Verbal Questions - March 2008

March 31

1. Affinity

2. Innocuous

3. Nuance

4. Altruistic

5. Pervasive

6. Euphemism

7. Rhetoric

8. Prevarication

9. Metaphor

10. Boredoom


Analogies:

1. Euphemism : Offense

2. Rhetoric: Persuation

3. Prevarication : Truth

4. Metaphor : Description

5. Repetion : Boredoom

6. Concilation : Appeasement


March 28

1.Sustain

2.Bellicose

3.Unbridled

4.Profuse

5.Ponderous

6.Worldly

7.Misdemeanor

8.Discreditable

9.Isthmus


Analogies:

1.Discreditable: honorable

2.Isthmus: land

3.Misdemeanor: crime


Issue Topic:

1.How important is it on the part of universities to offer various courses to a student apart from his subjects.

2.It was related to impact of economics and communication on arts, science, and politics.


March 27

1. Covert

2. Lacerate

3. Veracious

4. Invigorate

5. Regression

6. Sop

7. Hull

8. Fix

9. Thrifty

10. Miserly

11. Grueling

12. Accolade

13. Transitoriness

14. Truss


Analogies:

1. Truss: support


Issue Topic:

1. Rituals and ceremonies help to define a culture, without them socities or group of people have a diminished sense of who they are.

Argument Topic:

1. "The following appeared in a letter to the school board in the town of Centerville. "All students should be required to take the driver's education course at Centerville High School. In the past two years several accidents in and around Centerville have involved teenage drivers. Since a number of parents in Centerville have complained that they are too busy to teach their teenagers to drive, some other instruction is necessary to ensure that these teenagers are safe drivers. Although there are two driving schools in Centerville, parents on a tight budget cannot afford to pay for driving instruction. Therefore an effective and mandatory program sponsored by the high school is the only solution to this serious problem."


March 26

1. Magniloquent

2. Likeminded

3. Facile

4. Repudiate

5. Avowal

6. Malaise

7. Encipher

8. Spartan

9. Garrulous

10. Splurge

11. Circuitous

12. Purism


Analogies:

1. Truculent: Light

2. Nugatory: worth

3. Sycophant: fawn

4. Senility:consciousness


Issue Topic:

1. Is picture more effective to communicate large group of people or language is more effective to communicate.


Argument Topic:

1.A Letter to the editor of Farming publications. It was about growing health consciousness among people. Researches tells that eating too much sugar causes ill effects and therefore their will be decrease in sugar demand in future. So the farmers in our state are suggested to grow pea nuts instead of sugarcane where peanuts are high on proteins and low on sugar. In the neighboring country Palin the farmers increased the production of peanuts, and therefore their countries revenue increased.


March 25

Today’s Words:

1.Askew

2.Perfidious

3.Skirt

4.Obdurate

5.Plethora

6.Ebullient

7.Torpor

8.Lassitude

9.Invigorate

10.Apocryphal

11.Lugubrious

12.Mishap

13.Capricious

14.Nibble

15.Authenticity

16.Yield

17.Avowal

18.Lionize

19.Isthmus

20. Torpor

21. Exonerate

22. Invigorate

23. Lassitude

24. Dissimulation


Antonyms:

1.Halcyon

2.Torpor

3.Equivocal

4.Daft

5.Exculpate

6.Mawkish

7.Incorrigible

8.Aberrant

9.Mulish


Analogies:

1.Mishap: accident

2.Hole: Perforation

3.Capricious: Fickle

4.Nibble: bite

5.Apocryphal: authenticity

6.Adamant: Moved

7.Isthmus: Land


March 24

1. Scrap

2. Retarded

3. Cacanny

4. Truss

5. Regression

6. Phlegmatic

7. Reify

8. Convivial

9. Duly

10. Ladle

11. Rivet

12. Reconciliation

13. Vivid

14. Pundit

15. Opine


Analogies:

1. Mediate: Reconciliation

2. Vivid: Inspiration

3. pundit: Opine


Argument Topic:

1. 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.


March 21

1. Skimpy

2. Askew

3. Byzantine

4. Dab

5. Pulverize

6. Decrepit

7. Mettle

8. Untenable

9. Pretentious


Antonyms:

1. Extinguish

2. Hapless

3. Gainsay


Analogies:

1. Bouquet: flowers

2. He : She


Issue Topic:

1. People who work for personal life will get more benefits than the people who work for the society.
(The issue topic mentioned above is the theme of the topic given in exam...)

Argument Topic:

1. Census data indicate that the number of retired couples without children who are moving into Sophia County is steadily rising; private schools in our county report substantial increases in enrollment; and a statewide survey of parents’ shows that over 10 percent now support the idea of home schooling instead of public schooling funded by the county government. Such demographic trends suggest that our county will not have to construct new school buildings and that we can therefore decrease the budget for county-funded public schools.


March 20

1. Grim

2. Court

3. Abound

4. Castigate

5. Askew

6. Barrel

7. Lenience

8. Stark

9. Impudent

10. Brazenness

11. Archipelago


Analogies:

1. Preparation: Ready

2. Islands: Archipelago


Antonyms:

1. Abound

2. Lachrymose

3. Extinguish

4. Form


Issue Topic:

1. It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears.


Argument Topic:

1. The following appeared in a memo from the manager of television station KICK. "A nationwide survey reveals that a sizeable majority of men would like to see additional sports programs on television. After television station WACK increased its sports broadcasts, its share of the television audience in its viewing area almost doubled. To gain a larger audience share in our area, and thus increase company profits, KICK should also revise its broadcast schedule to include more sports coverage."


March 19

Synonyms :

1. Abound

2. Stark

3. Skimpy

4. Charismatic

5. Exaggeration

6. Caricature

7. Leniency

8. Robust

9. Form

10. Dissolve

11. Inane

12. Appease

13. Dwindle

14. Extol


Antonyms:

1. Askew

2. Outmoded

3. Peace

Analogies:

1. Bouquet: flowers

2. Blockage: circulation

3. Banana: peel

4. Peanut: shell

5. Experiment: discovery

6. Exaggeration: caricature

7. Jog: Exercise


Issue Topic:

1. Explain your point of view for academic, political, business social....hard work or assuming things in idealistic way.

2. It is better to have other disciplinary courses in universities to be truly educated

3. All nations should support global universities in bringing all the students together to solve the persisting social problem


Argument Topic:

1. It is about two television stations and in 1st television station the survey shows than man of Seizen city likes sports and audience increased because of broadcasting more sport program, and profit is doubled so the other that is the 2nd television station have to broadcast more sport program to make profit.

2. “A citizen wrote the following article to the newspaper”. We the citizens of Winteraly are suffering from traffic problem. The survey which is conducted 3 years ago stated that, it took 20mins for a person to travel from home to work place while the recent survey states that it is taking 40mins. The members of the council have decided to bring up new roads, but this is not beneficial as the near-by neighborhood houses could be demolished whereas the citizens of Graceville has advantage because the council members their have decided to give free gas coupons if they share their rides. Also one of my friends have told me that pollution has reduced and journey from home to work place has reduced. If the same idea is also implemented in Winteraly then it would benefit us.


March 18

1. Refute

2. Obstreperous

3. Preponderance

4. Derogate

5. Nepotism

6. Presbyterian

7. Tortuous

8. Gainsay

9. Laze

10. Mollify

11. Perturbation


Issue Topic:

1. To become an effective leader, a political official should be morally and ethically good.

Argument Topic:

1. "It is about folk therapy a new treatment alternative to modern treatments. In this therapy lavender scented pillows are used to cure chronic insomnia. Treatment about three weeks period is given....
(topic is something like this)


March 17

1. Abstain

2. Pulverize

3. Knotty

4. Thaw

5. Dab

6. Nonchalance

7. Obstacle

8. Plethora

9. Panorama

10. Exude

11. Egregious

12. Titanic

13. Lugubrious

14. Obsequiousness

15. Taunt

ANTONYMS:

1. Telling

2. Obdurate

3. Pugnacious

4. Pulverize

5. Ally

6. Perturb


ANALOGIES:

1. Parliament : Legislative


March 14

1.Exude

2.Nonchalance

3.Ameliorate

4.Obdurate

5.Pugnacious

6.Fathom

7.Telling


ANALOGIES:

1.Proxy : Vote

2.Parliament : Legislative


ANTONYMS:

1. Pulverize

Issue Topic :

1. People who are committed to idea or policy are so critical of it.

Argument Topic:

1. From past three years governor Riedeburg did many changes from time she took the charge in office, the crime rate in city got reduced, jobs got increased, many people are showing interest to live in that place and riedeburg also promised that she go to get big companies in that locality such that jobs would be increased... soon on...


March 13

1. Titanic

2. Panorama

3. Maverick

4. Intelligent

5. Bumble

6. Pulverize

7. Deliberate

8. Augmentative

9. Distract

10. Synergy

11. Entice

12. Procrastinate

13. Dust jacket


March 12

1. Thwart

2. Pellucid

3. Relegate

4. Unencumbered

5. Sordid

6. Rant

7. Penitent

8. Reminiscence

9. Intransigent

10. Upbraid

11. Obstreperous

12. Implacable


ISSUE TOPIC:

1. In any field imagination is more important than knowledge.


ARGUMENT TOPIC:

1.The following appeared in a memo from the mayor of the town of Hopewell. “Two years ago, the town of ocean view built a new municipal golf course and resort hotel. During the past two years, tourism in ocean view has increased, new businesses have opened there, and ocean view’s tax revenues have risen by 30 percent. The best way to improve Hopewell’s economy, and generate additional tax revenues, is to build a golf course and resort hotel similar to those in ocean view”.


March 11

1. Whimsical

2. Noxious

3. Supremacy

4. Preponderance

5. Pulverize

6. Superciliousness

7. Humility

8. Lachrymose

9. Reconciliation


Analogies:

1. Dust jacket : books

2. Apron : clothing

3. Lost : whereabouts

4. Mediate : reconciliation


Issue Topic:

1. 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.



March 10

1. Endeavour

2. Facetious

3. Synergy

4. Bemoan

5. Vile

6. Rebuff

7. Zealot

8. Obstinate

9. Succor

10. Indelible

11. Dauntless

Analogies:

1. Fraught: Placidity

2. Inane: Significance

Issue Topic:

1. Many people know how to attain success, but few know how to make the best use of it.

March 7

1. Bellicose

2. Furrow

3. Droll

4. Inclement

5. Ostracize

6. Porous

7. Insipid

8. Pukish

9. Maverick

10. Daft

11. Complaisance

12. Abattoir

13. Unflappable


Analogies:

1. Abattoir: Butcher

2. Impervious:penetrate


March 6

1. Irk

2. Perplexed

3. Consolidate

4. Aptness

5. Contention

6. Humdrum

7. Thaw


Analogies:

1. Recant : Spend

2. Confident : Doubt


Issue Topic:

1."Science is reassuring and art is upset"


March 5

1. Hernoius

2. Dank

3. Dilapidate

4. Altercation

5. Evanescence

6. Ceaseless

7. Egregious

8. Aplomb

9. Insouciant


Analogies:
1. Avaricious: Covet

2. Vitiate: Quality

3. Senility: Consciousness


Issue Topic:

1. Money spent on research is almost always od investment, even when the results of the research are controversial

2. 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?


March 4

1. Lofty

2. Bolster

3. Equanimity

4. Brat


Analogies:

1. Brat : Urbanity


Issue Topic:

1. 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 profession relevant to the courses they teach.

2. It is often necessary, even desirable, for political leaders to withhold information from the public.


Argument Topic:

1. The following appeared in an editorial in a business magazine. Although the sales of Whirlwind video games have declined over the past two years, a recent survey of video-game players suggests that this sales trend is about to be reversed. The survey asked video-game players what features they thought were most important in a video game. According to the survey, players prefer games that provide lifelike graphics, which require the most up-to -date computers. Whirlwind has just introduced several such games with an extensive advertising campaign directed at people 10 to 25 years old, the age-group most likely to play video games. It follows, then, that the sales of Whirlwind video games are likely to increase dramatically in the next few months."


March 3

1. Unctuous

2. Whet

3. Imprudent

4. Agape

5. Debiliate

6. Callous

7. Maverick

8. Mundane

9. Vulnerable

10. Thaw

11. Disgruntled

12. Coy

13. Phenomenon

14. Oscillate

15. Shun