*PATRONIZING – SUPPORTING

* ARCHIAC – OLD, ANTIQUATED

*ESOTERIC – MYSTERIOUS

*MEDATIVE – THINK

*IRONIC – SARCASM

*BOMBASTIC – PROUD, BRAGART, POMPOUS

*SKEPTICISM – DOUBT INDIGNATIN – ANGER, DISGUST

*ADMIRATION- APPRECIATION, APPROVAL, WORSHIP, WONDER, ADORATION, REVERENCE

*PESSIMISM – NOT HOPEFUL

*OPTIMISM – HOPEFUL

*DEPRECATORY – NOT INTERESTED, INSULTING.

*RECRIMINATORY – CRIMINALISING THOUGHT, TO ACCUSE IN RETURN

*REITERATION – REPITATION

*SENTIMENTAL – EMOTIONAL

*INEXTRICABLY - IMPOSSIBLE TO ESCAPE FROM

*EMANCIPATION – RELEASE

*DOGMATIC – PRINCIPLES *HORTATORY – PUSHING IMPOSING

*SPECULATIVE – ESTIMATE, HYPOTHESIS, PREDICTION, GUESS

*EGALITARIAN – EQUAL *DISPASSIONATE – OBJECTIVE *DEPRICATORY - INSULTING

*ANALOGY – INDIRECT COMPARISON

*DIVERGENCE – DISSAGREEMENT, DIFFERENCE

*MILITANT – STRONG AND AGGRESSIVE

*CONVERGENCE – SEQUENCE, LIMIT

*SPORADIC – RARE, SCATTERED, RANDOM BEHAVIOUR, PATTERNLESS.

*ENIGMATIC – MYSTERIOUS

*PARASITIC – EXPLOITING, DRAWAING UPON

*TOXIC – CHEMICAL, HARMFUL, LETHAL

*PARENTHETICAL – EXPLAINS, QUALIFIES, INCIDENTAL

*ERRONEOUS – INACCURATE, DERIVED, MISTAKEN, FALSE, WRONG

*CONTRADICTORY – OPPOSITE, INCOMPATIBLE

*FIGURATIVE – LITERAL, EMBLEMATIC, REPRESENTATIVE

*BELLIGERENT – EAGER TO FIGHT, AGGRESSIVE, COMBATIVE, QUARRELSOME

*REICH – EMPIRE

*PITHY – CONCISE, MEANINGFUL

*ABSTRUSE – HIDDEN, DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND

*SUCCINCTLY – CONCISELY

*APHORISM – CONVEYING A CONCEPT, PRINCIPLE, CONSIDERED PITHY.

*RELECTUNT – UNWILLING

*FASCINATION – STRONG LIKING

*WARY- CAREFUL, CAUTIOUS

*SCORNFUL- ANGRY

*DISAPPROBATION- DISAPPROVAL

*INDULGENT- TO PARTICIPATE, PAMPER

*CATHARSIS – CLEANSING

*PARADIGM – STANDARD

*SUBLIMATION – PHASES, TRANSFORMATION, TRANSITION.

*
 GRE VERBAL
112.

THE PASSEGE DEFINES ABOUT THE SOUND GENERATION IN THE WHALES, OR WATER MAMMALS,

1.C 2. D 3. A

113.

The passage defines about the black racism. There was a white lady named Bethune who helped the

Blacks, fought for the liberation of the blacks fiercely, she did hope for the best for the blacks

14. c 15. C. 16. A. 17. B. 18. D 19. B 20. B

115.

THE PASSAGE STATES ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF WATER PRESENT ON EARTH, AND THE AMOUNT OF
WATER THAT GETS PRECIPITATED EACH YEAR, AND THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT FALLS ON THE
EARTH EACH YEAR. THERE IS NECESSITY TO PRESERVE THE WATER IN THE FORM OF WATER TABLES,
PONDS, LAKES, STREAMS ETC. THEN HE EXPLAINS THE CONTENTS THAT ARE PRESENT IN WATER,
WHICH ARE ALSO EVAPORATED INTO THE AIR.

5. A 6. B 7. E 8. D 9. B 10. C 11. A

HW

116, 1

SECTION 1ST AND 2ND

PG 116 1ST

THE PASSAGE PROVIDES US INFORMATION ABOUT, THE ADAPTIVE DIVERGENCE AND CONVERGENCE
OF THE REPTILES AND MAMMALS, AND THE SIMILAR FORM THAT HAVE EVOLVED DURING THE
ADAPTION OF UNLIKE ENVIRONMENTS.

*12 – D *13 – a *14 – B

PG 117 1ST

THE PARA PROVIDES INFO. ABOUT FUNGUS, STATING THAT IT IS A CHLOROPHYLLESS PLANT,
GRASPING ENERGY FROM ANY SOURCE OF ENERGY LIKE BREAD, ETC.

ANSWERS:

*1 – D *2 – d *3 – A *4 – D

117 2ND
THE PASSAGE PROVIDES US INFORMATION ABOUT, THE THIRD REICH INFLUENCED EVENTS IN
AMERICA, IT ALSO TELLS US ABOUT THE NAZIS CRUELTY ON THE JEWS AND ABOUT THE RELIGION
WAR, BARBARISM, IT ALSO SAYS ABOUT THE ACTS TAKEN BY PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT DURING
HITLERS REIGN.

ANSWERS:

*5 – B *6 – B *7 – B *8 – c *9 – d *10 – A

119 2nd

The passage provides us info about the earths atmosphere and the layers of the earths atmosphere.
It is usually divided into 4-layers troposphere, ozone layer, stratosphere, and ionosphere. It also tells
us about the amount of gases present in the earth’s atmosphere, and also the thinning of air for the
first few miles.

ANSWERS:

14 – c 15 – a 16 – a 17 – b 18 – b 19 – d 20 – b

ISSUES ANALYSIS TYPE ESSAYS

TOPIC FOR ESSAY

THE STUDY OF HISTORY IS IMP ONLY FOR GAINING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE PAST. IT HAS LITTLE OR
NO REVELANCE TO OUR PRESENT-DAY DECISIONS.

DISAGREE BECAUSE

1. INTRO…… OF HISTORY.
2. IT IS A PURE KNOWLEDGE FROM WHICH WE CAN UNDERSTAND OUR PAST AND OVERCOME
THE MISTAKES OF OUR PAST IN PRESENT OR FUTURE.
3. HISTORY PROVIDES US SOLUTIONS LIKE ANY FAIRY TALE OR MYTH.
4. IT IS A KIND OF MORAL SUPPORT FOR ANY OF OUR DECISION MAKING.
5. HISTORY IS A FOUNDATION FOR EVERYTHING……
6. SIMILARITIES/DISSIMILARITIES, ADVANTAGE/DISADVANTAGE….
7. INVENTIONS, USEFULNESS.

HW

THE BEST WAY TO TEACH IS TO PRAISE POSITIVE ACTIONS AND TO IGNORE NEGATIVE ONES, AGREE
OR DISAGREE….

AS PEOPLE RELY MORE AND MORE ON TECHNOLOGY, THEIR ABILITY TO THINK INDEPENDENTLY
DETERIORATES…..
YES, I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT,

1. YES, NOW A DAYS WE ARE TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE TECHNOLOGY WHICH HAS
DETERIORATED OUR INDEPENDENCE, BECAUSE EVERY WORK WHICH WE DO IS THROUGH
OUR PHONES, LAPTOPS, ETC.
2. TECHNOLOGY CREATES A BOUNDARY WHICH DEGRADES OUR PRESENCE OF MIND.
3. READY MADE ACCESS TO THE SOLUTIONS.
4. IMAGINATION, INNOVATION, FADES AS THERE ARE READY MADE SOLUTIONS.
5. SUFFERING OF ATTENTION SPAN.

To understand the most important characteristics of a society, one must study its major cities.

1. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree
with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In
developing and supporting your position, you should consider ways in which the
statement might or might not hold true and explain how these considerations shape
your position.

Solution

Agree
1. Cities are an important part of any society, it describes about the cultural,
geographical, and the standard of living in that particular city.
2. The characteristics of any cities are depicted by the social and physical
relationship of the society.
3. Studying any city, is like indulging in the social activity of the city without
which it is not easy to know about uniqueness, qualities of the city.
4. A city reflects its own character.
5. Trends
6. Quality of life, standard of living

Scandals are useful because they focus our attention on problems in ways that no speaker or
reformer ever could.

Reasoning

Disagree

1. Yes, I truly agree with the second half of the sentence, but using scandal as a
means for gaining attention is inappropriate, as it generates huge amount of
losses not only in terms of money but also harming the humans or any living
being.
2. Distrust is formed in greater number.
Agree
1. They are always associated with the negative attraction.
2. It stresses on the drawback/loopholes
3. They are action oriented, as it is as real as a human being.
4. They are happened at level which includes a certain amount of people.
5. Scandals are a great leveller.
6. Examples…….
7. Individual effort
8. Time consuming
9. C