Friday, August 1, 2008

1st Aug Gre Verbal Que

1. Instill(v): to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; to introduce by gradual, persistent efforts;To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop; to introduce (feelings, etc.) little by little; fill, as with a certain quality.
Synonyms: inculcate, engender, imbue, impart, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infix, infuse, inject, insert, insinuate.

2. Decentralization(v): to disperse (something) from an area of concentration; to distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities; To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.

3. Peripheral(adj): concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question; Related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary or periphery; Of minor relevance or importance; External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
Synonyms: circumferential, distal, distant, external, incidental, marginal, secondary, surface.

4. Oblivious(adj): unmindful; unconscious; unaware; forgetful; without remembrance or memory; lacking all memory; lacking conscious awareness; unmindful; unaware of or not paying attention to.
Synonyms: absentminded, disregardful, heedless, inattentive, preoccupied, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unnoticing, unwitting.

5. Zoning(v): to divide (a city, town, neighborhood, etc.) into areas subject to special restrictions on any existing or proposed buildings; to surround or encircle with or as if with a belt or girdle; to designate or mark off into zones.
(Adj): (esp. in city planning) of or pertaining to the division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses.

6. Wince(v): to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; to shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; to start or jump with pain.
Synonyms: cower, cringe, flinch, gesture, grimace, movement, quail, recoil, reel, shrink; blench.


Analogies:

1. Zoning: Land

2. Pain: Wince


Issue Topic:

1. It is often necessary and desirable for the political leaders to withhold information from public.

Argument Topic:

1. A letter is written to the head of the tourism of tria island. The island is facing a great problem of errosion so we have to charge the people visiting . This may decrease the no of visitors. With the fund raised we can replenish the sand in the island. Like the island Batia did we can protect the buildings from damage by replenishing sand. in the long term tourism can be developed and more people are attracted.

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Friday, August 1, 2008

1st Aug Gre Verbal Que

1. Instill(v): to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; to introduce by gradual, persistent efforts;To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop; to introduce (feelings, etc.) little by little; fill, as with a certain quality.
Synonyms: inculcate, engender, imbue, impart, implant, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infix, infuse, inject, insert, insinuate.

2. Decentralization(v): to disperse (something) from an area of concentration; to distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities; To undergo redistribution or dispersal away from a central location or authority.

3. Peripheral(adj): concerned with relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question; Related to, located in, or constituting an outer boundary or periphery; Of minor relevance or importance; External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.
Synonyms: circumferential, distal, distant, external, incidental, marginal, secondary, surface.

4. Oblivious(adj): unmindful; unconscious; unaware; forgetful; without remembrance or memory; lacking all memory; lacking conscious awareness; unmindful; unaware of or not paying attention to.
Synonyms: absentminded, disregardful, heedless, inattentive, preoccupied, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unnoticing, unwitting.

5. Zoning(v): to divide (a city, town, neighborhood, etc.) into areas subject to special restrictions on any existing or proposed buildings; to surround or encircle with or as if with a belt or girdle; to designate or mark off into zones.
(Adj): (esp. in city planning) of or pertaining to the division of an area into zones, as to restrict the number and types of buildings and their uses.

6. Wince(v): to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; to shrink or start involuntarily, as in pain or distress; make a face indicating disgust or dislike; to start or jump with pain.
Synonyms: cower, cringe, flinch, gesture, grimace, movement, quail, recoil, reel, shrink; blench.


Analogies:

1. Zoning: Land

2. Pain: Wince


Issue Topic:

1. It is often necessary and desirable for the political leaders to withhold information from public.

Argument Topic:

1. A letter is written to the head of the tourism of tria island. The island is facing a great problem of errosion so we have to charge the people visiting . This may decrease the no of visitors. With the fund raised we can replenish the sand in the island. Like the island Batia did we can protect the buildings from damage by replenishing sand. in the long term tourism can be developed and more people are attracted.

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