Friday, June 15, 2007

QUESTION ON DEMAND

The cost, is dollars, for and appliance repair at a certain
company is 1.2p + 20h, where p is the wholesale price of
the parts, in dollars, and h is the number of hours it takes
to repair the appliance. What is the cost of repairing an
appliance if the wholesale price of the parts is $15 and it
takes 2 hours to repair it?
(A) $12
(B) $18
(C) $20
(D) $40
(E) $58

BY---- SANDEEP from HYDERABAD

GRE WORD OF THE DAY

PROCRASTINATION

GRE ANTONYM OF THE DAY

CIRCUITY
(A) straightforwardness
(B) inventiveness
(C) authenticity
(D) insightfulness
(E) practicality

GRE ANALOGY OF THE DAY

GRACEFUL: MOVEMENT::
(A) euphonious: sound
(B) forbidding: countenance
(C) ephemeral: duration
(D) melodramatic: emotion
(E) vibrant: color

GRE SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

The President reached a decision only after lengthy
------, painstakingly weighing the ----opinions
expressed by cabinet members.
(A) deliberation.. divergent
(B) confrontation.. unanimous
(C) relegation.. consistent
(D) speculation.. conciliatory
(E) canvassing.. arbitrary

GRE ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

If 720 is the product of the consecutive integers
beginning with 2 and ending with n, what is the
value of n-1?
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 8
(D) 11
(E) 23

MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY

Two beads are to be independently and randomly
selected, one from each of tw o bags. If
2/7 of the beads in one bag and
3/7 of the beads in the other
bag are yellow, what is the probability that both
beads selected will be yellow?
(A)2/3
(B)5/7
(C)6/7
(D)4/49
(E)6/49

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

GRE WORD OF THE DAY

CHIROPRACTOR

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND (ANALOGY)

REFINERY: PETROLEUM::
(A) mill: grain
(B) mine: ore
(C) warehouse: merchandise
(D) generator: electricity
(E) forest: lumber

BY--- JAZZY from CHANDIGARH

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND (ANTONYM)

LUGUBRIOUSNESS:
(A) orderliness
(B) shallowness
(C) believability
(D) cheerfulness
(E) dedication

BY--- MOHAN SHARMA from MEERUT

GRE GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY

A rectangular field is 400 feet long and 300 feet wide. If
a square field has, the same perimeter as the rectangular
field, what is the length, in feet, of each side of the square
field?
(A) 175
(B) 350
(C) 282.84
(D) 494.97
(E) 173.2

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

When it was found that 150 more tickets for the
school play were sold than the seating capacity of
the auditorium. It was decided to have two
performances. if the total number of tickets sold was
equal to the total number who attended and if the
auditorium was 2/3 full for each of the two
performances, what is the seating capacity of the
auditorium?
(A) 100
(B) 200
(C) 225
(D) 300
(E) 450

BY--- DEEPTI CHABBRA from NEW DELHI

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

If a certain automobile gets between 20 and 24 miles
per gallon of gasoline, inclusive, what would be the
maximum amount of gasoline, in gallons, this
automobile would consume on a trip of 360 miles?
(A) 20.0
(B) 18.0
(C) 16.4
(D) 16.0
(E) 15.0

BY---- NIKITA JOSHI from JAIPUR

GRE ANTONYM OF THE DAY

BELLICOSE:
(A) enervated
(B) disloyal
(C) honest
(D) likely to be generous
(E) inclined to make peace

GRE ANALOGY OF THE DAY

SLACKEN: TENSION::
(A) rarefy: expansion
(B) blunt: sharpness
(C) obscure: cloudiness
(D) quicken: animation
(E) oscillate: rotation

GRE SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Some activists believe that because the health-care
system has become increasingly---- to those it
serves, individuals must ---- bureaucratic impediments
in order to develop and promote new therapies.
(A) attuned.. avoid
(B) inimical.. utilize
(C) unresponsive ..circumvent
(D) indifferent.. supplement
(E) sensitized.. forsake

GRE ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

How many integers from 3 to 30, inclusive, are odd?
(A) 13
(B) 14
(C) 15
(D) 16
(E) 17

GRE MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY

Mr. Gifford wishes to put 372 eggs into cartons that
can hold 12 eggs each. If he has 50 empty cartons
and completely fills as many of them as possible
with the 327 eggs, how many of the cartons will
remain empty?
(A) 12
(B) 15
(C) 19
(D) 28
(E) 31

Monday, June 11, 2007

GRE WORD OF THE DAY

MASOCHIST

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

In a series of races, 10 toy cars are raced, 2 cars at
a time. If each car must race each of the other cars
exactly twice, how many races must be held?
(A) 40
(B) 90
(C) 100
(D) 180
(E) 200

BY-- SRIDHAR S from MANGALORE

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

QUARANTINE: CONTAGION::
(A) blockage: obstacle
(B) strike: concession
(C) embargo: commerce
(D) vaccination: inoculation
(E) prison: reform

BY--- SANJANA MATHUR from LUCKNOW

GRE ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Integer n will be randomly selected from the
integers 1 to 13, inclusive.

COLUMN A---The probability that n will be even

COLUMN B---The probability that n will be odd

GRE MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY

A health food store prepares a breakfast food that
consists of oats, raisins, and nuts mixed in the ratio
9:2:1, respectively, by weight. If the nuts in the
mixture weigh 9.2 pounds, how many pounds does the
total mixture weigh?
(A) 82.2
(B) 92.2
(C) 101. 2
(D) 110.4
(E) 165.6

GRE ANTONYM OF THE DAY

FRAGMENT:
(A) ensue
(B) revive
(C) coalesce
(D) balance
(E) accommodate

GRE ANALOGY OF THE DAY

TRIPOD: CAMERA::
(A) scaffolding: ceiling
(B) prop: set
(C) easel: canvas
(D) projector: film
(E) frame: photograph

GRE SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Though ---- in her personal life, Edna St. Vincent
Millay was nonetheless ---- about her work, usually
producing several pages of complicated rhyme in a
day.
(A) jaded.. feckless
(B) verbose.. ascetic
(C) vain.. humble
(D) impulsive.. disciplined
(E) self-assured.. sanguine