Till October 31
WORDS:
1. Toil
2. Zealot
3. Ossified
4. Pantry
5. Bungle
6. Prevaricate
7. Prodigal
8. Zealot
9. Persecutor
10. Assuage
11. Derogate
12. Modicum
13. Obdurate
14. Ephemeral
15. Nebulous
16. Aberrant
ANALOGIES:
1.Canyon : gully
2.Ripen : mature
3.Drain : empty
4.Pacify : infuriate
5.illicit - permission
ISSUES TOPIC:
"Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning."
"There is no such thing as purely objective observation. All observation is subjective; it is always guided by the observer's expectations or desires."
ARGUMENT TOPIC:
The following appeared as part of an article in a health and beauty magazine.
"A group of volunteers participated in a study of consumer responses to the new XXX face cream. Every morning for a month, they washed their faces with mild soap and then applied XXXX. At the end of that month, most volunteers reported a marked improvement in the way their skin looked and felt. Thus it appears that XXX is truly effective in improving the condition of facial skin."
Till October 30
WORDS:
1.Flaccid
2.Toil
3.Deferential
4.Unbridled
5.Supplicate
6.Proactive
7.Canonize
8.Lachrymose
9.Evanescence
10.Rebuke
11.Feral
12.Dilettante
ANTONYMS:
1.Assuage
2.Deliberated
3.Befriend
4.Nebulous
ANALOGIES:
1.Modicum: excessive
2.Acceleration: speed
3.Portrait: painting
4.Impervious: vulnerable
THIS MONTH COMPLETE ANALOGIES:
1). frenetic:energetic - a frenetic person is very energetic
2). mushroom:fungus - mushroom is a natural type of fungus
3). lampoon:satirize - a person will satirize someone to lampoon them
4). palpitate:beat - palpitate is to beat heavily
5). tilt:level - tilt something is to remove it from having level
6). perturbable:annoy - it is easy to annoy a perturbable persion
7). aberration:usual - aberration is deviation from the usual. it is something that is not usual
8). incomprehensible:fathom - something incomprehensible is difficult to fathom
9). avaricious:covet - avaricious persion is always looking to covet
10). article:byline - byline of an article contains the author's name
11). singer:choir - many singer's together form a choir
12). tincture:stain - intensity. strain is intensive tincture (tint)
13). depart:abscond - negative connotation. abscond is to illegally/secretly depart
14). alcove:recess - alcove is a type of recess structure in a room.
15). choreography:dance - choreography is the arrangement of dance
16). splint:mobility - splint is a device to prevent mobility
17). ephemeral:enduring - something ephemeral is charactierized by not being
18). topographical:surface - topographical information of a surface has all its details
19). measureless:limit - something measureless is without limit
20). evanescence:permanence - evanescence is lacking permanence
21). ossified:flexibility - something ossified lacks flexibility
22). oxygen:gas - oxygen is a natural gas
23). portrait:paintings - portrait is a type of painting. OR portrait is a painting of a human
24). document:file - file is a place where many documents are kept
25). metamorphosis:latent - metamorphosis is a transformation that appears latent
26). banana:peel- If noun, peel of a banana is outer skin. If verb, to peel a banana is to remove the outer skin
27). fixture:permanent - fixture is an appendage that is attached permanently
28). school:fish - collection of fish form a school
29). abase:prestige - abase someone is to lower their prestige
30). vocabulary:word - vocabulary of a language contains all the words..
31). listen:eavesdrop - negative connotation. eavesdrop is to secretly listen
32). malingerer:incapacity - malingerer is one who fakes incapacity to avoid work
33). wildness:feral - something feral is characterized by wildness
34). bootless:futility - bootless (useless) activity is something done in futility
35). skimp:parsimonius - parsimonius person is one who will skimp.
37). accelerate:speed accelerate is to increase speed
38). defiance:resistance - a person characterized by defiance will show resistance
39). senility:consciousness - senility (old age) is lacking much consciousness.
40). baleful: menace::solicitous:concern - baleful is excess menace. solicitous is excess concern
41). alacrity:apathetic::temerity:timid - opposites. temerity is boldness
42).choreography:dance::plot:story
43).panegyric:eulogize::lampoon:satirize - panegyric is a long to eulogize (praise)
44).tablecloth:table::sheet:mattress - tablecloth is used to cover the table. sheet is used to cover the mattress
45).perfunctorily:inspiration - perfunctorily is something done without inspiration
46).gush:effusive::rage:irate - gush is excess effusive. rage is excess irate.
47)frenetic:energetic:: exhort : pleading - excess
48).dampen:sound - dampen sound is to reduce it
49).apprenticeship:career - apprenticeship is done by someone in beginning of career
50).conductor:podium - conductor stands on podium and does his work
51).ballet:;music - music is played during a ballet
52).Willowy:pacify - Notsure
53).experimentation::discovery - successful experimentation will lead to discovery
54).RACOUNTER: STORYTELLING::WORDSMITH: WRITING - racounter is someone who is good at story telling.
55).wardrobe:garment - wardrobe is a place where garments are kept
56). hasty:deliberate - a hasty action lacks deliberation
57).enervate:energy - enervate is to reduce energy
58).infuriate:rage - infuriate someone is to start/increase their rage
59). headlong:deliberation - headlong action lacks deliberation
60). proxy:voter - proxy is an authorized voter - Notsure
61). flag:sustenance - without sustenance, one will flag
62).hedgerow:fence - hedgerow is a row of closely planted shrubs or low-growing trees forming a fence
63). recondite:comprehend - recondite is difficult to comprehend
64). hoist: lower - opposites
65). moderate: irate - moderate an irate person is to reduce it.
66). doctrine:ideology - ideology is based on doctrine
67). glasses:vision - glasses is something which improve vision
68). figurine:statue - figurine is a small statue
69). intimidate:trepidation - it is easy to intimidate a person who has trepidation
70). vitiate:quality - vitiate is to reduce quality
71). dawdle:punctuality - dawdle (loiter) lacks punctuality
72). abridge:length - abridge something is to reduce its length
73). obfuscation:clarity - purpose of obfuscation is to reduce clarity
74). thaw:warmth - thaw something is to increase warmth
75). tributary:river - tributary is a small river
76). hue:beige - beige is a type of hue
77).recapitulate:summary - purpose of summary is to recapitulate something
78). puddle:lake puddle is a very small lake
79). recess:halt - recess a temporary halt.
80). hamstrung:disable - hamstrung(cut hamstring) is disabled
81). grow:thrive - thrive is grow well
82). importune:ask - importune (beg) is excessively ask
83). accost:approach - accost is to approach someone
84). vestige:remainder - vestige is a small remainder.
85). success:endeavor - endeavor (earnest attempt) will lead to success.
86). injury:sprain - sprain is a minor injury.
87). infirmary:treatment - infirmary is a place for treatment of diseases
88). acumen:keenness - a person with acument is characterized by having keenness
89). adaptable:modify - something adaptable is easy to modify
90). yawn:fatigue - yawn is a sign of fatigue.
91).move:dart - dart is to move rapidly.
92).tanther:play
Till October 29
WORDS:
1.Extricate
2.Incrimination
3.Therapeutic
4.Askew
5.Metaphor
6.Go-getter
7.Maverick
8.Tolerance
9.Metaphorical
10.Extricate
11.Bungle
12.Alienate
13.Humidity
ANTONYMS:
1.Base
2.Modicum
3.Befriend
4.Aridity
5.Askew
6.Floppy
7.Mend
8.Lugubrious
9.Lethargy
10. Resilient
ANALOGIES:
1.Topography :surface
2.Physiology :disease
3.Curtain :stage
4.Veil :face
5.Dislocation :position
6.Dissect :specimen
7.School :educate
8.Mallow: Ripen
ARGUMENT TOPIC:
The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of Professional Printing Company.
"In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity. Among workers aged 18 to 29, 27 percent said that they are more productive in the presence of their immediate supervisor, compared to 12 percent for those aged 30 or over, and only 8 percent for those aged 50 or over. Clearly, if our printing company hires mainly older employees, we will increase productivity and save money because of the reduced need for supervisors. "
ISSUE TOPIC:
No matter how powerful machines may become man will always be
superior to them…. because after all machines are tools only made by human minds.
Till October 26
WORDS:
1.Askew
2.Canonize
3.Invigorate
4.Bogus
5.Ethereal
6.Laggard
7.Tarpaulin
8.Vault
9.Allay
10.Stature
11.Infinitude
12.Ramshackle
13.Crotchety
14.Firefly
15.Brute
16.Nervy
17.Dissonance
18.Coalesce
19.Befriend - To behave as a friend to; make social acquaintance; support
20.Pedantic - Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise;
21.Pithy - Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
22.Ambulate - To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden
23.Minuet - A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet
24.Dissect - To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study; examine, analyze
25.Specimen - A bit of tissue or blood that is taken for diagnostic purposes; individual, item genus
26.Hellion - A mischievous, troublesome, or unruly person
27.Lunge - A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword; a sudden forward movement or plunge; pounce; dive for
28.Garish - Marked by strident color or excessive ornamentation; gaudy. Loud and flashy
29.Piquant - Pleasantly pungent or tart in taste; spicy. appealingly provocative: a piquant wit. Charming, interesting, or attractive
30.Urbanity - Refined, effortless beauty of manner; refinement and elegance of manner; polished courtesy; polished courtesy; elegance of manner
31.Treacle - Cloying speech or sentiment; a medicinal compound formerly used as an antidote for poison
32.Second-rate - Of inferior or mediocre quality or value
33.Indolent - Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy; causing little or no pain; slow to heal, grow, or develop; inactive
34.Vivify - To give or bring life to; animate; to make more lively, intense, or striking; to make alive
ANALOGIES:
1.Zealot: enthusiasm
2.Dislocation: position
3.Dissect: specimen
4.School: educate
5.Exultant: elation
6.Bungalow: building
7.Eulogy: praise
8.Zealot: enthusiasm
9.Mental: consciousness
ANTONYMS:
1.Hankering
ISSUE TOPIC:
1. The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives
ARGUMENT TOPICS:
1. 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. "
2. The following appeared in an editorial in a Prunty County newspaper.
"In an attempt to improve highway safety, Prunty County recently lowered its speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 on all major county roads. But the 55 mph limit should be restored, because this safety effort has failed. Most drivers are exceeding the new speed limit and the accident rate throughout Prunty County has decreased only slightly. If we want to improve the safety of our roads, we should instead undertake the same kind of road improvement project that Butler County completed five years ago: increasing lane widths and resurfacing rough roads. Today, major Butler County roads still have a 55 mph speed limit, yet there were 25 percent fewer reported accidents in Butler County this past year than there were five years ago."
Till October 25
WORDS:
1.Accost - To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request;
2.Husband - To use sparingly or economically; conserve; protect (an asset) from loss or destruction;
3.Terse - Brief and to the point; effectively concise
4.Voraciousness - Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous; greedy
5.Vehement - Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid
6.Definitive - Explicit, sharply defining; conclusive
7.Acumen - Sharpness of mind; intelligence; ability to take good decisions; shrewdness; display great political acumen
8.Dilatory - Intended to delay; tending to postpone or delay: dilatory in his work habits
9.Acoustics - The scientific study of sound, especially of its generation, transmission, and reception;
10.Phenomenal - Extraordinary or marvelous; of, relating to, or constituting phenomena; astounding
11.Endeavor - To try hard; attempt to achieve something; work with a set or specified goal or purpose;
12. Sprain - A painful wrenching or laceration of the ligaments of a joint; to injure a (bodily part) by twisting;
13. Haven - A harbor or anchorage; a port; place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary;
14. Puny - Of inferior size, strength, or significance; weak; small, insignificant
15. Insouciant - Marked by blithe unconcern; nonchalant; easygoing, casual; cheerful, carefree
16. Infirmary - A place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured
17. Infirmity - A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age; frailty; feebleness;
18. Conservatory - A school for the teaching of music, drama, or other fine arts;
19. Pep - Energy and high spirits; vim; lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner;
20. Somber - Dark; gloomy; dull or dark in color; melancholy; dismal; serious; grave; sad; depressing
21. Foolhardy - Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash; characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; impetuous, rash;
adventurous or bold but lacking in good sense
22. Flippancy
23. Invigorate
24. Enervate
25. Sobriety
26.Covert
27.Lag
28.Sarcastically
29.Askew
30.Canonize
31.Invigorate
32. Indolent
33. Solace
34. Toil
35.Vituperative
36. Beset
37. Incontinent
38. Quell
39.Bogus
40. Base
41. Modicum
ANTONYMS:
1.Frugal
2.Erratic
3.Elation
4.Idle
ANALOGIES:
1.Energize : frenzied
2.Tincture : stain
3.Banana: peel
4.Dislocation: position
5.Evanescence: permanence
6.Metaphorical: literal
7.Tin: metal
8.Evanescence: permanence
9.Pantry: comestible
10. vault: valuable
11. Perforated: hole
12.Reservoir: water
13.Exultant: elation
14.Bungalow: building
15.Eulogy: praise
ISSUE:
1. "Humans are considered as superior to machine. As the machines are just tools which humans use..."
Till October 24
WORDS:
1.Abase - Degrade, Humiliate
2.Apocryphal - Untrue, Made up
3.Assuage - Ease or lessen(pain)
4.Concord – Harmony
5.Disingenuous – Sophisticated
6.Equanimity - Calmness of temperament
7.Eulogy – Praise
8.Exacerbate – Worsen
9.Foment - Stir up, Instigate
10.Invigorate - To impart vigor, Energize
11.Lassitude – Weariness
12.Obfuscate – Confuse
13.Perfunctory – Superficial
14.Truculence – Ferocity
15.Hankering
16.Obdurate
17.Impel
18.Ceaseless - Without stop or pause; constant
19.Rapport - Relationship, especially one of mutual trust or emotional affinity; understanding between people; harmonious mutual
understanding
20.Truculence - A disposition or apparent disposition to fight, especially fiercely; ferociously cruel actions or behavior;
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
21.Careworn - Showing the effects of worry, anxiety, or burdensome responsibility; pale and exhausted, as because of worry or
sleeplessness; showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
22.Extricate - To release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage; get out of situation; relieve of responsibility
23.Comestible - Fit to be eaten; edible; something that can be eaten as food
24.Monarch - One who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right, especially; sovereign, such as a king
or empress
25.Turmoil - A state of extreme confusion or agitation; commotion or tumult; chaos
26.Yawn - To open the mouth wide and breathe in deeply especially when one is sleepy; to open the mouth wide with a deep
inhalation
27.Foolhardy - Unwisely bold or venturesome; rash; characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; impetuous, rash;
adventurous or bold but lacking in good sense
28.Bedlam-state of extreme confusion disorder
29.Conciliatory-reconciling, soothing
30.Cosseted-Treat with excessive indulgence
31.Desultory-haphazard
32.Enervate-weaken
33.Headstrong-Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
34.Intransigent-stubborn
35.Impervious-impenetrable
36.Mendacity-untruthful
37.Mire-soft mud , slush
38.Ostentatious – pretentious
39.Potent-powerful
40.Sop-mollify or placate
41.Tractable-docile, easily managed
42.Truculent-aggressive, ferocity
43.Unseemly-obscene
44.Variegated-motley
45.Zealot-excessive zeal
46.Verbose
47.Zealot
48.Err
49.Ossify
50.Lenient
51.Vim
52.Laconic
ANTONYMS:
1.Invigorate
2.Disavow
3.Bedlam
4.Query
5.Venerate
ANALOGIES:
1.Listen: eavesdrop
2.Wordsmith: words
3.Yawn: sleepiness
4.Vocabulary: Words.
5.Energize : frenzied
6.Tincture : stain
7.School: education
ISSUE TOPIC:
1. Scandals—whether in politics, academia, or other areas—can be useful. They focus our attention on problems in ways that no
speaker or reformer ever could
2.The study of an academic discipline alters the way we perceive the world. After studying the discipline, we see the same world as
before, but with different eyes
3.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
4."Some particular city council has decided to shift from an existing garbage collection service (which has been employed since
the last 10 years) to a new one. Also, the former garbage collection service has increased its charges to $2500 from $2000 whereas
the new one is charging only $2000. A citizen states that a report mentions that 80% of the citizens are satisfied by the earlier
service provider. The new provider has 20 trucks like the existing one. The existing provider is planning to add new trucks to its
fleet. The former one collects garbage bi-weekly whereas the new collects it weekly."
ARGUMENT TOPIC:
1.The following appeared in a memorandum from the president of Mira Vista to the college's board of trustees.
"At nearby Green Mountain College, which has more business courses and more job counselors than does Mira Vista College,
90 percent of last year's graduating seniors had job offers from prospective employers. But at Mira Vista College last year, only
70 percent of the seniors who informed the placement office that they would be seeking employment had found full-time jobs within
three months after graduation, and only half of these graduates were employed in their major field of study. To help Mira Vista's
graduates find employment, we must offer more courses in business and computer technology and hire additional job counselors
to help students with their resumes and interviewing skills
2.The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Walnut Grove town newspaper.
"Walnut Grove's town council has advocated switching from EZ Disposal (which has had the contract for trash collection services
in Walnut Grove for the past ten years) to ABC Waste, because EZ recently raised its monthly fee from $2,000 to $2,500 a month,
whereas ABC's fee is still $2,000. But the town council is mistaken; we should continue using EZ. EZ collects trash twice a week,
while ABC collects only once. Moreover, EZ—which, like ABC, currently has a fleet of 20 trucks—has ordered additional trucks.
Finally, EZ provides exceptional service: 80 percent of respondents to last year's town survey agreed that they were 'satisfied' with
EZ's performance."
Till October 22
WORDS:
1. Pithy - Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
2. Cultivated - Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined
3. Lugubrious - Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
4. Indemnity - Security against damage, loss, or injury; a legal exemption from liability for damages; compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
5. Ambulate - To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
6. Minuet - A slow, stately pattern dance in 3/4 time for groups of couples, originating in 17th-century France; a movement in 3/4 time that is usually the third, but sometimes the second, of a four-movement symphony or string quartet
7. Hasty - Characterized by speed; rapid; done or made too quickly to be accurate or wise; rash
8. Deliberate - Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; — applied to persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor; not hasty or sudden; slow; to consider the reasons for and against; to consider maturely
9. Surreptitious - Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; acting with or marked by stealth; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
10. Clandestine - Kept or done in secret, often in order to conceal an illicit or improper purpose; secret, sly; existing or operating in a way so as to ensure complete concealment and confidentiality
11. Enervate - To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality; deprived of strength; debilitated; lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of; lack of nervous energy
12. Chicanery - Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
13. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
14. Sycophant - A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; one who flatters another excessively
15. Daunt - frighten
16. Philistine - An unrefined, rude person; lacking in delicacy or refinement; a person who is uninterested in intellectual or cultural pursuits
17. Stygian - Gloomy and dark; infernal; hellish
18. Pulverize - To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust; to demolish; destroy
19. Immunity - The capacity to withstand; privilege, exemption from normal legal duties, penalties, or liabilities, granted to a special group of people; the ability of the body to resist or fight off infection and disease
20. Incredulity - The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief; refusal or reluctance to believe; doubt about the truth of something
21. Maculate - To spot, blemish, or pollute; morally blemished; stained or impure; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals
22. Aberrant - Deviating from the proper or expected course; deviating from what is normal; untrue to type; not being normal
23. Fissure - A crack or crack-like depression; division; an interruption in friendly relations; a break in the skin, usually where it joins a mucous membrane, producing a cracklike sore or ulcer
24. Capitulate - To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
25. Rage - Violent, explosive anger
26. Headlong - Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; dangerous, reckless; uncontrollably forceful or fast; rashly
27. Proxy - A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; written authorization to act in place of another; authority to act for another; a person who is given the power to act for another in voting
28. Flag - To hang limply; droop; to decline in vigor or strength; signal to stop
29. Sustenance - The act of sustaining; the condition of being sustained; the supporting of life or health; maintenance
30. Hedgerow - A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge
31. Recondite - Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
32. Balm - To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
33. Largesse - A generous gift or giving
34. Munificent - Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
35. Hedonist - A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
36. Fervent - Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent; extremely hot; glowing; characterized by intense emotion; sincerely or intensely felt
37. Impediment - Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction; an organic defect preventing clear articulation; something that obstructs the making of a legal contract; obstruction, hindrance
38. Enigma - One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; perplexing speech or text; a riddle
39. Scrutiny - A close, careful examination or study; close observation; surveillance
40. Commodious - Spacious; roomy; Archaic. suitable; handy
Till October 20
WORDS:
1.Lethargic
2.Frugal
3.Concord
4.Lethargy
5.Uncanny
6.Torpor
7.Turmoil
8.Rebut
9.Foolhardy
10.Better
11. Bungle
12.Utter
13.Shoal
14.Bawdy
15.Badinage
16.Martinet
17.Embolden
18.Estrangement
19.Incriminate - To accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate; to show evidence of involvement in a crime or fault;
20.Podium - An elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public speaker; stand for holding the notes of a public speaker; a lectern; low wall serving as a foundation;
21.Conductor - One who directs an orchestra or other such group; substance or medium that conducts heat, light, sound, or especially an electric charge
22.Incrimination - The act of incriminating; crimination; charging of someone with a misdeed; an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed
23.Pulpit - An elevated platform, lectern, or stand used in preaching or conducting a religious service
24.Malaise - A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease
25.Retract - To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally; pull back in: draw in; limit, or mark; take back; renege on
26.Chicanery - Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
27.Harbinger - One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner; signal the approach of; presage
28.Fervor - Great warmth and intensity of emotion; intense heat; excitement, enthusiasm
Antonyms:
1.Tout
2.Invigorate
3.Disavow
4.Bedlam
5.Query
6.Venerate
7.Stagnant
8.Allude
9.Havoc
10.Repress
ANALOGIES:
1.Conductor: podium
2.Verbose: succinct
3.Queen: monarch
4.Pantry: comestibles
5.Shiftless: ambition
6.Hiss: sibilant
7.Fanatic: admirer
8.Fluent: glib
9.Covetous: desire
RECENT ARGUMENT TOPICS:
1. The following appeared in a memorandum from a dean at Omega University.
“Fifteen years ago, Omega University implemented a new procedure that encouraged students to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of all their professors. Since that time, Omega professors have begun to assign higher grades in their classes, and overall student grade averages at Omega have risen by thirty percent. Potential employers apparently believe the grades at Omega are inflated; this would explain why Omega graduates have not been as successful at getting jobs as have graduates from nearby Alpha University. To enable its graduates to secure better jobs, Omega University should now terminate student evaluation of professors.”
2. “Typically, as people age, their bone mass decreases, making them more vulnerable to bone fractures. A recent study concludes that the most effective way to reduce the risk of fractures in later life is to take twice the recommended dose of vitamin D and calcium daily. The three-year study followed a group of French women in their eighties who were nursing-home residents. The women were given daily supplements of twice the recommended dose of vitamin D and calcium. In addition, the women participated in a light weightlifting program. After three years, these women showed a much lower rate of hip fractures than is average for their age”.
3. The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of Professional Printing Company.
“In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity. Among workers aged 18 to 29, 27 percent said that they are more productive in the presence of their immediate supervisor, compared to 12 percent for those aged 30 or over, and only 8 percent for those aged 50 or over. Clearly, if our printing company hires mainly older employees, we will increase productivity and save money because of the reduced need for supervisors. “
4. The following appeared in a memorandum from the planning department of an electric power company.
“Several recent surveys indicate that homeowners are increasingly eager to conserve energy and manufacturers are now marketing many home appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners that are almost twice as energy-efficient as those sold a decade ago. Also, new technologies for better home insulation and passive solar heating are readily available to reduce the energy needed for home heating. Therefore, we anticipate that the total demand for electricity in our area will not increase, and may decline slightly. Since our three electric generating plants in operation for the past 20 years have always met our needs, construction of new generating plants should not be necessary.”
5. The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that makes breakfast cereals.
“In a recent study, subjects who ate soybeans at least five times per week had significantly lower cholesterol levels than subjects who ate no soy products. By fortifying our Wheat-O cereal with soy protein, we can increase sales by appealing to additional consumers who are concerned about their health. This new version of Wheat-O should increase company profits and, at the same time, improve the health of our customers.”
Till October 19
WORDS:
1.Frugal
2.Metaphorical
3.Willowy
4.Rebut
5.Go-getter
6.Feisty
7.Relentless
8.Aridness
9.Charleston
10.Harbinger
11. Feisty
12.Doctrine
13.Tyrannical
14.Pedant
15.Skeptic
16.Vague
17.Flippancy
18.Assuage
19.Ruse
20.Surreptitious
21.Congruency
22.Malaise
23.Untenable
24.Retract
25.Chicanery
26.Antagonism
27.Hapless
28.Floppy
29.Torpor
30.Toil
31.Halcyon - calm and peaceful; tranquil; prosperous; golden; serene; a fabled bird, identified with the kingfisher, that was supposed to have had the power
to calm the wind and the waves while it nested on the sea during the winter solstice
32.Despot - a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant; dictator
33.Therapeutic - having or exhibiting healing powers; healing; serving to cure
34.Seethe - to churn and foam as if boiling; be in a state of turmoil or ferment; be violently excited or agitated; be angry and silently fixated on a
problem; be very angry; be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil
35.Scrimp - to economize severely; be excessively sparing with or of; to cut or make too small or scanty; spend as little as possible; save money; be
severely sparing in order to economize
36.Incriminate - to accuse of a crime or other wrongful act; cause to appear guilty of a crime or fault; implicate; to show evidence of involvement in a
crime or fault; make an accusation against; to cause to appear involved in or guilty of a crime or fault
ANTONYMS:
1.Zealot
2.Rebut
3.Rile
4.Uncanny
5.Err
6.Assault
ANALOGIES:
1.Mushroom: fungus
2.Oxygen :gas
3.Tin: metal
4.Pulp: paper
5.Linen: fabric
6.Malingerer: incapacity
7.Fervor: zealot
8.School: educate
9.Comprehensible: fathom
Issue:
1."scandals- they focus the problems of the society is a way no speaker or reformer can"
2."Before learning an academic discipline, we do not see the world properly. After we have learnt an academic discipline, we see the world, but with
different eyes"
3. Should the historical monuments be sacrificed for the sake of modernization
Argument:
1. Some accidents increased and teenagers are blamed for it so the local school makes driving lessons compulsory...........
Till October 18
WORDS:
1. Phlegmatic
2. Sanguine
3. Cosseted
4. Stringent
5. Callow
6. Occlude
7. Definitive
8. Profane
9. Proclivity
10. Vaunting
11. Seminal
12. Tenacity
13. Anamoly
14. Encomium
15. Flippancy
16. Stodgy
17. Obscure
18. Incorrigible
19. Feisty
20. Therapeutic
21. Assuage
22. Metaphor
23. Indecisive
24. Capitulate - To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
25. Rage - Violent, explosive anger
26. Headlong - Characterized by unthinking boldness and haste; dangerous, reckless; uncontrollably forceful or fast; rashly
27. Proxy - A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; written authorization to act in place of another; authority to act for another; a person who is given the power to act for another in voting
28. Flag - To hang limply; droop; to decline in vigor or strength; signal to stop
29. Sustenance - The act of sustaining; the condition of being sustained; the supporting of life or health; maintenance
30. Hedgerow - A row of bushes, shrubs, or trees forming a hedge
31. Recondite - Not easily understood; abstruse; concealed; hidden; mysterious, obscure
32. Balm - To make or become calm; comfort; a soothing or healing medicine; pleasing aromatic fragrance; soothing, healing, or comforting agent or quality
33. Largesse - A generous gift or giving
34. Munificent - Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
35. Hedonist - A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
36. Fervent - Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent; extremely hot; glowing; characterized by intense emotion; sincerely or intensely felt
37. Impediment - Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction; an organic defect preventing clear articulation; something that obstructs the making of a legal contract; obstruction, hindrance
38. Enigma - One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable; perplexing speech or text; a riddle
39. Scrutiny - A close, careful examination or study; close observation; surveillance
40. Commodious - Spacious; roomy; archaic. Suitable; handy
41. Pithy - Precisely meaningful; forceful and brief; consisting of or resembling pith
42. Cultivated - Of, relating to, or produced in cultivation; educated; polished; refined
43. Lugubrious - Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree
44. Indemnity - Security against damage, loss, or injury; a legal exemption from liability for damages; compensation for damage, loss, or injury suffered
45. Ambulate - To walk from place to place; move about; to go on foot; walk about; not be bedridden or incapable of walking
ANTONYMS:
1.Seethe
2.Scrimp
3.Incriminate
4.Bogus
ANALOGIES:
1). Attentive: officious
2). Ruffle: shirt
3). Hack: carve
4). Plagiarism: ideas
5). Proof: alcohol
ARGUMENT TOPIC:
1. The following appeared in a memorandum from a vice president of the Mega mart department store chain.” For the third year in a row, the average household income in our country has risen significantly. That prosperity means that families are likely to be spending more time and money on leisure activities. Mega mart stores should therefore concentrate on enlarging and promoting its line of products typically used in leisure activities: athletic and outdoor equipment, televisions, gourmet cooking equipment, and luggage and travel accessories."
Till October 16
WORDS
1.Skimp - To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material; be stingy or very thrifty; scanty; be cheap or frugal about; give barely enough or not enough attention, funds or effort
2.Parsimony - Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess; adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Okemah’s razor; extreme stinginess
3.Dulcet - Pleasing to the ear; melodious; having a soothing, agreeable quality; archaic; sweet to the taste
4.Defiance - The act or an example of defying; bold resistance to an opposing force or authority; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist; disobedience, disregard; an act that is intentionally provocative; disposition boldly to defy or resist authority or an opposing force
5.Senility - Old age; mental and physical deterioration associated with aging; loss of faculties
6.Obviate - To make unnecessary
7.Equivocal - Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous; uncertain significance; of a doubtful or uncertain nature
8.Aberrant - Deviating from the proper or expected course; deviating from what is normal; untrue to type; not being normal
ANTONYMS:
1) Aberrant
2) Equivocal
3) Obviate
4) Mire
5) Puckish
6) Tractable
ANALOGIES:
1.Skimp:parsimonius
2.Accelerate:speed
3.Defiance: resistance
4.Senility: consciousness
5.Dulcet: sweet
ISSUE TOPICS:
1.Too much emphasis is placed on role models. Instead of copying others, people should learn to think and act independently and thus make the choices that are best for them
2.The study of history places too much emphasis on individuals. The most significant events and trends in history were made possible not by the famous few, but by groups of people whose identities have long been forgotten
3.Some educational systems emphasize the development of students' capacity for reasoning and logical thinking, but students would benefit more from an education that also taught them to explore their own emotions
ARGUMENT TOPICS:
1.The following appeared in a memorandum from the planning department of an electric power company.” Several recent surveys indicate that homeowners are increasingly eager to conserve energy and manufacturers are now marketing many home appliances, such as refrigerators and air conditioners that are almost twice as energy-efficient as those sold a decade ago. Also, new technologies for better home insulation and passive solar heating are readily available to reduce the energy needed for home heating. Therefore, we anticipate that the total demand for electricity in our area will not increase, and may decline slightly. Since our three electric generating plants in operation for the past 20 years have always met our needs, construction of new generating plants should not be necessary."
2.The following appeared in a memo from the president of a company that makes breakfast cereals.” In a recent study, subjects who ate soybeans at least five times per week had significantly lower cholesterol levels than subjects who ate no soy products. By fortifying our Wheat-O cereal with soy protein, we can increase sales by appealing to additional consumers who are concerned about their health. This new version of Wheat-O should increase company profits and, at the same time, improve the health of our customers."
RECENT ISSUE TOPICS
1. Rituals and ceremonies help define a culture. Without them, societies or groups of people have a diminished sense of who they are
2. Public buildings reveal much about the attitudes and values of the society that builds them. Today’s new schools, courthouses, airports, and libraries, for example, reflect the attitudes and values of today’s society.
3. Politicians should be honest and possess moral and ethical values to be an effective leader.
4. In any profession—business, politics, education, government—those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership.
5. Most people choose a career on the basis of such pragmatic considerations as the needs of the economy, the relative ease of finding a job, and the salary they can expect to make. Hardly anyone is free to choose a career based on his or her natural talents or interest in a particular kind of work
6. Scholars and researchers should not be concerned with whether their work makes a contribution to the larger society. It is more important that they pursue their individual interests, however unusual or idiosyncratic those interests may seem
7. Children should be socialized to determine the destiny of a country. But, we ourselves do not know how to socialize them.
8. Students should bring certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively
9. Many problems of modern society cannot be solved by laws and the legal system because moral behavior cannot be legislated
10. History teaches us only one thing: knowing about the past cannot help people to make important decisions today
11. Facts are stubborn things. They cannot be altered by our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions
12. Absence of choice is a circumstance which is very very rare
13. Character of a society can be studied by studying the character of the leaders
14. Students should bring a certain skepticism to whatever they study. They should question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively
15. The most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives. Any leader who is quickly and easily influenced by shifts in popular opinion will accomplish little
16. What the society thinks to be its greatest political and social achievements rather reflects the discontent
Till October 15
WORDS:
1.Nebulous - Cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague; liable to more than one interpretation; confused, obscure
2.Therapeutic - Having or exhibiting healing powers; healing
3.Bonhomie - A pleasant and affable disposition; geniality; a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)
4.Illicit - Not sanctioned by custom or law; unlawful; not legal; forbidden
5.Abase - To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem; deprive of self-esteem or confidence
6.Eavesdrop - To listen secretly to the private conversation of others
7.Bulge - A protruding part; an outward curve or swelling; a bilge; a sudden, usually temporary increase in number or quantity; cause to curve outward; slang term used to describe a rapid advance in prices within the commodities market; swollen object; project outward
8.Pulchritude - Great physical beauty and appeal
9.Succinct - Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse
10. Err -To make an error or a mistake; violate accepted moral standards; sin; do wrong
11. Malingerer - To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work
12.Disentangle - To extricate from entanglement or involvement; free; clear up or resolve (a plot, for example); unravel; unwind, disconnect; solve; smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb
13.Bootless - Without advantage or benefit; useless; unproductive of success
14.Futility - The quality of having no useful result; uselessness; lack of importance or purpose; frivolousness; condition or quality of being useless or ineffective; fruitlessness
15. Banal - Commonplace; without freshness or appeal because of overuse
16. Sycophant - One who attempts to curry favor by flattering influential people, but does so to a psychotic, often violent degree
17.Aridness
18.Invigorate
19.Rue
20.Seethe
21.Derogation
22.Untenable
23.Incongruity
24.Banal
25.Eulogy
26.Psychophants
27.Mire
28.assuage
29.Auspicious.
30.Err
31.Flippancy
32.Probity
33.Assuage
34.Query
35. Bulge
36. Mend
37. Floppy
38. Unbridled
39. Pulchritude
40. succinct
41.Amalgamate
42.disavow
43.askew
44.puckish
45.exhortation
46.furtively
47.recession
48.bonhomie
49.Venerate
50.canonize
51.repression
ANALOGIES:
1.School: fish
2.Abase: prestige
3.Vocabulary: word
4.Listen: eavesdrop
5.Malingerer: incapacity
6.Wildness: feral
7.Bootless: futility
8.School: learn
9.overture: introduction
10. futon: bed
11. miscreant: wretched
12. epic: poem
13. saga: anecdote
14. raucous: harsh
15.orchestra: musician
16.bumptious: assertive
17.daguerreotype: photograph
18.mirror: reflective
19.miscreant: criminal
20.anachronistic: time
21.fervor: zealot
22.tersness:superfluous
23.tent: germ
24.percipent:discernment
25.envelope:enclose
26.obliterate:unnecessary
27.nimble:clumsyness
28.fluial:river
29.soothe: calm
30.enfeeble: strength
31.lock: secure
32.sedulous: diligent
33.allay: relief
34.vault: valuables
35.stature: tall
36.toady: flatter
37.pique:assuage
38.piquant: insipid
39.dormant: vigor
40. reticent: garrulous
41. bumptious: assertive
42. saga: narrative
43.lucid: understand
44.abate: status
45.firefly: insect
46.brute: urbanity
47.car: chrome
48.indolent: vivify
49.querulous: complain
50.school: learn
51.measureless : limit
52.energy : frenetic
53.exhortation: motivation
54.bootless: futility,
55.malingerer: incapacity
56.wildness: feral
57.wardrobe: garment
58.scrapbook: memories
59.toolbox: hammer
60.vocabulary: word
61.mushroom: fungus
62.pulchritude – beauty
63.floppy – feeble
64.abase: prestige
65.vocabulary: word
66.Listen: Eavesdrop
67.malingerer: incapacity
68.wildness: feral
Till October 13
WORDS:
1.Bungle - To1 work or act ineptly or inefficiently; handle badly; botch; clumsy or inept performance; proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner; blunder, mess up
2.Prevaricate - misleading or equivocate
3.Prodigal - Rashly or wastefully extravagant; giving or given in abundance; lavish or profuse; wasteful; a recklessly extravagant consumer
4.Zealot - excessive enthusiasm or u can say excessive zeal; or fanatic
5.Persecutor - One who persecutes, or harasses
6.Persecute - To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or beliefs; annoy persistently; bother; do a wrong to; treat unjustly; wrong, torment
7.Flippancy - The state or quality of being flippant; irreverence
8.Unbridled - Unrestrained; uncontrolled; lacking in moral restraint; being without restraint
9.Currency - The state of being current; up-to-date ness; money in any form when in actual use as a medium of exchange, especially circulating paper money; prevalence
10.Detraction - A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement; act or an instance of belittling; expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone; misrepresentation; slander
11.Daft - Mad; crazy; foolish; stupid; Scots; frolicsome
12.Prolix - Rambling and wordy
13.Ameliorate - To make or become better; improve; relieve or reduce pain
14.Ruse - A crafty stratagem; a subterfuge; indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end; a deceptive maneuver
15.Portrait - Drawing, painting, or photograph of a person
16.Uncanny - Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; so keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural; of a mysteriously strange and usually frightening nature; very strange, unusual
17.Exonerate - To free from blame; free from a responsibility, obligation, or task; excuse, clear of responsibility or blame
18.Groundless - Having no ground or foundation; unsubstantiated; without reason, justification; false
19.Thwart - To prevent from accomplishing a purpose; stop, hinder; oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of; seat across a boat on which a rower may sit
20.Tortuous - Full of plot twists
21.Obituary - published notice of death, sometimes with brief biography of deceased.
22.Beckon - seem appealing
23.Recalcitrant – disobedient
24.Revisionist - disapprove the changing of accepted theories
25.Didactic - intended to teach or give moral instruction
26.Reclusive - hermit or a loner; withdrawn from society; seeking solitude, providing privacy or seclusion
27. Heretic - a person guilty of going against traditional religious teachings
28.Lassitude - lack of energy
29.Rectitude - orally correct behavior
30. Bigotry - a prejudiced and intolerant person
31. Furrow - a long narrow trench; a deep wrinkle on person’s face
32. Lambaste - criticize someone harshly
33. Vociferous - vehement or loud
34. Peevish - irritable
35. Manumission - the formal act of freeing from slavery
36. Cameo - to make into or like a gem or shell carved in relief; to portray in sharp, delicate relief, as in a literary composition
37.Canonical
38.Sordid
39.Impel
40.illicit
41.Discourse
42.Ardor
43.Elicited
44.Bungle
45.Better
Analogies:
1. Portrait: paintings
2. Document: file
3. Metamorphosis: latent
4. Banana: peel
5. Fixture: permanent
Issue Topics:
1. The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its heroines
2. It is more important to allocate money for immediate, existing social problems than to spend it on long-term research that might help future generations
3. Governments should focus more on solving the immediate problems of today rather than trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future
4. Most people are taught that loyalty is a virtue. But loyalty—whether to one's friends, to one's school or place of employment, or to any institution—is all too often a destructive rather than a positive force
5. We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from people whose views contradict our own; disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning
Argument Topics:
1. The following appeared in a memorandum from a dean at Omega University.
"Fifteen years ago, Omega University implemented a new procedure that encouraged students to evaluate the teaching effectiveness of all their professors. Since that time, Omega professors have begun to assign higher grades in their classes, and overall student grade averages at Omega have risen by thirty percent. Potential employers apparently believe the grades at Omega are inflated; this would explain why Omega graduates have not been as successful at getting jobs as have graduates from nearby Alpha University. To enable its graduates to secure better jobs, Omega University should now terminate student evaluation of professors."
2. "Typically, as people age, their bone mass decreases, making them more vulnerable to bone fractures. A recent study concludes that the most effective way to reduce the risk of fractures in later life is to take twice the recommended dose of vitamin D and calcium daily. The three-year study followed a group of French women in their eighties who were nursing-home residents. The women were given daily supplements of twice the recommended dose of vitamin D and calcium. In addition, the women participated in a light weightlifting program. After three years, these women showed a much lower rate of hip fractures than is average for their age".
3. The following is a recommendation from the director of personnel to the president of Professional Printing Company.
"In a recent telephone survey of automobile factory workers, older employees were less likely to report that having a supervisor present increases their productivity. Among workers aged 18 to 29, 27 percent said that they are more productive in the presence of their immediate supervisor, compared to 12 percent for those aged 30 or over, and only 8 percent for those aged 50 or over. Clearly, if our printing company hires mainly older employees, we will increase productivity and save money because of the reduced need for supervisors. "
Till October 12
WORDS
1.Feral
2.Dilettante
3.Incredulous
4.Gullible
5.Bias
6.Bungle
7.Zealot
8.Lassitude
9.Concord
10. Probity
11. Prodigal
12. Frugality
13. Prevaricate
14. Laconic
15. Reverent
16. Palpitate
17. Untenable
18. Probity = uprightness
19.Currency = appropriateness for the current time
20.Detraction = disparagement
21.Daft = crazy, mad, stupid
22. Prolix = verbose, wordy
23. Lachrymose - Weeping or inclined to weep; tearful; causing or tending to cause tears
24.Evanescence - The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; act or an example of passing out of sight; the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight
25. Rebuke - To criticize or reprove sharply; reprimand; check or repress; a sharp reproof; harsh criticism
26. Feral - Existing in a wild or untamed state; having returned to an untamed state from domestication; of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage; wild; being wild after escaping from domestication
27. Dilettante - A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge; lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur; superficial; amateurish; lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit
28.Incredulous - Skeptical; disbelieving; expressive of disbelief; refusing or reluctant to believe; unbelieving
29.Gullible - Easily deceived or duped; easily imposed on or tricked; naive, trusting
30.Ossified - Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues; rigid, unimaginative convention; process of becoming set in a rigidly conventional pattern, as of behavior, habits, or beliefs
31.Pantry - A small room or closet, usually off a kitchen, where food, tableware, linens, and similar items are stored; small room used for the preparation of cold foods; small room off a kitchen where dishes, food, etc are stored; room for preparing refreshments, not complete meals; serving room between kitchen and dining space
ANALOGIES:
1.Mushroom: Fungus
2.Oxygen: gas
3.Ossified: Flexibility
4.Raconteur : Storytelling
5.Wordsmith: writing
6.Evanescence: permanence
7.Ossified: flexibility
8.Oxygen: gas
ANTONYMS:
1.Better
2.Flippancy
ISSUE:
1. Every society has their ideals so to understand the character of the society it the best way to understand their ideal's characters.
Till October 11
WORDS:
1.Elated
2.Execrate
3.Query
4.Connotation
5.Rue
6.Apocryphal
7.Exhortation
8.Headstrong
9.Groundless
10.Minatory
11.Rue
12.Exonerate
13.Willowy
14.Pacify
15.Puckish
16.Adroit
17.Base
18.Credulous
19.Lachrymose
20.Frenetic
21.Alleviate
22.Rile
23.Fragile
24.Uncanny
25.Willowy
26.Verbose
27.Ruse
28.Deferential
29. Zealot
30. Rebut
31. Arid
32.Tepidity.
33. Audacious - daring ;bold
34. Lassitude - lack of energy
35. Debilitated - Showing impairment of energy or strength; enfeebled; lacking strength or vigor
36. Impel - To urge to action through moral pressure; drive; to drive forward; propel; prompt, incite
37. Flashy - Cheap and showy; gaudy; Giving a momentary or superficial impression of brilliance; flamboyant, in poor taste
38. Esoteric - Beyond the understanding of an average mind; mysterious, obscure; not publicly disclosed; confidential; confined to a small group; intended for or understood by only a particular group; of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people
39.Topography - Concerned with topography; the character, natural features, and configuration of land; surface features of a place or region
40.Measureless - Too great to be measured; immeasurable; having no ends or limits; boundless
41.Connotation - Something, such as a feeling, thought, or idea, associated in one's mind or imagination with a specific person or thing; that which is signified by a word or expression; implication
42.Rue - European strong-scented perennial herb with gray-green bitter-tasting leaves; leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution; feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
43.Exhortation - A speech or discourse that encourages, incites, or earnestly advises; urging; a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action
44.Canonize - To declare (a deceased person) to be a saint and entitled to be fully honored as such; to treat as sacred; glorify; approve as being within canon law
ANALOGIES:
1. Portrait :: paintings
2. Ballot :: music
3. Document :: file
4. Tincture:: stain
5. Banana:: peel
6. Metamorphosis:: latent
7. Wildness:: feral
8. Thwart :: hinder
9. Penchant :: strong liking
10. Frenetic:: energetic
11. Wildness:: feral
12. Got school:: educate
13. Topographical:: surface
14. Measureless :: limit
Antonyms:
1. Mire
2. Regression
3. Venerable
ISSUE:
1. In any given field to be at the forefront what really matters is not conviction but the desire to express our ideas which are not held by most people.
2. When the study of history is undertaken it is most of the times to prove that the people who lived at those times were not different from us.
Till October 10
WORDS:
1. Ephemeral - lasting for a markedly brief time
2. Enduring - Lasting; continuing; durable; long-suffering; patient; existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time
3. Splint - A rigid device used to prevent motion of a joint or of the ends of a fractured bone; thin, flexible wooden strip, such as one used in the making of baskets or chair bottoms; plate or strip of metal; bony enlargement of the cannon bone or splint bone of a horse; hin piece split off from a larger piece; a splinter; a rigid appliance for the fixation of displaced or movable parts; a support or brace used to fasten or confine; metal, acrylic resin, or modeling compound fashioned to retain in position teeth that may have been replanted or have fractured roots
4. Choreography - The art of creating and arranging dances or ballets; art of designing dances
5. Plot - A secret plan to achieve an evil or illegal end; series of events and relationships forming the basis of a composition; piece of land; show graphically the direction or location of, as by using coordinates; plan, scheme
6. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
7. Sobriquet - An affectionate or humorous nickname; an assumed name; a familiar name (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
8. Audacious - daring; bold
9. Lassitude - lack of energy
10. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
11. Assuage
12. Motley
13. Concord
14. Floppy
15. Modicum
16. Debilitate
17. Impel
18. Flashy
19. Esoteric
20. Iconoclastic
21. Ameliorate
22. Puckish.
23. Extirpate
24. Dawdler
25. Mawkish
26. Throne
27. Floppy
28. Lassitude
29. Audacious
30. Sobriquet
31. Laconic
32. Lampoon
33. Metaphorical
34. Vivacious
35. Tardy
36. Palliated
37. Assuaged
38. Fawn
39. Deferential
40. Bedlam
41. Penitent
42. Metaphysical
43. Hapless
44. Motley
45. Censor
46. Zealot
47. Unbraid
48. Incompetent
49. Lag
50. Therapeutic
51. Befriend
52. Lenience
53. Rebut
54. Resentful
55. Turmoil
56. Aridness
57. Rile
58. Candid
59. Incontinent
ANALOGIES:
1. Tincture: stain
2. Depart: abscond
3. Alcove: recess
4. Choreography: dance
5. Splint: mobility
6. Ephemeral: enduring
7. Topographical: surface
8. Measureless: limit
9. Choreography: dance ……….. Plot : story
10. Splint : mobility…………Lubricant : friction
11. Ephemeral: enduring
12. Incomprehensible: fathom
13. Mushroom: fungus
14. Blockage: Circulation
Antonyms:
1. Rile
2. Floppy
3. Erratic
4. Assuage
Till October 8
WORDS:
1. Sangfroid - a stable, calm state of the emotions
2. Diatribe - A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; harangue, criticism; bitter or angry attack in speech or writing
3. Complaisance - The inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of others; amiability; agreeableness; disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
4. Perturbable - Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or disquieted
5. Amenable - Willing to carry out the wishes of others; able to be judged; responsible; willing, cooperative; willing to change or submit
6. Aberration - A departing from what is prescribed; condition of being abnormal; serious mental illness or disorder impairing a person's capacity to function normally and safely; state of abnormality; deviation from the normal or usual; straying away from what is normal; defect of focus, such as blurring in an image
7. Digression - The act of digressing; deviation; straying
8. Phlegmatic - Without emotion or interest; having or suggesting a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
9. Concord - Harmonious mutual understanding; formal, usually written settlement between nations; pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds; agreement, treaty; unity, harmony
10. Modicum - A small, moderate, or token amount
11. Fathom - A unit of length equal to 6 feet (1.83 meters), used principally in the measurement and specification of marine depths; to perceive and recognize the meaning of; discern, understand
12. Incomprehensible - Difficult or impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible; impossible to know or fathom; not understandable
13. Tardy - Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late; moving slowly; sluggish
14. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
15. Metaphysical - Having no body, form, or substance; of, coming from, or relating to forces or beings that exist outside the natural world; not physical; without physical presence; ideal
16. Deferential - Marked by or exhibiting deference; marked by courteous submission or respect; respectful, considerate
17. Palliated - To relieve the symptoms of a disease or disorder; to make less severe or intense; mitigate; to make (an offense or crime) seem less serious; extenuate
18. Fawn - To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior; to support slavishly every opinion or suggestion of a superior; a young deer, less than one year old; a grayish yellow-brown to moderate reddish brown
19. Avaricious - Immoderately desirous of wealth or gain; greedy
20. Covet - To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's); wish for longingly; feel immoderate desire for that which is another's; desire strongly; feel envy towards or for; Wish, long, or crave for (something, especially the property of another person)
21. Byline - A line at the head of a newspaper or magazine article carrying the writer's name; a line giving the name of the writer of a story or article; an auxiliary activity
22. Indigenous – native
23. Tincture - An alcoholic, hydro alcoholic, or ethereal solution of a drug; something that imparts color; coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; quality that colors, pervades, or distinguishes; to stain or tint with a color; to infuse, as with a quality; impregnate
24. Askew - To one side; awry; crookedly; crooked; out of alignment
25. Puckish - Mischievous; impish; naughtily or annoyingly playful
26. Abscond - To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution; leave confinement or threat, run away
27. Alcove - A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room; secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden; small recessed space, opening directly into a larger room
28. Recess - A pause or interval, as from work or duty; interrupt regular activity for a short period; stop action; break, interval in action; any shallow depression in a surface
29. Furtive - Characterized by stealth; surreptitious; expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty; slow, deliberate, and secret as to escape observation; trickily secret; sneaky, secretive; done on the sly or in a sneaky way
30. Untenable - Incapable of being defended or justified
31. Amalgamate - To combine into a unified or integrated whole; unite; mix or alloy (a metal) with mercury; unite or blend with another metal
32. Choir - An organized company of singers, especially one performing church
Music or singing in a church
33. Mire
34. Obfuscate
35. Bonhomie
36. Tortuous
37. Haphazard
38. Appurtenances
39. Floppy
40. Tardy
41. Palliated
42. Assuaged
43. Fawn
44. Deferential
45. Bedlam
46. Penitent
47. Metaphysical
48. Hapless
49. Motley
50. Censor
51. Phlegmatic
52. Sang-froid
53. Diatribe
54 Complaisance
55. Peremptory
56. Anodyne
57. Wizened
58. Mollycoddle
59. Therapeutic
60. Exonerate
61. Chicanery
62. Imperious
63. Surreptitious
64. Lugubrious
65. Tractable
66. Reticent
67. Quiescent
68. Prescient
69. Harry
70. Sop
71. Therapeutic
72. Untenable
73. Remember
74. Furtively
75. Untenable
76. Puckishly
77. Askew
78. Reverent
79. Tincture: stain
80. Amalgamate
81. Indigenous
82. Intransigent
ANALOGIES:
1). Perturbable: annoy
2). Aberration: usual
3). Incomprehensible: fathom
4). Avaricious: covet
5). Article: byline
6). Singer: choir
7). Tincture: stain
8). Depart: abscond
9). Alcove: recess
10). Incomprehensible: fathom
11) Avaracious: covet
12) Article: byline
13) Perturbable: annoy :: amenable: lead
14) Aberration: usual :: digression: point
15) Alcove: recess
16) Depart: abscond
17) Singer: choir
ANTONYMS:
1. Assuage
2. Motley
3. Concord
4. Floppy
5. Modicum
Till October 5
WORDS:
1.Impetuous
2.Paragon
3.Pathological
4.Perfidious
5.Precarious
6.Cantankerous
7.Cherubic
8.Disparage
9.Expurgate
10.Auspicious
11.Attenuate
12.Blithe
13.Sacrilege
14.Reverent
15.Annul
16.Demises
17.Dwelling
18.Magnanimous
19.Caprice
20.Verbose
21.Reticent
22.Ferial
23.Resonant
24.Sumptuous
25.Bombast
26.Exacerbate
27.Desist
28.Flaccidity
29.Exfoliate
30.Misogyny
31.Polyandry
32.Riveted
33.Obtrusive
34.Awe
35.Consensus
36.Saddle
37.Callous
38.Mellifluous
39.Antecedent
40.Laconic
41.Formulaic
42.Splurge
43.Dampened
44.Panacea
45.Obfuscate
46.Annoyance
47.Coy
48.Lachrymose
49.Amalgamate - To put together into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less homogeneous; blend
50.Rebut - To refute, especially by offering opposing evidence or arguments, as in a legal case; to repel; present opposing evidence or arguments; argue against; prove wrong
51.Censor - To examine (material) and remove parts considered harmful or improper for publication or transmission; ban; forbid; person authorized to examine books, films, or other material and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or otherwise objectionable
52.Torpor - A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility; apathy; dormant, inactive state of a hibernating; deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity; lethargy; dullness
ANALOGIES:
1)oration:heard
a) epic:revised
b) ballet:appreciated
c) poem:analyzed
d) movie:directed
e) novel:read Ans: e
2)observatory:astronomy
a) purgatory:remuneration
b) refectory:religion
c) dormitory:university
d) conservatory:music
e) armory:militia Ans: d
3)prodigy:person
a) pagan:iconoclast
b) beacon:shadow
c) maniac:obsession
d) traitor:confidence
e) miracle:occurrence Ans: e
4)moist:sodden
a) warm:inviting
b) surprised:astonished
c) magical:sentimental
d) hopeless:bereft
e) soft:euphonious Ans: b
5)statue:sculpture
a) engraving:mural
b) novel:character
c) ode:poem
d) movement:symphony
e) script:play Ans: c
6)annoying:gadfly
a) brave:underdog
b) conniving:killjoy
c) insipid:bungler
d) rude:churl
e) vicious:manipulator Ans: d
7)dose:medicine
a) current:river
b) electricity:shock
c) tremor:earthquake
d) sentence:punishment
e) tempo:music Ans: d
8)dingy:glisten
a) slippery:adhere
b) coarse:polish
c) sharp:hone
d) shallow:overflow
e) savory:taste Ans: a
9)miscalculation:judgement
a) breach:fortification
b) fumble:location
c) gaffe:decorum
d) exaggeration:statement
e) default:loan Ans: c
10) Lampoon: satirize
11) Palpitate: beat
12) Tilt: level
13) Theater: play
ANTONYMS:
1) Fiasco
A) Realistic goal
B) Notable success
C) Strong premonition
D) Conciliatory announcement
E) Unexpected development ANS: B
2) Harbor
A) Evict
B) Disenchant
C) Take note of
D) Be surprised
E) Have doubts about ANS: A
3) Stratify
A) Abridge
B) Duplicate
C) Homogenize
D) Elevate
E) Develop ANS: C
4) Exotic
A) Unessential
B) Implicit
C) Reticent
D) Immutable
E) Indigenous ANS: E
5) Coalesce
A) Ossify
B) Dislocate
C) Multiply
D) Disaggregate
E) Enervate ANS: D
6) Dogma
A) Heresy
B) Indecency
C) Self-interest
D) Mythical tale
E) Humorous gesture ANS: A
7) Peevish
A) Self-assured
B) Good natured
C) High minded
D) Up-front
E) Well-grounded ANS: B
8) Spleen
A) Submissiveness
B) Volubility
C) Goodwill
D) Sophistication
E) Indecision ANS: C
9) Countenance
A) Feign reluctance
B) Decide impetuously
C) Condemn
D) Affront
E) Divert ANS: C
10) Bucolic
A) Cynical
B) Cultivated
C) Mythical
D) Urban
E) Gentle ANS: D
11) Purlieu
A) Infrequently visited place
B) Ineptly understood idea
C) Specifically noted error
D) Quickly absorbed substance
E) Easily recognized condition ANS: A
ISSUE TOPICS:
1. Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics
2. It is always an individual who is the impetus for innovation; the details may be worked out by a team, but true innovation results from the enterprise and unique perception of an individual
Till October 4
Words:
1) Abundant
2) Discontent
3) Amalgamate
4) Incompetent
5) Zealot
6) Bogus
7) Query
8) Dawdler
9) Metamorphic
11) Better
12) Willowy
13) Insolent
14) Resilient
15) mire
16) Feisty
17) Flippant
18) Germane
19) Conundrum
20) Sobriquet
21) Hapless
22) Bland
23) Brazen
24) Prodigal
25) Quixotic
26) Audacious
27) Sonorous
28) Lassitude
29) Resilience
30) Prevaricate
31) Corroborate
32) Laconic
33) Gregarious
34) Satirize - A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
35) Lampoon - A written attack ridiculing a person, group, or institution; light, good-humored satire; a work, as a novel or play, that exposes folly by the use of humor or irony; ridicule, make fun of
36) Toil - To labor continuously; exhausting labor or effort; something that binds, snares, or entangles one; an entrapment; hard work; walk heavily, slowly, and with difficulty; to exert one's mental or physical powers, usually under difficulty and to the point of exhaustion
37) Motley - Having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous; mixed, varied; having many colors; variegated; parti-colored
38) Assuage - To make less severe or more bearable; soothe, relieve; reduce fear, excitement, pain, or disease
39) Immaculate - Impeccably clean; spotless; free from fault or error; innocent, uncorrupted; very clean
40) Dicey - Involving or fraught with danger or risk; risky;of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk
41) Feisty - Touchy; quarrelsome; full of spirit or pluck; frisky or spunky; showing courage; irritable and looking for trouble
42) Apocryphal - Of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious; questionable; fake; of questionable authenticity
43) Mire - A usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; viscous, usually offensively dirty substance; soil with mud; marsh or bog
44) Palpitate - To move with a slight tremulous motion; tremble, shake, or quiver; beat with excessive rapidity; throb; make rhythmic contractions, sounds, or movements; beat at a rapid pace, like heart; tremble; beat rapidly and irregularly
45) Redoubtable - Arousing fear or awe; formidable; worthy of respect or honor; formidable; causing fear
ANALOGIES:
1. LIGNEOUS:WOOD::osseous:bone
2. REDOLENT:SMELL::piquant:taste
3. DISCOMFITED:BLUSH::contemptuous:sneer
4. MILK:EXTRACT::answer not sure
5. ENUNCIATE:WORDS::answer not sure
6. POTTERY:SHARD::bread:crumb
7. RIPEN:MATURITY::harden:solidity
8. CONFLUENCE:STREAMS::junction:roads
Till October 3
Words:
1.Erratic - Having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable; wandering
2.Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
3.Elation - High spirits; extreme happiness; lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of prosperity
4.Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound;fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
5. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
6. Dawdler - One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary;someone who lags behind
7. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
8. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite; difficult to understand
9. Resplendent - Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
10. Metaphorical - Figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another,thus making an implicit comparison; one thing conceived as representing another; a symbol; expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another
11. Literal - Employing the very same words as another; exact, real; being in accordance with,conforming to, or upholding the exact or primary meaning of a word or words; avoiding exaggeration, metaphor, or embellishment; factual; prosaic
12. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
13. Intransigent - Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course; unsusceptible to persuasion
14. Predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult,often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
15. Tactual - Of, relating to, or arising from the sense of touch; producing a sensation of touch;tactile
16. Opulent - Possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent; characterized by rich abundance;luxuriant; rich and superior in quality
17. Floppy - Tending to flop; loose and flexible; lacking in stiffness or firmness; limp
18. Willowy - Slender and graceful; planted with or abounding in willows
19. Potentiate - To enhance or increase the effect of (a drug); promote or strengthen (a biochemical or physiological action or effect); make potent or powerful
20. Frugality - Careful use of material resources; prudence in avoiding waste
21. Insolent - Presumptuous and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant; audaciously rude or disrespectful; impertinent; bold,disrespectful; rude and insulting
22. Mushroom - Any of various fleshy fungi of the class Basidiomycota, characteristically having an umbrella-shaped cap borne on a stalk, especially any of the edible kinds; to increase or expand suddenly, rapidly, or without control; sprout
23. Fungus - A plant that has no leaves, flowers, or green color
24. Hapless
25. Intransigent
26. Predicament
27. Court
28. Blithe
29. Deliberation
30. ASKEW
31. Immaculate
32. Dicey
33. Insolent
ANTONYMS :
1. CAPITULATE
Ans: attack (surrender and defend were other choices, defend is a little close but attack is the right word)
2. INSOUCIANT
Ans: concerned ( this one is pretty easy no matter what the choices are )
3. EBULLIANT
Ans: glum ( cheerful and exuberant were other choices which are synonyms )
4. TYRO
Ans: expert ( A tyro is a beginner, other choices were green-horn and novice )
5. EULOGY
Ans: abuse ( praise and extol were other two choices )
6. LOQUACIOUS
Ans: reticent ( verbose, ill-humoured and pompous were other choices )
7. HAUTEUR
Ans: humility ( hauteur means over-bearing pride or conceit, humility is easily the antonym )
8. INNOCUOUS
Ans: toxic ( harmless and perilous were other choices )
9. VINDICATE
Ans: indict ( uphold, exonerate and aggrandize were other choices. 'confute' is also correct which appeared for another person )
10. INVIGORATE
Ans: enervate ( invigorate is to impart strength or energy, whereas enervate is to weaken )
11. AUDACIOUS
Ans: pusillanimous ( bold and pugnacious were other choices )
12. LASSITUDE
Ans: alacrity ( torpor, rectitude and indolence were other choices )
13. LACONIC
Ans: verbose ( terse and lascivious were other choices )
14. PRODIGAL
Ans: frugal ( pervasive and wasteful )
ANALOGY :
1. REDOLENT : SMELL
Ans: piquant : taste
2. MILK : EXTRACT
Ans: water : distill
3. LIGNEOUS : WOOD
Ans: osseous : bone
4. CHOREOGRAPHY : DANCE
Ans: plot : story
5. GUSH : EFFUSIVE
Ans: rage : irate
6. WOOD : SAWDUST
Ans: metal : filings
7. SPLINT : MOBILITY
Ans: lubricant : friction
8. DISCOMFITED : BLUSH
Ans: contemptuous : sneer
9. PANEGYRIC : EULOGIZE
Ans: lampoon : satirize
10. CONFLUENCE : STREAMS
Ans: junction : roads
11. TINE : FORK
Ans: mallet : hammer
12. REDOLENT : SMELL
Ans: piquant : taste
13. MILK : EXTRACT
Ans: water : distill
14. LIGNEOUS : WOOD
Ans: osseous : bone
15. CHOREOGRAPHY : DANCE
Ans: plot : story
16. GUSH : EFFUSIVE
Ans: rage : irate
17. WOOD : SAWDUST
Ans: metal : filings
18. SPLINT : MOBILITY
Ans: lubricant : friction
19. DISCOMFITED : BLUSH
Ans: contemptuous : sneer
20. PANEGYRIC : EULOGIZE
Ans: lampoon : satirize
21. CONFLUENCE : STREAMS
Ans: junction : roads
22. TINE : FORK
Ans: mallet : hammer
23. School: educate
24. Limpoon:sattrize
25. Vocabulary: Words
26. Enthusiasm::fanaticism
Till October 2
Words:
1. Invigorate - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate; stimulate; heighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
2. Assiduous - Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; hard-working
3. Penchant - A definite liking; a strong inclination; fondness; strong liking for or bias in favor of something
4. Eulogy - A laudatory speech or written tribute, especially one praising someone who has died; high praise or commendation; expression of warm approval; acclamation
5. Disavow - To disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with; refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject
6. Incompetent - Not qualified in legal terms; inadequate for or unsuited to a particular purpose or application; devoid of those qualities requisite for effective conduct or action; unskillful, unable; lacking the qualities, as efficiency or skill, required to produce desired results
7. Resilient - Marked by the ability to recover readily, as from misfortune; capable of returning to an original shape or position, as after having been compressed; bouncy, flexible; having the quality of springing back to a former position. Also: Able to recover quickly from sickness or difficulty; sturdy
8. Arid - Lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants; lacking interest or feeling; lifeless and dull; uninterested, spiritless; having little or no liquid or moisture; extremely dry
9. Bedlam - A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
10. Frenetic - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; maniacal
11. Erratic - Having no fixed or regular course; wandering; lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity; unpredictable; wandering
12. Penitent - Feeling or expressing remorse for one's misdeeds or sins; person performing penance under the direction of a confessor; shamed, sorrowful; undergoing or awaiting punishment
13. Elation - High spirits; extreme happiness; lifting up by success; exaltation;
14. Probity - Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; quality or state of being morally sound; fairness, honesty; virtue or integrity tested and confirmed
15. Indefeasible - That cannot be annulled or made void
16. Dawdler - One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a trifler; someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind
17. Bogus - Counterfeit or fake; not genuine; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
18. Abstruse - Difficult to understand; recondite; difficult to understand
19. Resplendent - Splendid or dazzling in appearance; brilliant; bright, radiant; bright and colorful, almost glowing; marked by extraordinary elegance, beauty, and splendor
20.Bedlam - A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; chaotic situation; a state of extreme confusion and disorder; scene of great uproar and confusion
21. Frenetic - Wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied; marked by extreme excitement, confusion, or agitation; maniacal
22. BOGUS
23. QUERY
24. PENITANT
25. ELATION
26. ERRATIC
27. IDLE
28. FLOPPY
29. WILLOWY
30. POTENTIATE
SENTENECE COMPLETION
31. Early ________ of hearing loss is ________ by the
fact that the other senses are able to compensate for
moderate amounts of loss, so that people frequently
do not know that their hearing is imperfect.
(A) discovery. . Indicated
(B) development. . Prevented
(C) detection. . Complicated
(D) treatment. . Facilitated
(E) incidence. . corrected
ANTONYMS:
1. DISAVOW
2. ARRIDNESS
ANALOGIES:
1) Frenetic: energetic
2) EPHEMERAL: ENDURING::
(A) infirm: healing
(B) insensitive: cooperating
(C) inanimate: living
(D) interminable: continuing
(E) ineffectual: proceeding
ISSUE TOPICS
1. It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment