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i hope i can .. I don rem a single word .. U may not believe this but , this is what happens .. we just blank out .. And the chances of you getting the saem words are very slim .. better rely on good vocab and take it easy .

apping for any electronics or comm courses MS along with Phd .. how would u fancy my chances in top 10 univs (.. I am still trying to write my experiences but it will take time ..)

Just finished my test .. I promise to write all the tips after some time .. Rite now I just wanna "Not think " about GRE for atleast a day .. I really not sure this is a good score .. P.S: n sorry for the typo in the subject line :D

hey kronique .. sry hear u r dissappoined . Nyways buddy give it a second shot .. U r definitely better than this This shud be a lesson to all TMians .. since vocabulary is some thing we have to rem , getting tense would worsen the situation .

Ans is 6.24 divide this 2,880,717 /60 or we know that in a day there are 1440 minutes so we can divide by 1440 also .. you will find that the it is 717 minutes extra after 2000 days 717 is 2 min short of 12hrs ...

PRODIGY:PERSON ( x is special of y) (A)beacon :shadow (B)maniac : obsession ©traitor : confidence (D)miracle :occurrence (E)pagan:iconoclast DECIPHER:HIEROGLYPH ( do X on Y so that we can understand) (A)transmute:metal (B)break:code ©edit:text (D)transcribe:recording (E)separate:component HOVER:PLUNGE ( antonyms) glide:swerve flutter:alight float:swim hide:stalk crouch:spring CATCH:FISH herd:elk harvest:grant gaggle: geese vineyard:wine drove:sheep LAW:J UDGMENT news:message sample: population jury:verdict data:collection information:decision ANATHEMA:CURSE ( X has religious connection, same as Y) pagan:magic bishop:vestment prayer:sin Theocracy :state charity:saint BLUSH:EMBARRASSMENT( when u have Y(mentally) you do X(externally visible ) whine:indecision scream:anger smile: pleasure laugh:outrage love:sentimentality MOSAIC:CERAMIC ( Y forms X ) painting:brush patchwork:cloth seam:stitch sculpture:gallery song:note DEPART:ABSCOND store:secrete close:occlude speak:harangue intervene:interfere cover:eclipse TENDER:ACCEPTANCE(antonyms) declare:observation publish:wisdom exhibit:inspection scrutinize:foresight authorize:approval PLAIN:AUSTERE fluent:talkative neutral:indifferent clean:sterile alone:gloomy arid:barren VOLCANO:LAVA geyser:water fault:tremor glacier:fissure avalanche:snow cavern:limestone TACKINESS:ADHESIVE( X characteristic of Y) porosity:rock opacity:solution propulsion:sled sharpness:scalpel temperature:thermometer MISCALCULATION:JUDGMENT exaggeration:statement default:loan breach:fortification fumble:location gaffe:decorum PROTOCOL:BLUNDER bandage:accident audit:verification diagnosis: prevention etiquette:behavior bumper:damage:mad: PATRIOTIC:CHAUVINISTIC incisive:trenchant:hmm: receptive:gullible verbose: prolix impudent:intolerant furtive:surreptitious FROND:FERN ( no clue ... I just know they are names of same plant) root: potato pod:weed needle: pine thorn:rose bulb:lily ARRAY:NUMBERS illustration:graphs body:skeleton formation:soldiers club:members rank:insignia MERCENARY :MONEY Vindictive : revenge scholarly:library Immaculate :cleanliness thirsty:water belligerent:invasion :crazy:... totally drained ....anyways thanks for the practice Aveno

5 out of 17 gone wrong ... 12.Science advances in____spiral in that each new conceptual scheme____ the phenomena explained by its predecessors and adds to those explanations. (A) a discontinuous.. decries (B) a repetitive.. vitiates © a widening.. embraces (D) an anomalous.. captures (E) an explosive.. questions how can it 'question' the predecessors and then add !!! kinda stumped here .. anybody can explain ?

1. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ . (A) pitfall.. recitals (B) glory. .chorales © nightmare.. ballads (D) delight.. chanteys (E) routine.. composers 2.Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself. (A) honor (B) repudiate © condone (D) placate (E) emulate 3.In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ . (A) idealism.. cynicism (B) individualism. escapism © sectarianism.. recklessness (D) assertiveness. .ambition (E) righteousness.. egalitarianism 4. The accusations we bring against others should be ____ ourselves; they should not ____ complacency and easy judgments on our part concerning our own moral conduct. (A) definitions of.. produce (B) instructions to.. equate © denigrations of.. exclude (D) warnings to.. justify (E) parodies of.. satirize 5.Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ____. (A) arbitrary (B) superfluous © interesting (D) flexible (E) constant 6.Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have ____ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people. (A) described (B) acknowledged © overlooked (D) defended (E) authenticated 7. Increased governmental alarm about global warming ____ the concern among scientists that such warming is occurring, though when to expect major effects is still ____. (A) echoes.. agreed on (B) precludes.. under consideration © reflects.. in dispute (D) obviates.. in doubt (E) encourages. confirmed 8.The current demand for quality in the schools seems to ask not for the development of informed and active citizens, but for disciplined and productive workers with abilities that contribute to civic life only ____, if at all. (A) indirectly (B) politically © intellectually (D) sensibly (E) sequentially 9.An obvious style, easily identified by some superficial quirk, is properly_____ as a mere mannerism, whereas a complex and subtle style_____ reduction to a formula. (A) avoided.. risks (B) decried.. resists © prized.. withstands (D) identified ..consists of (E) cultivated.. demands 10.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 11. Politeness is not a____ attribute of human behavior, but rather a central virtue, one whose very existence is increasingly being ____ by the faddish requirement to "speak one's mind." (A) superficial.. threatened (B) pervasive.. undercut © worthless.. forestalled (D) precious.. repudiated (E) trivial.. affected 12.Science advances in____spiral in that each new conceptual scheme____ the phenomena explained by its predecessors and adds to those explanations. (A) a discontinuous.. decries (B) a repetitive.. vitiates © a widening.. embraces (D) an anomalous.. captures (E) an explosive.. questions 13.In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a----between technology, which is----, and the errant will of a depraved intellectual. (A) fusion.. useful (B) struggle.. dehumanizing © parallel.. unfettered (D) conflict.. beneficent (E) similarity.. malevolent 14. Noting that few employees showed any----for complying with the corporation's new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be----, at best. (A) aptitude.. unavoidable (B) regard.. indeterminate © respect.. negotiable (D) patience.. imminent (E) enthusiasm.. grudging 15.The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to----its significance. (A) underrate (B) control © reassess (D) praise (E) eliminate 16. A war, even if fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires that these principles be----, for they are----the regimentation and discipline necessary for military efficiency. (A) espoused.. contrary to (B) suppressed.. fulfilled through © suspended.. incompatible with (D) followed.. disruptive of (E) rejected.. inherent in 17. During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by----that all real creative work must be done by the----. (A) dogmatists.. disenfranchised (B) managers.. reactionaries © reformers.. dissatisfied (D) imposters.. academicians (E) specialists.. elite if controlled by managers then how can reactionaries do art ?? if it is a reformer .. dissatisfied may do it ..

not bad i narrowed it down to two ! Hey I checked oxford , it says long and irrelevant speech ! I think 'LONG ' is what the OA is stressing on .. We woudnt run any irrelevant marathon ..

Guys its simple .. The type reading depends on the Q U want to answer ..the main Idea of the passage Q Then Read the first paragraph .. it will give you most of the context . Tricks like that... I meant speed reading.. It is important to keep your mind open and construct an image of what author is trying to convey. If constucting is too difficult .. jot few pts on a paper. I suggest you read NOVA for further techniques ... Its available in this forum (pdf format) .. ill try to find the link

guys the answer is C .. ___________!______!_____!_____!______________ .................1.........(m)2 ...3...... 4 mean 2 , SD 1 ___________!______!_____!_____!______________ .................1 .......(m)4 .. 7 ..... 10 u will that in the axis the area covered is the same .. (sorry for the lazy work )

A and E both fit ... another goof up by ETS . (BTW the rule is that sum of two sides of triangle is always greater than third side )

FRUGAL : MISERLY :: (syn)( frugality ~ +ve connotation ... miserly -ve conn) (A) confident,: arrogant (syn)( +ve conn :: -ve conn) (B) courageous : pugnacious (ant) © famous : aggressive ( no rel) (D) rash : foolhardy ( syn) ( both -ve conn) (E) quiet : timid ( no rel )

E > nonplus : perplexed C would not fit in.. A , D, B seem ok .. but they are not psychological .. I am not able to come up with a bridge and ... filibuster is someone who delays political proceedings by making a long, irrelevant speech ... satement : digression is the answer ( digression is going off topic and rambling ) ( marathon is a long race but it is not irrelevant ) hey what are the OA's ??

INDISTINGUISHABLE : CONFOUND ( syn ) a. exceptionable : overlook (no rel ..) b. impregnable : attack ( antonyms ) c. ostentatious : consume ( no rel) d. equivalent : interchange ( syn) ( anything equivalent can be interchanged .. kinda tough) e. occluded : reveal ( no rel) PARSIMONY: MISER ( miser is parsimonioius) a. temerity : despot ( no rel) b. belligerence : traitor ( no rel ) c. remorse : delinquent ( no rel) d. equanimity : guardian (no rel) e. rebelliousness : insurgent ( insurgent is rebellious) NITPICK: CRITICIZE:: ( nitpicking [bad] : critisize [good] ) (A) mock: imitate ( mock[bad] : imitate [not good not bad]) (B) complain: argue ( ... nope ) © interrogate: probe ( no rel) (D) fret: vex ( synonyms.. dont fit ) (E) cavil: object ( cavil ~ object without any reaon [bad] : object [good]) opps din see the answers .. ny ways all 3 correct :D

3. CONTRACT : IMPLODE ( implode is contracting rapidly ) a. expand : swell b. descend : plummet ( plummet is descending rapidly ) c. add : accelerate d. cool : solidify e. strech : flex 4.COHABIT : RESIDE ( synonyms) a. conspire : plot ( synonyms) ( conspire is witha grp .. so this matches) b. coincide : contradict ( antonym relation ) c. secrete : conceal ( synonyms) d. infiltrate : influence ( no relation) e. sentence : prosecute ( no relation ) 5. ATTACK : VANQUISHED ( syn .. ) A. woo :adored (no rel) b. smother : choked ( syn) ( smother also has a kind of positive connotation .. smother with kisses ... so bcoz of ambiguity in the choice i go for D) c. spy : investigated ( not rel) d. goad : provoked (syn) ( fits perfectly no ambiguity ) e. guess: calculated ( antonym)

working for me

Agree with Kaushik

well guys u forgot the ' adj : noun ' relationship here Curteous: rude woudnt fit in charismatic (adj)( = charming , motivating) : pedant ( noun ) (= bookish) that would still fit in with X opposite of Y

A or E am not sure ! But would go with E .. Upbraid is to express disapproval ... Lament is to express grief .. Rankle is to cause resentment

agreed with kronique ...but the equation ( if you can call that ) is not correct. B is the best bet ..

oops din know that .. I thought it kills everyone .. k nyways thanks ..

../images/reputation/reputation_pos.gif Extended debate concerning the exact point of origin of individual folktales told by Afro-American slaves has unfortunately taken precedence over analysis of the tales’ meaning and function. Cultural continuities with Africa were not dependent on importation and perpetuation of specific folktales in their pristine form. It is in the place that tales occupied in the lives of the slaves and in the meaning slaves derived from them that the clearest resemblances to African tradition can be found. Afro-American slaves did not borrow tales indiscriminately from the Whites among whom they lived. Black people were most influenced by those Euro-American tales whose functional meaning and aesthetic appeal had the greatest similarity to the tales with deep roots in their ancestral homeland. Regardless of where slave tales came from, the essential point is that, with respect to language, delivery, details of characterization, and plot, slaves quickly made them their own. 17. The author claims that most studies of folktales told by Afro-American slaves are inadequate because the studies (A) fail to recognize any possible Euro-American influence on the folktales (B) do not pay enough attention to the features of a folktale that best reveal an African influence © overestimate the number of folktales brought from Africa by the slaves (D) do not consider the fact that a folktale can be changed as it is retold many times (E) oversimplify the diverse and complex traditions of the slaves ancestral homeland 18. The author’s main purpose is to (A) create a new field of study (B) discredit an existing field of study © change the focus of a field of study (D) transplant scholarly techniques from one field of study to another (E) restrict the scope of a burgeoning new field of study 19. The passage suggests that the author would regard which of the following areas of inquiry as most likely to reveal the slaves’ cultural continuities with Africa? (A) The means by which Blacks disseminated their folktales in nineteenth-century America (B) Specific regional differences in the styles of delivery used by the slaves in telling folktales © The functional meaning of Black folktales in the lives of White children raised by slave (D) The specific way the slaves used folktales to impart moral teaching to their children (E) The complexities of plot that appear most frequently in the slaves’ tales 20. Which of the following techniques is used by the author in developing the argument in the passage? (A) Giving a cliché a new meaning (B) Pointedly refusing to define key terms © Alternately presenting generalities and concrete details (D) Concluding the passage with a restatement of the first point made in the passage (E) Juxtaposing statements of what is not the case and statements of what is the case( this one u got to find out, you will however see that this is the case )

11min for one RC is insane .. U will ruin your score . Don read every word .. Lemme give an example .. Its like gobbling food before u run to your work .. its not a weekend where you can savour every word .. So skip words and get the context .. try to answer 1 Q in one min .. so In RC section we get 12 Q so max 14 min .. if you cant do it , read news papers ( nytimes , any articles ) try to read as fastly as possible then write down in paper whateva u rem ... do this for atleast 20RC then see the improvement

juggernaut : crush A. quisling : betray ( quisling joins hands with enemies to betray ) B. incubus : hatch C. sphynx : destroy( Juggernaut crushes everyone ; Sphinx destroys everyone) D. sybil : mislead ( no connection) E. paragon : purify ( no connection) needle : knit A. loom : weave ( we can knit clothes using needle : weave clothes using loom) B. soap : wash C. bed : sleep D. bait : fish E. match : fire