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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:40 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
1. The Countess dressed with a (an) ____ elegance which seemed to proclaim to the world just how distinguished she was.
A. studied
B. pronounced
C. ingenuous
D. understated
E. mannered
F. rococo
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28766958) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:41 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
The teacher was so abstracted that she gave a ____ evaluation of what was really an interesting solution to the problem she had set.
A. philosophical
B. cursory
C. detailed
D. considered
E. perfunctory
F. tangential
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28766975) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:47 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
The human mind can often reject the most ____ data in favor of something that, though valueless, at least sounds familiar.
A. anomalous
B. inconsequential
C. peripheral
D. pertinent
E. germane
F. visible
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767011) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:51 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
7. ____ behavior never has the effect its practitioners hope for; the attempt to hide only draws attention to what is hidden.
A. Misogynistic
B. Puritanical
C. Covert
D. Miserly
E. Prudish
F. Camouflaging
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767054) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:56 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
8. He completed the work with unusual ____ ; his need to get out of the office overcame his habitual torpor.
A. dispatch
B. grace
C. effectiveness
D. slovenliness
E. carelessness
F. celerity
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767096) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 6:58 PM Author: razzle-dazzle plum stage
I think F is correct. I would have picked C)effectiveness, but I looked up celerity and it means "swiftness" as opposed to torpor, which means "slowness, lethargy."
I DONE LEARNED SUMPIN' TODAY!!
XO never fails to impress!
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28769916) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 1:02 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
9. When Smithers took over as chairperson, her colleagues were looking forward to a less confrontational time on the board of governors, since they reasoned that no one else was likely to be as ____ as her predecessor.
A. mordant
B. aggressive
C. flexible
D. bellicose
E. complaisant
F. jaundiced
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767135) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 1:05 PM Author: pungent new version
D.
What did YOU think it was? Or did you have no clue?
You can see from most of these posts that there are usually two answers that MIGHT fit. One fits more perfectly. If you can at least get yourself down to those two answers you've got a 50/50 shot.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767152) |
Date: September 16th, 2015 12:35 PM Author: pungent new version
I took it years ago so it might be completely different now, but here are the main points of what I remember:
*Scoring was not about how many you got right or wrong. It was about the level of difficulty you obtained. So as you got right answers the questions got harder. Your score was the level at which you are getting half the questions right. It was all computer and I think you had scrap paper but no calculator.
*Math was very easy. I wouldn't even say college level. Seemed easier than the SAT to be honest. A perfect score only got you a percentile in the low 90s, so lots of people were acing it.
*Verbal was very hard, but I have a hard time with vocabulary (esp analogies). But the percentile for that adjusted accordingly as well. A score of 650 was still about the 90th percentile. So it wasn't a very balanced test.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28766928) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:47 PM Author: pungent new version
Yes. I had to work really hard on this for both the SAT and GRE. I boosted both about 50 points with studying.
Here are some recommendations based on what worked for me:
*Flashcards. But when studying, don't go through all of them the entire time. Pull out the ones you're getting right and continue to work on the ones you're getting wrong. Then a week later go through them all again. Pull out the right tones. You'll start to get a sense of which ones are tripping you up.
*On the cards, include the definition AND the word origin breakdown. I learned a lot of greek and latin roots for words, so even if I didn't know the word I could ballpark a guess by breaking it down to components.
*Find a study guide with a CD included or access to online games/testing. Kaplan was a good one for me, and they had vocabulary matching games, etc. Learning vocabulary can be very use it or lose it. The more you're doing it the better you'll retain it.
I'm sure there are apps now you can download that will help too. Practice practice practice. Good luck!
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767012) |
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:48 PM Author: arousing station mother
1. you have a low iq if you struggle with analogies
2. a scoring change has lessened but not eliminated the bizarre verbal/math split
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767019)
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Date: September 16th, 2015 12:59 PM Author: pungent new version
For me it was honestly largely a vocabulary issue. It affects your ability to do all the questions you're posting. But the books will also give you tactics for tackling questions even if you're not sure of all the words. Now I remember I think one thing I did for each section was to create a grid:
A B C D E
1
2
3
etc for all the question numbers. You can put x's for any answer you can eliminate. At least this way you can maybe get it down to 50/50. It helps you keep track.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#28767110) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 3:55 PM Author: Aromatic slap-happy rigor kitchen
*gets 90th percentile on Q, and fails to get a perfect V score*
*brags about how easy it is*
*is XO 2015*
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257543) |
Date: November 26th, 2015 4:00 PM Author: emerald bat shit crazy depressive hall
Copped a 168 V 170 M, it's a joke.
Only thing that caused me to slightly fuck up is that my vocabulary is mediocre for my level of intelligence so I missed a couple verbal qs. For lawyer types though it shouldn't be an issue. Just make sure you know hot words.
As for math, hard for me to advise since i know that shit so well but basically just know high school math like the back of your hand. And even if you're a whiz you need to check your work. I made a stupid misculation and thought 3 * 5 was 12, for example, but I caught it because I went back and checked my work. Good part is that if you're good at math you will finish it in like....1/3 of the allotted time so checking work shouldnt be a time concern.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257560) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:05 PM Author: emerald bat shit crazy depressive hall
they're pretty fucking easy for the most part: http://www.cram.com/flashcards/gre-hot-list-words-1577349
but might be an odd one here or there you don't know. at least was the case for me.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257577) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:07 PM Author: emerald bat shit crazy depressive hall
easy if you have a good vocabulary....
still pretty easy to infer otherwise, even if you might not know what one of the words is.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257586) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:10 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
Since the mayor previously had expressed few qualms about the proposed zoning ordinance, the other city-council members were understandably taken aback by her sudden, _________ objections.
A. insistent
B. vehement
C. strenuous
D. unexpected
E. dubious
F. unwarranted
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257602) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:16 PM Author: emerald bat shit crazy depressive hall
B and C because they are similar in meaning and both work here.
Sometimes these can be weird because D is probably the best word here but it doesn't pair with anything.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257623) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:29 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
Having designed the museum to suit his own quirky aesthetic, the building's architect thought it _________ that the local Indian community understood the building's architectural style to be Moroccan while most local Moroccans referred to it as Indian.
A. immaterial
B. unsurprising
C. inexplicable
D. curious
E. paradoxical
F. inconsequential
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257682) |
Date: November 26th, 2015 4:12 PM Author: Aromatic slap-happy rigor kitchen
I'm pretty weak verbally. I'm not even a 50th percentile poaster, but I copped a 164V and a 170Q. the lulziest part was that i got a 3.5 on writing.
So, I wouldn't call it easy. But I reminded me a lot of the SAT. And it was far easier than the LSAT (I got a 172). If I were applying to a program that cared about the verbal score, I would have needed to put in at least 40 hours of studying to pull that V score up to 170.
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257608) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 4:15 PM Author: crusty coiffed base
Through aggressive online advertising a nearby franchise store has been drawing customers away from the local diner, whose proprietor has done virtually nothing to _________ his increasingly dire situation.
A. mitigate
B. counteract
C. ameliorate
D. alleviate
E. rectify
F. reconcile
(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2991036&forum_id=2#29257618) |
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