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GRE Question of the Day (July 20)

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Math Attachment: Figure.jpg [ 20.98 KiB | Viewed 1098 times ] F is the midpoint of AE, and D is the midpoint of CE. Which of the following statements MUST be true? Indicate all such statements. A. FD is parallel to AC. B. The area of triangle DEF equals the area of triangle CDF. C....

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GRE Question of the Day (July 19)

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Verbal In future discounting, subjects place a lower value on events in the distant fu­ture than on (i) _________ ones, explaining the common tendency to (ii) _________ present pleasures even at the expense of a likely (iii) __________ of future detriments. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) atavistic (D) avert (G)...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 18)

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Math Kelly took three days to travel from City A to City B by automobile. On the first day, Kelly traveled 2/5 of the distance from City A to City B and on the second day, she traveled 2/3 of the remaining distance. Which of the...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 17)

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Verbal X-ray examination of a recently discovered painting—judged by some authorities to be a self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh—revealed an underimage of a woman’s face. Either van Gogh or another painter covered the first painting with the portrait now seen on the surface of the canvas....

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GRE Question of the Day (July 16)

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Math For all positive numbers p, the operation ♠ is defined by   Quantity A Quantity B A) Quantity A is greater. B) Quantity B is greater. C) The two quantities are equal. D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your mouse to see the...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 13)

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Math Question Discussion & Explanation If there were 38 child safety organizations and the funds contributed to these organizations in September 1989 were evenly distributed, how much did each charity receive? A) $12,000,000 B) $9,400,000 C) $2,500,000 D) $250,000 E) $38,000 Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) From September...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 12)

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Verbal Woolf ____________ conventional notions of truth: in her words, one cannot receive from any lecture "a nugget of pure truth" to wrap up between the pages of one's notebook and keep on the mantelpiece forever. A. anticipates B. articulates C. makes light of D. mocks E. pays heed to F. puts...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 11)

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Math N is a 2-digit integer. When the digits of N are reversed, the resulting number is M. If the sum of N’s digits is 15, and -1 < N - M < 15, what is the value of N? Question Discussion & Explanation Correct Answer - 87 - (click and...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 10)

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Verbal The brief survey, published under the title The Work of Nature: How the Diversity of Life Sustains Us, is surprisingly (i)________. Indeed it makes several longer treatments of the effects of lost biodiversity seem (ii)________. Blank (i) Blank (ii) distorted redundant objective pithy comprehensive premature Question Discussion & Explanation   Correct Answer - C and D - (click and...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 9)

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Math Perpendicular lines m and n intersect at point (a, b), where a > b > 0. The slope of line m is between 0 and 1. Which of the following statements MUST be true ? Indicate all such statements. A. The x-intercept of line m is positive. B. The y-intercept...

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