Monday, May 21, 2007
Net connection altered
Hi Friends,
My net connection is back so i am also back with a bang!!
I will definitely make up for the delays.
I will get back to you tomorrow with the next set of words.
I am gonna do some TSD (MY nightmares) today.
God save Nidi.
Regards,
Nidi.
My net connection is back so i am also back with a bang!!
I will definitely make up for the delays.
I will get back to you tomorrow with the next set of words.
I am gonna do some TSD (MY nightmares) today.
God save Nidi.
Regards,
Nidi.
NT completed in TG
Hi Friends,
There are these quizzes in totalgadha.
I have kind of become addicted to TG (Totalgadha.com), that has become the first site I open when I sit before a comp.
Today I completed the Number Theory quizz in TG. Got about 5.66 / 10 grade. There were about 120+ questions in all. If you want to crack cat better then you definitely would want to do these problems. They are good.
From today on I am planning to do atleast 2 RCs from TG 1000 RC set and a couple of PS problems.
Will keep you posted on the improvements.
Craving for the creepy cat
Niti
There are these quizzes in totalgadha.
I have kind of become addicted to TG (Totalgadha.com), that has become the first site I open when I sit before a comp.
Today I completed the Number Theory quizz in TG. Got about 5.66 / 10 grade. There were about 120+ questions in all. If you want to crack cat better then you definitely would want to do these problems. They are good.
From today on I am planning to do atleast 2 RCs from TG 1000 RC set and a couple of PS problems.
Will keep you posted on the improvements.
Craving for the creepy cat
Niti
Words - 21 May
Hi,
Here is the list of words for the day
1) Brusque : Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
Usage: Brusque, brusque'ly adv., brusque'ness n.
Root: brusco "sharp, tart, rough,"
Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, crusty, discourteous, gruff, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, surly, tart, terse, unmannerly
Eg: The CEOs brusque remarks hurt all the managers who sat in the meeting.
2) Decant :
1) To pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2) To pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
Usage: Decant, Decantation, Decanted, Decanting, Decants
Eg: The bartender decanted the wine into my glass.
3) Burlesque :
1) Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject
2) An artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
Usage: Burlesquely, Burlesquer, Burlesqued, Burlesquing, Burlesques
Root: burla, joke
Synonyms: caricatural, comic, ironical, ludicrous, mock, mocking, parodic, satirical
Eg: The burlesque comment made by the great Historian on the Great Indian diamond left all the audience agape.
4) Complacent :
Pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
Usage: Complacently
Root: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please
Synonyms: conceited, confident, easy-going, gratified, happy, obsequious, pleased, satisfied, self-assured, self-contented, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, serene, smug, unconcerned.
Eg: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
5) Descant :
1) To comment or discourse at great length, Discourse
2) A melody
Eg: The descant sung by the Delhi University students was awesome.
6) Amiable : Friendly, sociable
Usage: Amiability, Amiableness, Amiably
Synonyms: affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, buddy-buddy*, charming, cheerful, clubby*, complaisant, cool*, copacetic*, cordial, cozy, delightful, downright neighborly*, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, home cooking*, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, prince, pussycat*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, sweet-tempered, swell*, tight*, warm, warm-hearted, winning
Eg: People like talking to amiable persons.
7) Amicable : Same as amiable
8) Esoteric :
1) understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
2) private; secret; confidential
Usage: Esoterically
Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret
Eg: This poetry is full of esoteric allusions.
9) Exoteric :
Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
Opp. of esoteric
Usage: Exoterically, Exotericism
Eg: The wikipedia site is very exoterically created.
10) Bedraggled : To make wet or limp
Usage: Bedraggling, Bedraggles
Eg: The rain bedraggled the entire garden.
The words again
Here is the list of words for the day
1) Brusque : Abrupt and curt in manner or speech; discourteously blunt.
Usage: Brusque, brusque'ly adv., brusque'ness n.
Root: brusco "sharp, tart, rough,"
Synonyms: abrupt, bluff, blunt, brief, crusty, discourteous, gruff, hasty, impolite, sharp, short, snappy, snippy, surly, tart, terse, unmannerly
Eg: The CEOs brusque remarks hurt all the managers who sat in the meeting.
2) Decant :
1) To pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2) To pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
Usage: Decant, Decantation, Decanted, Decanting, Decants
Eg: The bartender decanted the wine into my glass.
3) Burlesque :
1) Involving ludicrous or mocking treatment of a solemn subject
2) An artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with mock dignity
Usage: Burlesquely, Burlesquer, Burlesqued, Burlesquing, Burlesques
Root: burla, joke
Synonyms: caricatural, comic, ironical, ludicrous, mock, mocking, parodic, satirical
Eg: The burlesque comment made by the great Historian on the Great Indian diamond left all the audience agape.
4) Complacent :
Pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
Usage: Complacently
Root: com-, intensive pref.; see com- + placēre, to please
Synonyms: conceited, confident, easy-going, gratified, happy, obsequious, pleased, satisfied, self-assured, self-contented, self-possessed, self-righteous, self-satisfied, serene, smug, unconcerned.
Eg: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
5) Descant :
1) To comment or discourse at great length, Discourse
2) A melody
Eg: The descant sung by the Delhi University students was awesome.
6) Amiable : Friendly, sociable
Usage: Amiability, Amiableness, Amiably
Synonyms: affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, buddy-buddy*, charming, cheerful, clubby*, complaisant, cool*, copacetic*, cordial, cozy, delightful, downright neighborly*, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, home cooking*, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, pleasant, pleasing, prince, pussycat*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, sweet-tempered, swell*, tight*, warm, warm-hearted, winning
Eg: People like talking to amiable persons.
7) Amicable : Same as amiable
8) Esoteric :
1) understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
2) private; secret; confidential
Usage: Esoterically
Synonyms: abstruse, arcane, cabalistic, cryptic, deep, heavy, hermetic, hidden, inner, inscrutable, mystic, mystical, obscure, occult, orphic, private, profound, recondite, secret
Eg: This poetry is full of esoteric allusions.
9) Exoteric :
Not belonging, limited, or pertaining to the inner or select circle, as of disciples or intimates.
Opp. of esoteric
Usage: Exoterically, Exotericism
Eg: The wikipedia site is very exoterically created.
10) Bedraggled : To make wet or limp
Usage: Bedraggling, Bedraggles
Eg: The rain bedraggled the entire garden.
The words again
- Exoteric
- Esoteric
- Bedraggled
- Complacent
- Amiable
- Amicable
- Decant
- Descant
- Brusque
- Burlesque
Happy Cracking,
Niti
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
My current Preparation strategy
Hi,
Its been a long time since i have written anything in my blog.
sorry about that. this is because the net connection has been horrible.
i will start being regular once our net connection is proper (that is expected in 3 to 4 days)
Meanwhile i have done quiet a few changes to my CAT preparation. Not that i have started the plan from scratch, i have done a few modifications to optimize it.
Remember i have spoken about the site www.totalgadha.com, i read an article in this. It was about the study plan and this lead to changes in my plan. According to this (And most other sources) the CAT question paper has around 50% of Quant questions coming from Number Theory and Geometry alone. Very less from Commercial maths (all put together).
In the Verbal also it is the same. Around 50% of questions is from RC.
So the main targets on which we have to live hard is Number Theory, Geometry and RC. Likewise is the time factor too.
Keep coming back to this blog for more words and my usuage struggles with CAT.
Cracking happily,
Niti
Its been a long time since i have written anything in my blog.
sorry about that. this is because the net connection has been horrible.
i will start being regular once our net connection is proper (that is expected in 3 to 4 days)
Meanwhile i have done quiet a few changes to my CAT preparation. Not that i have started the plan from scratch, i have done a few modifications to optimize it.
Remember i have spoken about the site www.totalgadha.com, i read an article in this. It was about the study plan and this lead to changes in my plan. According to this (And most other sources) the CAT question paper has around 50% of Quant questions coming from Number Theory and Geometry alone. Very less from Commercial maths (all put together).
In the Verbal also it is the same. Around 50% of questions is from RC.
So the main targets on which we have to live hard is Number Theory, Geometry and RC. Likewise is the time factor too.
Keep coming back to this blog for more words and my usuage struggles with CAT.
Cracking happily,
Niti
