7th July Gre Verbal Question

Today’s Words:

1. August

2. Bedecked

3. Hasten

4. Diaphanous

5. Effrontery

6. Dodder

7. Proscribe

8. Obtrude

9. Puckish

10. Gainsay

11. Antidote


Analogies:

1. Machination: Plot

2. Antidote: Poison

Issue Topic:

1. "People often look for similarities, even between very different things, and even when it is unhelpful or harmful to do so. Instead, a thing should be considered on its own terms; we should avoid the tendency to compare it to something else."


Argument Topic:

1. The following appeared in a medical newsletter.
"Doctors have long suspected that secondary infections may keep some patients from healing quickly after severe muscle strain. This hypothesis has now been proved by preliminary results of a study of two groups of patients. The first group of patients, all being treated for muscle injuries by Dr. Newland, a doctor who specializes in sports medicine, took antibiotics regularly throughout their treatment. Their recuperation time was, on average, 40 percent quicker than typically expected. Patients in the second group, all being treated by Dr. Alton, a general physician, were given sugar pills, although the patients believed they were taking antibiotics. Their average recuperation time was not significantly reduced. Therefore, all patients who are diagnosed with muscle strain would be well advised to take antibiotics as part of their treatment.