniqueness requires that the effects of a substance must be verified by---experiments, even after thousands of tests of the effects of that substance on animals. (A) controlled (B) random © replicated (D) human (E) evolutionary 9. Today water is more---in landscape architecture than ever before, because technological advances have made it easy, in some instances even ---to install water features in public places. (A) conspicuous.. prohibitive (B) sporadic.. effortless © indispensable.. intricate (D) ubiquitous.. obligatory (E) controversial.. unnecessary 10. While many Russian composers of the nineteenth century contributed to an emerging national style, other composers did not---- idiomatic Russian musical elements, ---- instead the traditional musical vocabulary of Western European Romanticism. (A) utilize ..rejecting (B) incorporate.. preferring © exclude.. avoiding (D) repudiate.. expanding (E) esteem.. disdaining 11. Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder was obsessed with his ----perfection, he was rarely ----a painting, creating endless variations of a scene on one canvas, one on top of another. (A) quest for.. satisfied with (B) insistence on .. displeased with © contempt for.. disconcerted by (D) alienation from.. immersed in (E) need for.. concerned with 12. Objectively set standards can serve as a ----for physicians, providing them----unjustified malpractice claims. (A) trial.. evidence of (B) model.. experience with © criterion.. reasons for (D) test.. questions about (E) safeguard.. protection from 13. In spite of ----reviews in the press,the production of her play was ----almost certain oblivion by enthusiastic audiences whose acumen was greater than that of the critics. (A) lukewarm.. condemned to (B) scathing.. exposed to © lackluster.. rescued from (D) sensitive.. reduced to (E) admiring.. insured against 14. The passions of love and pride are often found in the same individual, but having little in common, they mutually ----, not to say destroy, each other. (A) reinforce (B) annihilate © enhance (D) weaken (E) embrace 15. A unique clay disk found at the Minoan site of Phaistos is often ----as the earliest example of printing by scholars who have defended its claim to this status despite equivalent claims put forward for other printing artifacts. (A) questioned (B) overlooked © adduced (D) conceded (E) dismissed 16. Punishment for violating moral rules is much more common than reward for following them; thus, ----- the rules goes almost ---- in society. (A) association with .. undefended (B) adherence to .. unnoticed © affiliation of .. uncorrected (D) opposition to .. unchecked (E) ignorance of .. unresolved 17. Compassion is a great respecter of justice: we pity those who suffer ----. (A) shamelessly (B) unwittingly © vicariously (D) intensively (E) undeservedly 18. MacCrory's conversation was --------: she could never tell a story, chiefly because she always forgot it, and she was never guilty of a witticism, unless by accident. (A) scintillating (B) unambiguous (C) perspicuous (D) stultifying (E) facetious 19. No work illustrated his disdain for a systematic approach to research better than his dissertation, which was rejected primarily because his bibliography constituted, at best,----- survey of the major texts in his field. (A) an unimaginative (B) an orthodox © a meticulous (D) a comprehensive (E) a haphazard 20. Until quite recently research on diabetes had, as a kind of holding action, attempted to refine the -----of the disease, primarily because no preventive strategy seemed at all likely to be ----- . (A) definition .. necessary (B) anticipation .. acceptable © understanding .. costly (D) treatment .. practicable (E) symptoms .. feasible 21. Most plant species exhibit ----- in their geographical distribution: often, a given species is found over a large geographical area, but individual populations within that range are widely ----- . (A) discontinuity .. separated (B) density .. dispersed © symmetry .. observed (D) uniformity .. scattered (E) concentration .. adaptable 22. In contrast to the----- with which the acquisition of language by young children was once regarded, the process by which such learning occurs has now become the object of ----- . (A) intensity .. fascination (B) incuriosity .. scrutiny © anxiety .. criticism (D) reverence .. admiration (E) impatience .. training 23. There is hardly a generalization that can be made about people's social behavior and the values informing it that cannot be ------from one or another point of view, or even ------as simplistic or vapid. (A) accepted¡­praised (B) intuited¡­exposed © harangued¡­retracted (D) defended¡­glorified (E) challenged¡­dismissed 24. Although any destruction of vitamins caused by food irradiation could be ------ the use of diet supplements, there may be no protection from carcinogens that some fear might be introduced into foods by the process. (A) counterbalanced by (B) attributed to © inferred from (D) augmented with (E) stimulated by 25. The prevailing union of passionate interest in detailed facts with equal devotion to abstract -- ----is a hallmark of our present society; in the past this union appeared, at best, ------and as if by chance. (A) data¡­extensively (B) philosophy¡­cyclically © generalization¡­sporadically (D) evaluation¡­opportunely (E) intuition¡­.selectively 26. A century ago the physician's word was ------ to doubt it was considered almost sacrilegious (A) inevitable (B) intractable © incontrovertible (D) objective (E) respectable 27. Robin's words were not without emotion: they retained their level tone only by a careful --- --- imminent extremes. (A) equipoise between (B) embrace of © oscillation between (D) limitation to (E) Subjection to 28. Although a change in management may appear to ------- a shift in a company's fortunes, more often than not its impact is -------- (A) hinder...measurable (B) promote...demonstrable © accelerate...profound (D) betray...fundamental (E) augur...inconsiderable 29. The skeleton of ------- bird that was recently discovered indicated that this ancient creature - ----- today's birds in that, unlike earlier birds and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth in its head. (A) a primeval... obscured (B) a unique... preempted © a primitive...anticipated (D) a contemporary... foreshadowed (E) an advanced...differed from 30. People of intelligence and achievement can none- theless be so ------ and lacking in ------ that they gamble their reputations by breaking the law to further their own ends. (A) devious...propensity (B) culpable...prosperity © obsequious...deference (D) truculent... independence (E) greedy... integrity 31. A number of scientists have published articles ------- global warming, stating ------- that there is no solid scientific evidence to support the theory that the Earth is warming because of increases in greenhouse gases. (A) debunking...categorically (B) rejecting...paradoxically © deploring...optimistically (D) dismissing...hesitantly (E) proving...candidly 32. The senator's attempt to convince the public that she is not interested in running for a second term is as -------- as her opponent's attempt to disguise his intention to run against her. (A) biased (B) unsuccessful © inadvertent (D) indecisive (E) remote 33. Conceptually, it is hard to reconcile a defense attorney's ____ to ensure that false testimony is not knowingly put forward with the attorney's mandate to mount the most ____ defense conceivable for the client. (A) efforts ... cautious (B) duty ... powerful © inability ... eloquent (D) failure ... diversified (E) promises ... informed 34. Originally, most intellectual criticism of mass culture was ____ in character, being based on the assumption that the wider the appeal, the more ____ the product. (A) unpredictable ... undesirable (B) ironic ... popular © extreme ... outlandish (D) frivolous ... superfluous (E) negative ... shoddy 35. Surprisingly, given the dearth of rain that fell on the com crop, the yield of the harvest was ____; consequently, the corn reserves of the country have not been ____. (A) inadequate ... replenished (B) encouraging ... depleted © compromised ... salvaged (D) abundant ... extended (E) disappointing ... harmed key: ACCAE CEABB BBBBA BBCBD DBAEC DCBCD EDABE

hi peter!! my answers are as follows.. for the 1st one..i didnt undstd the meaning of combined age!!! so that was a guess.. for the 2nd one ..my ans is 1 while that given in review was 4 or 3 for the 3rd one..my ans was 50..but the actual ans is 70?? how is this..i think arun also got 50 like me..coz after 1 hr both have travelleld 70 kms ..so remaining disatnce is 120-70=50..but oops that is wrong!! so now can any1 xplain...

HELLO GUYS>> THESE QUESTIONS ARE TAKEN FROM POWERPREP TEST 1.. so kindly let me know the solutions to these.. thnx in advance!! vicky pp1.doc

answer is E..of course..we cant say bcoz both these properies are common to square and rhombus..but only u can differentiate when the angles are 90 degree!!s

i agrre with all the answers given by kaushik.. i think 1.e and 3.b are irrefutable coz they make more sense compared 2 other choices as explained by my peers here.. as the confusion regarding Q 2 .here is my xplanation.. the town was known as an unlikely theatre town..so people in general will not risk to buid theatres there..but since ironically is given..so contrary 2 poular belief enterpreneurs are willing to esatblish theatres in this town..