GRE STUDY FORUM: 25 March 2007

Saturday, March 31, 2007

NEW DELHI GRE TEST CENTRE CHANGED

Please find below the details of the new address of the test center:

Prometric Testing Pvt Ltd
C/o Mercury Solutions Limited
Lower Ground, SCO 21 & 22
(Next to ICICI Bank)
Sector-14
Gurgaon-122001

For any further assistance, you are requested to contact the Regional Registration Center, India at: Phone: 0124-4147700

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Friday, March 30, 2007

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

FANATICISM:
(A) delusion
(B) fascism
(C) remorse
(D) cynicism
(E) indifference

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Although the buildings and streets of this
small beach town appear------------ , the
property values are quite------------- .
(A) expensive . . steep
(B) dilapidated . . high
(C) artistic . . pedestrian
(D) refurbished . . low
(E) quaint . . reasonable

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

SMOKE : COMBUSTION ::
(A) muster : contingency
(B) certainty : apprehension
(C) cosmetics : appearance
(D) art : painting
(E) energy : nuclear fission

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

A 30% discount reduces the price of a commodity by $90. If the discount is reduced to 20%, then the
price of the commodity will be
(A) $180 (B) $210 (C) $240 (D) $270 (E) $300

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

If x, y, and z are consecutive integers in that order, which of the following must be true?
I. xy is even.
II. x – z is even.
III. xz is even.
(A) I only (B) II only (C) III only (D) I and II only (E) I and III only

Tuesday, March 27, 2007

"QUESTIONS ON DEMAND"

PLS SEND YOUR QUESTIONS TO

greforum@yahoo.com

"WORD OF THE DAY"

CONVOKE

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

At 1 PM, Ship A leaves port traveling 15 mph. Three hours later, Ship B leaves the same port in the
same direction traveling 25 mph. At what time does Ship B pass Ship A?
(A) 8:30 PM (B) 8:35 PM (C) 9 PM (D) 9:15 PM (E) 9:30 PM

CONTRIBUTED BY :: YASHIKA

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

FOIBLE : BASE ::
(A) benefit : disadvantageous
(B) inhumanity : insouciant
(C) tatters : worn
(D) retention : vexatious
(E) abandon : belligerent

COURTESY:: DIVYA

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Man is violent and therefore any theory of
conflict resolution between nations that
___________ to account for this is
___________ flawed.
(A) declines . . supposedly
(B) refuses . . pejoratively
(C) fails . . . inherently
(D) consents . . manifestly
(E) flinches . . innately

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

MISOGYNIST : WOMEN ::
(A) despot : citizens
(B) xenophobe : foreigners
(C) sentinel : scions
(D) patriarch : curmudgeons
(E) libertine : officers

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

VOLUMINOUS:
(A) obscure
(B) cantankerous
(C) unsubstantial
(D) tenacious
(E) opprobrious

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

Richard leaves to visit his friend who lives 200 miles down Interstate 10. One hour later his friend
Steve leaves to visit Richard via Interstate 10. If Richard drives at 60 mph and Steve drives at
40 mph, how many miles will Steve have driven when they cross paths?
(A) 56 (B) 58 (C) 60 (D) 65 (E) 80

ASKED BY :: SUDHANSHU JAin

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

If the value of x quarters is equal to the value of x + 32 nickels, x =
(A) 8 (B) 11 (C) 14 (D) 17 (E) 20

contributed by:; SUCHITRA

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

Steve has $5.25 in nickels and dimes. If he has 15 more dimes than nickels, how many nickels does
he have?
(A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 27 (D) 30 (E) 33

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY'

If p divided by 9 leaves a remainder of 1, which of the following must be true?
I. p is even.
II. p is odd.
III. p = 3 ⋅ z + 1 for some integer z.
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II only
(E) I and III only

Monday, March 26, 2007

"WORD OF THE DAY"

FANFARE

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Ironically, the foreign affairs policies of
democracies are more likely to met with
protests than similar policies of totalitarian
regimes because a democracy is
___________ protest; whereas in a totalitarian
regime, no one is listening.
(A) impassive to
(B) indifferent to
(C) imperiled by
(D) sensitive to
(E) inured to

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

AROMATIC : SMELL ::
(A) debonair : grandeur
(B) tart : taste
(C) intimate : notification
(D) unctuous : antithesis
(E) unsavory : vision

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY'

HYPOCRITICAL:
(A) forthright
(B) judicious
(C) circumspect
(D) puritanical
(E) unorthodox

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

Two cars start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. If one car travels at 45 miles per
hour and the other at 60 miles per hour, how much time will pass before they are 210 miles apart?
(A) .5 hours
(B) 1 hour
(C) 1.5 hours
(D) 2 hours
(E) 2.5 hours

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

In the two-digit number x, both the sum and the difference of its digits is 4. What is the value of x?
(A) 13 (B) 31 (C) 40 (D) 48 (E) 59

Sunday, March 25, 2007

"WORD OF THE DAY"

EXPUNGE

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

SEVERANCE:
(A) continuation
(B) dichotomy
(C) astringency
(D) disclosure
(E) remonstrance

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY'

Though a small man, J. Egar Hoover
appeared to be much larger behind his desk;
for, having skillfully designed his office, he
was ___________ by the perspective.
(A) augmented
(B) comforted
(C) apprehended
(D) lessened
(E) disconcerted

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

SEDULOUS : INDUSTRIOUS ::
(A) axiomatic : perfidious
(B) heedless : irresolute
(C) contrite : culpable
(D) accustomed : patrician
(E) impecunious : destitute

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

Two cars start at the same point and travel in opposite directions. If one car travels at 45 miles per
hour and the other at 60 miles per hour, how much time will pass before they are 210 miles apart?
(A) .5 hours (B) 1 hour (C) 1.5 hours (D) 2 hours (E) 2.5 hours

courtesy:: AAKASH BAJPAI