GRE Vocab: “words related with age”

1. Senility (n): old age; feeblemindedness of old age.
   
2. Hoary (adj): greyish white
                       : having grey hair; aged
                       : overused and trite
3. Coeval (adj): having the same age or date of origin; contemporary
                (n): a person of roughly the same age as oneself; a contemporary
4. Superannuated: retired by age
5. Dotage (n): the period of life in which a person is old and weak
6. Gnarled (adj): knobby, rough, and twisted, especially with age.
7. Doddering (adj): slow and unsteady. 

GRE VOCAB: “words related to journey”

1. Wanderlust: excessive desire for travel

2. Peregrination (n): travel or wander form place to place

3. Sojourn (n): a temporary stay
(v): stay temporarily.

4. Odyssey (n): a long and eventful or adventurous journey or process

GRE analogies: “Symbols and Representation”

In this type of analogy, one word stands for or represents a concept, action, or thing.

For example

CARET: INSERT

a. colon: sever

b. pie: exponentiate

c. gun: lance

d. period: stop

e. scalpel: delete

TACTIC:

Identify the relationship between BOLD TYPED words.

Here the relation is: a CARET (^) is an editing symbol that indicates where a word should be INSERTED.

Choose the answer pair with the most similar relationship

similarly; a PERIOD (.) is a grammatical symbol indicating STOP. The answer is D.



Other “symbol analogies type of questions mostly asked on GRE exams are”

1. DOVE: PEACE

2. scales: justice

3. torch: liberty

4. pout: anger

5. beaver: hardwork

6. bee: hardwork

7. caret: insert

8. cornucopia: abundance

9. fox: cunning

10. laurel: victory

11. mace: authority

12. period: stop

13. Trojan horse: deception

14. olive branch: peace

GRE Vocab; bevy

Bevy (n): a large group of people or things.

GRE Vocab; voracious

Voracious (adj): wanting or devouring great quantities of food

                         : very eager or enthusiastic in one’s approach
                            a voracious reader 

GRE Vocab; herbivore, carnivore

Herbivore (n): an animal that feeds on plants

Carnivore (n): an animal that feeds on flesh
Analogy: LION: CARNIVORE:: shark: scavenger (Defining Characteristic)

GRE Vocab; gormandize

Gormandize (v): eat good food, especially to excess
                     (n): appreciation or consumption of good food

GRE Vocab;glutton

Glutton (n): an excessively greedy eater

                  : a person who is very fond of something
 i.e he’s glutton for poetry

continuously similarly gluttony is eating continuously)          

GRE Vocab;corpulent/ corporeal/ corpse/corps

1. Corporeal (adj): relating to the body rather than the spirit; having a body
2. Corpulent (adj): (of a person) fat
   
3. Corpse (n): a dead body, especially of a human
4. Corps (n): a main subdivision of an army in the field, consisting of two or more divisions.
                  : A branch of army assigned to particular work
                  : a group of people engaged in a particular activity; e.g. the press corps.

GRE Vocab; stenography

Stenography (n): the action or process of writing in shorthand and transcribing the shorthand on a typewriter.

GRE Vocab; cartographer

Cartography (n): the science or practice of drawing maps
Cartographer (n): map maker 

GRE Vocab; Holograph

Holograph (n): a manuscript handwritten by its author.

GRE Group: God and Religion

 1. Agnostic (n): one who is skeptical of the existence of a god or any ultimate reality
2. Atheist: a person who doesn’t believe in god or denies the existence of god
Theist: a person who believes in god
Monotheist: a person who believes in single god
Henotheist: a person who believes in single god but respect others as well
Buddhist are henotheist
Polytheist: believes in many gods e.g. Hindus
3. Blasphemy (n): Blasphemy (n): profane or sacrilegious talk about god or sacred things. Irreverence; sacrilege; cursing

4. Beatitude (n): blessedness; state of bless
5. Beatify (v): ( of the pope) to honor a dead person by stating officially that he/ she is specially holy; bless or sanctify; proclaim someone dead to be one of the blessed.
Use: beatification is the second and next to last step on the path to sainthood.
6. Canonize: to declare saint
Analogy: CANONIZE: SAINT:: humanize: scholar
7. Catechism: a religious book containing question and answer
book for religious instrument; instruction by question and answer
8. Desecrate (v): profane; violate the sanctity of
9. Devout (adj): pious
Use: the devout man prayed daily
10. Heathen: non religious
11. Idolatry: worshipping idols
12. Idolatrous: highly devoted to god
Analogy: SUSPICIOUS: PARANOID:: admiring: idolatrous
: ZEALOUS: ENTHUSIASTIC:: idolatrous: devoted
13. Nirvana (n): in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
Use: the yogi’s goal is to achieve nirvana through among other things, the overcoming of carnal desires
14. Pagan: a person who does not follow any religion
Must of the Chinese are pagans
15. Pious (adj): devout; religious
16. Profane (adj): violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
17. Sacrilegious (adj): desecrating; profane
Mnemonic: sacrilegious can be spilt as SAC(k)+ RILIGIOUS (religious) beliefs. So one who sacks religious beliefs will commit profane acts. so sacrilegious person lacks piety
Analogy: APOCRYPHAL: CORROBORATION:: sacrilegious: piety (Lack of )
18. Theocracy: ruled by religious leaders
19.Tonsure (n): an act of shaving a monk’s or priest’s head as a preparation for entering a religious order

GRE: HISTORY, History of Nepal “Autocracy in Rana-dom and decline and fall of the Ranas”

Jung bahadur evolved as a founder of the Rana dynasty after 1846 Kot massacre; massacre of fifty high ranking and prominent members of the nobility and military. He successfully annihilated most of the aristocracy, reduced the king and queen to mere puppets by curtailing their movements and activities and assumed absolute power over Nepal. To commemorate his accomplishment he took on the title of Rana. In 1858 King Surendra bestowed the honorific title of Rana up on Him. Western sections of Terai that had been ceded through of the Treaty of Sagauli in 1816 were returned to Nepal as a reward of his loyalty. Jung bahadur firmly established Nepal as an ally to the British Empire, thus making Nepal independent and sovereign nation. Jung Bahadur also promulgated and supported the active recruitment of Gurkhas into British Army. Oppressive social hierarchy of the caste system and the totalitarian rule of upper caste Hindus were prominent in Nepalese history. During Rana regime also, higher castes (e.g Brahmans) exempt form the corporal punishments and heavy fines that lower-caste members incurred for the same crimes.  Juddha Shumsher instituted pension system to quell the growing resentment against the Rana regime. The Rana’s institutionalized the “chakari” system to control political dissents. Torture to obtain confessions was abolished during Rana regime. He codified the legal system of nation via Muluki Ain. In contrast to the older system it didn’t allow execution or bodily mutilation for any offense. The Muluki Ain restricted blood vengeance by aggrieved parties.  

GRE Vocab; facade

facade (n): a deceptive outward appearance 

Façade (n): the principal front of building, facing on to a street or open space

GRE Vocab; rotunda

Rotunda (n): a round building or room, especially one with a dome

GRE Vocab; metallurgy

Metallurgy (n): the branch of science concerned with properties, production, and purification of metals.

GRE Vocab; Refectory

Refectory (n): a room used for communal meals, especially in an educational or religious institution.  

GRE Vocab; acerbic

Acerbic (adj): bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting 

GRE Vocab; forge

Forge (v): make or shape ( a metal object) by heating it and beating or hammering it
               : create (something strong or successful)
           (n): a blacksmiths workshop
                : a furnace or hearth for melting or refining

GRE Vocab; Holster

Holster (n): a holder for carrying a handgun, typically worn on a belt or under the arm
             (v): put (a gun) in to its holster

GRE Word: Pilfer: Meaning, Synonyms and use in a sentence

Pilfer means Steal (typically things of relatively little value)

The synonyms of Pilfer are: 

filch - steal - purloin - lift - pinch - thieve - prig

GRE Vocab; natatorium, natation

Natatorium (n): swimming pool
natation (n): swimming

GRE Vocab; mural

Mural (n): a painting executed directly on a wall
           (adj): relating or resembling a wall.

GRE Vocab; lexicon

Lexicon (n): to vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
                   : a dictionary

GRE Vocab; crepuscule

crepuscule (adj); twilight; time after sunset or before dawn

GRE Group: Pictorial Display 2

1. Clapper (n): the tongue or striker of a bell
2. Carillon (n): a set of bells capable of being played once
3. Tureen (n): a deep covered dish from which soup is served
4. Denture (n): artificial teeth
   Analogy: DENTURE: TEETH:: toupee: hair
   
5. Toupee (n): a small wig or hairpiece worn to cover a bald spot.
6. Caldron (n):large kettle
7. Carnelian: reddish translucent gemstone
8. Loom (n): an apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread
   Analogy: NEEDLE: KNIT:: loom: weave (tool and its action)

GRE Vocab; enshroud

enshroud (v): envelope completely or hide from view
                    : obscure or wrap in shroud

GRE Vocab; shrivel

Shrivel (n); wrinkle and contract, or cause to wrinkle and contract, through loss of moisture.

GRE Vocab; grotto

Grotto (n); a cave with interesting natural features

GRE Vocab; mansard, dormer

Mansard (n): a type of roof
Dormer (n): A type of window

GRE Vocab; convict

Convict (v) Declare to be guilty of a criminal offence by the verdict of a jury

             (n) a person convicted of a criminal offence and serving a sentence of imprisonment.

Words with Similar Meanings: Ephemeral

Ephemeral  (adj); lasting or used for a very short time
Origin: from ephemera; a may fly having very short adult life
Quotes: I am not interested in the ephemeral…… I am interested in those things that repeat and repeat in the lives of millions.-Wilder TN

Words with Similar Meanings: Ephemeral

1. evanescent
2. fleeting
3. Momentary
4. Transient

GRE Vocab; torque

torque (N); twisting force
force producing rotation; all helicopters design must counteract torque

GRE Vocab; Diorama

Diorama (n): three dimensional paintings

Words with Similar Meanings: Inchoate

inchoate (adj) ; just beginning, imperfectly formed, Not fully formed, disorganized
Recently started but not fully formed yet; just begun; only elementary or immature.

Words with Similar Meanings: Inchoate

1. Amorphous
2. incoherent
3. incomplete
4. unorganized  

Gre group: Animal world

1. Albatross (n): a very large seabird
2. Chameleon (n): lizard that changes color in different situations.
   Analogy: CHAMELEON: HERPETOLOGIST:: salmon: ichtylogist

3. Marsupial (n): a mammal whose young are born incompletely developed and are carried and suckled in a pouch on the mother’s belly.
4. Mastiff (n): a dog of large, strong breed with drooping ears and pendulous lips
5. Pachyderm (n): a very large animal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus
6. Pterodactyl (n): extinct flying reptile
7. Sloth (n): a slow moving tropical American mammal
   Figurative meaning: reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness
   Analogy: INDOLENT: SLOTH:: wrathful: ire

8. Tarantula (n): a big venomous spider
9. Urchin (n): a sea urchin
   Figurative meaning: a child who is poorly or raggedly dressed.
10. Viper (n): a venomous snake with large hinged fangs
    Figurative meaning: a spiteful or treacherous person

GRE Vocab; veneer

Veneer (n): layer of plywood

GRE Vocab; warren

warren (n): a network of interconnecting rabbit burrows

GRE Vocab; Whelp

whelp:(n) a puppy
          (v) to produce puppy

GRE Vocab; whinny

Whinny: (n): a gentle, high-pitched neigh

             (v): (of a horse) make a whinny

GRE Vocab; Wilt

Wilt (v): become limp through loss of water, heat, or disease; droop

        (n): any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by wilting of the foliage

GRE Vocab; coy

coy (adj) ; pretending to be shy or shy

GRE Vocab;bridlepath

BridlePath (n); track for horse back riding

GRE Vocab; shepherd

Shepherd (n); somebody tending sheep

GRE Vocab; bow

bow (n); rod for playing stringed instruments

GRE Vocab; asteroids

Asteroids (n): Small planets