hydrometer - instrument used to measure specific gravity of liquids
Friday, April 18, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - humbug dupe take-in
humbug - deceit, hoax, trick
dupe(n) - person easily fooled, gullible
dupe(n) - duplicate
dupe(v) - to cheat, guile, cozen,
take-in - swindling, cheating, deception
GRE Vocabulary - huckster
huckster (n) - hawker, peddler, person creating promotional material for commercial use in radio or tv
huckster (v) - to haggle, deal in bargaining, promoting by showmanship
GRE Vocabulary - homonym homophone vs homograph
homonym - homophone = word pronounced alike but different in meaning
homograph - words spelled alike but different in meaning
GRE Vocabulary - hosiery
hosiery - knitwear, hose, a knitted cloth leg covering that sometimes covers the foot, stocking
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Thursday, April 17, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - stiletto
stiletto - pointed instrument used to create or enlarge holes for eyelets or embroidery
stiletto (heel) - high thin heel on women's shoes
stiletto - long slender dagger with thick blade used for stabbing
GRE Vocabulary - thanatological
thanatological - description of the study of phenomenon of death and psychological means of coping with it
GRE Vocabulary - oratorio
oratorio - lengthy choral religious work without play, dialog, or interaction between the characters or elaborate props or costumes, It consists of solo voices, chorus or orchestra only
GRE Vocabulary - operetta
operetta - light romantic comedy in dialog and music that includes song and dancing
GRE Vocabulary - octavo
octavo - book or a collection of paper cut eight from the original sheet by means of three folds
GRE Vocabulary - obtrude
obtrude - to become unduly prominent, to force, impose, or push oneself without justification or request, intrude, to thrust out or extrude
GRE Vocabulary - obvert
obvert - to turn so as to present another point of view, to alter the appearance
GRE Vocabulary - oakum
oakum - loosely twisted hump or jute fibre impregnated with tar used for caulking seams and packing joints
GRE Vocabulary - novelette novella
novelette - novella , compact and pointed plot, length between short story and a novel
GRE Vocabulary - navel
navel - depression in the middle of abdomen which is location of attachment of umbilical cord to the foetus
GRE Vocabulary - moccasin
moccasin - a soft leather healless shoe, with sole and sides of one piece stitched together at the top
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - morphology
morphology - study of form and structure of words, animals, plants, rocks in relation to topography
GRE Vocabulary - muster
muster - act of collecting together for examination or military inspection; representative sample
GRE Vocabulary - mitre miter
mitre - surface forming the edge of joint of two pieces meeting at a angle
miter = mitre = liturgical headdress worn by abbots and bishops
GRE Vocabulary - missal
missal - book containing all that is said or sung in a mass for the entire year
GRE Vocabulary - mien
mien - external appearance, demeanor, appearance, composure, bearing, attitude of a person
GRE Vocablary - metronome
metronome - instrument used to mark exact time by musicians, which produces regular repeated visual, auditory, or touch pulse or tick
GRE Vocabulary - metonymy
metonymy - A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes
GRE Vocabulary - menagerie
menagerie - collection of wild animals for exhibition and display; a varied mixture
GRE Vocabulary - mantle
mantle - loose sleeveless garment worn over the clothes, cloak, figurative cloak signifying authority, something that covers or envelopes, cloak
GRE Vocabulary - mantel
mantel - beam, stone, arc, finishing around a fireplace to support the masonry above it, shelf above a fireplace
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - mantrap
mantrap - device or structure used to trap, limit, enclose a human being for security reasons which allow controlled access (maybe dangerous)
GRE Vocabulary - macadamize
macadamize - cover or pave a passageway or road with small broken stones
GRE Analogy - ALCOVE: RECESS:
ALCOVE: RECESS:
(A)turret:chimney
(B)dome:roof
(C)column:entrance
(D)foyer:ballroom
(E)foundation:building
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Ans : (B)dome:roof
Explanation :Alcove is a type of recess
GRE Analogy - LISTEN: RECORDING:
LISTEN: RECORDING:
(A)carve:statue
(B)reproduce:plan
(C)review:book
(D)frame:painting
(E)view:photograph
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Ans : (E)view:photograph
Explanation : Recording is created to listen anytime later
Monday, April 14, 2008
GRE Vocabulary - turret
turret - fixed or movable armored structure on a airplane or a warship that houses and protects guns mounted within it
turret - device in microscope or camera holding several lenses
turret - small tower that projects from the wall of a building
turret - pivoted and revolvable holder in a machine tool
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