felicitous, exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style, felicitate, felicity
faddish
more:
extradite, extradition
extricate, extricable
exuberance, exuberant
exude
exult
facetious
facile
facsimile
factious vs factitious
fallow
fanfare
farce
farrow
fascia
fastidious, fastidiousness
fauna
fawn, fawning
fealty
faze
febrile
feline
felon, felony
feral
ferret
fester
fetid
fetish
fiasco
fiat
fidget, fidgety
figment
filament
filial
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
GRE Reading Ex 62
8/11, 35min. Don't get distracted in the reading.
This process is nonenzymatic glycosylation, where by glucose becomes attached to proteins without the aid of enzymes.
In contrast, the nonenzymatic process adds glucose haphazardly to any of several sites along any available peptide chain within a protein molecule.
If a given protein persists in the body for months or years, some of its Amadori products slowly dehydrate and rearrange themselves yet again, into new glucose-derived structures.
This process is nonenzymatic glycosylation, where by glucose becomes attached to proteins without the aid of enzymes.
In contrast, the nonenzymatic process adds glucose haphazardly to any of several sites along any available peptide chain within a protein molecule.
If a given protein persists in the body for months or years, some of its Amadori products slowly dehydrate and rearrange themselves yet again, into new glucose-derived structures.
Notes on 2007-08-17~2007-08-18
expedite, to speed up the progress
exotic
more:
equitable, equity
equivocate, equivocal
ersatz, being an imitation or substitute, usu an inferior one
erstwhile
erudite, erudition
escalate, escalation
eschew, to avoid, shun
esophagus
estuary
ethereal
ethos
eucalyptus
euphemism
euphoria
evanescent
evict, eviction
eviscerate
ewe
ewer
exact, exacting, exaction, exactitude
exasperate
excavate, excavation
exchequer
excise
excoriate
excrete
exculpate, exculpatory
execrate
execrable
exhort, exhortion
exhume
exiguous
exodus
exogamy
exonerate
exorbitance, exorbitant
expatiate
expiate
expostulate
expound
expropriate vs appropriate
expulsion
expunge
expurgate
extant
extemporaneous vs contemporaneous
extenuate
exotic
more:
equitable, equity
equivocate, equivocal
ersatz, being an imitation or substitute, usu an inferior one
erstwhile
erudite, erudition
escalate, escalation
eschew, to avoid, shun
esophagus
estuary
ethereal
ethos
eucalyptus
euphemism
euphoria
evanescent
evict, eviction
eviscerate
ewe
ewer
exact, exacting, exaction, exactitude
exasperate
excavate, excavation
exchequer
excise
excoriate
excrete
exculpate, exculpatory
execrate
execrable
exhort, exhortion
exhume
exiguous
exodus
exogamy
exonerate
exorbitance, exorbitant
expatiate
expiate
expostulate
expound
expropriate vs appropriate
expulsion
expunge
expurgate
extant
extemporaneous vs contemporaneous
extenuate
Saturday, September 6, 2008
GRE Reading Ex 64
11/11, 21min, excellent... why did I get two marks with big difference!
The unwillingness of investors to finance this project does not negate the viability of privately financed roads; rather it illustrates a virtue of private finance.
In his hypothesis that because of their imaturity, children under age seven do not take into account the intentions of a person committing accidental or deliberate harm, but rather simply assign punishment for transgressions on the basis of the magnitude of the negative consequences caused.
Studies indicate that justifications excusing harmful actions might include public duty, self defense and provocation.
perpetrator
The unwillingness of investors to finance this project does not negate the viability of privately financed roads; rather it illustrates a virtue of private finance.
In his hypothesis that because of their imaturity, children under age seven do not take into account the intentions of a person committing accidental or deliberate harm, but rather simply assign punishment for transgressions on the basis of the magnitude of the negative consequences caused.
Studies indicate that justifications excusing harmful actions might include public duty, self defense and provocation.
perpetrator
GRE Reading Ex 65
6/11, 26min omg... really poor result
With such discrepancies plaguing the models, scientists could not easily predict how quickly the world's climate would change, nor could they tell which regions would face dustier droughts or deadlier monsoons.
Much writing in art history advances the discourses in the field but is unlikely to inform the eye of one unfamiliar with its polemics.
The specialized written language of art history needs to be relinquished or at least tempered for the screen.
With such discrepancies plaguing the models, scientists could not easily predict how quickly the world's climate would change, nor could they tell which regions would face dustier droughts or deadlier monsoons.
Much writing in art history advances the discourses in the field but is unlikely to inform the eye of one unfamiliar with its polemics.
The specialized written language of art history needs to be relinquished or at least tempered for the screen.
Notes on 2007-08-16~2007-08-17
entrancing
ennui, listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest, boredem
entree
more:
empyrean, empyreal
emulcify
enamel
encephalitis
enclave
encomium
encroach
endemic
enervate, enfeeble
enfetter
enfranchise, disfranchise
enmesh
enmity
ensconce
ensign
enthrall
entomology
entourage
environs
epaulet
ephemeral
epilogue
epistemology
epistle
epitaph
epithet
epitome
equanimity
equipoise
ennui, listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest, boredem
entree
more:
empyrean, empyreal
emulcify
enamel
encephalitis
enclave
encomium
encroach
endemic
enervate, enfeeble
enfetter
enfranchise, disfranchise
enmesh
enmity
ensconce
ensign
enthrall
entomology
entourage
environs
epaulet
ephemeral
epilogue
epistemology
epistle
epitaph
epithet
epitome
equanimity
equipoise
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