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Author Archive - JeffGRE Question of the Day (May 22)Verbal As the works of dozens of women writers have been rescued from what E. P Thompson calls "the enormous condescension of posterity and considered in relation to each other, the lost continent of the female tradition has risen like Atlantis from the sea of English... GRE Question of the Day (May 19)Math Between the first day of May and last day in June, the price per kilogram of Melange, a seasoning mix, first declined by 20 percent and then increased by 50 percent. During this same period, the price per liter of Blue, a spring water, first... GRE Question of the Day (May 18)Verbal Some critics maintain that fixed poetic forms, which require a specific number of lines and syllables, invite and may even (i) __________ wordiness; when no such (ii) __________ exists, the poet can easily spot and (iii) ___________ superfluities. Blank (i) Blank (ii) Blank (iii) (A) curtail (D) constraint (G) foster (B) pretentious (E)... GRE Question of the Day (May 17)Math Which of the following is equal to of the reciprocal of 0.004 percent? A. 0.5 B. 50 C. 500 D. 5,000 E. 50,000 Correct Answer - D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day - Click to Subscribe via email GRE Question of the Day (May 16)Verbal Given the persistent and intransigent nature of the American race system, which proved quite impervious to black attacks, Lent Du Bois in his speeches and writings moved from one proposed solution to another, and the salience of various parts of his philosophy changed as his... GRE Question of the Day (May 15)Math Kelly took three days to travel from City A to City B by automobile. On the first day, Kelly traveled of the distance from City A to City B; and on the second day, she traveled 3 of the remaining distance. Which of the following... GRE Question of the Day (May 12)Verbal A university training enables a graduate to see things as they are, to go right to the point, to disentangle a twisted ____________ of thought. (A) line (B) lack (C)mass (D) plethora (E) skein Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question... GRE Question of the Day (May 11)Math The selling price of a house was decreased by 12 percent to $220,000. What was the original selling price of the house? A. $193,600 B. $196,429 C. $221,200 D. $246,400 E. $250,000 Correct Answer - E - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the... GRE Question of the Day (May 10)Verbal During the military takeover, the constitution was not abolished, but some of its clauses temporarily were _____________ as the armed forces took over the administration. A. suspended B. notarized C. under construction D. put in abeyance E. left undefined F. widely promulgated Correct Answer - A and D - (click and drag your... GRE Question of the Day (May 9)Math A group of freshmen, juniors, and seniors are going on a school trip. The number of seniors is 60% of the number of juniors, which is 50% of the number of freshmen. If there are at least 150 students on the trip, then which of... |