Monday, February 26, 2007

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

INVETERATE

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

Sunday, February 25, 2007

"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: 180o

  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

Saturday, February 24, 2007

"QUESTION ON DEMAND"

A, B, and C went to have a meal in the hotel, A has paid 50% more than the amount that B has paid. and C has paid 5/6 of that of A has paid. Also B has paid $2 more than that of C has paid. Then what is the total amount that all the three paid for their meal?
A. $25
B. $30
C. $35
D. $43

(asked by SALIMA)

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Friday, February 23, 2007

"GRE WORD OF THE DAY"

CAVIL

"MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY"

Cottages at a resort are rented for half the summer price in each of the 3 spring months and one-third the summer price in each of the 6 fall and winter months. If each cottage brings in a total of $3,861 when rented for each of the 12 months of the year, what is the monthly rent for each of the 3 summer months?
(A) $297
(B) $594
(C) $702
(D) $858
(E) $1,782

"ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY"

If 3 is the greatest common divisor of positive integers r and s, what is the greatest common divisor of 2r and 2s?
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 6
(E) 12

"GEOMETRY QUESTION OF THE DAY"

The sides AB, BC, CA of triangle ABC have 3,4 and 5 interior points respectively on them.The numbers of triangles that can be constructed using these points as vertices is

A) 220
B) 210
C) 205
D) 200
E) 180

"ANTONYM OF THE DAY"

plethora
a) denial
b) avarice
c) aversion
d) scarcity
e) despair