Sunday, May 6, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

APLOMB

ANTONYM OF THE DAY

RESPLENDENT:
(A) planned
(B) depraved
(C) dark
(D) impure
(E) bizarre

SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Suicide is the outcome of man’s difficulty
to _______ himself in society, so he does
not feel isolated.
(A) materialize
(B) isolate
(C) homogenize
(D) secure
(E) integrate

ANALOGY OF THE DAY

DISSONANCE : SOUND ::
(A) chaos : mixture
(B) forfeiture : harmony
(C) measure : monologue
(D) ramification : concealment
(E) cadence : music

MATH QUESTION OF THE DAY

If in a certain school 20 students are taking math and 10 are taking history and 7 are taking
both, how many students are taking either math or history?
(A) 20 (B) 22 (C) 23 (D) 25 (E) 29

ALGEBRA QUESTION OF THE DAY

An odd number added to itself an odd number of times yields
(A) an odd number
(B) an even number
(C) a prime number
(D) a positive number
(E) a perfect square

Friday, May 4, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

LIMBO

ANTONYM OF THE DAY

NEFARIOUS:
(A) virtuous
(B) chilling
(C) base
(D) rigorous
(E) formidable

SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

Some are born with a _______ to commit
suicide, whereas some commit suicide
because they are unable to bear _______
changes in their lives.
(A) sentiment . . inimical
(B) resolution. . adverse
(C) predisposition. . cataclysmic
(D) prognosis. . miserable
(E) prodigy. . abrupt

ANALOGY OF THE DAY

HECTOR : EQUANIMITY ::
(A) quicken : cognition
(B) harass : contravention
(C) affirm : scruple
(D) deviate : itinerary
(E) maraud : locality

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 the sum of three consecutive integers is odd, then the first and the last integers must be
(A) odd, even
(B) odd, odd
(C) even, odd
(D) even, even
(E) none of the above

Thursday, May 3, 2007

WORD OF THE DAY

RUBRIC

ANTONYM OF THE DAY

PROPRIETY:
(A) saga
(B) vehemence
(C) bastion
(D) humor
(E) misconduct

SENTENCE COMPLETION OF THE DAY

It is a situation with a hard, practical edge
which raises issues of life-threatening
_______ and therefore demands to be
addressed with cool, clear-headed _______.
(A) existence . . involvement
(B) incidents . . erudition
(C) evidence . . cognizance
(D) illustrations . . expedience
(E) immediacy . . pragmatism