tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79185264019837522072023-11-15T08:59:07.005-08:00GRE - - Made Easyraghuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682463361715034128noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918526401983752207.post-78312414853736860872077-05-05T21:46:00.000-07:002007-05-05T23:34:35.271-07:00Advice from the AuthorThis blog is created to make GRE aspirants more easy in cracking the GRE.As the first step I would like to introduce words in the hierarchy of importance.Each word has its meaning,its usage,its origin(at least for some),Root words and how they are derived and if possible image for some words so that you can remember them well.raghuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682463361715034128noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7918526401983752207.post-49416190683615338282007-05-05T22:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:18:43.339-07:00WORDLIST 1<span style="font-weight: bold;">ABASE </span>(V): lower ,to degrade oneself<br /><br />eg: A man who use bad language will only abase himself.<br />In former times ,priests used to abase themselves before gods.<br /><br />a + base : to lower to level of foundation<br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABASH </span>(V):cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious,To make ashamed or uneasy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj1sr50AcQI/AAAAAAAAAB4/dIFyHmoWOoQ/s1600-h/images-1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj1sr50AcQI/AAAAAAAAAB4/dIFyHmoWOoQ/s200/images-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061321057743433986" border="0" /></a><br />eg: He is not at all abashed by her open admiration.<br />Nothing can abash him.<br /><br />a + bash : to destroy the self-possession(bash=shy).<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;" align="right">IMG : Bangladesh embarrass black caps<br />___________________________________________________________________<br /></span><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABATE</span> (V) : subside, to make or become less<br /><br />eg :We must abate the noise pollution in our country.<br />Rather than leaving immediately they have waited storm to abate.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj7niJ0AcRI/AAAAAAAAACA/3_QEGla7vvQ/s1600-h/image.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 136px; height: 120px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj7niJ0AcRI/AAAAAAAAACA/3_QEGla7vvQ/s200/image.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061737605146636562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />a + bate : to letdown or to restrain others or something.<br /><br />IMG : NAS (Noise Abatement Society)<br />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ABBREVIATE</span> (V) : to shorten something<br /><br />eg: Because we are running short of time the leader has to abbreviate his speech.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj7q_J0AcSI/AAAAAAAAACI/nlYi4I-0Cq0/s1600-h/image1.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 123px; height: 123px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/Rj7q_J0AcSI/AAAAAAAAACI/nlYi4I-0Cq0/s200/image1.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061741401897726242" border="0" /></a><br />The name of Raja Rao is abbreviated as RR in news paper.<br /><br />ab+brevi+ate : An <b>abbreviation</b> (from Latin <i>brevis</i> "short") is a shortened form of a Word or Phrase.For example, the word "abbreviation" can itself be represented by the abbreviation "abbr." or "abbrev."<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">IMG : <span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><b>junior</b> abbreviate to <b>Jr</b> not Jun or Jnr, eg Sammy Davis Jr<br /><hr />________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">HUBRIS</span> (N) : arrogant pride,arrogance</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/RkZrup0AcTI/AAAAAAAAACY/1PnC3bzJiPk/s1600-h/Hubris.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ok66K1ci-BM/RkZrup0AcTI/AAAAAAAAACY/1PnC3bzJiPk/s200/Hubris.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063853280266842418" border="0" /></a><br /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Raghu/Desktop/Hubris.gif" alt="" /><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">eg:He had the Hubris to lecture people twice his age .</span></span><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-4.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-5.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-6.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-7.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-8.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-9.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-10.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-11.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Raghu/Desktop/Hubris.gif" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Raghu/Desktop/Hubris.gif" alt="" /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span>HUB + Ris : In Ancient Greek <b>hubris</b> referred to actions taken<br />in order to shame the victim, thereby making oneself seem superior.<br /><br /><br />IMG : "we are clearly superior to all other creatures "<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Raghu/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" alt="" />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">THWART </span>(v) : prevent doing what he intends to do,to frustate.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.itc.virginia.edu/virginia.edu/spring02/images/feature_images/thwart.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.itc.virginia.edu/virginia.edu/spring02/images/feature_images/thwart.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />eg : He was thwarted by bad luck.<br />Each time we planned for our weekends our thoughts were thwarted by the some or the<br />other reason<br /><br />TH + WAR +T : to make war(stop) from others doing things.<br /><br />IMG : "we need to tools to thwart terror"<br /><br />___________________________________________________________________<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">FEIGN </span>(v) : Pretend<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ksm/lowres/ksmn707l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 264px;" src="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ksm/lowres/ksmn707l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />eg:Some animals feign death when they are in danger.<br />Feign from illness.<br /><br /><br /><br />Feign :<b>Feigned madness</b> is acted madness, used in modern times to try to avoid punishment in a court of law, so called insanity defence.<br /><br /><br />IMG: He feigns death everytime when i ask to fetch my slippers.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" >_______________________________________________________________________________________________<br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">WAGGISH</span> (V) :Playful, Facetious,to make others smile</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.mayhavenpublishing.com/images/booklist%20images/Live%20pic%20Tale.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 107px; height: 163px;" src="http://www.mayhavenpublishing.com/images/booklist%20images/Live%20pic%20Tale.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />eg : Muskrat Castle,as the house had been facetiously named by some<br />waggish officer(James Fenimore Cooper).<br />Waggish tricks.<br /></span></span><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;">wag + gish : move quickly from side to side to make laugh.<br /><br /><br />Img :"A story of waggish dog"<br /><br />___________________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">DIFFIDENCE</span> (V) : shyness</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://members.aol.com/ChipCooper/diffidence.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 151px;" src="http://members.aol.com/ChipCooper/diffidence.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Geneva,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />eg: He failed through diffidence.<br /></span></span>Nicholas’s diffidence made it hard for him to meet girls. His fear of coming off like a jerk<br />made him tongue-tied<br /><br />Img: " George spoke diffidently to his slaves"<br /><br />_________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Incredulity</span> : a tendency of disbelief<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/C7/647CE-disbelief.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/C7/647CE-disbelief.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg :When I told him I’d seen Elvis at the supermarket, his incredulity<br />was obvious from the look on his face.<br />An expression of shock utter incredulity.<br /><br /><br /><br />IN+CREDULITY : not ready to believe things<br /><br /><br />__________________________________________________________________<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Stanch</span> (V) : to stop,to stop flow of (esp blood)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.spokesmanreview.com/stories/2006/feb/23/23-morrison_02-23-2006_U66TAOF.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 116px; height: 190px;" src="http://www.spokesmanreview.com/stories/2006/feb/23/23-morrison_02-23-2006_U66TAOF.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg : Stanch the bleeding<br />Stanch the cut.<br /><br /><br />Stan +ch : stand<br /><br /><br />Img :The piece of gauze Gonzaga's Adam Morrison used Monday to stanch a nosebleed<br /><br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Alacrity : Cheerfull Readiness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/advt/alacrity.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/advt/alacrity.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eg: He accepted with alacrity.<br /><br />Img: Alacrity apartments are those which are most admired by the purchasers.<br /><br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Admonish : To advice ,to counsel,to urge, take to task,warn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_TN/1979044.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 165px; height: 158px;" src="http://www.clipartreview.com/_gallery/_TN/1979044.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg:The captain admonished the guards to be on the alert.<br /><br />He admonished the child for this bad behaviour.<br /><br /><br /><br />IMG: The parent admonishing her child.<br /><br /><br />____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Ambivalent : Coexistence of opposite feelings.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/graphics/products/regular/AS3301G.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.whatonearthcatalog.com/graphics/products/regular/AS3301G.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg:She felt ambivalent about his proposal.<br /><br />I had ambivalent thoughts on where to spend my vacation.<br /><br /><br />IMG: everything "Well ,Yes and NO"<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />___________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Ameliorate : Make or become better,improve<br /><br />eg :I<i>ndia should not be shy of proposing and launching bold measures to ameliorate the lot of the Central Asian states and arguing their case before regional and international fora.<br /><br />___________________________________________________________________<br />Apathy :</i> Lack of interest or concern, especially regarding matters of general importance or appeal; indifference<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/89/66116-apathy.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 99px; height: 143px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/89/66116-apathy.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />eg :<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>Public apathy can lead to bad government<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />IMG: Boy showing apathy<br /><br /><br />_________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br /></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><b>Apprise : </b></span>give information or notice to, gain in value<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/3F/BF8A5-apprise.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 104px; height: 124px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/3F/BF8A5-apprise.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg :<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>Police should apprise an arrested person of his or her rights to remain silent<br />and to be represented by a lawyer<br /><br /></i></span>The yen appreciated again!<br /><br />IMG: The officer informing the situation to the higher officials<br /><br />______________________________________________________________________<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/43/66152-approbation.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 160px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/43/66152-approbation.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Approbation : An expression of warm approval; praise<br /><br />Eg : Although she fussed at them, she secretly viewed all her children with approval.<br /><br /><br />IMG : government is approving.<br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ena/lowres/enan32l.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 117px; height: 144px;" src="http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/ena/lowres/enan32l.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Arduous : Demanding great effort or labor; difficult<br /><br /><br />Eg : <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>Crossing the continent in a covered wagon was an arduous undertaking<br /><br /><br />Img: A women started a arduous task.<br /><br />___________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Assiduous : </i></span> Constant in application or attention; diligent<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://assiduous.org/assiduous.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://assiduous.org/assiduous.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Eg :<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>It takes assiduous work to learn Russian. I admire an assiduous student<br /><br />Img :<br /><br /><br />____________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Attenuate : to make thin, to make narrow,weaken</i></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://courses.bio.psu.edu/bio414/Termspics/attenuate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 115px; height: 115px;" src="http://courses.bio.psu.edu/bio414/Termspics/attenuate.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i><br /><br />Eg:</i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>The silversmith attenuated the ingot into one long thread<br /><br />Asprin will attnuate the pain<br /><br /><br />Img :The thing getting attenuated<br /><br />_______________________________________________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Aver : To affirm positively ,declare</i></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/B3/BFAAF-aver.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 118px; height: 116px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/B3/BFAAF-aver.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i><br /></i></span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i><br />Eg : In spite of all you say,I still aver that his report is true.<br /><br /><br />IMG :</i></span>"Before God I swear I am innocent"<br /><br />___________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Belie : To picture falsely; misrepresent<br /><br />eg : His cheerful manner belied his real feelings.<br /><br />His looks belie his character.<br /><br />________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Bolster : A long narrow pillow or cushion,hearten,support<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.dianefordsoftfurnishings.co.uk/images/BOLSTER%20CUSHION.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.dianefordsoftfurnishings.co.uk/images/BOLSTER%20CUSHION.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg :<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>More timbers are needed to bolster the roof of the mine</i></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />_______________________________________________________________<br /><br />Boorish : ill mannered person<br /><br />eg :<span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>She considers the peasants boorish<br /><br /><br />__________________________________________________________________________________________<br /></i></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.igougo.com/photos/journal_photos/ec3b8da903fb42b28b53b99517b3fa6e_prefRes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 186px;" src="http://www.igougo.com/photos/journal_photos/ec3b8da903fb42b28b53b99517b3fa6e_prefRes.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;" ><i>Burgeon : </i></span>grow and flourish<br /><br /><br />eg :"The burgeoning administration"; "The burgeoning population"<br /><br /><br /><br />Img : The burgeoning forest .<br /><br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Burnish : the property of being smooth and shiny,polish and make shiny<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.tfd.com/dict/9C/63D9B-burnish.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 93px;" src="http://img.tfd.com/dict/9C/63D9B-burnish.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Eg :the gleam of burnished gold. <br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><i>The silver bracelet was burnished to a bright finish</i></span><br /><br /><br />_____________________________________________________________________<br /><br />Buttress : A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/H/9/buttress-at.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://z.about.com/d/architecture/1/0/H/9/buttress-at.gif" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />eg :<span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><i>The north wall of the cathedral had a beautiful stone buttress<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />____________________________________________________________________________________________-<br /><br /><br /></i></span></div>raghuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682463361715034128noreply@blogger.com2