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GRE Question of the Day (June 7)

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Verbal   Debate rages on between proponents and detractors of corporal punishmentand the death penalty, though even the most ardent supporter agrees that pun­ishments must be_______________ and the justice system evenhanded and thorough.A. equitableB. clementC. delimitedD. appositeE. tantamountF. merciful Correct Answer - A and D - (click and...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 6)

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Math Which of the following statements can be inferred from the data? I. The greatest increase in total yearly advertising revenue over any 10-year period shown was $27 million. II. In each of the 10-year periods shown in which yearly advertising revenue decreased, average daily circulation also...

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GRE Question of the Day (July 5)

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Math   Which of the following is closest to the average (arithmetic mean) of the 9 changes in the value of imports between consecutive years from 2000 to2009 ?A $260 millionB $320 millionC $400 millionD $480 millionE $640 million Correct Answer - E - (click and drag...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 5)

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Verbal That we can, from a piece of art, (i) ______ the unconscious urges of the artist— urges that remain hidden even from the artist himself— will remain a( n) (ii) ______ issue, as it is one (iii) _______ empirical analysis: we can never definitively know...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 4)

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Math In the figure above, each of the four squares has sides of length x. If ∆PQR is formed by joining the centers of three of the squares, what is the perimeter of ∆PQR in terms of x ? (A) \({2x [square_root]2[/square_root]}\) (B) \({\frac{x\sqrt2}{2}}\) \({+ x}\) (C) \({2x...

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GRE Question of the Day (June 3)

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Verbal The deep sea typically has a sparse fauna dominated by tiny worms and crustaceans, with an even sparser distribution of larger animals. However, near hydrothermal vents, areas of the ocean where warm water emerges from subterranean sources, live remarkable densities of huge clams, blind crabs,...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 31)

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Math \({3\sqrt{\frac{x^{\frac{3}{4}}}{x^{\frac{-13}{4}}}}=(x^{\frac{1}{4}}.x^{\frac{5}{4}})^2}\)   Correct Answer - 3 - (click and drag your mouse to see the answer) Question Discussion & Explanation

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GRE Question of the Day (May 30)

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Verbal What is currently (i) ______ civil engineers is not so much a predicted increase in annual precipitation as the likelihood that many storms will come in (ii) ______, thereby making flooding in lower lying riparian regions (iii) ______.        (A) worrying (D) more predictable patterns (G) far more likely (B)...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 29)

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Math For all real numbers, let \({a^* = 1 - a}\)     Quantity A                                      Quantity B (\({((-1)^*)^*}\))                       ...

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GRE Question of the Day (May 28)

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Verbal The women's rights movement has been mostly_____________in the Middle East, but it is likely that activists will be newly galvanized by the political up­heavals currently sweeping the region.A. doggedB. quiescentC. interminableD. lissomeE. abeyantF. feckless Correct Answer - B and E - (click and drag your mouse to...

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