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Hi everyone! To give you some relief from the constant cribbing of new words in your vocabulary and practicing their usage, let's crack some numbers. Our focus for today is the topic of "Sets". You won't find as many questions of this topic in the GRE but it's always better to be prepared than getting surprised on the exam day. This post contains the theory as well as practice questions with answers posted respectively. So, get cracking! OVERVIEW A set is a collection of well-defined objects called elements.  The set is represented by the elements surrounded  by curly braces ({ }). For two sets A and B, if the elements of A are present in B,  then A is said to be the subset of B. Sets can be represented in the form of VENN DIAGRAM . A Venn Diagram for two sets can be drawn as:   (A U B) represents the number of elements present in one of the sets A or B. (A  ⋂  B) represents the number of elements present in both the sets A & B. (A U B) = ...

Hey guys! Hope you had a good learning experience with solving the single blank text completion questions .  Hope that you have been able to adapt some really good words in your vocabulary. Also, hope that you are getting good at cracking numbers now. Now, let's move on to another important aspect of the Verbal Reasoning Section - Sentence Equivalence. We will first start with some easy questions. Down the line, we will move on to a higher difficulty. We have added answers to all the questions. But our suggestion, as always, would be that you solve the question by your own before moving on to the answers. Overview The Sentence Equivalence questions consist of a single sentence with one blank and six answer choices . You have to select two answer choices, with no partial credit. Practice Questions 1. While the colonists would eventually push westward, first, they were in for a long, difficult winter, and the main challenge was to              ...

Hey guys! Here is the next list of words that are often confusing. As always, don't forget to make a journal and keep revising old word lists too. Also, we have started with one-to-one training for all GRE aspirants. Now, isn't that a good news! Our personal training sessions will include access to all GRE material, assessments, mock tests, doubt-solving and one-to-one guidance. For personal training you can contact us through our email ID provided at the end of the post. We really hope to see you guys soon and be a part of your growing career. Confusing Words - III (1) complement vs. compliment Complement (noun): Suit or complete something. Compliment (noun): Praise or approve. (2) credible vs. creditable vs. credulous Credible (adj.): Something that can be believed. Creditable (adj.): Something that deserves praise or credit. Credulous (adj.): Person who is gullible or all too readily believes things. (3) crevice vs. crevasse Crevice (noun): Narrow opening in something such a...

Probability is usually considered a tricky topic. Many aspirants go out of their way and practice difficult questions pertaining to the topic. But you can be assured that the probability is low that you will get a lot of probability in GRE! You might encounter some 1-3 questions on probability and usually of easy level of difficulty.  The type of probability questions that you might see in GRE range from coin tosses to objects being removed from group without replacement. These can be easily solved with some practice. So, to save you from spending too much time on the topic, we have posted the concept overview and some practice questions. PROBABILITY Probability is a measure of the likelihood of an event to occur. The probability of an event is number between 0 and 1 inclusive, with a probability of 0 meaning “unlikely to happen” and a probability of 1 meaning “guaranteed to happen”. The higher the probability, the higher the chance an event will occur. An event may include more ...

As indicated in our post GRE Text Completion : Single Blank , this word list contains all the possible difficult words that you would have encountered while solving the questions. Go through this list and then go back to the questions once again to comprehend the context. This will enable a better understanding on your part as to what the GRE Verbal Reasoning section holds for you. Word List - V jubilant: 1. showing great joy, satisfaction or triumph. Synonyms : rejoicing, exultant, euphoric, ecstatic Antonyms : downcast, despondent obtuse: 1. annonyingly insensitive 2. slow or difficult to understand Synonyms : imperceptive, uncomprehending, bovine Antonyms : clever, astute, shrewd 3. not sharp pointed, blunt abominable: 1. something that causes moral revulsion. Synonyms : loathsome, odious, obnoxious, atrocious Antonyms : good, admirable barren: 1. a land too poor to produce any vegetation Synonyms : unproductive, infertile, desolate Antonyms : fertile, productive 2. a place or build...

We have seen what the Verbal Reasoning  section of the GRE exam consists of.  We also hope that our word lists have helped add some new useful words to your vocabulary. We will keep posting such word lists further down the road but learning new words is just not enough to crack the exam. What you really need to understand is to use the words in the context of a text/sentence/passage. And this can be done by practice, practice and lots of practice. So, to help all aspirants in taking a step closer to getting a good score on the Verbal Reasoning section, we provide you some practice questions that are synonymous to the ones asked in the GRE General Exam. Today, we bring to you a set of single-blank Text Completion questions . The answers to all the questions are provided at the end of the post. We suggest you to try to solve the questions on your own first and then refer to the answers. In case of any doubts, you can always contact us through the comments section. Practice Quest...