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GRE Question of the Day (May 11)

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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...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 10)

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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...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 9)

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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...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 8)

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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 (May 5)

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Math A container is full. After 3 liters of its contents are poured out, the container is full. How many liters would need to be poured back in to refill the container? Correct Answer - 15 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 4)

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Verbal A perfectionist is someone who feels _______ when he makes even the most minuscule of errors. ❑ vexation ❑ hostility ❑ indifference ❑ chagrin ❑ condemnation ❑ bafflement Correct Answer - A and D - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day - Click to...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 3)

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Math Question 4: In 2005, the ratio of the average annual cost to attend a private university to the average annual cost to attend a public university was the same as it was in 1990. If the average annual cost to attend a public university in...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 2)

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Verbal It seems ironic that the preacher's sermon, intended to reconcile the feuding brothers, served only to __________ them further. ❑ intimidate ❑ estrange ❑ avenge ❑ arbitrate ❑ commiserate ❑ disaffect   Correct Answer - B and F - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation GRE Question of the Day...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 1)

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Math   Question 7: Which of the following is most nearly the percent of plants sold at Friendly Nursery in April 2008 that were herbs? A. 70% B. 40% C. 24% D. 18% E. 8% Question 8: In April 2008 there were four varieties of tomatoes available at Friendly Nursery: Red Giants, Mortgage...

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GRE Question of the Day (April 27)

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Verbal In parts of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so _______ that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hidden sea. Blank (i) (A) permanently (B) imperceptibly (C) irregularly (D) precariously (E) slightly Correct Answer - B - (click and drag your mouse to see...

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