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VEDIC MATHS : Multiplying any number with 99, 999, 9999 & so on |
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Written by Amit Kumar jha
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:29 |
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VEDIC MATHS : SQUARING A NUMBER ENDING WITH 5 |
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Written by Amit Kumar jha
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Thursday, 26 January 2012 12:23 |
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TOEFL Tips: Antonyms |
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Written by Alla Sobirova
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Monday, 18 October 2010 16:59 |
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An Antonym is the ‘opposite’ of the given word.
- Remember that you are looking for the word that is the most nearly opposite to the given word; you are not looking for a synonym (meaning). Many words do not have a precise opposite, so you must look for the answer choice that expresses a concept most nearly opposite to that of the given word.
- In some cases, more than one of the answer choices may appear at first to be opposite to the given word. When this happens, try to define more precisely or in greater detail the meaning of the given word.
- In weighing answer choices, it is often useful to make up a sentence using the given word or words. Substitute the answer choices in the phrase or sentence and see which best fits. The best answer will be the one that reverses the meaning or tone of the sentence or phrase.
- Remember that a particular word may have more than one meaning.
Use your knowledge of root, prefix, and suffix meanings to help you determine the meanings of unfamiliar words.
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‘Higher’ Frequency TOEFL Vocabulary |
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Written by Alla Sobirova
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Monday, 18 October 2010 16:58 |
‘Higher’ Frequency TOEFL Vocabulary: Words of Deep Emotion
- Fulminate: The Verb ‘Fulminate’ takes it birth from the Latin word ‘Fulminatus’ which means a thundered explosion. To fulminate is to show vehement denunciation of something. It is condemning something from your gut. A deep rooted emotion indeed!
- Enthralled: What will your state of mind be, when some one walks in holding air tickets for you to go on a world-tour all of a sudden, out of blue??!! Won’t you feel heavenly? Will there not be a permanent glee on your face. And a feeling of some fountain of mirth pouring inside your heart. In simpler words you feel ‘enthralled’ to the hilt! To enthrall is to captivate, mesmerize, engross and grip.
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IDIOMS AND PHRASES |
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Written by Alla Sobirova
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 18:53 |
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Flog a dead horse (informal): waste one’s time/efforts
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Blow hot and cold (informal): be undecided about something
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A hot potato (informal): a dangerous, highly controversial issue which is embarrassing to deal with.
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Hot under the collar: to be annoyed or irritated by something
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A skeleton in the cupboard : a past event which is kept a secret as it is
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embarrassing
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The tip of the iceberg : the beginning of a problem which is actually much bigger
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A damp squib: something which is expected to cause excitement but doesn’t do so
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A fair weather friend: one who doesn’t remain a friend in troubles or difficulties
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of a person
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Hobson’s choice: a situation without any choice at all where in a person is forced
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to take what is offered to him or nothing at all.
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A quixotic plan : a foolish or totally unrealistic plan
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