Gradutate Record Exam

1. Diaphanous(adj): very sheer and light; almost completely transparent ; Characterized by delicacy of form.
Synonyms: airy, clear, delicate, fine, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, insubstantial, lucid, sheer, transparent, vague.

2. Spartan(adj): sternly disciplined and rigorously simple, frugal, or austere; Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained, brave; undaunted.

3. Discordant(adj): being at variance; disagreeing;harsh; Not being in accord; conflicting; not in agreement or harmony.
Synonyms: dissonant; incongruous; Discordant; discrepant.

4. 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: acute, alert, astute, clearheaded, discerning, observant, perceptive, savvy, shrewd, wise.
Antonyms: dull, stupid.

5. Erudite(adj): characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly.
Synonyms educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient

6. Commensurate(adj): having the same measure; of equal extent or duration; corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree; proportionate; adequate; measurable by a common standard.
Synonyms: adequate, appropriate, balanced, corresponding, equal, equivalent, even, parallel, proportional, square.

7. Friated(adj): easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbling.
Synonyms: fragile, frangible, brittle.

8. Lurk(v): to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; to exist unperceived or unsuspected
Synonyms: creep, crouch, prowl, skulk, slink, sneak.

9. Trenchant(adj): incisive or keen; vigorous; effective; energetic; clearly or sharply defined.
Synonyms: acerbic, acidulous, acute, astringent, caustic, crisp, emphatic, incisive, piquant, scathing, sententious, tart, unequivocal, vigorous.
Antonyms: kind, nice.

10. Symphony(n): harmony of sounds; anything characterized by a harmonious combination of elements, esp. an effective combination of colors; agreement; concord.

11. Garrulous(adj): excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner; wordy or diffuse.
Synonyms: prating, babbling; verbose, prolix, loquacious.
Antonyms: reticent, uncommunicative, taciturn, close-mouthed.

12. Din(n): a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor; the act of making a noisy disturbance.
Synonyms: babble, clamor, clangor, clatter, commotion, confusion, hubbub, instill, loud, pandemonium, racket, rattle, riot, steven, tumult, turmoil, uproar.


Issue Topic:

1. It is the artist, and not the critic that gives something valuable to the society.

2. The surest indicator of a great nation is not the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but the general welfare of all its people.


Argument Topic:

1. The vice president for human resources at Climpson Industries sent the following recommendation to the company's president. "In an effort to improve our employees' productivity, we should implement electronic monitoring of employees' Internet use from their workstations. Employees who use the Internet from their workstations need to be identified and punished if we are to reduce the number of work hours spent on personal or recreational activities, such as shopping or playing games. By installing software to detect employees' Internet use on company computers, we can prevent employees from wasting time, foster a better work ethic at Climpson, and improve our overall profits."