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Poignancy (poignant):: (noun) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow) synonyms : poignance Mnemonic: its sounds like pregnant! a pregnant woman's state is touching and pityful.

bourgeois:: middle class Mnemonic- �high class� family chicks are �gorgeous�, but �middle class� ones are a little bore... They are nothing but �bourgeois�

Languid:: Weary; sluggish; listless Mnemonic- languid sounds like "land guide" which is a slow and boring job

Hiatus:: Interruption. pause Mnemonic: HIAAATUSS....Just think of the soud those Big Luxirious bus make(from the pressured brake system) before they stop.

Meretricious :: flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value Mnemonic: like a merit (meret) certificate.. flashy and attractive in a way.. but of no REAL value..

Menagerie :: collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo Mnemonic: to MANAGE JERRY [ of tom and jerry ]u keep him in the zoo.

Word Count >> 45! (approximately)
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Totter: (verb) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
synonyms : seesaw , teeter
(verb) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
synonyms : seesaw , teeter
Mnemonic: DO+TARAF(side)- people who are on both side are always swaying either side: TOTTER and SAUNTER are rhyming
words which mean, to walk with a limp.

Torpor : (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
synonyms : listlessness , torpidity , torpidness , torpor
Mnemonic: Well its quite opposite to what is a topper who is naturally diligent.

Rife: sounds like life calabar accent (rife) life is common
Meaning: Common

Bulwark: earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
fortification, barricade; wall
Mnemonics: - BULL + WORK--BULLs were carrying bricks for the WORK of a wall construction.

Torpor : (noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
synonyms : listlessness , torpidity , torpidness , torpor
Mnemonic: sounds like stupor! eating to stupor till u are no longer active till you become inactive.

Poseur: (noun) a person who habitually pretends to be something he is not
synonyms : poser
Mnemonic: A POSEUR POSEs a lot.

Vacuous (adjective)

Relate the word Vacuous to the word VACUUM
or VACANT…. which means empty .
MEANING :
1.� Devoid of matter; empty.
2. a.� Lacking intelligence; stupid.� b.� Devoid of
substance or meaning; inane:�a vacuous
comment.� c.� Devoid of expression; vacant.
3.� Lacking serious purpose or occupation; idle.
SYNONYMS : vapid, stupid, blank, vacant,
unintelligent
USAGE :
the usual vacuous comments from the chat-show
host
a vacuous comment.


Insentient (adjective)
Lack of SENTIMENTS or feelings is INSENTIENT.
MEANING :�Devoid of sensation or
consciousness; inanimate.
SYNONYMS : insensate, unfeeling, indifferent,
callous, numb
USAGE : an insentient doctine

Fortuitous (adjective)

Fortune is not destined to occur it happens by
chance, so an accidental happy event is

Fortuitous

MEANING :
1.� Happening by accident or chance.
a.� Happening by a fortunate accident or chance.
b.� Lucky or fortunate.
SYNONYMS : lucky, incidental, serendipitous,
fluky, random, providential, unforeseen,
contingent

Maelstrom (noun)
Mal means bad… So maelstrom is a
confusing�storm like situation .

MEANING :
1.� A violent or turbulent situation
2.� A whirlpool of extraordinary size or violence.
SYNONYMS : disorder, tumult, chaos, turmoil,
swirl, whirlpool, eddy

Dissident
The act of � dissenting �or disagreeing
MEANING :�Disagreeing, as in opinion or belief.
One who disagrees; a dissenter.
SYNONYMS : protester, rebel, dissenter,
demonstrator, agitator

Pastiche
When anyone copies and PASTES or imitates
work of others it is called Pastiche. Especially
Artistic work.
MEANING :
1.�A dramatic, literary, or musical piece openly
imitating the previous works of other artists, often
with satirical intent.
2.� A pasticcio of incongruous parts; a
hodgepodge

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Crepuscular ...sounds like muscular! ability to stay both day and night

MEANING: active at dawn and dusk

Acquiesce..... close to the word acuqisition

MEANING: to agree to without protest ; give in to


Laconic ...... like lack; To lack words!

MEANING: using few words; brief; to the point


WORD COUNT:>>>>> 21 New Words!

Labyrinthine ...remove the 'b' and add 'd' lt becomes Lady, remember that some ladies could have complicated issues.....lol na joke Oohh!

MEANING complicated; highly convoluted

Guys pls your ideas are welcome try and share a word or two please!
Rules
1. Get a GRE word
2. Give a short Mnemonic of the word
3. State the meaning.....simple!
please let you imagination go wild!...

Billowing ....like blowing a (swelling) ballon
swelling; fluttering; waving

Cower
recoil in fear or servility; shrink away from

Enhance improve; make better or clearer

Harangue ...sounds like argue, in yoruba accent Hargue ..lol
MEANING: noisy, attacking speech

Labyrinth a maze

Nullify
to counter; make unimportant

Plaintiff .....to accuse a thief(tiff) with plain facts
MEANING: petitioner (in court of law)

Replete ...like repeating an event over and over again like pourig water in a jar till its full!
MEANING: full


Tangible can be touched

# Debility….means not physically able

MEANING :�The state of being weak or feeble;
infirmity.

SYNONYMS : feebleness, weakness, incapacity,
frailty, infirmity

USAGE :�Anxiety or general debility can play a
part in allergies.

source
www.majortests.com/gre/wordlist_01

# Tangent ....a tangent is a line that touches the edge of a circle, that is like staying at the edge or off topic

MEANING: going off the main subject

# Placid ...sounds close to acid! like some that dies from acid bath lying calmly on the floor.

MEANING: calm; peaceful

# Talisman ....like aTall man that uses his height to charm ladies!
MEANING: Lucky charm

Gbam!

# Refulgent
sounds like detergent which is used to
make things shine…so refulgent means glowing
or radiant.

MEANING :�Shining radiantly; resplendent.

SYNONYMS :�shining brightly; radiant; gleaming,
luminous

USAGE : George was positively glowing with
refulgent energy.

#Tawdry (adjective)
If a towel is cheap and inexpensive, it looks dry
�it does not look elegant

MEANING :
1. Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance.
2. Shameful or indecent

SYNONYMS :��cheap, tacky, flashy, vulgar,
plastic, tasteless, naff, gaudy�

USAGE :
tawdry jewelry
tawdry secrets.

paroxysm: ...like someone lacking oxygen goes crazy

MEANING (n) a sudden uncontrollable
attack

Officious: .....When your boss in the office is too official and intrusive
MEANING: (s) intrusive in a meddling or
offensive manner

welter: sounds like wealth! wealthy folks are confused on what to buy

MEANING: (n) a confused multitude of things

Guys / Ladies in the house, lets use this wall to share those funny and rare GRE words.

Think about it, if you spend 15 mins to know 5 - 7 words a day on your favourite forum navigating pointless threads!!

Then you stand a chance of learning over 150 - 200 words in a month excluding you self study!

Every body is welcome to share thier "New found" word.....


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olumide098: go through my transcript....digest it and always read it everyday. check who accredited your course, the year and location in that school..make sure you fast for 3 days and give alms to beggars on the street. be focus and confident and most importantly be indifference. c

Nigeria Rated "HIGH RISK" for Social Unrest in 2014

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), southern Europe, the Balkans and the former Soviet countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are well represented in the high-risk categories: 12 out of 18 MENA states, six of the seven Balkan countries, eight out of the 12 CIS states, five out of six southern European ones. More than 40% of the countries in eastern Europe are in the high-risk categories. This region was hit hard by the financial crisis and also has many of the underlying characteristics associated with unrest. Unsurprisingly, many high-risk countries are in sub-Saharan Africa. But there are also some in Latin America and Asia—including the world’s largest and most successful emerging market, China, where the authorities are perennially nervous about the risk of mass protests.

source http://www.economist.com/news/21589143-where-protest-likeliest-break-out-ripe-rebellion

With the state of events being observed in the country presently, it would be a total miracle it 2014 is peaceful......

@bigfransis21 Happy Birthday! !!!

Oboy if my calculations are right then my GP is Cum Laude rated ....hmmmmm Actor!! .. lol whatever that means
but do schools .Really convert or they just find the average noni? because I ain't .WESing my Transcript . am not !!

bigfrancis21: Your 4.0 CGPA(which will fall somewhere between 3.4/4.0 to 3.50/4.0) coupled with a strong GRE score(somewhere around 310), strong letters of recommendation, and an excellent SOP could get you an assistantship in average schools in the US. Top-notch schools will require outstanding and stellar records from you.

noted Bro!! Thanks!!
Am going to add Canadian schools too! I Can't shout

imperiouxx: Same you're thinking

IMPERIOUS = domineering, authoritarian, high-handed, commanding, imperial..... whatever.

lolz... That's my online RPG (role playing games) username.

Sure you will be slightly morething than that. Your CGPA is good, even nice for the ivy league schools. If you're considering PhD, the RA or TA is certain without objection. But for MS, you will be given GA and your graduate coordinator will determine what role is given to you. Instructor of record (TA) is usually given to those in their second semester (they have used to the American teaching ethics). You might be given an assistant instructor of record role (till you know the their teaching ethics and your English is understood by Americans) or to assistant in grading or to help in preparing the labs.

However, CGPA is not the only criteria that gets one graduate assistantship, your GRE score, SOP and in some case your reference letters altogether work the assistantship.

Best of luck!

I feel ur RPG!!
Thanks for the advice bro!! I can get some good RECOS, SOP, GRE (hard work 4 High scores though)
Am more settled now

Amefrica: Wow! We have an electrician in the house.. Little wonder ur moniker is electronic..

I'm scared of electrocution! HELP!!!

Easy Man! This Circuit is well grounded!!
Amefrica you no go kill person!!

@imperiouxx!!

(still!! can't decipher the meaning of ur username ).lol....

Well Since you have real time experience , do you think a Gp of 4/5 . stands a chance for RA/TA (Msc or PHD).....I studied Elect/Elect.
I know the whole system is complex and competitive ! But your answer would be more practical.

I'm not applying to those IVY Leagues anyway. I don't have that kind of money to Gamble!!

I know of WES though, but I don't know If my GP wld put me in the 3.5/4. range.
I have to try and publish to boost my chances, or atleast submit a paper to some online journal..

Well let me come in as an experienced Engrn (2.1 ELECT/ELECT) applicant ...lol

Interms of numbers, engineers in the labour market are obviously fewer! Compared to the ARTs . Try attending an aptitude Test for The banking Sector .U go see people!
However getting jobs that suite our discipline is a major setback. Most engineering coys would seek for thousands, then employ just Ten?...crazy!!!
So engineers have to settle for none engineering jobs (notime).. Unfortunately most Engineering grads are die Hards so they decide to stay at home or acquire some skill (capital intensive though). Some just leave the country. Three of my Guys just WAKA!!! Like joke

bigfrancis21: Success, bro. Your score isn't too bad, per se. If getting an assistantship is your greatest need, you might want to apply to less competitive schools. That way you stand a better chance of landing an admission + graduate assistantship.

Must it be a TA? How about RA? To land a research assistantship, you'll need to contact professors with similar research interests with you. Its a tactical game. Don't express your intent to be an RA in your first email or call to him. Many profs regard that as standoffish and that you're only interested in the financial benefits of it. Start first by talking about how you read several of his research works, how you liked it and how you can help him improve on some areas of it which you think needs a little touch up. Ehen! That shows a serious student, not some financial benefit hooker. He'll definitely reply you, appreciating your appraisals and asking you further questions concerning his research papers.
Of course, you'll need to do your own homework by downloading his research papers and reading them thoroughly to get acquainted with them. If there's space on his team, he'll definitely employ you.

If you wish to rewrite the GRE, I wish you utmost success. Cheers.

see racket .Nah!!!
I am definitely applying this model!
you the man!!

crespo67: . Lol @ 'Acquire me'...sounds like an equipment or software...by gr8 coy,I guess u mean d E and P's...cool...are u done wiv skul and service?..2015 fall...datz 2 solid years...nice cgpa assuming dat u done wiv skul...guess datz like a 3.5 to 3.6 on a WES converted scale...cool dat u goin straight for ur phd..I say,shoot for it bro...better chances of getting ur full scholarships...my cgpa was kinda poor,3.46 so on a WES converted scale,I guess its gonna look like a 3.2...so,dat na why I need kill d GRE...my last prep,I used Baron,gruber and d killer kaplan...kaplan was just my undoing for dat exam...made everytin look so easy...na big fat lie in real life...while Baron is quite good,4m wat I av observed,it doesn't av d potentials of bringing dat stellar 165 and above..

Thanks for the advise Bro !!
Am actually aiming 4 2015 Because am running my Msc now, but ASSU got me thinking again! lol...
Graduate application is not easy. but its one step at a time...

Graviton: mine is Baron SAT, very comprehensive but it is not fun

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