Friday, April 20, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

IMPLODE

SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Because a comprehensive------------ has yet
to be done on the effects of radiation from
computer monitors, we don’t even know
the amount of time the typical office
worker spends at a computer monitor.
(A) theory
(B) strategy
(C) solution
(D) illness
(E) study

ANALOGY OF THE DAY

PECCADILLO : FLAW ::
(A) mediator : dispute
(B) grammar : error
(C) nick : score
(D) forensics : judiciary
(E) invasion : putsch

ANTONYM OF THE DAY

FACILITATE:
(A) appease
(B) expedite
(C) extol
(D) foil
(E) precipitate

MATH PROBLEM OF THE DAY

A rancher is constructing a fence by stringing wire between posts 20 feet apart. If the fence is 400
feet long, how many posts must the rancher use?
(A) 18 (B) 19 (C) 20 (D) 21 (E) 22

ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Thursday, April 19, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

APOTHECARY

SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Though in acting circles he has a reputation
of being a consummate professional, at
times he can be quite --------------on the stage.
(A) stern
(B) efficient
(C) playful
(D) adept
(E) aloof

ANALOGY OF THE DAY

SURREPTITIOUS : STEALTH ::
(A) clandestine : openness
(B) guarded : effrontery
(C) bombastic : irreverence
(D) pernicious : bane
(E) impertinent : humility

ANTONYM OF THE DAY

IRRELEVANT:
(A) moot
(B) onerous
(C) impertinent
(D) germane
(E) true

MATH QUESTION OF THE DAY

A school has a total enrollment of 90 students. There are 30 students taking physics, 25 taking
English, and 13 taking both. What percentage of the students are taking either physics or English?
(A) 30% (B) 36% (C) 47% (D) 51% (E) 58%

ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

Let x be a two-digit number. If the sum of the digits of x is 9, then the sum of the digits of the number
(x + 10) is
(A) 1 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) either 8 or 10 (E) either 1 or 10

Wednesday, April 18, 2007

"WORD OF THE DAY"

DORMER

"SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY"

The condemnatory drivel of critics directed
toward Steven Spielberg’s latest film attests
to the fact that the pretentious critics have
lost sight of the purpose of movies: .---------
(A) to exalt
(B) to correct
(C) to mislead
(D) to convert
(E) to entertain

"ANALOGY OF THE DAY"

ARISTOCRAT : LAND ::
(A) bureaucracy : enslavement
(B) monarchy : abnegation
(C) gentry : talent
(D) dignitary : rank
(E) junta : anarchy