Index Thread
You must be knowing that in a blog, post are arranged in order of recency
Hence new posts would overtake the older ones
This Index would contain LINKS to posts in proper order
Friday, March 16, 2007
Learn Entire GRE Words in few days
LEARN ENTIRE BARRON’S WORD LISTS IN LESS THAN ONE MONTH
I'm working so cannot carry flash cards to office, when I return my time
gets divided going out, sleeping, on the computer, tv
I want to make most of the time spent online
as would so many of us spending so much time online,
we just need to give 15 minutes/day and complete dedication for 1 month
and BELIEVE ME WE CAN LEARN ENTIRE BARRON'S WORDLIST IN 1 MONTH OR EVEN EARLIER
This is the new thread as I see it
GRE WORDS,
10 words per post
10 posts per day
100 words per day
Entire Barron's Words in 1 month
GRE WORDS, I promise v learn entire barron's in 1 month, need your dedication
guys stop running behind brazil girls
girls the makeup forums can wait
at present rate we are posting
1 word/person/day
10 people posting/day
10 posts/day meaning about 10 words/day
at this rate it wud take us about 400 days, yeah its true
now we multiply it by 10
10 words/post
10 people posting/day
10 posts/day meaning about 100 words/day
Means ENTIRE BARRON'S WORD IN ONE MONTH
AND REMAINING TIME FOR REVIEW SO THAT WE CAN GO THORUGH IT AGAIN
GREAT ATLEAST WE CAN FINISH IT ONCE & STILL LEFT WITH TIME
&&&post link&&&& how to go about it
How to go about it
at home you study from any notes but online lets stick to
one common notes
&&&post link&&&&
this link has entire Barron's wordlists, big book words, some more important
words & on top of it its free
Lets stick to it &&&post link&&&& http://www.postech.ac.kr/%7Egla/gre/33new.txt
Now each person posts 10 words in ONE & THE SAME POST in this manner
i) WORD and its MEANING
ii)synonyms,antonyms,root,prefix if you know & no need to mention if you do not know
iii)Example if its not an easy word
iv)VERY IMPORTANT WRITE Clue/Hint to remember if its not an easy word
Clue/Hint is most important so that we can recollect the words
when you post Clues/Hints make sure its accceptable both in
language & content to everyone & that you do not post anything
contentious
so what are you waiting for, search for what contentious means
as an example I have worked out the first few posts
first person posts first ten words starting from a
next person posts next ten words
& so on &&&post link&&&&
Note:
Whatever you post is subject to editing, Hence save a copy for
yourself before posting
Privileges are explained below
User: your posts can be edited or deleted by blog administrators
Administrators: your posts can be edited or deleted by me (main blog administrator)
This is explained so that later on there should not be any misinterpretation
Access words from this link &&&post link&&&& text file
&&&post link&&&& pdf file
Note: In the Text file most of the words are in order, very few words are not in order (I mean words beginning with different starting letter), in such a situation skip to the next word
Hence
With Main Source as http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/33new.txt
and http://www.answers.com as further reference (for synonyms,antonyms,examples)
we can start
I'm working so cannot carry flash cards to office, when I return my time
gets divided going out, sleeping, on the computer, tv
I want to make most of the time spent online
as would so many of us spending so much time online,
we just need to give 15 minutes/day and complete dedication for 1 month
and BELIEVE ME WE CAN LEARN ENTIRE BARRON'S WORDLIST IN 1 MONTH OR EVEN EARLIER
This is the new thread as I see it
GRE WORDS,
10 words per post
10 posts per day
100 words per day
Entire Barron's Words in 1 month
GRE WORDS, I promise v learn entire barron's in 1 month, need your dedication
guys stop running behind brazil girls
girls the makeup forums can wait
at present rate we are posting
1 word/person/day
10 people posting/day
10 posts/day meaning about 10 words/day
at this rate it wud take us about 400 days, yeah its true
now we multiply it by 10
10 words/post
10 people posting/day
10 posts/day meaning about 100 words/day
Means ENTIRE BARRON'S WORD IN ONE MONTH
AND REMAINING TIME FOR REVIEW SO THAT WE CAN GO THORUGH IT AGAIN
GREAT ATLEAST WE CAN FINISH IT ONCE & STILL LEFT WITH TIME
&&&post link&&&& how to go about it
How to go about it
at home you study from any notes but online lets stick to
one common notes
&&&post link&&&&
this link has entire Barron's wordlists, big book words, some more important
words & on top of it its free
Lets stick to it &&&post link&&&& http://www.postech.ac.kr/%7Egla/gre/33new.txt
Now each person posts 10 words in ONE & THE SAME POST in this manner
i) WORD and its MEANING
ii)synonyms,antonyms,root,prefix if you know & no need to mention if you do not know
iii)Example if its not an easy word
iv)VERY IMPORTANT WRITE Clue/Hint to remember if its not an easy word
Clue/Hint is most important so that we can recollect the words
when you post Clues/Hints make sure its accceptable both in
language & content to everyone & that you do not post anything
contentious
so what are you waiting for, search for what contentious means
as an example I have worked out the first few posts
first person posts first ten words starting from a
next person posts next ten words
& so on &&&post link&&&&
Note:
Whatever you post is subject to editing, Hence save a copy for
yourself before posting
Privileges are explained below
User: your posts can be edited or deleted by blog administrators
Administrators: your posts can be edited or deleted by me (main blog administrator)
This is explained so that later on there should not be any misinterpretation
Access words from this link &&&post link&&&& text file
&&&post link&&&& pdf file
Note: In the Text file most of the words are in order, very few words are not in order (I mean words beginning with different starting letter), in such a situation skip to the next word
Hence
With Main Source as http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/33new.txt
and http://www.answers.com as further reference (for synonyms,antonyms,examples)
we can start
Important Doubts Answered
IMPORTANT DOUBTS ANSWERED
ABOUT LEARNING GRE WORDS THROUGH THIS BLOG
What are you trying to achieve & How would you go about it
What we are trying to achieve is to complete entire GRE Word Lists
in less than a month that too in proper manner
How do we go about it, you can follow here&&&post link&&&&
ABOUT ORKUT GRE STUDY GROUP
I am new, Where is your study group located
we are a group of people having community in orkut & preparing for GRE
which you access with the link&&&post link&&&&
If you cannot join orkut you can still be a part of Learning GRE Words
here on the blog itself
Why not start this thread in orkut itself
When we are finished with Word Lists once, we can incorporate things
like roots, prefixes, repeated words, synonyms, antonyms in the Word
Lists, However this is not possible in Orkut as we cannot edit threads
or posts in it
ABOUT THE BLOG
Blog Sitemap
Index thread arranges the links to posts in order&&&post link&&&&
Important doubts answered tries to address some of the doubts&&&post link&&&&
GRE Words is the blog where we intend to complete entire GRE Words
in a short span of time&&&post link&&&&
Read this before you start contains instructions on how to go out about it&&&post link&&&&
Why start a blog for it
When we are finished with Learning Word Lists once, we can incorporate things
like roots, prefixes, repeated words, synonyms, antonyms in the Word
Lists, and these things are possible in a blog as we can edit blogs or
posts whenever we want
What does Blog Administrator mean
There would be a team of dedicated people who would incorporate
your posts into the blog so that the blog can move ahead and we can
move ahead with new words
ABOUT HOW TO BE A PART OF IT
I joined late, can I be part of it
Sure, Follow the instructions & post accordingly in the comments&&&post link&&&&
section, your posts would be updated in the blog as soon as one of
the blog administrator is available
I cannot join blog networks, How can I be part of it
At least for the time being We are keeping comments Section open for anyone, so you
need not necessarily have an account in the blog network to post your words in comments
section
Are you trying to say that by visiting your blog, I can learn entire Word Lists
YES & NO, as every time you post you are supposed to post ten words at a time, means
you are at least glancing at ten words
Start with the first post, read it, understand the clues, try to remember the words
Paste the words without their meanings in a Word Document or Notepad and try to
guess the meaning yourself
After every ten words revise and after every hundred words revise
Keeping returning to the Words learnt and reinforce your knowledge
In SHORT if you want you can surely take advantage of the blog
Why cannot we refer to our notes, while posting Words
The link which I have mentioned contains Entire Word Lists, Big Book Words &
some more important words arranged very well&&&post link&&&&
We would stick to the link mentioned so that everyone is referring to the
same notes & so that everything is in order
Can I refer any other notes too
When we are posting in the blog we would refer to only the &&&post link&&&& mentioned in
Read this before you start section&&&post link&&&&
But for learning you can refer too any notes which you like, In fact the
words which you learn in this blog would help you when you are learning from any other book
ABOUT HOW TO GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS
How can I contact you, I have Feedback & Suggestions to give
You can give your feedback through Orkut Study Group&&&post link&&&&
Another way is post your contact details in the comments with your feedback, We can get back to you incase something needs our attention
ABOUT LEARNING GRE WORDS THROUGH THIS BLOG
What are you trying to achieve & How would you go about it
What we are trying to achieve is to complete entire GRE Word Lists
in less than a month that too in proper manner
How do we go about it, you can follow here&&&post link&&&&
ABOUT ORKUT GRE STUDY GROUP
I am new, Where is your study group located
we are a group of people having community in orkut & preparing for GRE
which you access with the link&&&post link&&&&
If you cannot join orkut you can still be a part of Learning GRE Words
here on the blog itself
Why not start this thread in orkut itself
When we are finished with Word Lists once, we can incorporate things
like roots, prefixes, repeated words, synonyms, antonyms in the Word
Lists, However this is not possible in Orkut as we cannot edit threads
or posts in it
ABOUT THE BLOG
Blog Sitemap
Index thread arranges the links to posts in order&&&post link&&&&
Important doubts answered tries to address some of the doubts&&&post link&&&&
GRE Words is the blog where we intend to complete entire GRE Words
in a short span of time&&&post link&&&&
Read this before you start contains instructions on how to go out about it&&&post link&&&&
Why start a blog for it
When we are finished with Learning Word Lists once, we can incorporate things
like roots, prefixes, repeated words, synonyms, antonyms in the Word
Lists, and these things are possible in a blog as we can edit blogs or
posts whenever we want
What does Blog Administrator mean
There would be a team of dedicated people who would incorporate
your posts into the blog so that the blog can move ahead and we can
move ahead with new words
ABOUT HOW TO BE A PART OF IT
I joined late, can I be part of it
Sure, Follow the instructions & post accordingly in the comments&&&post link&&&&
section, your posts would be updated in the blog as soon as one of
the blog administrator is available
I cannot join blog networks, How can I be part of it
At least for the time being We are keeping comments Section open for anyone, so you
need not necessarily have an account in the blog network to post your words in comments
section
Are you trying to say that by visiting your blog, I can learn entire Word Lists
YES & NO, as every time you post you are supposed to post ten words at a time, means
you are at least glancing at ten words
Start with the first post, read it, understand the clues, try to remember the words
Paste the words without their meanings in a Word Document or Notepad and try to
guess the meaning yourself
After every ten words revise and after every hundred words revise
Keeping returning to the Words learnt and reinforce your knowledge
In SHORT if you want you can surely take advantage of the blog
Why cannot we refer to our notes, while posting Words
The link which I have mentioned contains Entire Word Lists, Big Book Words &
some more important words arranged very well&&&post link&&&&
We would stick to the link mentioned so that everyone is referring to the
same notes & so that everything is in order
Can I refer any other notes too
When we are posting in the blog we would refer to only the &&&post link&&&& mentioned in
Read this before you start section&&&post link&&&&
But for learning you can refer too any notes which you like, In fact the
words which you learn in this blog would help you when you are learning from any other book
ABOUT HOW TO GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK & SUGGESTIONS
How can I contact you, I have Feedback & Suggestions to give
You can give your feedback through Orkut Study Group&&&post link&&&&
Another way is post your contact details in the comments with your feedback, We can get back to you incase something needs our attention
How to Start Posting GRE Words
How to go about it
at home you can study from any notes but online lets stick to
one common notes
&&&post link&&&&
this link has entire Barron's wordlists, big book words, some more important
words & on top of it its free
Lets stick to it &&&post link&&&& http://www.postech.ac.kr/%7Egla/gre/33new.txt
Now each person posts 10 words in ONE & THE SAME POST in this manner
i) WORD and its MEANING
ii)synonyms,antonyms,root,prefix if you know & no need to mention if you do not know
iii)Example if its not an easy word
iv)VERY IMPORTANT WRITE Clue/Hint to remember if its not an easy word
Clue/Hint is most important so that we can recollect the words
when you post Clues/Hints make sure its accceptable both in
language & content to everyone & that you do not post anything
contentious
so what are you waiting for, search for what contentious means
as an example I have worked out the first few posts
first person posts first ten words starting from a
next person posts next ten words
& so on &&&post link&&&&
Note:
Whatever you post is subject to editing, Hence save a copy for
yourself before posting
Privileges are explained below
User: your posts can be edited or deleted by blog administrators
Administrators: your posts can be edited or deleted by me (main blog administrator)
This is explained so that later on there should not be any misinterpretation
Access words from this link &&&post link&&&& text file
&&&post link&&&& pdf file
Note: In the Text file most of the words are in order, very few words are not in order (I mean words beginning with different starting letter), in such a situation skip to the next word
Hence
With Main Source as http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/33new.txt
and http://www.answers.com as further reference (for synonyms,antonyms,examples)
we can start
at home you can study from any notes but online lets stick to
one common notes
&&&post link&&&&
this link has entire Barron's wordlists, big book words, some more important
words & on top of it its free
Lets stick to it &&&post link&&&& http://www.postech.ac.kr/%7Egla/gre/33new.txt
Now each person posts 10 words in ONE & THE SAME POST in this manner
i) WORD and its MEANING
ii)synonyms,antonyms,root,prefix if you know & no need to mention if you do not know
iii)Example if its not an easy word
iv)VERY IMPORTANT WRITE Clue/Hint to remember if its not an easy word
Clue/Hint is most important so that we can recollect the words
when you post Clues/Hints make sure its accceptable both in
language & content to everyone & that you do not post anything
contentious
so what are you waiting for, search for what contentious means
as an example I have worked out the first few posts
first person posts first ten words starting from a
next person posts next ten words
& so on &&&post link&&&&
Note:
Whatever you post is subject to editing, Hence save a copy for
yourself before posting
Privileges are explained below
User: your posts can be edited or deleted by blog administrators
Administrators: your posts can be edited or deleted by me (main blog administrator)
This is explained so that later on there should not be any misinterpretation
Access words from this link &&&post link&&&& text file
&&&post link&&&& pdf file
Note: In the Text file most of the words are in order, very few words are not in order (I mean words beginning with different starting letter), in such a situation skip to the next word
Hence
With Main Source as http://www.postech.ac.kr/~gla/gre/33new.txt
and http://www.answers.com as further reference (for synonyms,antonyms,examples)
we can start
Words upto abh
FIRST TEN WORDS
abase
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self respect
Hint: base=lowest level, hence abate=lower,humiliate oneself
abash
embarrass
bash=party, someone was abashed at the party
abate
subside or moderate
not to be confused with abet
abbreviate
shorten
easy, abbreviation=shortening
abdicate
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
The emperor abdicated, and his son came to power
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
aberration
deviation from the normal; mental disorder
abet
assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
someone was removed from exam center for abeting cheating
abeyance
suspended action
just for remembering obey=action, abey=stop action, abeyance=temporarily suspended action
abhor
detest; hate
Confusing words till now abase(lower),abash(embarrassed),abate(subside),abet(assist in wrong)
abase
lower; degrade; humiliate; make humble; make (oneself) lose self respect
Hint: base=lowest level, hence abate=lower,humiliate oneself
abash
embarrass
bash=party, someone was abashed at the party
abate
subside or moderate
not to be confused with abet
abbreviate
shorten
easy, abbreviation=shortening
abdicate
renounce; give up (position, right, or responsibility)
The emperor abdicated, and his son came to power
aberrant
abnormal or deviant
aberration
deviation from the normal; mental disorder
abet
assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage
someone was removed from exam center for abeting cheating
abeyance
suspended action
just for remembering obey=action, abey=stop action, abeyance=temporarily suspended action
abhor
detest; hate
Confusing words till now abase(lower),abash(embarrassed),abate(subside),abet(assist in wrong)
Words from abj to abr
NEXT TEN WORDS
abject
(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
abject meaning very low in spirit or hope
example People saw in him an abject coward
abjure
renounce upon oath
example For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister, he abjured his titles, preferring to remain just plain ‘Mr.Someone’
ablution
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite
abnegation
renunciation; self sacrifice; self abnegation, Self denial
example to be preist in temple, abnegation is way of life
abolish
cancel; put an end to
easy
abominate
loathe; hate
synonym abhor
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant
same like abominate
aboriginal
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
example The early settlers learned a lot from the aboriginal cultures
abortive
unsuccessful; fruitless
easy
abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
example Eraser has limited lifespan due to abasive surface
abject
(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect; Ex. abject apology
abject meaning very low in spirit or hope
example People saw in him an abject coward
abjure
renounce upon oath
example For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister, he abjured his titles, preferring to remain just plain ‘Mr.Someone’
ablution
washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite
abnegation
renunciation; self sacrifice; self abnegation, Self denial
example to be preist in temple, abnegation is way of life
abolish
cancel; put an end to
easy
abominate
loathe; hate
synonym abhor
abominable
detestable; extremely unpleasant
same like abominate
aboriginal
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine
example The early settlers learned a lot from the aboriginal cultures
abortive
unsuccessful; fruitless
easy
abrasive
rubbing away; tending to grind down
example Eraser has limited lifespan due to abasive surface
Words from abr to abs
NEXT TEN WORDS
abridge
condense or shorten
bridge=shorten, abridge=shorten
abrogate
abolish
same as abolish
abscission
cutting off; separation
Example Abscission is the process that is at work when leaves fall off trees in autumn
abscond
depart secretly and hide
easy
absolute
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; CF.
absolutism
easy
absolve
pardon (an offense)
abstain
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
easy
abstemious
Eating and drinking in moderation
abstinence
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
not to be confused with abstain(refrain), abstinence means refraining from indulging an appetite/drinking
abstract
conceptual, theoretical, short summary prepared by cutting down a larger work
easy
abridge
condense or shorten
bridge=shorten, abridge=shorten
abrogate
abolish
same as abolish
abscission
cutting off; separation
Example Abscission is the process that is at work when leaves fall off trees in autumn
abscond
depart secretly and hide
easy
absolute
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; CF.
absolutism
easy
absolve
pardon (an offense)
abstain
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote
easy
abstemious
Eating and drinking in moderation
abstinence
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote
not to be confused with abstain(refrain), abstinence means refraining from indulging an appetite/drinking
abstract
conceptual, theoretical, short summary prepared by cutting down a larger work
easy
Words from abs to acc
NEXT TEN WORDS
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
Antonyms: clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple
abusive
coarsely insulting; physically harmful
Antonyms: complimentary, kind, respectful
abut
border upon; adjoin
Example In chess black & white spaces abut each other
abysmal
bottomless, extending deeply into something, to a great extent, immeasurable
Example abysmal(limitless) sorrow, abysmal(very bad) performance
abyss
An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void
Example lost in the vast abysses of space and time
academic
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
easy
accede
agree or consent
example In the meeting the chairperson decided to accede to the proposals
accelerate
move faster
easy
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
easy
accessory
additional object; useful but not essential thing
easy
abstruse
obscure; profound; difficult to understand
Antonyms: clear, concrete, easy, lucid, obvious, plain, simple
abusive
coarsely insulting; physically harmful
Antonyms: complimentary, kind, respectful
abut
border upon; adjoin
Example In chess black & white spaces abut each other
abysmal
bottomless, extending deeply into something, to a great extent, immeasurable
Example abysmal(limitless) sorrow, abysmal(very bad) performance
abyss
An immeasurably deep chasm, depth, or void
Example lost in the vast abysses of space and time
academic
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
easy
accede
agree or consent
example In the meeting the chairperson decided to accede to the proposals
accelerate
move faster
easy
accessible
easy to approach; obtainable
easy
accessory
additional object; useful but not essential thing
easy
Words from acc to acc
NEXT TEN WORDS
acclaim
applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; N: strong expression of approval and praise
Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years
acclimate
adjust to climate or environment; adapt
not to be confused with acclimatization(adaptation to changes in climate or environment) which nearly has same meaning
acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
Antonyms declivity
accolade
award of merit; strong praise and approval
example accoloades act as encouragement to do better
accommodate
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for;
ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
easy
accomplice
partner in crime
easy
accord
conform or agree; bring into harmony, merit(ex. on its own accord)
easy
accost
To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request
accoutre
to equip oneself with dree or equipment; N. accoutrement
same as accouter, It's necessary to accouter before leaving the house
accretion
growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; V. accrete
Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle
accrue
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; N. accrual
Ex. He has accrued(accumulated) ten days of leave
acclaim
applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval; N: strong expression of approval and praise
Ex. The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years
acclimate
adjust to climate or environment; adapt
not to be confused with acclimatization(adaptation to changes in climate or environment) which nearly has same meaning
acclivity
sharp upslope of a hill
Antonyms declivity
accolade
award of merit; strong praise and approval
example accoloades act as encouragement to do better
accommodate
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for;
ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging
easy
accomplice
partner in crime
easy
accord
conform or agree; bring into harmony, merit(ex. on its own accord)
easy
accost
To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request
accoutre
to equip oneself with dree or equipment; N. accoutrement
same as accouter, It's necessary to accouter before leaving the house
accretion
growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; V. accrete
Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle
accrue
come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition; N. accrual
Ex. He has accrued(accumulated) ten days of leave
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