Verbal Questions - December 2007

WORDS:

1.Pervasive

2.Vitriol

3.Absorb

4.Vapid

5.Crouch

6.Gaunt

7.Zest

8.Malice

9.Stasis

10.Coagulant

11.Palpable

12.Allure

13.Entice

14.Stasis

15.Coagulant

16.Palpable

17.Allure

18.Entice


ANALOGIES:

1.Fretwork : Ornamentation

2.Mulish : Pervasive

3.Book : novelist


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Scholars and researchers should not bother how big their contributions are…. they should keep working no matter how idiosyncratic they may seem.


Till December 28

WORDS:

1. Imbue

2. Absorb

3. Disheartened

4. Tortuous

5. Petulant


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Laws should not be rigid or fixed. Instead, it should be flexible according to circumstances, time and places.


Till December 27

WORDS:

1.Obdurate

2.Extraneous

3.Couch

4.Plaudit

5.Inane

6.Repose

7.Brazen

8.Venerate


ANALOGIES:

1.Fretwork: ornamentation

2.Truculent: light


Till December 26

WORDS:

1. Self-effacement

2. Placid

3. Fraught


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. It was some shit about the government imposing regulations in the development of science and technology.


ARGUMENT TOPIC:

1. The sale of Super-Gym and the usual flawed statistics are claimed to be very profitable to open a new franchise.


ISSUE TOPICS:

1. It is impossible for an effective political leader to tell the truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for a politician

2. Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity

3. When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many people's lives will be improved if the results are successful?

4. Children must be skeptic and they will ask questions to teachers insraec of listening like a def and dumb people

5. Telecast of proceedings of government helps in development of society

6. The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people

7. The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people

8. In order to improve the quality of instruction at the college and university level, all faculty should be required to spend time working outside the academic world in professions relevant to the courses they teach


ARGUMENT TOPICS:

1. The following is a recommendation from the personnel director to the president of Acme Publishing Company.

"Many other companies have recently stated that having their employees take the Easy Read Speed-Reading Course has greatly improved productivity. One graduate of the course was able to read a five-hundred-page report in only two hours; another graduate rose from an assistant manager to vice president of the company in under a year. Obviously, the faster you can read, the more information you can absorb in a single workday. Moreover, Easy Read costs only $500 per employee — a small price to pay when you consider the benefits to Acme. Included in this fee is a three-week seminar in Spruce City and a lifelong subscription to the Easy Read newsletter. Clearly, Acme would benefit greatly by requiring all of our employees to take the Easy Read course."

2. The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.

"Monarch Books should open a cafe in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a cafe. Monarch, which has been in business at the same location for more than twenty years, has a large customer following because it is known for its wide selection of books on all subjects. Opening the cafe would clearly attract more customers. The cafe would require relatively little space. Space could be made for the cafe by discontinuing the children's book section, which will likely become less popular given that the last national census indicated a significant decline in the percent of the population who are under age ten."

3. Statistics collected from dentists indicate that three times more men than women faint while visiting the dentist. This evidence suggests that men are more likely to be distressed about having dental work done than women are. Thus, dentists who advertise to attract patients should target the male consumer and emphasize both the effectiveness of their anesthetic techniques and the sensitivity of their staff to nervous or suffering patients

4. The following appeared in a medical newsletter.

"Doctors have long suspected that secondary infections may keep some patients from healing quickly after severe muscle strain. This hypothesis has now been proved by preliminary results of a study of two groups of patients. The first group of patients, all being treated for muscle injuries by Dr. Newland, a doctor who specializes in sports medicine, took antibiotics regularly throughout their treatment. Their recuperation time was, on average, 40 percent quicker than typically expected. Patients in the second group, all being treated by Dr. Alton, a general physician, were given sugar pills, although the patients believed they were taking antibiotics. Their average recuperation time was not significantly reduced. Therefore, all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment."

5. The following appeared in an article in a magazine for writers

"A recent study showed that in describing a typical day's conversation, people make an average of 23 references to watching television and only 1 reference to reading fiction. This result suggests that, compared with the television industry, the publishing and book selling industries are likely to decline in profitability. Therefore, people who wish to have careers as writers should acquire training and experience in writing for television rather than for print media."


Till December 25

WORDS:

1.Belie

2. Voluble

3. Mulish

4. Opine

5. Pundit

6. Equivocation

7. Go-getter

8. Glacier

9.Crouch

10. Intimidate

11. Odious

12.Indelible

13.Reify

14. Natatorium

15. Luculent

16. Qurush

17. Gravitas

18. Skullduggery

19. Limpid

20. Modicum

21. Mirth

22. Avarice

23. Crotch


ANALOGIES:

1. Indelible: forget

2. Glacier: slow

3. Approach: intimidate


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. A study shows that in their conversations people made 23 references to television viewing and just one reference to reading fiction. So, this may indicate that television industry is making more profits that the print media. Hence, to make a better career, the writers should write for television industry and less for print media"


ARGUMENT:

1. To raise the quality of education in schools and colleges, it is required by the entire faculty to work in the field which they teach the students."


Till December 24

WORDS:

1. Fixed

2. Elucidate

3. Desultory

4. Banal


Issue Topic:

1. Technology does more bad than good, and affects quality of life.


WORDS

1.Fixed

2.Elucidate

3.Desultory

4.Banquet

5. Dire

6.Comprehensive

7.Oaf

8.Complaisance

9.Veto

10. Maverick

11. Accolade

12.Gully

13.Surreptitious

14.Schism

15.Penurious

16. Volatile

17.Harangue

18. Mollify

19.Candid

20.Belie

21. Accrue

22.Bliss

23. Fretwork

24. Repudiate

25.Gainsay

26.Ungainly

27.Falter

28. Alluring

29. Bestow

30.Couch

31.Esteem

32.Venerate

33. Din

34.Temerity

35. Probity

36.Pervasive

37.Ineluctable

38.Fraught

39. Placidity

40.Mishap

41.Happenstance

42. Intermittent

43. Agility

44. Visa

45. Pithy

46.Procrastinate

47. Mulish

48. Opine

49. Pundit

50. Go-getter

51. Spartan

52. Malice

53. Teetotaler

54. Aggrandize


ANALOGIES:

1.Banquet: meal

2.Comprehensive: dire

3.Gully: erosion

4.Candy: sugar

5.Unstable: volatile

6.Harangue: mollify

7.Appointment: official

8.Mulish: persuaded

9. Pundit: opine

10. Equivocation: ambiguous

11.Fretwork: ornament

12.Mishap: accident

13. Ineluctable: avoid

14. Fraught: placidity

15. Visa: country


Till December 21

WORDS:

1.Absorb

2.Volubility

3.Transient

4.Gainsay

5.Belie

6.Inane

7.Laze

8.Zest

9.Imbue

10.Stoical

11.Fustian

12.Gaunt

13.Go getter

14.Prune


ANALOGIES:

1.Novelist: book

2.Mulish : persuaded

3.Pundit : opine

4.Impetuous: hesitancy

5.Fretwork: ornamentation

6.Equivocation: ambiguous


ISSUE TOPIC:

1.The purest achievement of the nation lies in rulers, artists and scientists….. the general welfare of the people."

2.Developing technology is decreasing the quality of life.


ARGUMENT TOPIC:

1. Patients are suffering from severe Muscle strain. Regarding this problem all the patients get divided into two groups. First group patients were treated by the Dr. (XXX), who is a specialist in curing the problems faced by sports pupil. He treated them with antibiotics. The recovery period of this treatment was 40% more as expected. Second group were treated by another Dr. (XXX) who is a general physician. He treated them with sugar pills. And recovery time was not given."


Till December 20

WORDS:

1. Din

2. Absorb

3. Exude

4. Falter

5. Alluring

6. Bestow

7. Flu rate

8. Entice

9. Esteem

10. Venerate

11. Temerity

12. Probity

13. Pervasiveness

14. Gaunt

15. Repudiate

16. Obtain

17. Gainsay

18. Ungainly

19. Belie

20. Bliss

21. Couch

22. Complaisance


ANALOGIES:

1. Ineluctable: avoid

2. Fraught: placidity

3. Mishap: accident

4. Fretwork: ornament


Issue topic:

1. The surest indicator of the greatness of a nation is not the achievements of its scientists, rulers or artists but the general welfare of the people.

2. Teachers should be paid according to their academic performance of their students.


Argument Topic:

1. A statement from president of excels food products.
An article about organic food products in a town, something related to rising of organic food production.


Till December 19

WORDS:

1. Majesty

2. Happenstance

3. Intermittent

4. Accolade

5. Agility

6. Sham

7. Disparate

8. Revel

9. Covert

10. Hull

11. Maverick

12. Rescind

13. Mind

14. Regimen

15. Reinforce

16. Aggrandize

17. Taciturn

18. Teetotalism

19. Harbor


ANALOGIES:

1. Banquet: meal

2. Comprehensive: dire

3. Soup: ladle

4. Visa: country

5. Insect: aphid

6. Insipid: bore


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Importance of moral and ethical values for a public official to be an effective leader.


Till December 18

WORDS:


1.Pithy

2.Procrastinate

3.Imbue

4.Playbill

5.Maverick

6.Conformist

7.Thrifty

8.Fuse

9.Fixed

10.Mollify

11.Spurious

12.Stagnant

13.Effervescence

14.Accolade

15.Injurious

16.Immutable

17.Fragility

18.Lithe

19.Avarice

20.Pugnacious

21.Skullduggery

22.Limpid

23. Modicum

24.Mirth

25. Pulchritude

26.Addle

27.Innocuous

28.Maverick

29.Tether

30.Malaise

31.Notoriety

32.Accolade

33. Jejune

34. Didactic

35. Rebuke

36. Vapid

37. Conscientious

38. Perturbation

39. Stoical


ANALOGIES:

1.Soup: ladle

2.Unstable: volatile

3.Office: resignation


Till December 17

WORDS:


1.Aggrandize

2.Taciturn

3.Teetotalism

4.Harbor

5.Bliss

6.Maverick

7.Transitory

8.Dire

9.Stagnant

10.Accrue

11.Mind

12.Dated

13. Candid

14. Belie

15. Dissemble

16. Penurious

17. Lavish

18. Surreptitiously

19. Schism


ANALOGIES:

1.Dank: moisture

2.Unstable: volatile

3.Harangue: mollify

4.Appointment: official

5.Gully: erosion

6.Candy: sugar

7.Banquet: meal

8.Comprehensive: dire


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Academic discipline changes the way we perceive things.



Till December 14

WORDS:

1. Mind

2. Oaf

3. Majesty

4. Complaisance

5. Dire

6. Fuse

7. Veto

8. Quandary

9. Maverick

10. Accolade

11. Injurious

12. Dispassionate

13. Deviate

14. Stagnant

15. Majesty


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. "Telecast of proceedings of government helps in development of society"


Till December 13

WORDS:

1.Spartan

2.Malice

3.Maverick

4.Fuse

5.Fixed


ANALOGIES:

1.Marriage: Wedding


ISSUE TOPIC:

1.It is much better if ideas are shared in the form of images rather than the verbal communication when large group need to be addressed.



Till December 12

WORDS:

1.Spartan

2.Malice

3.Mind

4.Unsubstantial

5.Jejune

6.Mirth

7.Stagnant


ANALOGIES:

1.Soup: Ladle



Till December 11

WORDS:

1.Dire

2.Accolade

3.Mind

4.Fuse

5.Exacerbate

6.Stagnant

7. Herculean

8. Trifling

9.Observable

10. Polemical

11. Bromide

12. Hackneyed

13. Gratuitous

14. Wedding


ANALOGIES:

1. Marriage: Wedding

2.Gratuitous: justification

3. Bromide: hackneyed


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Now-a-days people are copying role models rather than understanding their own needs



Till December 7

WORDS:


1.Quandary : a state of perplexity or uncertainty; dilemma.
Synonyms: bewilderment, mire, predicament, strait.
Antonyms: certainty, decisiveness

2.Transgression : violation of a law, command, etc; sin.
Synonyms: breach, contravention, defiance, encroachment, erring, infringement, iniquity, misdemeanor, trespass.
Antonyms: obedience

3.Polemical : a controversial argument, as one against some opinion
Synonyms: arguable, contentious, contestable, dubious, litigious, moot.
Antonyms: agreeable, unequivocal.

4.Hiatus : a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, any gap or opening.
Synonyms: aperture, breach, chasm, interim, lacuna, lapse, rift.

5.Addle : to make or become confused.

6.Encipher : to convert (a message, communication, etc.)

7.Emulate : to try to equal or excel;
Synonyms: compete, contend, imitate, mimic, out vie.

8.Saunter : a leisurely walk or ramble;
Synonyms: airing, amble, constitutional, promenade, ramble.

9.Succor : to help or relieve.
Synonyms: aid, ameliorate, assist, avail
Antonyms: disfavor, hinder.

10.Pulchritude : physical beauty; comeliness.
Synonyms: adorableness, allure, elegance, exquisiteness, glamour.

11.Dauntless : fearless;
Synonyms: courageous, gallant, intrepid, invincible, stouthearted, valiant, valorous
Antonyms: daunted, irresolute, poltroon.

12.Abate : to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc;
Synonyms: allay, diminish, dwindle, quell, recede, subdue.
Antonyms: enhance, intensify, prolong, surge

13. Peremptory : leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal.
Synonyms: arbitrary, assertive, autocratic, bossy, dogmatic, imperative, intolerant, obligatory, obstinate, rigorous, stringent, tyrannical.

14.Timorous : full of fear; fearful.
Synonyms: abashed, aghast, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowed, daunted, dismayed, intimidated, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, rattled, spooked.
Antonyms: bold, courageous, valiant .

15. Formulate : to express in precise form, to devise or develop.
Synonyms: codify, contrive, forge, systematize, vamp.

16.Cameo: a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.

17. Disparate : distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar.
Synonyms: contrary, discrepant, incommensurate.
Antonyms: alike, analogous, equivalent .

18.Tantalizing : having or exhibiting something that provokes or arouses expectation, interest, or desire.

19. Vile : highly offensive, unpleasant.
Synonyms: abandoned, abject, appalling, coarse, contemptible, debased, depraved, despicable, filthy, grungy, loathsome, nefarious, raunchy,repugnant, skuzzy, wretched.
Antonyms: gentle, kind

20. Vex : to irritate;
Synonyms: abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, annoy, exasperate, fret, hassle, irk, noodge, peeve, perplex, plague.
Antonyms: aid, assist, help, soothe

21. Vapid : lacking or having lost life; without liveliness or spirit.
Synonyms: bland, inane, insipid, jejune, stale, tame, tedious, unpalatable, vacant. Antonyms: lively, sharp


ANALOGIES:

1.Pinch: quantity

2.Peep: sound

3.Herculean: trifling



Till December 6

WORDS:

1.Paralyze

2.Unsubstantial

3.Addle

4.Encipher

5.Emulate

6.Disparate

7.Opposites

8.Tantalizing

9.Vile

10.Vex

11.Shadowy

12.Dauntless

13.Vapid

14.Suffrage

15. Ostentatious

16. Gravitas

17. Ascetic

18. Formulate

19.Timorous

20. Peremptory

21. Abate

22. Pulchritude

23. Boorish

24. Sophisticated

25. Succor

26. Pliant

27. Persuasive

28. Coy

29. Rebuff

30. Cumbersome

31.Befriend

32. Venerate

33. Flounder

34. Desiccate

35. Reifies

36. Obdurate

37. Sagacity


ANALOGIES:

1.Saunter: walk

2.Marriage :wedding

3.Gratuitous : justification

4.Bromide : hackneyed

5.Cameo: sculpture


Argument Topic:

1. Statistical data taken from dentists showed that men were 3 times likely to faint during a dental visit compared to women. It is therefore concluded that nervousness is the cause and dentists should try to keep advertisements especially for men so as to reassure them and understand the sensitivity.


Till December 5

WORDS:

1.Coy

2.Shadowy

3.Matter-of-fact

4.Caustic

5.Boastful

6.Gregarious

7.Intangible

8.Hoard

9.Observable

10.Laconic

11.Befriend

12. Transgression

13. Intangible

14. Bolster

15. Coy

16. Covert

17. Truculent

18. Laconic

19. Peep

20. Pinch

21. Ostracize


ANALOGIES:

1. Disguise: alter

2. Crutch: support

3. Pinch: measure

4. Peep: sound

5. Hardness: mass

6. Ruler: length

7. Degree: centigrade

8. Insect: aphid

9. Wary: gulled


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many people's lives will be improved if the results are successful?


Till December 4

WORDS:

1.Unobservable : not accessible to direct observation;
Synonyms: airy, disembodied, imprecise, nebulous, tenuous, vague.
Antonyms: palpable, tangible

2.Lightheartedness : the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you;
Synonyms: coquetting, dallying, flippancy, folly, frivolousness, gaiety, jest, levity, puerility, trifling, volatility, whimsy.
Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

3.Laconic : using few words; expressing much in few words;
Synonyms: breviloquent, brusque, compendious, crisp, curt, pithy, succinct, terse
Antonyms: loquacious

4.Kiosk : a small structure having one or more sides open
Synonyms: bandstand, booth, rotunda, stall.

5.Intangible : not definite or clear to the mind
Synonyms: abstract, abstruse, airy, elusive, ethereal, evanescent, evasive, impalpable, obscured, vague.
Antonyms: tangible

6.Coy : artfully or affectedly shy or reserved;
Synonyms: bashful, coquettish, demure, diffident, evasive, flirtatious, kittenish, prudish, self-effacing, skittish, timid, unassertive.
Antonyms: aggressive, assertive, bold, cheeky, forward.

7.Befriend : to make friends or become friendly with.
Synonyms: aid, assist, patronize, sustain, uphold.
Antonyms: ignore, neglect, reject, shun.

8.Transgression : violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
Synonyms: breach, contravention, defiance, encroachment, erring, iniquity, trespass.
Antonyms: obedience


ISSUE TOPICS:


1. It is impossible for an effective political leader to tell the truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for a politician

2. Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity


ARGUMENT TOPICS:

1. The following is a recommendation from the personnel director to the president of Acme Publishing Company.

"Many other companies have recently stated that having their employees take the Easy Read Speed-Reading Course has greatly improved productivity. One graduate of the course was able to read a five-hundred-page report in only two hours; another graduate rose from an assistant manager to vice president of the company in under a year. Obviously, the faster you can read, the more information you can absorb in a single workday. Moreover, Easy Read costs only $500 per employee — a small price to pay when you consider the benefits to Acme. Included in this fee is a three-week seminar in Spruce City and a lifelong subscription to the Easy Read newsletter. Clearly, Acme would benefit greatly by requiring all of our employees to take the Easy Read course."
2. The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.

"Monarch Books should open a cafe in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a cafe. Monarch, which has been in business at the same location for more than twenty years, has a large customer following because it is known for its wide selection of books on all subjects. Opening the cafe would clearly attract more customers. The cafe would require relatively little space. Space could be made for the cafe by discontinuing the children's book section, which will likely become less popular given that the last national census indicated a significant decline in the percent of the population who are under age ten."



Till December 3

WORDS:

1.Quandary : A state of uncertainty or perplexity; dilemma.
Synonyms: bewilderment, impasse, mire, perplexity, plight, predicament, strait.
Antonyms: certainty, decisiveness.

2.Swarthy : Having a dark complexion or color;
Synonyms: black, brown, brunet, dusky, exotic, swart, tan, tawny
Antonyms: fair, light, pale.

3. Gaunt : extremely thin and bony;
Synonyms: angular, attenuated, bare, bleak, cadaverous, desolate, emaciated, forlorn, haggard, lank, meager, scraggy, scrawny.
Antonyms:plump

4.Covert : A covering or cover.
Synonyms: camouflaged, cloaked, creep, furtive, obscured, stealthy, surreptitious, veiled.
Antonyms: open, overt, unconcealed, up-front.

5.Truculent : Disposed to fight or exhibiting violence;
Synonyms: abusive, antagonistic, barbarous, bellicose, browbeating, bullying, contentious, contumelious, ferocious, intimidating, invective, mordacious, mordant, obstreperous, pugnacious,scurrilous, trenchant,vituperative.

6.Bore :to weary by dullness; a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Synonyms: bromide, drone, dullsville, grunge, lump, nag, nudge, soporific.
Antonyms: charmer, exciter.

7. Stagnant : Not moving or flowing; motionless, inactive;
Synonyms: brackish, dormant, filthy, inert, passive, putrid, sluggish, stale.
Antonyms: active, flowing.

8. Crass : So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility;
Synonyms: Philistine, asinine, boorish, bovine, churlish, coarse, doltish, indelicate, loutish, lumpish, uncouth, witless.
Antonyms: delicate, refined, sensitive, tactful.

9. Luminary : An object, such as a celestial body, that gives light; a person who is an inspiration to others. Synonyms: celebrity, dignitary, eminence, leader, notability, personage, worthy .
Antonyms: nobody.
10. Dank : unpleasantly moist or humid;
Synonyms: chilly, damp, dewy, muggy, soggy.
Antonyms: arid, dry, parched.

11. Bummer : any unpleasant or disappointing experience;
Synonyms:disappointment, disaster, misfortune.

12. Fir : the wood of any coniferous tree.

13. Insipid : without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities;
Synonyms: anemic, arid, banal, beige, driveling, dullsville, feeble, inane, jejune, mundane, nebbish, prosaic, tenous, trite, vapid, wearisome, yawn.
Antonyms: interesting

14. Obstinate : not easily controlled or overcome;
Synonyms: adamant, cantankerous, contumacious, dogmatic, indomitable, obdurate, pertinacious, recalcitrant, willful.
Antonyms: amenable, compliant


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. Humanity level is increased compared to the last century. The innovations of technology is responsible, but poverty, war, violence is the same. Technology cannot change the condition of poverty, war and violence.


Argument Topic:

1.Monarch books should open a cafe, to increase customers and to compete with XXX books. Monarch books cover the books of all the subject. Being on one place since last 20 years, its customers XXX increased a lot. If it will open a cafe it will defiantly attract lot of customers. It will take very little space which can be adjusted by discounting the children's section. Because according to last national census report, the population of people below 10 is decreased.