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GRE word of the Day: Cantankerous (adj.)

Cantankerous (adj.) Tank..........A cantankerous person behaves like a tank in the war field. Eg: >> Disliked her cantankerous landlord. >> As a Pressman, I felt sure from what I had been told that I could never hope to get into touch with this cantankerous Professor. -- The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan >> She ...

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Avuncular (adj) This is my uncle and I am in his arms. Av + uncle..... Avuncular person behaves are like an uncle. E.g.: >> Showed avuncular concern. >> Wilfred Bohun stood rooted to the spot long enough to see the idiot go out into the sunshine, and even to see his dissolute brother hail him ...

GRE Word of The Day: Abase

Abase (Antonym) A) Repress B) Subdue C) Esteem D) Objurgate E) Upbraid When he was asked to step down from the top position of the company. He felt abased. Syn: admonish, afflict, berate, castigate, chastise, chide, fulminate, objurgate, rebuke, reprehend, repress, reprimand, reproach, reprove, restrain, scold, scourge, subdue, tame, upbraid Ant: dignify

High Frequency GRE BigBook Word List

Here is a list of words which have appeared in the GRE â€œBig Bookâ€. The number indicates their frequency of occurrence in the GRE Big book. abate 3 abeyance 3 abscond 3 abstemious 2 abstruse 3 absurd 2 accorded 2 acknowledge 2 adamant 2 adept 2 administering 2 admonish 2 adulation 2 adumbrate 2 aesthete 2 affirm 2 agenda 2 aggrandize 2 aggressive 3 agility 2 agog 2 alacrity 2 allegation 2 allegiance 2 allusion ...

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The Italy football team is renowned as ” azzuri “

Azure (n) The Italy football team is renowned as " azzuri " Why they are called so? Remember the color of Italian football team is blue (never mind it may be sky blue) so azure is sky blue . Meaning: of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and ...

GRE Word of the Day : Certitude (n)

Certitude (n) Certain Attitude...... (courtesy by: aatechservices.com) An original certificate brings certitude. (Courtesy by: cemper.com) Example: >> Their coming could have been predicted with the same certitude that astronomers to-day predict the outcome of the movements of stars. >> An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion. -----The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose >> believes with certitude in ...

GRE Word of the Day: Vogue (n)

Vogue (n) Provogue's shirts are in vogue now a day. (Courtesy: ispress.com.ru ) >> popular acceptation or favor : POPULARITY >> a period of popularity >> one that is in fashion at a particular time ( Courtesy: startrakmusic.com ) >> always tries to use the vogue words of the moment so as to appear cool >> Hoop skirts ...

GRE word of the Day: Besmirch (v)

Besmirch (v) If you put bis (twenty) mirchi in food, You will besmirch the reputation of the food. Meaning: To stain; sully To make dirty; soil (Courtesy: pbase.com) >> a reputation that was besmirched by slander. >> the two deliberately attempted to besmirch my honor >> besmirched the white bedsheets with their dirty feet Besmirch (Antonym) A) earth B) spice C) sully D) ...

GRE word of the Day: Leeway (n)

Leeway (n) Lee+way=leeway... Lee jean gives very less leeway to move around the waist. So leeway means freedom to do someting. (Courtesy: brazilian-fashion.com) Meaning: >> a margin of freedom or variation, as of activity, time, or expenditure; latitude >> an allowable margin of freedom or variation (Courtesy: honewatson.com ) >>a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within ...

Is it stationary or stationery?

Is it stationary or stationery? (Source : babycomfort.com ) If it's standing still, it's stationary. The paper you use to write a letter is stationery. It's easy to remember when to use which spelling by making the "e" in stationery stand for envelope.

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Sage (n) S+ age.......... Reaching the age of maturity, a person becomes a sage. E.g.: >> Sage advice. >> The sage who writes it. Syn: academician, mastermind, prodigy, pundit, scholar Ant: moron Test your Preparation: Sage (Antonyms) A) seer B) savant C) imbecile D) pundit E) cirrus

Picture GRE Word of the Day

Brindled (n) Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots-bhindi you purchased from market is of bad quality and has lot of spots on it. Meaning: Tawny or grayish with streaks or spots of a darker color. Usage: A fine brindled cow with a large udder was attached to the cart behind Syn: tabby bridle (Antonym) (a) spotless (b) ...

Picture Word of the Day: Veneer

Veneer (n) Sounds like paneer which always have a thin layer in foods. Meaning- Thin layer Choose your antonym and write in answer box. Veneer (Antonym) a) facade b) front c) mask d) guise e) exposure

Picture Word of The Day: Pivotal

Pivotal (n) Mnemonic: PI-VOTAL ; Votal - Reminds of the word 'Vital' which means important. Meaning: of great importance (others depend on it). Pivotal (Antonym) a) core b) crux c) vital d) incidental e) tangential

Mnemonic Word of the Day: Emetic

Emetic (n/adj) So emetic which is miti or soil if u eat it u will have vomit.Meaning: Something which brings vomit. Usage: I mean this: When a carpenter is ill he asks the physician for a rough and ready cure; an emetic or a purge or a cautery or the knife,-- these are ...

They were able to go via the viable route.

Viable (adj) They were able to go via the viable route. Meaning: viable adj. sound and workable; feasible

GRE word of The Day: Indignity (n)

Indignity (n) I can do everything for my girlfriend even below the my dignity. What about you ? In + dignity....... Treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame and loss of dignity. Humiliating, degrading, or abusive treatment. E.g: >> The director suffered the indignity of being refused admission to the meeting. >> Minor ...

GRE Word of the Day : Mores (n)

Mores (n) Yeh dil mange more..... (Courtesy: simons-rock.edu ) "Yeh Dil Mange more" is our mores (culture), if someone gives us hundred rupees we ask for two hundred rupees. (Courtesy:ewgaitedhorses.com) Meaning: 1 : the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group 2 : moral attitudes (Courtesy:indiangiftbazaar.com ) Example: the mores of academic life as opposed to those of the ...

GRE Word of the Day : Mediate (v)

Mediate (v) Media Print and TV Media want to mediate in personal life of cinestar. (courtesy:cnn.com) Meaning: >> acting through an intervening agency >> exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation (courtesy:walking-productions.com ) Example: >> the middle child is often ask to mediate between the oldest and the youngest >> mediate a labor-management dispute. (Courtesy: ricardoperna.com ) Mediate (v) A) schew B) snoop C) intervene D) intrude E) ...

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