April - 29 - GRE Verbal QUE

Today’s Words:


1. Maverick(n): someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.
Synonyms: nonconformist, independent, loner.


2.Meet(v): to come upon; come into the presence of; encounter; to become acquainted with;
Synonyms: get together, rendezvous, confront, intersect, converge, unite.
Antonyms: adjourn, scatter, diverge.


3. Embolden(v): to make bold or bolder; hearten; encourage


4. Prevaricate(v): to speak falsely or misleadingly; To stray from or evade the truth;
Synonyms: evade, shift, equivocate.


5. Lachrymose(adj): suggestive of or tending to cause tears; tearful; given to shedding tears readily;mournful.


6. Dilettante(n): a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement.
Synonyms: amateur.


7. Wardrobe(n): a stock of clothes or costumes; a room or place in which to keep clothes or costumes; a piece of furniture for holding clothes


8. Resilient(adj): springing back; rebounding; returning to the original form or position after being bent, compressed, or stretched.
Synonyms: elastic, flexible, springy.


9. Ethereal(adj): extremely delicate or refined; Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality;




Analogies:

1. Opera :music

2. Meet: embloden

3. wardrobe:garment



Issue topic:

1. People who pursue their own intellectual interests for purely personal reasons are more likely to benefit the rest of the world than are people who try to act for the public good.



Argument Topic:

1. The following appeared in a memo from the mayor of the town of Hopewell.
"Two years ago, the town of Ocean View built a new municipal golf course and resort hotel. During the past two years, tourism in Ocean View has increased, new businesses have opened there, and Ocean View's tax revenues have risen by 30 percent. The best way to improve Hopewell's economy, and generate additional tax revenues, is to build a golf course and resort hotel similar to those in Ocean View."