Thursday, September 6, 2012

Gre words and their usages from 1014 practice questions

1- Eviscerate : to take out or remove an organ
 The anicient Egyptians would eviscerate the bodies of the dead as part of the process of mummifying them.

2- entice : attract, lure
Every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specially designed to entice me from my diet

3- innocuous : harmless,
Let him drink; it is innocuous

4- barren : unable to have young ones, without value
We won't have any calf from this barren cow

5- verdant : green
the fields are covered with verdant grass

6- desolate : forsake, abandon
The mother desolated her children

7- bountiful : generous
She distributed gifts in a bountiful and gracious manner

8- limpid: clear
There was only one cloud in an otherwise limpid sky

9- misanthrope: one who hates the mankind
We thought the hermit was a misanthrope because he shunned our society

10- Curmudgeonly : ill-humoured

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Gre words and their usages

You should start your vocabulary words by studying the most frequent words on the GRE. I have compiled of these tested words on the GRE and their usages.

1. Abaft (adj) : on or toward the rear of the ship.
Ex: The passengers moved abaft of the ship so as to escape the fire in the front of the ship.

2. abandon (v) : to give something up
Ex: After falling for several years, he abandoned his dreams of starting a bakery business.

3. abdicate(v) : to reject, renounce
Ex: He had a right of claim on the property, but he was forced to abdicate.

4. abnegation(n) : renunciation, self sacrifice
Ex: It was a time of austerity and abnegation

5. abrogate (v): to cancel by authority
Ex: The judge would not abrogate the law.

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

GRE Preparation Materials

Preparing for the GRE is a fun. I like reading english, so preparing for gre is the easiest task for me. I will give you tips about GRE so that you can score high marks in GRE. To know about the tips, stay in touch with my blog.