@tani90 said:

I don't know if this has been brought to your notice earlier....This a link for downloading audio wordlist, spectacular way to enhance your vocab. One must try this, it's very simple you can use this by adding to your phone & listening whenever you feel free..FREE GRE MATERIAL AND DOWNLOAD WORLD: Barrons Word List in Audio (MP3)

@amit7808 said:

hi ...can someone hv 1000 CR/RC bible to me.pls ping me.

its good dude

thanks

hi all...
coming back to pagalguy after a long time..

i have a small interest in improving my vocab always...and keep searching the net for stuff that can be useful and innovative..

have tried locating the perfect thread which highlights visual vocab but could not find one..so thought would start one of my own..

found a couple of really interesting vocab sites, so thought i should share with everyone:

Wordpandit

love the visual vocab concept they are using..new site..limited words but the site is live..so daily one gets to know a couple of words, which is cool..have a look..:cheerio:

A dictionary ref: Wordnik: All the Words
like its home page..pretty jazzy...for a dictionary...love the way they have designed the homepage..though still a little doubtful as to its purpose...

overall will be sharing some more links and vocab material that i have..
hope to find some nice inputs..

I am already subscribed to it through Google Channels..
They were active before....I can the last sms by them was on April 1, 2012
and before that on 28-November-2011.
So, they have also suspended their services...

Pariansh Says

I think MNEMONICDICTIONARY.COM has a facility of sending sms per day. Try.

Hey Puys,

Is there any site available which send Word of the Day SMS's to our phones in India ?

Previously, I remember , there used to be lot's of sites providing this..
But, now..It has stopped..
like, MyToday , Google SMS Channels and 160by2 (something like this, not sure).

Now, I couldnt find these..
However, there are Droid n other Apps for this..But, ppl who do not have a smartphone..still depend on Sms's, like me

P.S TestFunda and WordPundit have the "Word of the Day" mailers, but no sms's as such...

dead_alive Says

Is there any site which not only shows the syllables but also plays the correct pronunciation for each word ?

Hi,
Can anyone tell me when to use the following words?

In,At,On

Can any one help me how to improve usage of words section in CAT? and Any any resources if you have?


Thanks,
Avinash

hi....just a small example....

do you guys remember the 3 Idiots famous scene "Chatur's speech"


It is called Malapropism:

Malapropism: the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one of similar sound, esp. when creating a ridiculous effect
Example:
I am not under the affluence of alcohol. (Malapropism)
Affluence: A great quantity; abundance.

Bro...
share the words and easy to remember ways....

coolavenues123 Says

hi....attended a seminar dedicated to only vocab ..................and learnt almost 40-50 new words along with its application.........it was so much fun........did not feel like attending a seminar .....it was like having fun......wow

Namrata Arora Says

Thank you coolavenues123 I am browsing the website. Looks equally interesting. Do you think students prefer a live online class to a video or podcast?

Namrata Arora Says

Thanks for the encouragement SmartPPC I have picked up an article from Fox Business for the CAT Vocabulary class today.

Hi,
I have scheduled a series of online classes on Vocabulary for CAT Preparation. SmartPPC, I really like your way of learning words.

In my classes, I'll pick up words from punch lines, advertorials, newspapers headlines and websites. Every word has a meaning and story to it. You are most cordially invited to check out the link of the first class

Thanks in advance

Brother --> Nice Work :clap:

But Please Continue this on the Relevant Site. Below are the Links for the same. This is a site for Suggesting Resources or else Uploading the Resources that one has with him/her.

http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/english-resources/74731-word-game-for-cat-2012-a.html
http://www.pagalguy.com/forum/english-resources/76491-mnemonic-vocabulary.html

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PS : Am I right ?? Or Yeh sahi thread hai iske liye ?? :shocked:

Word of the Day: Flout
Meaning: To treat something e.g. rules or code of conduct with scorn.

Mercenary
Mercenary bole to aisa banda jo bilkul bhi mercy nahi rakhta, total hard-hearted emotionaless banda. Iski sole motivation power/money etc. hote hai.
Professionally hired soldiers/markemen/bhailog ko mercenary bolte hai.

Meanings of Mercenary
1. Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain./ 2. Hired for service in a foreign army.

Pariah:
Pariah bole to super simile meaning: PARAYA in hindi, which means o apne ko belong na kare. Pariah in English means the same.

Meaning's of Pariah: A social outcast/ An Untouchable.

src: hinglish@wordpandit

Dkgupta007 Says

people like the wordpandit page on fb...its very use.

amit7808 Says

Is ther any difference between SEE and LOOK ? its usages perspective...

Mnemonic time:
1. Expurgate
EX PAR GATE!
Ab agar ex par gate nahi maroge to kya karoge? Welcome to karoge nahi!
Expurgate ka simple matlab: kuch erroneous cheez ko delete karna.
Ex bhi to ek error hi hai!

Meanings of Expurgate:To remove erroneous, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material from (a book, for example) before publication.

2. Devout
Devout bole to DEV ki BHAKTI mein OUT.
As in, somebody devoted to religion and religious obligations.

Meanings
1. Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations.
2. Displaying reverence or piety.
3. Sincere; earnest.

sources: hinglish. wordpandit.com
and mnemonic dictionary.com

Pariansh Says

I too liked the concept of visual vocabulary on wordpandit. it makes easy to learn words.

Good Practice Questions...Using the Dictionary will help us in learning new words :)

1) Attracted to her solely because of her ever glowing optimism and positivity, Shyam tried convincing Asha that his love for her was entirely ________ (plutonic/platonic).

2) It was a quick half an hour flight from Bangalore to Chennai but we had to wait for almost an hour to collect our luggage from the ________ (carousal/carousel).

3) The _______________ (attrition/detrition) rate in call centers is quite high.

4) I need to buy some pens and writing pads so I will be going to the ________________ (stationary/stationery) store.

5)The ____________________ (deleterious/delirious) effects of smoking marijuana were mainly responsible for his failing health.

6)My neighbour's daily _________________ (carousals/carousels) are beginning to get on my nerve.

7)Shiela was quite fond of her new dress, so I did not know how to _______________ (broach/brooch) the fact that she looked quite ridiculous in it.

The _____________ (covert/overt) operations of the Indian Army in the North East have been revealed by the media.

9) Pascal had mastered Euclidean geometry and calculus by the tender age of 12. He was indeed a most __________ (precocious/precious) child.

10) You are ________ (quiet/quite) ___________ (quiet/quite) today!

11) Christmas and New Year fall within a week of each other, so in December one always sees ___________ (lesser/fewer) employees on the office floor.

12) Samantha was always happy and cheerful but after her ____________ (marital/martial) problems began, we noticed _____________ (lesser/fewer) glow in her usually bright features

13) The _______________ (plaintive/plaintiff) tone of the song saddened me further.

14)The facts were _______ (distorted/contorted) by the witnesses thereby making the detective's job much more difficult.

15)If you were to look up the word "macha" in the dictionary, the _________ (denotation/connotation) of the word would be "brother-in-law". However, the _________ (connotation/denotation) of the word usually is "a very close friend".

16) By these accusations are you trying to _________ (infer/imply) that I was the one who stole your mobile?

17) Ram, an amateur _____________ (entomologist/etymologist) would always make it a point to learn Greek and Latin roots, thereby enabling him to learn new words with greater ease.

1Stop being so _________ (complacent/complaisant) Rahul ! If you wish to succeed in CAT, then this is surely not the correct attitude.

19)The __________ (extant/extent) of the destruction done in the II world war can be gauged by the fact that over 20 million people had been killed in it.

20)This is indeed a _________ (special/especial) occasion for our company and I would like to thank all the people who have made this evening possible __________ (specially/especially) our VP Mr. Ram Das.

21) "Showing a lit cigarette in a __________ (censer/censor/censure)! Are you insane? Indians are very religious by nature and critics are bound to _________(censer/censor/censure) this movie, that is, if the film board does not ________ (censer/censor/censure) that entire scene itself.

22) The aggressive and unruly journalists __________ (besieged/beseeched) the Pulitzer prize winning author for interviews.

23) The severely ill patient's condition was further ____________ (exacerbated/exaggerated) by the inexperienced doctor's incorrect decisions and the lethargic attitude of the hospital staff.

24) You are going to the party ____________ (isn't it/ aren't you)?

25) Rahul has no credible ___________ (excuse/alibi) and hence he is our main suspect in the murder case.

26) When a few unruly hooligans interrupted the _________ (riot/rite), a fight ensued which eventually resulted in a city wide ________ (riot/rite).

27) Vipin is such a hot tempered fashion designer that when Sachin asked him to make a few __________ (altercations/alterations) to his design, he quickly flew into a rage and what followed was an hour long _______________ (altercation/alteration).

2 The bombastic speaker was found of using pompous, ____________ (turbid/turgid) language

29) This area is rich in both ____ (flora/fauna) and __________ (flora/fauna) as it has a wide variety of plants and animals respectively.

30) Despite all the difficulties that you face in life, all those people who hurt you and cause _________ (strife/strive), you must never lose sight of your goals and must always ___________ (strife/strive) to be the best.

31) You will witness several wicked, evil acts, great injustices, numerous ________ (inequities/iniquities) but you must never be depressed because there is still a lot of beauty left in this world.

32) The bank manager was accused of fund _______________ (inappropriation/misappropriation).

33) Vijay was preparing himself for work when a salesman rang the bell. The poor salesman had indeed chosen an __________ (importune/inopportune) _____________ (moment/movement) for his arrival.

34) I am aware of the _____________ (adverse/averse) ____________ (effects/affects) of smoking, what I can't understand is, how does my smoking ___________ (effect/affect) you, when you are sitting 20 feet away ?

35)He ____________ (affected/effected) an entry into the room with the ___________ (effectation/affectation) of a scholar.

36) Much to the ___________________ (exaltation/exultation) of all the single Indian girls, John Abraham is no longer with Bipasha Basu and is single again!

37) The thought of being sent to the principals office _____________ (petrified/putrefied) the young child.

3 The chain snatcher was apprehended by the ____________ (vigilante/dilettante).

39) The police have requested the public to pass on any information that they might have about the kidnappers and have also promised a suitable ______________ (award/reward).

40) The _________________ (apathy/antipathy) of the citizens shocked the political activist; they went about their work with absolutely no interest in the elections or who will rule them in the near future

41) Harry, the leading mathematician at Harvard has developed a new theorem for finding the gcd of n ____________ (discrete/discreet) numbers (n1, n2, n3 etc).
As the theorem hasnt yet been published in the scientific journal, he has requested all of us to be ____________ (discrete/discreet) in this regard.

42) The doctor asked the patient to come down to his clinic on Saturday,
so that he could perform a/an ___________ (biopsy/autopsy) on the _____________ (diseased/deceased) tissue.

43) His ___________ (simplistic/simplified) theory was greeted with derision from his peers.

44) Physics was Einsteins ___________ (fort/forte).

45) Even though I ____________ (loath/loathe) that man, I was _______ (loath/loathe) to take his life.

46) The __________ (ostensible/ostentatious) purpose of this book is to teach children polite behavior but it is equally suitable for elders who have forgotten politeness and thus really need to improve their ___________ (manners/mannerisms).

47) You love pasta! What a co-incidence! I love pasta __________ (also, too)

4 The lackey _________ (brought/bought) me my shoes, the same pair, which father had ________ (bought/brought) last month from the mall.

49) During the ___________ (reign/rein) of the despot, people were a terrified lot. He treated them like animals, beating them with his _____ (reign/rein) at the slightest provocation.

50) His _____________ (mercurial / saturnine) disposition makes him an unpredictable person. We never know what he is going to do next!

51) Are you going to invite Tony and __________ (I/me) to the party?

52) The criminal was _____________ (hung/hanged) last night.

53) The media mogul accused the editor of __________ (libel / slander) when he read their front page article which made several accusations against him.

54) Criss Angel will once again try to push the _____________ (envelop/envelope) when he will attempt being buried alive for a week.

55) The student was ______________ (flouting/flaunting) the college rules by _____________ (flouting/flaunting) his Ferrari as cars are not allowed inside the main campus.


56) The priest read an __________________ (elegy/eulogy) at the funeral service.

57) Is he trying to _________________ (elude/allude) our questions by ___________ (eluding/alluding) to those ambiguous details.

5 The ______________ (vinery/winery) is full of ripe grapes which will then be taken to the _________ (vinery/winery) and crushed to make wine.

59) I bumped into her at the mall yesterday; it was a ________________ (fortuitous/fortunate) meeting.

60) The young executive who had _____________ (embellished/embezzled) his resume stating that he was an IIM-A grad was arrested for fund ____________ (embellishment/embezzlement)

61) The _____________________ (indigenous/indigent) people of this town have become rather _____________ (indigenous/indigent) due to their inability to adapt to new technologies and business practices.

62) The _____________ (ascetic/acetic) lifestyle of the monk amazed us all for lunch all he would eat was dry rotis and dal and follow it up with an _____________ (ascetic/acetic) lime juice.

63) The eagle carried the young rabbit to its _____________ (eerie/eyrie), a
place high in the mountains, which was very _________ (eerie/eyrie).

64) We reached our cabin on top of the hill after driving across several ____________ (tortuous/torturous) hilly roads. It was a very _______________ (tortuous/torturous) experience.

65) Several bonded labourers were ______________ (emancipated/emaciated) by the human rights commission. Their long hours of work and poor diet had _________________ (emancipated/emaciated) them all.

66) Rahul is a _______________ (voracious/veracious/vicarious) reader. He often reads articles from reliable web-sites like Wikipedia which offer (voracious/veracious/vicarious) accounts and facts rather than myths and gossips. He also loves reading detective novels where he experiences a ________________ (voracious/veracious/vicarious) thrill when the detective is on a dangerous mission.

67) An _______________________ (ordinance/ordnance) issued by the government has ordered the removal of __________________ (ordinances/ordnances) near the border as a truce has been called in.

6 The crowded streets, the poor living conditions, the stale ________________ (indelible/inedible) food all these facts left an _____________ (indelible/inedible) impression on the young mans mind.


69) The entrepreneur was so _______________ (disparate/desperate) for his fun city to be a success that he included such _____________ (disparate/desperate)
attractions such as a grand opera and fishing!

70) Sheila is the ___________ (spitting/splitting) image of her mother.

71) The comedians ________________ (self-deprecating/self-depreciating) humour was a hit among the audience.

72) Students often use ________________ (mnemonic/pneumonic) devices when they have to remember difficult formulas.

73) My __________ (older/elder) brother is ________________ (older/elder) than me by 3 years.

74) The strict mother _________________ (descried/decried) her son walking arm in arm with a girl and ______________ (descried/decried) the lack of morals among todays youth.

75) Barack Obama was ____________ (shot/shot at) last night in the White House. He is currently recovering in the hospital where doctors have stated that he is stable and out of danger.

76) Does your ________________ (remuneration/renumeration)
________________ (commensurate/commiserate) with your technical skills?

77) Unlike most therapists who do nothing more than offer mere condolences like I am so sorry that this happened to you and other such statements, he would put himself in his patients shoes and try to understand the problem from his point of view.
His approach was one of ____________ (sympathy/empathy) rather than ________ (sympathy/empathy)

7 The MLAs car was ________________ (shot at/fired at). The police after analyzing the crime scene stated that as many as 300 shells had been ________ (shot/fired).

79) We are _____________ (immured/inured) to corruption in our government offices.
80) Tarzan is usually bare except for a _____________ (lioncloth/loincloth).

Pariansh Says

That is a very nice way of explaining the difference. Are there more words like these?

Plausible is generally reserved for describing arguments that, on the surface, seem to make sense, or seem to be likely. usually, it is reserved for theories/ ideas that seem to have merit, but are not proven or disproven. "it is plausible that allocating more money to the NREGA scheme might lead to rural upliftment"

Possible means that it may or may not happen, while probable means it is more likely to happen than not.

mathematically:
possible = 50%
probable = >50%
plausible = possible but not certain, one of the outcomes..so its percentage cannot be really judged..so its more like a plausible thing is explainable...

hope this helps a little
this is a tough one as it is a matter of degree more than anything else..

bs0409 Says

What is the difference between plausible,possible and probable?

I have also done with World Power Made Easy
But start forgetting the words..
How can I prevent this mind glitch?????
Suggestion please