4th - December - GRE - Verbal

4th - December - GRE - Verbal
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4th - December - GRE - Verbal

WORDS:

1.Unobservable : not accessible to direct observation;
Synonyms: airy, disembodied, imprecise, nebulous, tenuous, vague.
Antonyms: palpable, tangible

2.Lightheartedness : the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you;
Synonyms: coquetting, dallying, flippancy, folly, frivolousness, gaiety, jest, levity, puerility, trifling, volatility, whimsy.
Antonyms: seriousness, solemnity

3.Laconic : using few words; expressing much in few words;
Synonyms: breviloquent, brusque, compendious, crisp, curt, pithy, succinct, terse
Antonyms: loquacious

4.Kiosk : a small structure having one or more sides open
Synonyms: bandstand, booth, rotunda, stall.

5.Intangible : not definite or clear to the mind
Synonyms: abstract, abstruse, airy, elusive, ethereal, evanescent, evasive, impalpable, obscured, vague.
Antonyms: tangible

6.Coy : artfully or affectedly shy or reserved;
Synonyms: bashful, coquettish, demure, diffident, evasive, flirtatious, kittenish, prudish, self-effacing, skittish, timid, unassertive.
Antonyms: aggressive, assertive, bold, cheeky, forward.

7.Befriend : to make friends or become friendly with.
Synonyms: aid, assist, patronize, sustain, uphold.
Antonyms: ignore, neglect, reject, shun.

8.Transgression : violation of a law, command, etc.; sin.
Synonyms: breach, contravention, defiance, encroachment, erring, iniquity, trespass.
Antonyms: obedience
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Re: 4th - December - GRE - Verbal
« Reply #1 on: Today at 01:06:00 AM »

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1. It is impossible for an effective political leader to tell the truth all the time. Complete honesty is not a useful virtue for a politician

2. Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity
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« Reply #2 on: Today at 01:06:23 AM »

ARGUMENT TOPICS:

1. The following is a recommendation from the personnel director to the president of Acme Publishing Company.

"Many other companies have recently stated that having their employees take the Easy Read Speed-Reading Course has greatly improved productivity. One graduate of the course was able to read a five-hundred-page report in only two hours; another graduate rose from an assistant manager to vice president of the company in under a year. Obviously, the faster you can read, the more information you can absorb in a single workday. Moreover, Easy Read costs only $500 per employee — a small price to pay when you consider the benefits to Acme. Included in this fee is a three-week seminar in Spruce City and a lifelong subscription to the Easy Read newsletter. Clearly, Acme would benefit greatly by requiring all of our employees to take the Easy Read course."
2. The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.

"Monarch Books should open a cafe in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a cafe. Monarch, which has been in business at the same location for more than twenty years, has a large customer following because it is known for its wide selection of books on all subjects. Opening the cafe would clearly attract more customers. The cafe would require relatively little space. Space could be made for the cafe by discontinuing the children's book section, which will likely become less popular given that the last national census indicated a significant decline in the percent of the population who are under age ten."