njoy these mast words .......
they r really kewl....lets see if u know the...:):)
ablutophobia
adoxography
aforcing
agerasia
ailurophobia
alektorophobia
alopeciaphobia

Never heard of any word other than ailurophobia which means fear of CAT and i am under going it.

2 cents from my side - Do you guys know the meaning of following words -:

non sequitur
raison d'tre
serenade

@vineet - hedonist is a person who seeks pleasure.

debunk - to make something less imp. than it appears

culvert - gatar

cringe - to move away suddenly from someone bcoz of fear

njoy these mast words .......
they r really kewl....lets see if u know the...:):)
ablutophobia
adoxography
aforcing
agerasia
ailurophobia
alektorophobia
alopeciaphobia

chicanery-to deceive by using tricks

hedonist-someone loving/craving sensual pleasures

incinerate-burn

Debunk -ridicule someone over a false claim(like somebody claiming he is a relative of sachin tendulkar and you discover he is lying,then u debunk him )

Culvert-whr i used to sit on way to techno @nitd,itz over rec ganga
for the uninitiated it tht part of road which is over a sewr/drain etc(civil engg term )

Cringe-cower

ablutophobia-fear in taking a bath guessd as ablution means taking a bath

adoxography-nvr hrd

aforcing-never hrd

agerasia-nvr hrd

ailurophobia-fear of cat(06 hehhehehhe)

alektorophobia-fear of chicken or ne wingd animal i think

alopeciaphobia-nvr hrd
Vineet bhaiya aap norman lewis leke baithe hein kya????

njoy these mast words .......
they r really kewl....lets see if u know the...:):)
ablutophobia
adoxography
aforcing
agerasia
ailurophobia
alektorophobia
alopeciaphobia

@Chiya
mera jawaab sahi hoying ...???
aur hedonist ka matlab wot hoying...???? :D:D:D

my words ....

Debunk , Culvert , Cringe

ab mere words..
chicanery,hedonist, incinerate.
:D

chicanery ---to decive by using tricks ..

hedonist --dont know .....(kabhi padhaa tha bhool gayaa)

incinerate --- jal ke khaak ho jaanaa.......:D

ab mere words.. the meaning of these words...
chicanery,hedonist, incinerate.


2 more: carnage, canard..
@idiot--- ur answers are ALL correct!!! I think you need to change ur name !!:DGreat going!!

chimera--figment of imagination, illusion.
hegemony--dominance of one over the others..
incarcerate---to put behind bars.

ab theek theek tarah se likhing:D

phasia---a disease of the mind, one cannot put thots into words...(hehehehe not disease of mind ,it is loss of ability to express articulately often caused by disease/injury)

hehehhe
matlab wohi hoying re!:D
hehhe

@vineet---as I have already mentioned, i too ticked the same answer as the u and vineet, but the booklet doesnt agree wid us! maybe they have it rong is all that I can say! I was hoping to get a concrete answer here on PG!! yeh toh ulta hi hoying!:D

@vineet--
cadeverous---cadaver is a dead body, hence cadeverous wud be used for some one very weak luking types.(pale like dead )


pyrric victory---that is related to greek battles....??? dunno..maybe ...(it means such a victory in which the victor suffers huge losses)

antedote--some medicine to put right a malady...(antipoison drug)
anecdote---isshtory..okay..i mean a tiny incident /story

pugilist---boxer

catch -22----intersting history behind this word..there is a buk called catch 22 by joseph heller( I have read it but sadly did not like it..) and this word is take from there..(a no win dilemma /paradox(ex:u cant have work if u r not experienced n u can't get experience if u dont have work-ths is a famous catch 22 example)

aphasia---a disease of the mind, one cannot put thots into words...(hehehehe not disease of mind ,it is loss of ability to express articulately often caused by disease/injury)

bonvivant---i dunt know this word, though as often is the case wid me, it does seem to be very familiar

last word-epicure/gourmet,a person who has a very refined taste(specially for food n beverages

@vineet---as I have already mentioned, i too ticked the same answer as the u and vineet, but the booklet doesnt agree wid us! maybe they have it rong is all that I can say! I was hoping to get a concrete answer here on PG!! yeh toh ulta hi hoying!:D

@vineet--
cadeverous---cadaver is a dead body, hence cadeverous wud be used for some one very weak luking types.

pyrric victory---that is related to greek battles....??? dunno..maybe ...

antedote--some medicine to put right a malady...
anecdote---isshtory..okay..i mean a tiny incident /story

pugilist---boxer

catch -22----intersting history behind this word..there is a buk called catch 22 by joseph heller( I have read it but sadly did not like it..) and this word is take from there......it means a absurd situation arizing cuz of equally absurd rules...cant really explain it here.:(

aphasia---a disease of the mind, one cannot put thots into words...

bonvivant---i dunt know this word, though as often is the case wid me, it does seem to be very familiar!

i agrre with u man .....
ans wud be perplexity .....i m not at all convinced by the answer u r sayin CHIYA .....

Arre chod naa,kabhi kabhi ho jata hein ...:) (printing mistake ofcourse...)
another request boss,just dont take the full mail in case of long postz as refernce(c ur post#201)

what these words mean :chimera,hegemony,incarcerate?

6/7..did not know stolid, though it is a very familiar word( i hate it when this happens!!!)

okay my words now....

level: difficult ,by my standards....(easy de karr kya fayada karring, right?!)

1)sui generis
a)general things
b)fake generalisation
c)unique
d)japanese soup

2.leitmotif.
a)special type of a leaf.
b)a dominant theme.
c)opinion or doctrine
d)dissent

3. eclat
a)effulgence
b)flair
c)languor
d)naivety

4)hortatory
a)didactic
b)acerbic
c)pugnacious
d)oleaginous

5)exegesis
a)quintessence
b)elucidation
c)crisis
d)enervation

okay and I have some difficult antonyms also, if you guys want me to put them up also, lemme know...

1C
2B
3B
4never heard of the ths word,guess between A n D,i will tick A
5B

6/7..did not know stolid, though it is a very familiar word( i hate it when this happens!!!)

okay my words now....

level: difficult ,by my standards....(easy de karr kya fayada karring, right?!)

1)sui generis
a)general things
b)fake generalisation
c)unique
d)japanese soup

2.leitmotif.
a)special type of a leaf.
b)a dominant theme.
c)opinion or doctrine
d)dissent

3. eclat
a)effulgence
b)flair
c)languor
d)naivety

4)hortatory
a)didactic
b)acerbic
c)pugnacious
d)oleaginous

5)exegesis
a)quintessence
b)elucidation
c)crisis
d)enervation

okay and I have some difficult antonyms also, if you guys want me to put them up also, lemme know...

from proselyte onwardz

now i hav put hr the meanings of quandary,quagmire,perplexity n i thnk the most apt opposite of certainty is perplexity,donnow why itz not givn as key:(

i agrre with u man .....
ans wud be perplexity .....i m not at all convinced by the answer u r sayin CHIYA .....

1. stolid - don't know
2. impolitic - 3)
3. frenetic - 1)
4. neologism - 3)
5. tepid - 4)
6. callow -4)
7. discerning - 4)

Sorry i don't have any questions but i'll try and post some asap. Till then bear with my answers

stolid-showing no emotion
what these words mean: cadaverous,pyrric victory,antidote,anecdote,pugilist,bucolic,catch22,aphasia,bon-vivant??

1. stolid - don't know
2. impolitic - 3)
3. frenetic - 1)
4. neologism - 3)
5. tepid - 4)
6. callow -4)
7. discerning - 4)

Sorry i don't have any questions but i'll try and post some asap. Till then bear with my answers

stolid-showing no emotion
what

1. stolid - don't know
2. impolitic - 3)
3. frenetic - 1)
4. neologism - 3)
5. tepid - 4)
6. callow -4)
7. discerning - 4)

Sorry i don't have any questions but i'll try and post some asap. Till then bear with my answers

adulteration - 4
trencherman - 3
approbation - 2

answers already given by IdiotR. Me got 7 on 12

Some more

1.stolid
1) stubbornly rebellious
2) one who leads a simple life of self-denial
3) solemn moral talk; sermon
4) showing little emotion


2. impolitic
1) separate, split
2) improper; unfortunate
3) unwise; imprudent
4) to disagree; differ in opinion

3. frenetic
1) unrest; agitation
2)thrift; economical use or expenditure
3) frenzied
4)to grow together

4. neologism
1) to soak or stain; permeate
2) not clear; uncertain
3) giving a new meaning to an old word
4) to agree without protest

5. tepid
1) having the composition of wood
2) unnecessary; extra
3) of a strange nature; weird
4) lacking warmth, interest, enthusiasm; lukewarm


6. callow
1) sweet-smelling; having the odor of a particular thing
2) unclear or vague
3) solitary
4) being young or immature

7. discerning
1)to show sympathy for
2) having great power or physical strength
3) to characterize or make as disgraceful
4) distinguishing one thing from another; having good judgment

adulteration - 4
trencherman - 3
approbation - 2

answers already given by IdiotR. Me got 7 on 12

1)4

2) 2

3 )3

4) 2

5 ) D

6 ) E

7 ) E

A

9 ) B

10) C

from proselyte onwardz
DDCEEABC
now i hav put hr the meanings of quandary,quagmire,perplexity n i thnk the most apt opposite of certainty is perplexity,donnow why itz not givn as key:(

@idiot---dunno ...I had ticked certainity-perplexity as the answer myself...

gud words!!
had to luk up the dictionary ...
gt 7/12 correct:(

Hi,regd qs 2 why not perplexity????i mean why quandary is more appropriate than perplexity????
Some qs from my side....

adulteration
1)native
2)bad-tempered person
3)forcefulness; intensity; conviction
4) making unpure poorer in quality
5) loquacious ; wordy ; verbose
orison
1) To solicit customers, votes, or patronage
2) prayer
3) undress
4) hence, awkward; clumsy
5) Bequest or inheritance
trencherman
1) able to use the left hand or the right equally well
2) That gives warning or information
3) person who eats a lot
4) uncommunicativeness ; silence ; reserve
5) hand or swing loosely
approbation
1) kind of stone inflexible
2) approval
3) childish ; trivial
4) To solicit customers, votes, or patronage
5) eager/excited

PROSELYTE
A. irrational, wayward, by chance, random
B. enchant, allure, entice, tempt
C. greedy, decadent, pleasure-seeking, selfish
D. follower, zealot, disciple, convert
E. mock, deride, tease, ridicule
BELLWETHER
A. clear, vindicate, acquit, absolve
B. subsequent, postmortem
C. abundant, fecund, productive, fruitful
D. leader, beacon, shepherd, guide
E. atypical, strange, bizarre, odd
LITURGY
A. gawk, stare, gaze
B. gash, breach, break, puncture
C. ceremony, worship, service, ritual
D. sincere, blunt, honest, frank, truthful
E. sleazy, base, squalid, disgusting

RIBALD
A. sharp, pungent, bitter, caustic
B. involved, elaborate, difficult, complicated
C. modicum, scrap, modicum, scrap, bit, inadequacy
D. decorate, adorn, festoon, gussy up
E. vulgar, salacious, indecent, obscene

POLTROON
A. distinction, trace, difference, subtlety
B. clarify, expound, elucidate, explain
C. timid, uncertain, hesitant, cautious
D. complacence, pride, self-admiration, conceit
E. chicken, yellowbelly, coward, craven

MORASS
A. bog, swamp, quagmire, lowland
B. cheap, miserly, stingy, thrifty
C. ridiculous, absurd, outlandish, kooky
D. assurance, self-confidence, composure, cool
E. compartment, partition, workspace, booth

CATERWAUL
A. slaughter, holocaust, annihilation, massacre
B. cry, bicker, quarrel, wail
C. same, identical, uniform, equivalent
D. dormancy, inactivity, pause, remission
E. fragile, unconvincing, weak, feeble

MIRAGE
A. primitive, obsolete, old, out-of-date
B. believed, supposed, presumed, alleged
C. vision, phantasm, hallucination, delusion
D. composed, taciturn, unemotional, indifferent
E. notion, suspicion, hunch, hint

1)4

2) 2

3 )3

4) 2

5 ) D

6 ) E

7 ) E

A

9 ) B

10) C

okay...guys...now lemme post the correct answers ...

1)c-d is obvio the correct answr but since it is not mentioned in the options the correct answr is b-d...
2)a-b is correct.

yess, thank you guys for the useful i/p regarding WM, it ceratinly is heavy duty work to go thru WM...i think i will post problems which i cannot get ....

Hi,regd qs 2 why not perplexity????i mean why quandary is more appropriate than perplexity????
Some qs from my side....

adulteration
1)native
2)bad-tempered person
3)forcefulness; intensity; conviction
4) making unpure poorer in quality
5) loquacious ; wordy ; verbose
orison
1) To solicit customers, votes, or patronage
2) prayer
3) undress
4) hence, awkward; clumsy
5) Bequest or inheritance
trencherman
1) able to use the left hand or the right equally well
2) That gives warning or information
3) person who eats a lot
4) uncommunicativeness ; silence ; reserve
5) hand or swing loosely
approbation
1) kind of stone inflexible
2) approval
3) childish ; trivial
4) To solicit customers, votes, or patronage
5) eager/excited

PROSELYTE
A. irrational, wayward, by chance, random
B. enchant, allure, entice, tempt
C. greedy, decadent, pleasure-seeking, selfish
D. follower, zealot, disciple, convert
E. mock, deride, tease, ridicule
BELLWETHER
A. clear, vindicate, acquit, absolve
B. subsequent, postmortem
C. abundant, fecund, productive, fruitful
D. leader, beacon, shepherd, guide
E. atypical, strange, bizarre, odd
LITURGY
A. gawk, stare, gaze
B. gash, breach, break, puncture
C. ceremony, worship, service, ritual
D. sincere, blunt, honest, frank, truthful
E. sleazy, base, squalid, disgusting

RIBALD
A. sharp, pungent, bitter, caustic
B. involved, elaborate, difficult, complicated
C. modicum, scrap, modicum, scrap, bit, inadequacy
D. decorate, adorn, festoon, gussy up
E. vulgar, salacious, indecent, obscene

POLTROON
A. distinction, trace, difference, subtlety
B. clarify, expound, elucidate, explain
C. timid, uncertain, hesitant, cautious
D. complacence, pride, self-admiration, conceit
E. chicken, yellowbelly, coward, craven

MORASS
A. bog, swamp, quagmire, lowland
B. cheap, miserly, stingy, thrifty
C. ridiculous, absurd, outlandish, kooky
D. assurance, self-confidence, composure, cool
E. compartment, partition, workspace, booth

CATERWAUL
A. slaughter, holocaust, annihilation, massacre
B. cry, bicker, quarrel, wail
C. same, identical, uniform, equivalent
D. dormancy, inactivity, pause, remission
E. fragile, unconvincing, weak, feeble

MIRAGE
A. primitive, obsolete, old, out-of-date
B. believed, supposed, presumed, alleged
C. vision, phantasm, hallucination, delusion
D. composed, taciturn, unemotional, indifferent
E. notion, suspicion, hunch, hint

okay...guys...now lemme post the correct answers ...

1)c-d is obvio the correct answr but since it is not mentioned in the options the correct answr is b-d...
2)a-b is correct.

yess, thank you guys for the useful i/p regarding WM, it ceratinly is heavy duty work to go thru WM...i think i will post problems which i cannot get ....

1) I'll go with a-d option.
2) I'll go with a-b option. Although a), c) and d) are similar in meaning but i believe d) is more of a difficult and dangerous situation.

boss my two centz on ur opinion tht a,c,d are similar in meaning...(ref:dictionary.com)

quandary:
n 1: a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; "finds himself in a most awkward predicament"; "the woeful plight of homeless people" 2: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
quagmire:
1)Land with a soft muddy surface.
2)A difficult or precarious situation; a predicament.
perplexity:
The state of being perplexed or puzzled.
The state of being intricate or complicated: the perplexity of life in twentieth-century America (Daniel J. Boorstin).
Something that perplexes.
Now regd ur opinion on wrn n martn as well as how 2 tackle the usage qs in cat i completely agree with u,ths feeling of rght n wrong will come once u read alot...n get an understndin of diffrnt writin styles:)

Me just started going thru Wren and Martin. Yes, its boring. One cannot just read all the pages. Also, there is no point in mugging up diff. types of nouns, verbs etc unless you apply them. Only solution is practice practice and practice.

In the exam as well you don't try and apply rules to the questions. People go by the first thing which comes to their mind (atleast with me). Rules come in handy when after reading the questin it clicks in your mind. (This is possible with practice only).

@vineet--hey thats great buddy!!
I have nevah ritten any mock as of yet so cant really give any concrete piece of advice but from 1st hand experience....reading books helps beeg time!! THere are still 8 months to go for CAT and if u are not ina habit to read , now is a good time to begin....

Apart from that...
Find the pair opposite in meaning to each other..I am posting the 2 I gt rong

1)
a) odious b)obscene c) despicable d)laudable
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d.

2)
a)quandary b)certainity c)perplexity d)quagmire
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d

1) I'll go with a-d option.
2) I'll go with a-b option. Although a), c) and d) are similar in meaning but i believe d) is more of a difficult and dangerous situation.

1)

the correct pair for 1 will be c-d which is missing ...
despicable means ..one who is hateful
laudable means one who deserves honour and respect ..

but from ur given choices the closest ans as per me seems to be b-d

2) again here quandary ,perplexity ,quagmire are almost same in meaning ....a dificult situation of confusion ...

its very hard to chose here ...but i wud have chose option (2)

dude awesome rank ,now regd qs 1 the a-d ans pair i think is correct,qs 2 b-c

chiya Says

Do watever u think z gud..wedr it is WM or anything else..the point here is tat we share watever we learn....and keep each oter motivated:)

wren and martin has lots of stuffs ....u will get saturated ..after seeing the variation..
i think best thing is to get a brief idea of all of tense , modals,articles ,prepositions nd solve the sentence correction using correct tense , modals,articles ,prepositions ... directly from the same book ......nd in case of pangaa....refer back to the chapters ...other wise ..it will be very boring ...at least 4 me ..this is the case........

nd in case of doubts pg is always there..:D

@vineet--hey thats great buddy!!
I have nevah ritten any mock as of yet so cant really give any concrete piece of advice but from 1st hand experience....reading books helps beeg time!! THere are still 8 months to go for CAT and if u are not ina habit to read , now is a good time to begin....

Apart from that...
Find the pair opposite in meaning to each other..I am posting the 2 I gt rong

1)
a) odious b)obscene c) despicable d)laudable
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d.

2)
a)quandary b)certainity c)perplexity d)quagmire
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d

1)

the correct pair for 1 will be c-d which is missing ...
despicable means ..one who is hateful
laudable means one who deserves honour and respect ..

but from ur given choices the closest ans as per me seems to be b-d

2) again here quandary ,perplexity ,quagmire are almost same in meaning ....a dificult situation of confusion ...

its very hard to chose here ...but i wud have chose option (2)

hmmm..
okay lets do it this way....
I will do WM..and all that I ifnd new, the teeny weeny things and all that, i shall try to put them up here, that way, I'll have some impetus to go thru WM and will remembr what I put up here and then ppl like Vineet can also benefit....presuming that the stuff i put here is of use:D

and others who go thru WM /any other buk can do the same....

wat say junta??

the popular opinion is NOT doing WM coz it seems 'outdated'. quoting a coaching centre faculty

i too found WM too cumbersome

i feel package of any institute is good enough for CAT prep

@vineet--hey thats great buddy!!
I have nevah ritten any mock as of yet so cant really give any concrete piece of advice but from 1st hand experience....reading books helps beeg time!! THere are still 8 months to go for CAT and if u are not ina habit to read , now is a good time to begin....

Apart from that...
Find the pair opposite in meaning to each other..I am posting the 2 I gt rong

1)
a) odious b)obscene c) despicable d)laudable
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d.

2)
a)quandary b)certainity c)perplexity d)quagmire
1)a-b 2)b-c 3)a-d 4)b-d

perhaps as much as i remember i had made a querry about how to deal with pressure ...i am very bad at reading ....

plzz someone guide me ...b4 its too late ....

Hi ....just now i got the result of the CL all india mock test ..ion which i got 32 rank ...95 percentile..


in verbal i have scored 25.7 and the highest in this section was....26.7

the test went this way ....
i wasted my very first 31 minutes of the exam on a single 2 marker /quest rc which had 6 questions....and the end result was a gain of only 2 marks .
Thanks to the Engliash usage nd Ps which boosted my verbal score like anything....

.that cost me the DI section ..i cud attempt only 2 quests in di :(.. i cud hardly attempt any questions ...

now ..i wud like u all juntaa to advice me in this scenario ...

this is very essential from my point of view..the help is badly needed ...

it will be highly appreciated....

hmmm..
okay lets do it this way....
I will do WM..and all that I ifnd new, the teeny weeny things and all that, i shall try to put them up here, that way, I'll have some impetus to go thru WM and will remembr what I put up here and then ppl like Vineet can also benefit....presuming that the stuff i put here is of use:D

and others who go thru WM /any other buk can do the same....

wat say junta??

yupppp ...ppl like me need that sort of help :D:D

hmmm..
okay lets do it this way....
I will do WM..and all that I ifnd new, the teeny weeny things and all that, i shall try to put them up here, that way, I'll have some impetus to go thru WM and will remembr what I put up here and then ppl like Vineet can also benefit....presuming that the stuff i put here is of use:D

and others who go thru WM /any other buk can do the same....

wat say junta??

Game,now chiya not only vineet i need help as well .On a serious note i have strtd reading this eng usage mat of CL.I can chip in if ne help is reqd.Now another idea is
to discuss eng usage topic by topic either here or @-thr is ths thrd http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/english-resources/10137-verbal-section.html
.....Also regd etymology we need some reading.
U decide whn we will start.
P.S another gentle reminder 4 u:plz reply 2 my PJ query:)

hmmm..
okay lets do it this way....
I will do WM..and all that I ifnd new, the teeny weeny things and all that, i shall try to put them up here, that way, I'll have some impetus to go thru WM and will remembr what I put up here and then ppl like Vineet can also benefit....presuming that the stuff i put here is of use:D

and others who go thru WM /any other buk can do the same....

wat say junta??

Okay, temme this..
I have started giong through Wren and Martin now...and i want to know how exactly should I go thru it??? I mean there are ten types verbs and hundred tyeps of blah and so on..is there any need to mug them up??
or should I just solve the exercises after reading the material.....


Is there anypone who is planning to or has already started going through W M properly ?? lemme know..we cud keep each other encouraged!!:D

I feel strongly that WM shud be done achche se atleast once and flipped thru twice before CAT06...
adios amigos!

:D:D .......sahi kahaaaaaaaaaaa......par time kahaan hai........:D

Okay, temme this..
I have started giong through Wren and Martin now...and i want to know how exactly should I go thru it??? I mean there are ten types verbs and hundred tyeps of blah and so on..is there any need to mug them up??
or should I just solve the exercises after reading the material.....


Is there anypone who is planning to or has already started going through W M properly ?? lemme know..we cud keep each other encouraged!!:D

I feel strongly that WM shud be done achche se atleast once and flipped thru twice before CAT06...
adios amigos!

Hi devis nd devtas of this thread ...........

how to subside the nervousness that creeps while writing the test ... ..i have this problem..i start getting tense:D as time starts ticking........nd i have no control over that...

Plz suggest me how to get rid of that ......coz it really hampers the concentraion nd hence the speed and accuracy ......

I need some tips on being calm and composed ...

lemme put my two cents on this....:)
As far as i know vineet,he is very much a would b 99 percentiler in QA 4 CAT06.
Now i think here he iz referin othr evaluation areaz.What i feel is tht the tensn orginates bcoz u hav set some target in ur mind bfore appearin in the xam ,say i hav 2 score 30+ in VA 2 get an IIM call .Now da way out iz 2 take it easy.Start takin examz @ home n set no cutoff in ur mind.Try doin whatever number of qs u can do correctly within time.
Say u can do 7-8 qs corrctly in VA within 30 mins.Thn thtz the baseline,nxt testtry doin 12 qs correctly.Ths way once u start gettin more marks i m sure ur confi will rise n u wll nt be perspire on D day,it will b anothr test ....
All dont get disheartend if in some test ur score comes down,all tests will nt b havin same difficulty levelz.
Also u r nt alone we all (esp ppl who will b takin cat 06 first time)r facin da same prob,so cheer up.....

have an ice cream before u go to give ur exam..it helps !! try it

Here's a very thoughtful essay on the use and abuse of the English Language by George Orwell.

Outstanding....
A must-read for all of us.
Felt ashamed while reading the essay as I've been guilty of many of the abuses that he has cited.

Hi devis nd devtas of this thread ...........

how to subside the nervousness that creeps while writing the test ... ..i have this problem..i start getting tense:D as time starts ticking........nd i have no control over that...

Plz suggest me how to get rid of that ......coz it really hampers the concentraion nd hence the speed and accuracy ......

I need some tips on being calm and composed ...

hi,
nervousness is the result of fear. When u fear something, in this case:exam, it will first tamper with the function of your Breath and then will affect your heart and lastly mind. In my experience, I have found the Breathing Exercise, like pranayama to be the best and fastest remedy. Just take four and five deep breath and think consiously whom i am fearing.... for most, the answer may be the Fear of Failure and for others it may be different depends on the person to person. these all thing will take 0ne or two minutes and you will find ur fear just vanishes and courage taking its place.
hope this will work in your case too.
regads
anil

'apni to pathshala masti ki pathshala'
mast raho, swasth raho!

Hi devis nd devtas of this thread ...........

how to subside the nervousness that creeps while writing the test ... ..i have this problem..i start getting tense:D as time starts ticking........nd i have no control over that...

Plz suggest me how to get rid of that ......coz it really hampers the concentraion nd hence the speed and accuracy ......

I need some tips on being calm and composed ...

Go ahead...

hi , so the geniuses are back at work for us to share our doubts??? :grab:

Thanks Deepu... :D
Noone seems to have any doubts *falls asleep

debashis2005 Says

I am beginer in CAT preparation,I wanna know how much practice I need to get IIMs or other A grade institutes,I hav arround 1.5 yr of work-ex.I am not so good in RC,Vocabolary,DI. I hav also problem of speaking I am not a good speaker. Do these create a problem to get A grade institutes.Pls ppl help me out....

Hi debashis ,take your time to go through the forum. There are threads pertaining to most of the CAT related topics and more. Plzz use search feature. To make better use of Pagalguy go thru the link "HitchHikers Guide.." in my signature.

I am beginer in CAT preparation,I wanna know how much practice I need to get IIMs or other A grade institutes,I hav arround 1.5 yr of work-ex.I am not so good in RC,Vocabolary,DI. I hav also problem of speaking I am not a good speaker. Do these create a problem to get A grade institutes.Pls ppl help me out....

hi Srutz,

Thanx for starting a thread, which I wanted to subscribe to since long.

First of tell us all that how much time shud be donated to EU...N how much to RC, Ideally....N please don't give the limit according to YOUR standard...coz we all know wat a mastermind U are....Give them for the standard of Normal people i.e....

Second...Wat shud be the no. of attempts in that time n wid what accuracy.....

Third...How much attempt in how much time for RC's.....Do U do all the RC's or only those until time permite...Or do U haf flexible time limits....

I haf asked U this on PM also, but U did'nt reply.....:whatthat: :whatthat:

Please do it here, m in need of Ur help dudet....

Genius....Please reply...N Happy B'Day

Const...

hi,

sorry for plunging in between n tryin' to give ungratituous suggestions on the trail msg.
but for your question, I believe, the BEST strategy can be one which is also seen in application by most of the hi fi call getters; i.e. Attempting All/Nearly all question in the language section, whether it be CAT, XAT or Snap.

U see, u can very well find maths out of ur ken, or DI uninferrable at times, but yep, English is something which has no syllabus sorta thing and what matters there is ONLY YOUR EFFICIENCY IN ITS USAGE.

Hence, try scoring MAXIMUM in English anywhere...

tk cr,
aspirehigh(er)

Hey, loads of people seem to be asking the same q...Why don't u repost your main "VA gyaan" article from the old aIMcat test in this thread?? Or post a link to it in your thread starter post...:)

Best of luck for D-Day,

Zaphod

hello , where can i get the PG guide

only members can download that material
if u please upload it here it will be useful

ram

Hi this is for CAT takers 2006 - for RC u can download good e books from the link:http://in.groups.yahoo.com/group/book_aholic/files/ and I ll request to all gyan gurus to contribute to this group and enrich the RC source..........thanks

why deo nair?? does tht hv smthing to do with a long coast line..high moisture content in the atmposphere and smelly armpits??
(sorry for spaming guys..pardonnez moi!)

Well, you look to have some grasp of foreign languages other than English, Mr Anderson. But then you should have remembered that apart from being used as an acronym for deodorant, it means god, too
Anyway, the way you interpreted "deo" was a bit too much for me
Somehow, 'Mr Anderson' reminds me of matrix and I should tell you that it is not the spoon that is bending, it is you Therefore, let me end this post in matrix style:
My name is Anu

Hehe...P is my middlename, dude

Ciao,
APT

Aw..come on Anup..
i too am part of this wonderful community called "the mallus" (malayalee if u insist )
and pray tell me...why deo nair?? does tht hv smthing to do with a long coast line..high moisture content in the atmposphere and smelly armpits??

andy.

Long live the cult of Mal PaGaLs...
I am one too

anupthomas Says

Mr Anderson, I think you have got the spelling of his name wrong. His name is Deo Nair. But please, don't use the word 'Mallu'. Use 'Malayali' instead. Somehow 'Mallu' irritates most of those who belong to that category. And you might not want to irritate the god, especially on a new-year eve!

Aw..come on Anup..
i too am part of this wonderful community called "the mallus" (malayalee if u insist )
and pray tell me...why deo nair?? does tht hv smthing to do with a long coast line..high moisture content in the atmposphere and smelly armpits??
(sorry for spaming guys..pardonnez moi!)

@srikrishnan .. afaik xat is concerned..it was extremely vocab heavy until last yr's xat...as mentioned in my prev post..xat last yr was more like a diluted version of cat..and did not bear much resemblance to prev xat papers.

andy.

hello eve1....
i have a small doubt.. this q is straight out of the barrons book for gre...
analogy based q :
Hermit : Gregarious ::
a)miser : penurious
b)ascetic:hedonistic
c)coward : pusillanimous
d)scholar : literate
e)crab : crustacean

thanx in anticiaption.
ciao.
nishant.

A hermit is not gregarious.
a) need not exhibit the relationship
c) has no relationship
d) a scholar is literate
e) a crab is a crustacean

hello eve1....
i have a small doubt.. this q is straight out of the barrons book for gre...
analogy based q :
Hermit : Gregarious ::
a)miser : penurious
b)ascetic:hedonistic
c)coward : pusillanimous
d)scholar : literate
e)crab : crustacean

thanx in anticiaption.
ciao.
nishant.