Thursday, April 8, 2010

GRE: KNOW SOME UNIQUE WORD PAIRS 3RD

1. Benison vs. Venison
Benison (n): blessing
Venison (n): meat from a deer.

2. Bolster vs. Holster
Bolster (v): support or reinforce
Holster (n): a holder carrying a handgun, typically worn on a belt or under the arm.

3. Callow vs. Fallow
Callow (adj): (of a young person) inexperienced and immature
Fallow (adj): plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

GRE: KNOW SOME UNIQUE WORD PAIRS 2ND

14) Bode vs. Abode
Bode (v): foreshadow, portend
Abode (n): a house or home

15) Eon vs. Peon
Eon (n): an indefinite and very long period.
Peon (n): landless; agricultural worker, bond servant

GRE: KNOW SOME UNIQUE WORD PAIRS 1ST

1) Amble vs. Ramble
Amble (v): walk or move at a leisurely pace
            (n): a leisurely walk
Ramble (v): walk for pleasure in the country side
             (n): a walk taken for pleasure in the country side

2) Anguish vs. Languish
Anguish (n): severe mental or physical pain or suffering
              (v): be very distressed.
Languish (v): grow weak or feeble
                : be kept in an unpleasant place or situation:
he was languishing in jail

3) Arable vs. Parable
Arable (adj): (of land) suitable for growing crops
              (n): arable land or crops
Parable (n): a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

4) Artisan vs. Partisan
Artisan (n): a skilled worker who makes things by hand
Partisan (n): a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person.
           (adj): prejudiced in favour of a particular cause.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

GRE vocab: “Different Types of Government”

1. Theocracy (n): a system of government in which priests rule in the name of god.
2. Oligarchy (n): a small group of people having control of a country or organization.
                         : a country governed by an oligarchy.
3. Plutocracy (n): government by the wealthy
                         : a state or society governed in this way
                         : an elite or ruling class whose power derives from their wealth.
4. Gerontocracy (n): a state, society or group governed by old people
                              : government based on rule by old people.
5. Junta (n): a military or political group that rules a country after taking power by force.

Gre Vocab:study of the subjects and specialists

Study of the Subject (n) Specialist (n)

1. Anthropology anthropologist
Anthropology (n): the study of humankind, including the comparative study of societies and cultures and the science of human zoology and evolution.

2. Alchemy alchemist

the medieval forerunner of chemistry, concerned particularly with attempts to convert base metals into gold or to find a universal elixir
: a seemingly magical process of transformation, creation etc

3. Cardiology cardiologist
The branch of medicine concerned with diseases and abnormalities of the heart