"WORD OF THE DAY"

TIMOROUS

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

A carpenter purchases a hammer costing $8.03, a bag of nails costing $5.16, and a tape measure
costing $2.81 with a twenty-dollar bill. How much change does the carpenter receive if a sales
tax of 5 percent is charged on the entire purchase?
(A) $3.20
(B) $3.29
(C) $3.80
(D) $4.00
(E) $4.80

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

For which of the following expressions is it true that the value of the expression is the same for
x = 587 as for x = -587 ?
I. 1 - 2x
II. 1 - 2x2
III. (1 - 2x)2
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and III only
(D) II and III only
(E) I, II, and III

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

CALLOW

1. rustic
2. crude
3. exquisite
4. experienced
5. migratory

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

NOTABLE : NOTORIOUS

1. heinous : atrocious
2. philandering : pleasant
3. philanthropic : miserly
4. nefarious : secret
5. philanthropic : benevolent.

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Although his out numbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to - defeat and - a retreat.

1. oversee - reject
2. acknowledge - order
3. hasten - suggest
4. seek - try
5. overcome - request

"WORD OF THE DAY"

REGALE

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

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Column A
n-m

Column B
(n+m)/2

A) if the quantity in column A is greater.
B) if the quantity in column B is greater.
C) if the quantities are equal.
D) if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

7 identical balls have to be distributed to 4 people such that each one gets at least one ball. What are the number of ways of distribution such that at least one gets 3 balls?

A) 7
B) 28
C) 81
D) 2401
E) None of these

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

ANIMADVERSION

1. gullibility
2. precision
3. praise
4. sobriety
5. criticize

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

ENTREPRENEUR : LABORER

1. mediator : conflict
2. capitalism : communism
3. profits : wages
4. arbitrator : capitalist
5. moonlighting : worker.

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Unlike the Shakespearean plays, The ''closet dramas'' of the nineteenth century were meant to be ---- rather than -----

1. seen - acted
2. read - acted
3. produced - acted
4. quiet - loud
5. sophisticated - urbane

"WORD OF THE DAY"

MASOCHIST

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

SCOTCH

1. renovate
2. encourage
3. entrust
4. ameliorate

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

WINE : GRAPES

1. liquor : intoxicating
2. whiskey : hops
3. champagne : raisins
4. vodka : potatoes
5. vineyard : winery.

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

An occasional ------ remark spoiled the ------ that made the paper memorable.

1. colloquial
2. trite - cliches
3. urbane - sophisticated
4. hackneyed - originality
5. jovial - fun

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

n people are seated on the round table and Jack and Mary are two of them. One person of the n people is selected for the prize..

Col A=
the probablity that in the seating arrangement jack and mary come together

Col B=
the probability to select one person for the prize.

A) If the quantity in column A is greater.
B) If the quantity in column B is greater.
C) If the quantities are equal.
D) If the relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

(asked by vriddhi)

GRE QUESTION ON DEMAND

A discount of 20 percent on an order of goods followed by a discount of 10 percent amounts to
(A) less than one 15 percent discount
(B) the same as one 15 percent discount
(C) the same as one 30 percent discount
(D) less than a discount of 10 percent followed by a discount of 20 percent
(E) the same as a discount of 10 percent followed by a discount of 20 percent

(asked by aakash bajpai)

"WORD OF THE DAY"

ATONEMENT

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

x = 2y + 3
y = -2

Quantity A: x
Quantity B: -1

1. if the quantity in Column A is greater;
2. if the quantity in Column B is greater;
3. if the two quantities are equal;
4. if the relationship cannot be determined from the information given

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

A motorcycle stunts man belonging to a fair, rides over the vertical walls of a circular well at an average speed of 54 kph for 5 minutes. If the radius of the well is 5 meters then the distance traveled is:

1. 2.5 kms
2. 3.5 kms
3. 4.5 kms
4. 5.5 kms
5. None of the above

Diagram is illustrative and is not drawn to scale.
In triangle ABC, angle A = 60^o and AB = AC.

Quantity A: Measure of angle 1 + Measure of angle 2
Quantity B: 120^o

1. Relationship Indeterminate
2. Quantity A is greater
3. Quantity A equals Quantity B
4. Quantity B is greater

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

It would be difficult for one so - to be led to believe that all men are equal and that we must disregard race, color and creed.

1. intolerant
2. democratic
3. emotional
4. patient
5. broadminded.

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

GEM : TURQUOISE

1. lettuce : green
2. pear : orange
3. stone : magnetta
4. vine : cherry
5. flower : violet.

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

INVETERATE

1. uninvited
2. illiterate
3. cumulative
4. beginning
5. incompetent

"WORD OF THE DAY"

AMBUSCADE

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

If the value of XYZ Company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share, what is the percent of the decrease?

1. 4
2. 8
3. 12
4. 16
5. 20

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

If r = (3p + q)/2 and s = p - q, for which of the following values of p would r2 = s2?

1. 1q/5
2. 10 - 3q/2
3. q - 1
4. 3q
5. 9q/2 - 9

"GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY"

Diagram is illustrative and is not drawn to scale.

Quantity A: Measure of angle 1 + Measure of angle 2 + Measure of angle 4
Quantity B: 180^o

1. Relationship Indeterminate
2. Quantity A is greater
3. Quantity B is greater
4. Quantity A equals Quantity B

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on earth because of the possibility of - resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules.

1. variety
2. stability
3. deviations
4. invigorations
5. reproduction.

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

DISAPPROBATION : CONDEMN

1. calumny : eulogise
2. enigma : enlighter
3. fallacy : diseminate
4. exhortation : urge
5. solvency : deploy.

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

ANIMOSITY

1. parody
2. retardation
3. sincerity
4. refutation
5. canaraderie