Vcab…!!
profligate (adj) FORMAL
wasteful with money:
Use : She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
profligacy noun
Use : The profligacy of the West shocked him.
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sundry (adj)
several different; various:
Use : Sundry distant relatives, most of whom I hardly recognized, turned up for my brother’s wedding.
sundries noun
various different small items which are considered together, usually because they are not important enough to be considered separately:
Use : There’s an item on the hotel bill for sundries.
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aplomb noun
confidence and style:
Use : Rosalind conducted the meeting with characteristic aplomb/with her usual aplomb.
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astute (adj)
clever and quick to see how to take advantage of a situation:
Use : an astute investor/businesswoman
his astute handling of the situation
an astute observer of human behaviour
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foible noun
a strange habit or characteristic that is seen as harmless and unimportant:
Use : We all have our little foibles.
Synonyms: characteristic, defect, eccentricity, failing, fault, frailty, idiosyncrasy, infirmity, kink, mannerism, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, shortcoming, singularity, vice, weak point, weakness
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broth noun
a thin soup, often with vegetables or rice in it:
Use : chicken/turkey/beef broth
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fray around/at the edges
to start to become less effective or successful:
Use : Without the unifying forces of the army and the monarchy, it seems, the nation would begin to fray at the edges.
fray (ANNOYED) verb [I]
If your temper frays or your nerves fray, you gradually become upset or annoyed:
USe : Tempers frayed as thousands of motorists began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams.
frayed adj
The whole experience left me with frayed nerves (= feeling anxious).
fray (CLOTH) verb [I or T]
to become or to cause the threads in cloth or rope to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end:
Use : Denim frays so easily.
I’d frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.
frayed adjective
with the threads at the edge coming loose:
USe : frayed cuffs
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pelvis noun [C]
the bones which form a bowl-shaped structure in the area below the waist at the top of the legs, and to which the leg bones and spine are joined
pelvic adj
the pelvic region/area
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glean verb [T]
to collect information in small amounts and often with difficulty:
Use : From what I was able to glean, the news isn’t good.
They’re leaving on Tuesday – I managed to glean that much (from them).
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fang noun [C]
a long sharp tooth:
Use : The dog growled and bared its fangs.
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cajole verb
to persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:
Use : He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants.
I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early.
The most effective technique is to cajole rather than to threaten.
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sphinx noun [C] plural sphinx or sphinxes
1 an ancient imaginary creature with a lion’s body and a woman’s head
2 the Sphinx a large stone statue with a lion’s body and a person’s head, found in the desert near Cairo in Egypt
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carte blanche noun [S or U]
complete freedom to do something:
[+ to infinitive] Her husband has given her carte blanche to redecorate the living room.
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Vocab…
terse (adj)
using few words, sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly:
Use : “Are you feeling any better?” “No, ” was the terse reply.
His answers were as terse as his folded arms in a press conference
tersely (adv)
terseness (n)
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eloquent (adj)
giving a clear, strong message:
Use : She made an eloquent appeal for action before it was too late.
Use : The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.
eloquently (adv)
He spoke eloquently.
eloquence (noun)
She was renowned for her eloquence and beauty.
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surreal (adj)
strange; not like reality; like a dream:
USe : Driving through the total darkness was a slightly surreal experience.
Buñuel’s films have a surreal quality.
Surrealism (noun)
Use : a type of 20th century art and literature in which unusual or impossible things are shown happening
Surrealist noun [C], adjective SPECIALIZED
surrealistic adjective
not like reality; very unusual or impossible
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perch (SIT) verb
perch in/on, etc. sth to sit on or near the edge of something:
Use : We perched on bar stools and had a beer.
A blackbird was perching on the gate.
2 to be in a high position or in a position near the edge of something, or to put something in this position:
The village is perched on top of a high hill.
perch
noun [C] plural perch or US ALSO perches
1 a place where a bird sits, especially a thin rod in a cage
2 a seat or other place high up, often giving a good view of something below:
We watched the parade from our perch on the scaffolding.
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sullen (adj)
angry and unwilling to smile or be pleasant to people:
Use : His daughters stared back at him with an expression of sullen resentment.
LITERARY She looked up at the sullen (= dark and unpleasant) sky and shuddered.
sullenly (adv)
She turned her back to him and stared sullenly out of the window.
sullenness Show phonetics
noun [U]
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aficionado noun [C] plural aficionados FORMAL
someone who is very interested in and enthusiastic about a particular subject:
Use : a club for model railway aficionados
Use : an aficionado of French films
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deadpan (adj)
looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke:
Use : a deadpan expression/voice
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ambivalent (adj)
having two opposing feelings at the same time, or being uncertain about how you feel:
Use : I felt very ambivalent about leaving home.
He has fairly ambivalent feelings towards his father.
an ambivalent attitude to exercise
ambivalence
noun [U]
Use : her ambivalence towards men
ambivalently
adverb
Dead Cat Bounce
A dead cat bounce is a term used mainly by traders in the finance industry to describe a pattern wherein a spectacular decline in the price of a stock is immediately followed by a moderate and temporary rise before resuming its downward movement, with the connotation that the rise was not an indication of improving circumstances in the fundamentals of the stock. It is derived from the notion that “even a dead cat will bounce if it falls from a great height”.
This is the word which describes the current Stocks trend.
Quant
1. Solve |x-16| > ( x^2 – 7x + 24 )
2. Find the max. 19/39 , 16/51, 10/31, 11/34
3. Find the min. 443/21, 780/37, 275/13, 360/17
4. If x and y are +ve integers and x^2 + y^2 = 1800 then what is the max value of x+y?
5.The tens digit of (23)^24 * (25)^26??
Vocab…..
repressive
• adjective inhibiting or restraining personal freedom; oppressive.
repress (verb)
1 to not allow something, especially feelings, to be expressed:
Use : He repressed a sudden desire to cry.
2 to control what people do, especially by using force
repressed (adj)
repressed anger/sexuality
Use : English people are notoriously repressed and don’t talk about their feelings.
repression (noun)
1 when people are controlled severely, especially by force:
Use : The political repression in this country is enforced by terror.
2 the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and desires out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it:
an attitude of unhealthy sexual repression
repressive (adj)
a repressive (= cruel) military regime
sexually repressive
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Friable
1. easily crumbled.
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toothsome
• adjective 1 (of food) temptingly tasty. 2 informal attractive; alluring.
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tractable (adj). (formal) easy to deal with or control
syn manageable:
Use : This approach helps to make the issues more tractable.
opp intractable
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persuade (verb)
1.to make someone do or believe something by giving them a good reason to do it or by talking to them and making them believe it:
Use : If she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her.
[+ (that)] It’s no use trying to persuade him (that) you’re innocent.
[+ to infinitive] He is trying to persuade local and foreign businesses to invest in the project.
Using a bunch of bananas, the zoo-keeper persuaded the monkey back into its cage.
FORMAL The first priority is to persuade the management of the urgency of this matter.
Her legal advisers persuaded her into/out of mentioning (= to mention/not to mention) the names of the people involved in the robbery.
persuasion (noun) [U]
It took a lot of persuasion to convince the committee of the advantages of the new scheme.
She will help you – she just needs a bit of gentle persuasion.
The occasion will be a test of the senator’s powers of persuasion (= his ability to persuade people).
persuasive (adj)
making you want to do or believe a particular thing:
a persuasive speaker/speech
Your arguments are very persuasive.
He can be very persuasive.
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obdurate (adj). (formal, usually disapproving)
1.refusing to change your mind or your actions in any way
syn stubborn:
Use: an obdurate attitude
to remain obdurate
Some members of the committee are likely to prove obdurate on this matter.
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pliant (adj).
1 (of a person or their body) soft and giving way to sb, especially in a sexual way:
Use : her pliant body
She lay pliant in his arms.
2 (sometimes disapproving) willing to accept change; easy to influence or control:
Use : He was deposed and replaced by a more pliant successor.
The government wanted to make the press more pliant.
Vocab…
1.Tardy (adjective)
1. delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
2 . slow in action or response.
3. slow or late in happening or arriving:
Use: Dinner is getting delayed on account of my room mate’s tardy arrival every time.
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2.Despot (noun)
1. a ruler with absolute power, especially one who exercises it in a cruel or oppressive way.
despotic (adj)
2 .a despotic government/regime
despotism (n)
Use : After years of despotism, the country is now moving towards democracy.
3.unseemly = unbecoming, improper
use = unseemly attire
4.antagonist = an opponent, rival, adversary
use = the antagonist was finally defeated
5.gentry = class of people
use = the local gentry
6.decimate = destroy
use = populations of endangered animals have been decimated
7.seniority = privilege due to length of service
use = promotion will be based on seniority
8.rote = Repetition as a means of learning them
use = rote learning
9.agape = openmouthed, wonder
use = We watched, our mouths agape in excitement
10.alienate = estrange, antagonize
use = to alienate someone
11.pervert = to cause to change in immoral way, to misuse
use = Her ideas have been shamelessly perverted to serve the president’s propaganda campaign
12.inclusive = comprehensive
use = the price is inclusive of taxes
Divisibility Tests for 7,13,17 & 19
Divisibility test of 7
1).Double the last digit (digit at the rightmost place) and subtract it from the number left (excluding the last digit). If this number is divisible with 7 then the original number is divisible by 7.
This procedure can be followed as many times as required (until the number is reduced to 2 digit number). Then the number so obtained can be checked whether it is divisible by 7 or not. If the number so obtained is divisible by 7 then the original number is divisible by 7 and if not then original number is not divisible by 7.
E.g.-
Consider the number 1057.
Now the last digit is 7. On doubling it we get 14.
On subtracting it from 105 we get 91.
Now it can be seen that 91 is divisible by 7 so the original number is divisible by 7.
(It can further be simplified by doubling 1 and subtracting it from 9 and thus we get 7 which is divisible by7.)
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Divisibility test of 13
To check whether a number is divisible by 13 we follow the procedure as follows:
1). Multiply the last digit with 4 and add it to the number left (after removing the last digit).
2). Follow this method again and again and reduce the number to 2-digit number form.
3). Now check whether the number is divisible by 13 or not.
If the 2-digit number so obtained is divisible by 13 then the original number is divisible by 13 otherwise not.
E.g.-
Let us consider the number 195.
Now the last digit is 5 and on multiplying it with 4 we get 20.
Now on adding this with the remaining number (i.e. 19) we get 39. Now as 39 is divisible by 13 therefore the original
number id divisible by 13.
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Divisibility test of 17
To check whether a number is divisible by 17 we follow the procedure as follows:
1). Multiply the last digit with 5 and subtract it from the number left (after removing the last digit).
2). Follow this method again and again and reduce the number to 2-digit number form.
3). Now check whether the number is divisible by 17 or not.
If the 2-digit number so obtained is divisible by 17 then the original number is divisible by 17 otherwise not.
E.g.-
Let us consider the number 221.
Now the last digit is 1 and on multiplying it with 5 we get 5.
Now on subtracting 5 from the remaining number (i.e. 22) we get 17. Now as 17 is divisible by 17 therefore the original number id divisible by 17.
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Divisibility test of 19
To check whether a number is divisible by 19 we follow the procedure as follows:
1). Multiply the last digit with 2 and add it to the number left (after removing the last digit).
2). Follow this method again and again and reduce the number to 2-digit number form.
3). Now check whether the number is divisible by 19 or not.
If the 2-digit number so obtained is divisible by 19 then the original number is divisible by 19 otherwise not.
E.g.-
Let us consider the number 209.
Now the last digit is 9 and on multiplying it with 2 we get 18.
Now on adding th18 with the remaining number(i.e. 20) we get 38. Now as 38 is divisible by 19 therefore the original number id divisible by 19.
Number Multiply last digit -/+
7 2 -
13 4 +
17 5 -
19 2 +
Vocab…
stellar (adj)
1 of a star or stars:
Use : a stellar explosion
stellar light
2 INFORMAL describes people or their activities that are of an extremely high standard:
Use : a stellar performance by rock band made the show a hit
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scale (CLIMB) verb [T]
to climb up a steep surface, such as a wall or the side of a mountain, often using special equipment:
Use : The prisoner scaled the high prison wall and ran off.
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discerning (adj) FORMAL APPROVING
showing good judgement, especially about style and quality:
Use: a discerning customer
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observant (adj)
good or quick at noticing things:
Use : “That’s a new dress, isn’t it?” “Yes, you are observant!”
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resort (ACTION) noun [U]
when you have to do something because there is no other way of achieving something:
Use : He got hold of the money legally, without resort to violence.
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confront Show phonetics
verb [T]
to face, meet or deal with a difficult situation or person:
Use: As she left the court, she was confronted by angry crowds who tried to block her way.
It’s an issue we’ll have to confront at some point, no matter how unpleasant it is.
I thought I would remain calm, but when I was confronted with/by the TV camera, I became very nervous.
confrontation noun [C or U]
a fight or argument:
Use : She actually enjoys confrontation, whereas I prefer a quiet life.
There were violent confrontations between police and demonstrators.
confrontational Show phonetics
adjective
He’s got a rather aggressive, confrontational manner.
WebService Communication starategies
1. SOAP
SOAP has become almost synonymous with Web services, even though it is just one of many possible bindings for accessing Web services. Besides SOAP. There are other alternative strategies for web services which are
–WSIF (Web Service Invocation framework)
–REST (Representational State Transfer)
