GRE WORDS 541-542

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Click above to get LACHRYMOSE: ■ adjective 1. inclined to shed many tears; tearful 2. causing tears. lachrymosely lach′·ry·mose′ly adverb Eg. Suitably lachrymose pictures of the children affected were used to further illustrate the terrible effect of EU law. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads MOLLIFY: ■ verb 1. to soothe the temper of; pacify; appease 2. to make less intense, severe, or violent mollified-·fied′, mollifying-·fy′·ing transitive verb mollification mol′·li·fi·ca′·tion noun mollifier mol′·li·fi′er noun Eg. The two players were not so easily mollified.

GRE WORDS 539-540

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Click above to get HIRSUTE: ■ adjective hairy; shaggy; bristly Eg. Forty-five hirsute women were enrolled in the study: 29 were hyperandrogenic and 16 had idiopathic hirsutism. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads ABATE: ■ Transitive verb 1. to make less in amount, degree, force, etc. 2. to deduct 3. Law to put a stop to (a suit or action), end (a nuisance), etc.; terminate abated abat′·ed, abating abat′·ing Eg. The previous evening there had been a violent storm which had only partly abated by the time that the young explorer left home.

GRE WORDS 537-538

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Click above to get PARQUETRY: ■ noun inlaid woodwork in geometric forms, usually of contrasting woods, used esp. in flooring Eg. The outside of the case is decorated with fielded panels of mahogany veneer surrounded with narrow parquetry stringing and walnut bands. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads PALLET: ■ noun a small bed or a pad filled as with straw and used directly on the floor Eg. Pallets have to be treated in order to be pest free.

JOKES 2 REFRESH YOU

REFRESHMENT: Lady : Is this my train? Station Master : No, it belongs to the Railway Company. Lady : Don't try to be funny. I mean to ask if I can take this train to New Delhi. Station Master : No Madam, I'm afraid it's too heavy. ~~~~~~ Customer :Waiter, do you serve crabs? Waiter :Please sit down sir, we serve everyone. ~~~~~~ Customer:Waiter, is this a lamb chop or pork chop? Waiter:Can't you tell the difference by taste? Customer:No, I can't. Waiter:Then does it really matter? ~~~~~~ Customer:Waiter, there's a dead beetle in my soup. Waiter:Yes sir, they are not very good swimmers.

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GRE WORDS 535-536

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Click above to get QUEUE: ■ noun 1. a plait of hair worn hanging from the back of the head; pigtail 2. Brit. a line or file of persons, vehicles, etc. waiting as to be served 3. a stored arrangement of computer data or programs, waiting to be processed Eg. Following the mass ravers we arrived at the NEC and we were greeted by a colossus queue which was moving slowly but was massive! Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads QUARANTINE: ■ noun 1. the period, orig. 40 days, during which an arriving vessel suspected of carrying contagious disease is detained in port in strict isolation 2. any isolation or restriction on travel or passage imposed to keep contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. from spreading 3. the state of being quarantined 4. a place where persons, animals, or plants having contagious diseases, insect pests, etc. are kept in isolation, or beyond which they may not travel 5. any period of seclusion, social ostracism, etc. Eg. We are the traffic cop that enforces quarantine, " says Gillis.

GRE WORDS 533-534

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Click above to get NONCOMMITTAL: ■ adjective 1. not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one's position or purpose 2. having no definite quality, meaning, etc. Eg. Mike remained relatively noncommittal, even tho he was lobbied by both sides. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads

NOXIOUS:

■ adjective 1. harmful to the health; injurious a noxious gas 2. morally injurious; corrupting; unwholesome noxiously nox′·iously adverb noxiousness nox′·ious·ness noun Eg. They are forced to inhale noxious fumes or burning plastics.

GRE WORDS 531-532

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Click above to get MACHIAVELLIAN: ■ adjective 1. of Machiavelli 2. of, like, or characterized by the political principles and methods of expediency, craftiness, and duplicity set forth in Machiavelli's book, The Prince; crafty, deceitful, etc. ■ noun a follower of crafty, deceitful principles and methods Eg. People are exposed to Machiavellian logic even from novice politicians Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads NEBULOUS: ■ adjective 1. of or like a nebula or nebulae 2. Rare cloudy; misty 3. unclear; vague; indefinite nebulously neb′u·lously adverb nebulousness neb′u·lous·ness noun Eg. This paper aims to bring greater clarity to the nebulous concept of the involved star.

JOKES TO REFRESH YOU

Refresh yourselves: o Wife: Darling today is our anniversary, what should we do? Husband: Let us stand in silence for 2 minutes. o It's funny when people discuss Love Marriage vs Arranged. It's like asking someone, if suicide is better or being murdered. o A man who surrenders when he's wrong, is Honest. A man who surrenders when not Sure, is Wise. A man who surrenders even if he's Right, is a Husband. o Prospective husband: Do you have a book called 'Man, The Master of Women'? Salesgirl: The fiction department is on the other side, sir.

GRE WORDS 529-530

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■ noun 1. a wax candle, esp. a long, slender one 2. a long wick coated with wax, used for lighting candles, lamps, etc. 3. any feeble light 4. a gradual decrease in width or thickness the taper of a pyramid 5. a gradual decrease in action, power, etc.something that tapers ■ adjective gradually decreased in breadth or thickness toward one end

Eg. The hollows would be filled with oil, and lighted tapers would float in them.

Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads TALON: ■ noun 1. the claw of a bird of prey or, sometimes, of an animal 2. a human finger or hand when like a claw in appearance or grasp 3. the part of the bolt of a lock upon which the key presses as it is turned 4. in card games, the stock remaining after the cards are dealt 5. Archit. an ogee molding Eg. Eagles have sharp talons with which they catch their prey.

GRE WORDS 527-528

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Click above to get ZANY: ■ noun 1. a clown or buffoon; specif., a former stock character in comedies who clownishly aped the principal actors 2. a silly or foolish person; simpleton

■ adjective zanier -·nier, zaniest -·ni·est

1. of or characteristic of a zany; specif., 2. comical in an extravagantly ludicrous or slapstick manner 3. foolish or crazy

Eg. A television team was also in attendance, seeking out suitably zany people with which to film interviews. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads XENOPHOBIA: ■ noun fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything foreign or strange Eg. How do you feel in the prevailing atmosphere of increased xenophobia in Germany?

JOKES TO REFRESH U

REFRESHMENT Customer:Waiter, there's a fly in my soup. Waiter:That' s all right sir, he won't drink much. ~~~~~~ Waiter: I've stewed liver, boiled tongue and frog's leg. Customer: Don't tell me your problems. Give the menu card. ~~~~~~~~~ Customer:Waiter, there's a fly swimming in my soup. Waiter: So what do you expect me to do, call a lifeguard? ~~~~~~~ Customer :Waiter, what's the meaning of this fly in my tea up? Waiter :I wouldn't know sir, I'm a waiter, not a fortune teller. ~~~~~~~~

GRE WORDS 525-526

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Click above to get GULLIBLE: ■ adjective easily persuaded to believe something; credulous. gullibility noun gullibly adverb Eg. Of course nobody nowadays is gullible enough to believe that what he receives through the media is accurate information. Also visit Killthegre.blogspot.com for latest verbal threads VENERATION: ■ verb a feeling of deep respect and reverence an act of showing respect and reverence. veneration noun venerator noun Eg. Each has been retained as a patron deity by the relevant race, although these are not the main focus of religious veneration.