Sunday, May 2, 2010

GRE Words: Gre Group: Future Telling


  1. Augury (n): a sign of what will happen in the future; omen; prophecy
  2. Bode (v): to be a good/ bad sign for somebody or something; foreshadow; protend
    use: these trading figures don’t bode well for the company’s future
  3. Divine (v): perceive intuitively; foresee the future.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

GRE Group: GRE Word Related to Disease

  1. Amnesia (n): loss of memory

  2. Anemia (n): disease condition in which blood lacks RBC
    Use: Pernicious (destructive) anemia is one type of anemia
  3. Aphasia (n): loss of speech due to injury or illness
  4. Astigmatism (n): eye defect that prevent proper function
  5. Atrophy (n): wasting away
    Use: polio victims need physiotherapy to prevent the atrophy of affected limbs.
  6. Cataract (n): eye abnormality
    Secondary meaning: great waterfall
  7. Dyslexia (n): a disorder involving difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols
    Taare Zameen Par (English: Stars on Earth) was an superhit movie of Amir Khan Production in which Amir khan cares and encourage a student who is dyslexic.
  8. Dyspeptic (adj): suffering from indigestion
  9. Malady (n): illness
  10. Vertigo (n): severe dizziness
  11. Insomnia (n): Habitual sleeplessness 

Friday, April 30, 2010

Gre group: World of Magic


  1.  Conjure (v): summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent.
    Use: Sorcerers conjure devils to appear.
  2. Coven (n): a meeting or group or witches
  3. Exorcise (v): to drive out or rid somebody of an evil spirit by prayers or magic
    a priest exorcised the ghost from the houses






Thursday, April 29, 2010

Gre Group: Easy Word; Confusing Secondary Meaning

Confusing words
  1. Amazon (n): female warrior
  2. Application (n): diligent attention
  3. August (adj): impressive; majestic
    Syn: Majestic, Palatial, Stately, Splendid, Magnificient
    Use: visiting the palace at Versailles, she was impressed by the august surrounding in which she found herself.
  4. Buffet (v): slap; batter; knack about
  5. Cataract (n): great waterfall
  6. Compact (n): agreement, contract

GRE Group: Word related with SEX



  1. Amorous (adj): openly showing or feeling love; relating to sexual love.
    Use: love them and leave them, is the motto of the amorous boys.
  2. Platonic: (of love or a friendship between two people) close and deep but not sexual.
    a platonic relationship
  3. Chaste (adj): not having sex except with the person to whom one is married.
    Use: to ensure that his bride would stay chaste while he is off to the wars, the crusader had her fitted with a chastity belt.
                        : Not having had sex with anyone; pure, virgin.
  4. Celibate (adj): not married, esp. for religious reasons.
                         : Not having sexual relation
    use: she decided to adopt a celibate lifestyle.
    Celibacy (n): the state of not being married or of not having sexual relationships; esp. for a long time.
    Use: catholic priests take a vow of celibacy.
    Quote: Marriage has many pains, but celibacy has no pleasures (Samuel Johnson).