Some words have an ineffably quality to them, a certain beauty that, through the mere connection of their respective syllables, evokes a world of associations. To me diaphanous conjures up a fairy-tale kingdom; lugubrious something pitifully comical; gossamer could be a spell Harry Potter casts to vanquish the vile Voldemort. Indeed all the words below [...]
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GRE Vocab Wednesday: Similar, Confusing Words
Gregarious vs. Garrulous These two words are commonly confused because they not only begin with a ‘g’ but they have very similar meanings. However, they are not quite the same. To be gregarious is to sociable. The word comes from Latin for flock, and retains some of its avian roots (think of geese, which are [...]
GRE Vocabulary Wednesday: In Theory
Text Completions on the Revised GRE love to discuss theories. A physicist has refuted longstanding beliefs; fossil remains found in Kenya undermine prevailing wisdom; an ascendant theory in plate tectonics is not without its detractors. Whatever the spin on the verbiage may be, you can bet at least one of the questionstest day will discuss [...]
GRE Word List: The Dreaded “Imp” Vocabulary Words
An imp is a vile little creature, a small devil known for his fiendish ways. It is very apt then, that some of the trickiest, most easily confuse-able words on the GRE begin with the letters I-M-P. “Imp” is the theme for this week’s Vocab Wednesday. When learning words such as these, words that blur [...]
Magoosh GRE Android app, prep on the go
You may have been wondering what the Magoosh team has been up to recently. Well, we’ve been hard at work on a secret project… We’ve been creating a Magoosh GRE Android app! Many Premium users of our online GRE prep product have been asking for a better mobile interface and that’s what we wanted to [...]
Revised GRE Math and Verbal Videos Set #22
Here’s another set of video explanations (one math, one verbal) of practice problems found in ETS’s Paper-based Practice Test for the Revised GRE, a PDF released by the test-makers themselves. You can find the whole set of explanations for every practice problem here. Enjoy! Verbal: Section 3, Question #22 on page 57: an RC question on the [...]
Revised GRE Math and Verbal Videos Set #21
Here’s another set of video explanations (one math, one verbal) of practice problems found in ETS’s Paper-based Practice Test for the Revised GRE, a PDF released by the test-makers themselves. You can find the whole set of explanations for every practice problem here. Enjoy! Math: Section 5, Question #21 on page 79 that begins: “The total number of [...]
Watch Lessons Related to GRE Questions
Here at Magoosh, we’ve been busy keeping up with all of your great feedback. In the past 6 months, we’ve added content for the new GRE, a new dashboard, video lessons covering every topic on the GRE, and much more. During this time, we’ve also noticed that students use our GRE prep program in different [...]
Sentence Equivalence Practice Question of the Week #40 Answer
Here’s the answer to yesterday’ practice question. Thanks for sending in all of your answers! Select exactly two words that best complete the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning. Good luck, we’ll be posting the answer and explanation tomorrow! Tentative, fearful even, his first forays into the theatrical arts were hardly __________. unheralded [...]
Revised GRE Math and Verbal Videos Set #20
Here’s another set of video explanations (one math, one verbal) of practice problems found in ETS’s Paper-based Practice Test for the Revised GRE, a PDF released by the test-makers themselves. You can find the whole set of explanations for every practice problem here. Enjoy! Math: Section 5, Question #20 on page 78 that begins: “Of the retail sector’s [...]
