Gradutate Record Exam

1. Stentorian(adj): very loud or powerful in sound; extremely loud; Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful.
Synonyms: blaring, loud, orotund, resounding, sonorous.

2. Offbeat(adj): differing from the usual or expected; unconventional; Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; informal terms.
Synonyms: bizarre, different, eccentric, odd, peculiar, strange, unique, unusual, weird.

3. Precarious(adj): Dangerously lacking in security or stability; dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure; dependent on the will or pleasure of another; having insufficient, little, or no foundation; exposed to or involving danger; dangerous.
Synonyms: unsure, unsteady, doubtful, dubious, unreliable, undependable, hazardous, groundless, baseless, unfounded, chancy, insecure, perilous, risky, rocky, tricky, unassured, unwarranted.
Antonyms: secure, reliable, safe, well-founded.

4. Nefarious(adj): extremely wicked ; abominable; Infamous by way of being extremely wicked.
Synonyms: atrocious, base, corrupt, depraved, despicable, detestable, evil, flagitious, gross, heinous, horrible, infamous, miscreant, rank, rotten, sinful, treacherous, vicious, vile, villainous, wicked, execrable.
Antonyms: good, honest.

5. Perspicacious(adj): having keen mental perception and understanding; having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted; acutely insightful and wise; having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp of sight.
Synonyms: perceptive, acute, shrewd, penetrating.
Antonyms: dull, stupid.

6. Serried(adj): pressed together or compacted, as soldiers in rows; crowded together especially in rows; dense.

7. Skullduggery(n): Crafty deception or trickery or an instance of it; verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of you in some way .
Synonyms: chicanery, crafty, trickery.

8. Transitory(adj): Existing or lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary; not lasting, enduring, permanent.
Synonyms: ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, temporal, transient.
Antonyms: permanent.

9. Mirth(n): amusement or laughter; gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.
Synonyms: amusement, cheerfulness, delight, festivity, frivolity, fun, gaiety, gayety, gladness, glee, happiness, hilarity, jocularity, jollity, joyousness, levity, merriment, playfulness, pleasure, spleen.
Antonyms: gloom

10. Vile(adj): wretchedly bad; highly offensive, unpleasant, or objectionable; repulsive or disgusting, morally debased, depraved, poor; wretched, of little value or account.
Synonyms: repellent, vicious, evil, iniquitous, vulgar, obscene, contemptible, trivial, trifling.
Antonyms: good, elevated.

11. Saunter(v): a leisurely walk or stroll; a leisurely pace; walk leisurely and with no apparent aim.
Synonyms: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander, amble, ramble, meander, dally, dawdle, delay, drift, frank, gigot, idle, lag, lounge, mosey, promenade, roam, rove, ruminate, sashay, straggle, stray.

12. Overhaul(v): to make necessary repairs on; restore to serviceable condition; to investigate or examine thoroughly for repair or revision; to gain upon, catch up with, or overtake, as in a race.
Synonyms: doctor, examine, mend, rebuild, recondition, redo, renovate, repair, restore, revamp.


Analogies:

1. Saunter: walk

2. Overhaul: Revision


Argument Topic:

1. The following is a recommendation from the business manager of Monarch Books.

"Monarch Books should open a cafe in its store to attract more customers and better compete with Regal Books, which recently opened a cafe. Monarch, which has been in business at the same location for more than twenty years, has a large customer following because it is known for its wide selection of books on all subjects. Opening the cafe would clearly attract more customers. The cafe would require relatively little space. Space could be made for the cafe by discontinuing the children's book section, which will likely become less popular given that the last national census indicated a significant decline in the percent of the population who are under age ten."