I-20

Top Canadian Business Schools

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1	University of Western Ontario Richard Ivey	Canada

2	University of Toronto Rotman	Canada

3	University of Calgary	Canada

4	University of British Columbia	Canada

5	University of Alberta	Canada

6	Queens University	Canada

7	McMaster University DeGroote	Canada

8	McGill University	Canada

Top Latin American Business Schools

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1	Universidad Austral IAE	Argentina

2	Universidad Torcuato di Tella	Argentina

3	Universidad de Belgrano	Argentina

4	Business School S�o Paulo for International Management	Brasil

5	Universidad de S�o Paulo	Brasil

6	Universidad Catolica - R�o de Janeiro	Brasil

7	Pontificia Universidad Cat�lica de Chile	Chile

8	Universidad Alberto Hurtado [Loyola]	Chile

9	Universidad de Chile [Esade]	Chile

10	Universidad de Chile	Chile

11	Universidad de Santiago de Chile MADE	Chile

12	Universidad del Desarrollo	Chile

13	Universidad Adolfo Ib��ez	Chile

14	Universidad de Los Andes	Colombia

15	Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Emp INCAE	Costa Rica

16	Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores	Mexico

17	Instituto Tecnol�gico Autonomo de Mexico	Mexico

18	Instituto Panamericano de Alta Direccion de Empres IPADE	Mexico

19	DUXX	Mexico

20	Escuela de Administracion de Negocios para graduad ESAN	Peru

21	Universidad ORT	Uruguay

22	Instituto de Estudios Superiores en Administracion IESA	Venezuela

Top Asian Business Schools

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1	China Europe International Business School	China

2	University of Hong Kong School of Business	Hong Kong

3	Chinese University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

4	City University of Hong Kong	Hong Kong

5	Hong Kong University of Science & Technology HKUST	Hong Kong

6	Indian Institute of Technology Bombay	India

7	Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad	India

8	Hitotsubashi University	Japan

9	Aoyama Gakuin University	Japan

10	International University of Japan	Japan

11	Waseda University	Japan

12	Keio Business School	Japan

13	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Graduate School of Management	Korea

14	Seoul National University College of Business	Korea

15	Lahore University of Management Science	Pakistan

16	University of the Philippines College of Business Administration	Philippines

17	Asian Institute of Management	Philippines

18	Nanyang Business School	Singapore

19	National University of Singapore	Singapore

20	INSEAD - Singapore	Singapore

21	National Cheg-chi University College of Commerce	Taiwan

22	National Taiwan University of Science & Technology	Taiwan

23	Chulalongkorn University Sasin	Thailand

24	Asian Institute of Technology School of Management	Thailand

TOP EUROPE MBA RANKING

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School name	Country


1	Copenhagen Business School	Denmark

2	Groupe Essec	France

3	Institut d'Etudes Politiques Sciences Po	France

4	INSEAD	France

5	The European Institute of Business Administration INSEAD	France

6	European School of Management ESCP-EAP	France

7	Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chauss�es ENPC School of International Management	France

8	Hautes Etudes Commerciales HEC	France

9	Whu Koblenz Otto Beisheim	Germany

10	SDA Bocconi University SDA Bocconi	Italy

11	Erasmus University Rotterdam	Netherlands

12	Nimbas	Netherlands

13	Nijenrode University	Netherlands

14	Escuela Superior de Adm. y Dir. deEmpresas ESADE	Spain

15	University of Navarra - Instituto de Estudios Supe IESE	Spain

16	Instituto de Empresa	Spain

17	Instituto de Empresa	Spain

18	Stockholm School of Economics	Sweden

19	International Institute for Management Development IMD	Switzerland

20	International Institute for Management Development IMD	Switzerland

21	University of Bradford	UK

22	Cambridge University	UK

23	City University	UK

24	University of Warwick Warwick	UK

25	Cranfield University	UK

26	University of Strathclyde	UK

27	Edinburgh University	UK

28	Lancaster University	UK

29	University of Durham	UK

30	Ashridge Management College	UK

31	University of Bath School of Management	UK

32	Suffolk University	UK

33	Imperial College Management School	UK

34	Manchester Business School	UK

35	London Business School	UK

36	York University Schulich	UK

37	University of Oxford Said	UK

University Ranking of Material Engineering 2008 in USA

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America's Best Undergraduate Engineering Program 2008 : Material Engineering

(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
U.S. News Rank

2008	2007
1	2	Stanford University (CA)
2	5	University of California–Berkeley*
3	1	Massachusetts Institute of Technology*
3	6	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
5	3	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign*
6	9	Cornell University (NY)
6	4	Northwestern University (IL)
8	7	PennSylvania State U.–University Park*
9	12	Georgia Institute of Technology*
10	10	University of Florida
11	11	Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
12	17	Ohio State University- Columbus*
12	19	Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)*
14	15	University of Wisconsin–Madison*
15	12	University of Pennsylvania
-	18	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY)
	19	Princeton University (NJ)
-	21	University of Virginia
-	22	Harvard University (MA)
-	24	Case Western Reserve University (OH)
-	24	University of California–San Diego
-	24	University of Minnesota–Twin Cities

* denotes a public school.

University Ranking of Industrial Engineering 2008 in USA

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America's Best Undergraduate Engineering Program 2008 : Industrial Engineering / Manufacturing

(At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate)
U.S. News Rank

2008	2007
1	1	Georgia Institute of Technology*
2	2	University of Michigan–Ann Arbor*
3	3	Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN)*
4	4	Pensilvania State University *
5	4	University of California–Berkeley*
6	7	Stanford University (CA)
7	9	Northwestern University (IL)
8	6	Texas A&M University–College Station*
9	10	Virginia Tech*
10	8	University of Wisconsin–Madison*
11	12	Cornell University (NY)
12	13	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12	11	University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign*
14	14	Ohio State University*
14	21	University of Southern California
16	20	University of Florida*
16	-	University of Pittsburgh*
18	16	Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY)
18	15	North Carolina State University -Raleigh*

Top US Under-graduate Architecture Schools 2008

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Rank	University
1	Virginia Polytechnic University and State University
2	Cornel University
3	Syracuse University
4	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
5	University of Cincinnati
6	University of Texas at Austin
7	Carnegie Mellon University
8	Kansas State University
9	Pennsylvania State University
10	Pratt Institute
11	Rice University
12	University of Notre Dame
13	Iowa State University
14	California Polytechnic Pomona
15	University of Oregon

Top US Graduate Architecture Schools Rankings 2008

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Rank	University
1	Harvard University
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3	Columbia University
4	Cornell University
5	Washington University in St. Louis
6	Virginia Polytechnic University and State University
7	University of Cincinnati
8	University of Michigan
9	University of California Berkeley
10	Clemson University
10	Rice University
10	University of Texas at Austin
13	Princeton University
13	University of Virginia
13	Yale University
13	Kansas State University
13	Syracuse University

Top US Graduate Architecture Schools Rankings 2008

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Rank	University
1	Harvard University
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3	Columbia University
4	Cornell University
5	Washington University in St. Louis
6	Virginia Polytechnic University and State University
7	University of Cincinnati
8	University of Michigan
9	University of California Berkeley
10	Clemson University
10	Rice University
10	University of Texas at Austin
13	Princeton University
13	University of Virginia
13	Yale University
13	Kansas State University
13	Syracuse University

General Strategies for the GRE

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1) Be familiar with the types of questions in each section. Refresh your skills in basic grammar and mathematics. Practice on our test questions and sample exam until you are comfortable with every question type.

2) Know how long you have to complete each section and budget your time accordingly.

3) Don't waste time reading the instructions on the test day. We include the specific instructions for each question type on this site. Read them thoroughly here and make sure you understand them. This will save you several minutes on the actual test day.

4) Develop a strategy to attack the questions in each section according to their level of difficulty. Remember, each question (regardless of its difficulty) is worth one point. Learn to recognize and seek out the types of questions you are good at. Answer as many "easy" ones first, returning later to tackle more difficult, time-consuming math problems, passages and arguments.

5) Answer every question, even if you are clueless about how to approach it. In many cases, you are better off guessing than wasting a ton of time on a problem you aren't able to solve. The test questions will vary widely in their level of difficulty. Some questions will be extremely difficult for all students and should not consume a disproportionate amount of your time.

6) Keep track of time as you work on each section of the test. We will teach you many strategies for how to approach different types of test questions. Yet you must effectively manage your time during the test to get a chance to apply those strategies correctly to as many questions as possible. Practice, practice, practice! Take the sample exam under timed test conditions. Give yourself one full minute at the end of each section to quickly fill in answers for questions you didn't get to.

7) Be extremely careful with your answer grid. Make sure you record your answers properly and skip spaces properly if you jump around during the test. We recommend that you circle the correct answer to each question in your test booklet, in addition to recording it on your answer grid. Circle questions that you are skipping, so that you can find them easily later when you return to them. Take a minute at the end of each section to verify that you have recorded your all of your answers properly.

8) Don't try to cram a lot of studying into the last few days before the test. Your best bet is to prepare a few hours a day for several weeks before the exam and to relax (or try to relax) the day or so before the actual test.

9) Arrive at the test center a few minutes early with all of your essential supplies (photo ID card, admission ticket, sharpened #2 pencils, watch, comfortable clothing, snack). Avoid chatting about the test during the breaks: this usually just increases your self-doubt and your test-taking anxiety.

10) Few applicants know how they did on the test when they leave the test center. Most feel badly, but this is usually just burnout from the stress of the long day. Don't panic and cancel your score unless:

a) You were seriously ill on the test day (and it affected your performance)
b) You were seriously unprepared and plan to remedy that before taking the test again

GRE OVERVIEW

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The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) is required for admission to most graduate programs in the United States. The GRE provides admissions committees with a standardized measure of academic performance for all examinees under equivalent conditions. The GRE includes four components:

1) Verbal Section: 30 minutes long. 30 total questions:

Reading Comprehension
Sentence Completion
Analogies
Antonyms

2) Quantitative Section: 45 minutes long. 28 total questions:

Problem Solving
Quantitative Comparisons

3) Logic: 60 minutes. 35 total questions:

Logic Games
Arguments

4) Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA): two 30-minute essays:

Analysis of an Argument
Analysis of an Issue

Our goal is to help you:

a. understand the exam
b. become proficient at the skills it requires
c. gain invaluable practice with different types of typical test questions

The bad news: From our experience, very few applicants do well on this exam without serious preparation.

The good news: By design, the GRE is a standardized test that is relatively easy to master. A 750 on the June 1990 exam must mean the same thing as a 750 on the December 2000 exam. Therefore, the content of the test remains the same over time to allow fair and accurate comparison of scores from year to year. That's what makes preparation so easy and worthwhile: every exam tests the same set of skills.

Scoring

The GRE produces individual scores for each section of the test and an overall composite score that ranges from 200 - 800. Your scaled score also corresponds to a percentile ranking, which shows how your score compared to that of the entire applicant pool.

What is a good score? Perception varies among schools and the quality of their applicant pools. Many state universities (with excellent programs) consider a score in the low 600s to be highly competitive, while a more selective program would consider a composite score of 650 to be quite low. To determine your odds of success, check the stats for accepted applicants at each school that interests you. Your goal should be to exceed that number by a comfortable margin.

Also investigate how each school handles the scores once they receive them. If you take the GRE more than once, most schools will use the highest of your test scores to make their admission decision. Yet some schools simply average the scores and are suspicious of a wide variation in an applicant's performance. Our advice: study and prepare well and take the test once. Do your best the FIRST time.

How Colleges & Universities Use the GRE

Each month, we receive hundreds of inquiries about the importance of GRE scores in Ivy League admission. Just how important is that one-day test in determining whether you'll be accepted?

From our experience, highly selective universities place extraordinary emphasis on the GRE. With hundreds of candidates competing for each seat in the class, schools use standardized test scores as a quick comparative benchmark. At many highly selective schools, your GRE scores are more critical than your GPA in determining your admission chances. We can't stress enough how imperative it is to do well on this test.

Why the importance? High schools differ in academic rigor and in the information they provide about students, making comparisons difficult. Some rank students, while others do not. Some report a % ranking, such as in the "top 10%", but don't specifiy whether you are the top 1% or 9%. How do you compare a top-ranked student from a class of 300 students vs a class of 3000? The student in the larger class faced more intense competition, but that doesn't justify punishing the student from the smaller school.

To level the playing field, universities consider your GRE scores as an indicator of your performance in comparison to other applicants throughout the world. To become proficient at the GRE, you must practice, practice, practice. Know the material well before the test. Learn the test instructions by heart. Take several practice tests under controlled test conditions. Familiarity will breed comfort with the process and increase your likelihood of a good score.

COMPLETE GRE ROOT LIST

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A, AN- not, without

amoral, atrophy, asymmetrical, anarchy, anesthetic, anonymity, anomaly

AB, A- from, away, apart

abnormal, abdicate, aberration, abhor, abject, abjure, abortive, abrogate, abscond, absolve, abstemious, annul, avert, aversion

AC, ACR- sharp, sour

acid, acerbic, exacerbate, acute, acuity, acumen, acrid, acrimony

AD, A- to, toward

adhere, adjacent, adjunct, admonish, adroit, advent, abeyance, abet, accede, acquiesce, affluent, aggrandize, aggregate, alleviate, allude, ascribe, aspersion, aspire, assail, attest

ALl, ALTR- another

alias, alienate, inalienable, altruism

AM, AMI- love

amorous, amicable, amiable, amity

AMBI, AMPHI- both

ambiguous, ambivalent, ambidextrous, amphibious

AMBL, AMBUL- walk

amble, ambulatory, perambulator, somnambulist

ANIM- mind, spirit, breath

animal, animosity, unanimous, magnanimous

ANN, ENN- year

annual, annuity, superannuated, biennial, perennial

ANTE, ANT-before

antecedent, antediluvian, antebellum, antepenultimate, anterior, antiquity, antiquated, anticipate

ANTHROP- human

anthropology, anthropomorphic, misanthrope, philanthropy

ANTI, ANT- against, opposite

antidote, antipathy, antithesis, antacid, antagonist, antonym

AUD- hear

audio, audience, audition, auditory, audible

AUTO- self

autobiography, autocrat, autonomous

BELLI, BELL- war

belligerent, bellicose, antebellum, rebellion

BENE, BEN- good

benevolent, benefactor, beneficent, benign

BI- two

bicycle, bisect, bilateral, bilingual, biped

BIBLIO- book

Bible, bibliography, bibliophile

BIO- life

biography, biology, amphibious, symbiotic, macrobiotics

BURS- money, purse

reimburse, disburse, bursar

CAD, CAS, CID- happen, fall

accident, cadence, cascade, deciduous

CAP, CIP- head

captain, decapitate, capitulate, precipitous, precipitate

CAP, CAPT, CEPT, CIP- take, hold, seize

capable, recapitulate, captivate, deception, intercept, precept, inception, anticipate,

emancipation, incipient, cede, precede, accede, recede, antecedent, intercede, secede

CARN- flesh

carnal, carnage, carnival, carnivorous, incarnate

CED, CESS- yield, go

cease, cessation, incessant, cede

CHROM-- color

chrome, chromatic, monochrome

CHRON- time

chronology, chronic, anachronism

CIDE- murder

suicide, homicide, regicide, patricide

CIRCUM- around

circumference, circumlocution, circumnavigate, circumscribe, circumspect, circumvent

CLIN, CLIV- slope

incline, declivity, proclivity

CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS, CLOIS- shut, close

conclude, reclusive, claustrophobia, cloister, preclude, occlude

CO, COM, CON- with, together

coeducation, coagulate, coalesce, coerce, cogent, cognate, collateral, colloquial, commensurate, compassion, compatriot, complacent, compliant, complicity, compunction, conciliatory, concord, concur, condone, conflagration, congeal, congenial, congenital, conglomerate, conjure, conjugal, conscientious, consecrate, consensus, consonant, constrained, contentious, contrite, convalescence, convene, convivial, convoke, convoluted, congress

COGN, GNO- know

recognize, cognition, cognizance, incognito, diagnosis, agnostic, prognosis, agnostic, ignorant

CONTRA- against

controversy, incontrovertible, contravene

CORP - body

corpse, corporeal, corpulence

COSMO, COSM- world

cosmopolitan, cosmos, microcosm, macrocosm

CRAC, CRAT - rule, power

democracy, bureaucracy, theocracy, autocrat, aristocrat, technocrat

CRED- trust, believe

incredible, credulous, credence

CRESC, CRET - grow

crescent, crescendo, accretion

CULP- blame, fault

culprit, culpable, inculpate, exculpate

CURR, CURS- run

current, concur, cursory, precursor, incursion

DE- down, out, apart

depart, debase, debilitate, decry, deface, defamatory, defunct, delegate, demarcation, demean, demur, deplete, deplore, depravity, deprecate, deride, desist, detest, devoid

DEC- ten, tenth

decade, decimal, decathlon, decimate

DEMO, DEM- people

democrat, demographics, demagogue, epidemic, pandemic, endemic

DI, DIURN- day

diary, diurnal, quotidian

DIA- across

diagonal, diatribe

DIC, DICT - speak

diction, interdict, predict, abdicate, indict, verdict

DIS, DIF, DI- not, apart, away

disaffected, disband, disbar, disburse, discern, discordant, discredit, disheveled, disparage, disparate, dispassionate, dispirit, dissemble, disseminate, dissension, dissipate, dissonant, dissuade, distend, differentiate, diffidence, diffuse, digress, divert

DOC, DOCT - teach

doctrine, docile

DOL- pain

condolence, doleful, dolorous, indolent

DUC, DUCT- lead

seduce, induce, conduct, viaduct, induct

EGO- self

ego, egoist, egocentric

EN, EM- in, into

enter, entice, encumber, endemic, ensconce, enthrall, entreat, embellish, embezzle, embroil,

empathy

ERR- wander

erratic, aberration, errant

EU- well, good

eulogy, euphemism, euphony, euphoria, eurhythmics, euthanasia

EX, E- out, out of

exit, exacerbate, excerpt, excommunicate, exculpate, exhume, exonerate, exorbitant, exorcise, expatriate, expedient, expiate, expunge, expurgate, extenuate, extort, extremity, extricate,

extrinsic, exult, evoke, evict, elicit, egress

FAC, FIC, FECT, FY, FEA- make, do

factory, facility, benefactor, malefactor, fiction, fictive, beneficent, affect, magnify, unify, rectify, vilify, feasible

FAL, FALS- deceive

false, infallible, fallacious

FERV - boil

fervent, fervid, effervescent

FLU, FLUX- flow

fluent, flux, affluent, confluence, effluvia, superfluous

FORE- before

forecast, foreboding, forestall

FRAG, FRAC- break

fragment, fracture, diffract, fractious, refract

FUS- pour

profuse, infusion, effusive, diffuse

GEN- birth, class, kin

generation, congenital, homogeneous, heterogeneous, ingenious, engender, progeny

GRAD, GRESS- step

graduate, gradual, retrograde, centigrade, degrade, gradation, gradient, progress, digress, transgress

GRAPH, GRAM- writing

biography, bibliography, epigraph, grammar, epigram

GRAT - pleasing

grateful, gratitude, gratis, ingrate, congratulate, gratuitous, gratuity

GRAY; GRIEV- heavy

grave, gravity, aggravate, grieve, aggrieve, grievous

GREG- crowd, flock

segregate, gregarious, egregious, congregate, aggregate

HABIT, HIBIT - have, hold

habit, inhibit, cohabit, habitat

HAP- by chance

happen, haphazard, hapless, mishap

HELlO, HELl- sun

heliocentric, helium, heliotrope, aphelion, perihelion

HETERO- other

heterosexual, heterogeneous, heterodox

HOL- whole

holocaust, catholic, holistic

HOMO- same

homosexual, homogenize, homogeneous, homonym

HOMO- man

homo sapiens, homicide, bonhomie

HYDR- water

hydrant, hydrate, dehydration

HYPER- too much, excess

hyperactive, hyperbole, hyperventilate

HYPO- too little, under

hypodermic, hypothermia, hypochondria, hypothesis, hypothetical

IN, IG, IL, IM, IR- not

incorrigible, indefatigable, indelible, inept, inert, inexorable, insatiable, insentient, insolvent, insomnia, interminable, intractable, incessant, inextricable, infallible, infamy, inoperable, insipid, intemperate, intrepid, inviolable, ignorant, ignominious, ignoble, illicit, immaculate, immutable, impasse, impeccable, impertinent, implacable, impotent, impregnable, impassioned, impervious, irregular, invade, incandescent, incarcerate, incense, indenture, induct, ingratiate, introvert, inception, incisive, infer

IN, IL, IM, IR- in, on, into

infusion, innate, inquest, inscribe, insinuate, inter, illustrate, imbue, immerse, implicate, irrigate, irritate

INTER- between, among

intercede, intercept, interject, interlocutor, interloper, intermediary, intermittent, interpolate, interpose, interrogate, intersect, intervene

INTRA, INTR- within

intrastate, intravenous, intramural, intrinsic

IT, ITER- between, among

transit, itinerant, reiterate, transitory

JECT, JET- throw

eject, interject, abject, trajectory, jettison

JOUR- day

journal, adjourn, sojourn

JUD- judge

judge, judicious, prejudice, adjudicate

JUNCT, JUG- join

junction, adjunct, injunction, conjugal, subjugate

JUR- swear, law

jury, abjure, adjure, conjure, perjure, jurisprudence

LAT - side

lateral, collateral, unilateral, bilateral, quadrilateral

LEG, LEC, LEX- read, speak

legible, lecture, lexicon

LEV- light

elevate, levitate, levity, alleviate

LIBER- free

liberty, liberal, libertarian, libertine

LIG, LI, LY- bind

ligament, oblige, religion, liable, liaison, lien, ally

LING, LANG- tongue

lingo, language, linguistics, bilingual

LITER- letter

literate, alliteration, literal

LITH- stone

monolith, lithograph, megalith

LOQU, LOC, LOG- speech, thought

eloquent, loquacious, colloquial, soliloquy, circumlocution, interlocutor, monologue,

dialogue, eulogy, philology, neologism

LUC, LUM- light

lucid, illuminate, elucidate, translucent

LUD, LUS- play

ludicrous, allude, delusion, allusion, illusory

MACRO- great

macrocosm, macrobiotics

MAG, MAJ, MAS, MAX- great

magnify, majesty, master, maximum, magnanimous, magnate, magnitude

MAL- bad

malady, maladroit, malevolent, malodorous

MAN- hand

manual, manuscript, emancipate, manifest

MAR- sea

submarine, marine, maritime

MATER, MATR- mother

maternal, matron, matrilineal

MEDI- middle

intermediary, medieval, mediate

MEGA- great

megaphone, megalomania, megalith

MEM, MEN- remember

memory, memento, memorabilia, reminisce

METER, METR, MENS- measure

meter, thermometer, perimeter, metronome, commensurate

MICRO- small

microscope, microorganism, microcosm, microbe

MIS- wrong, bad, hate

misunderstand, misanthrope, misapprehension, misconstrue, misnomer, mishap

MIT, MISS- send

transmit, emit, missive

MOLL- soft

mollify, emollient, mollusk

MON, MONIT- warn

admonish, monitor, premonition

MONO- one

monologue, monotonous, monogamy, monolith, monochrome

MOR, MORT - dead

morbid, moribund, mortal, amortize

MORPH- shape

amorphous, metamorphosis, morphology

MOY, MOT, MOB, MOM- move

remove, motion, mobile, momentum, momentous

MUT - change

mutate, mutability, immutable, commute

NAT, NASC- born

native, nativity, natal, neonate, innate, cognate, nascent, renaissance

NEG- not, deny

negative, abnegate, renege

NEO- new

neoclassical, neophyte, neologism, neonate

NIHIL- none, nothing

annihilation, nihilism

NOM, NYM- name

nominate, nomenclature, nominal, cognomen, misnomer, ignominious, antonym, homonym,

pseudonym, synonym, anonymity

NOX, NIC, NEC, NOC- harm

obnoxious, noxious, pernicious

NOY- new

novelty, innovation

NUMER- number

numeral, numerous, innumerable, enumerate

OB- against

obstruct, obdurate, obfuscate, obnoxious, obsequious, obstinate, obtrusive

OMNI- all

omnipresent, omnipotent, omniscient, omnivorous

ONER- burden

onerous, onus, exonerate

OPER- work

operate, cooperate, inoperable

PAC- peace

pacify, pacifist, pacific

PALP- feel

palpable, palpitation

PAN- all

panorama, panacea, panegyric, pandemic

PATER, PATR- father

paternal, paternity, patriot, compatriot, expatriate, patrimony, patricide, patrician

PATH, PASS- feel, suffer

sympathy, antipathy, empathy, apathy, pathos, impassioned

PEC- money

pecuniary, impecunious

PEL, PULS- drive

compel, compelling, expel, propel, compulsion

PEN- almost

peninsula, penultimate, penumbra

PEND, PENS- hang

pendant, pendulous, compendium, suspense, propensity

PER- through, by, for, throughout

percipient, perfunctory, permeable, perturbation, perusal, perennial

PER- against, destruction

perfidious, pernicious, perjure

PERI- around

perimeter, periphery, peripatetic

PET- seek, go toward

petition, impetus, impetuous, petulant, centripetal

PHIL- love

philosopher, philanderer, philanthropy, bibliophile, philology

PHOB- fear

phobia, claustrophobia, xenophobia

PHON- sound

phonograph, megaphone, euphony, phonetics, phonics

PLAC- calm, please

placate, implacable, placid, complacent

PON, POS- put, place

postpone, proponent, exponent, preposition, posit, interpose, juxtaposition, depose

PORT- carry

portable, deportment, rapport

POT - drink

potion, potable

POT- power

potential, potent, impotent, potentate, omnipotence

PRE- before

precede, precipitate, preclude, precocious, precursor, predilection, predisposition, preponderance,

prepossessing, prescient, prejudice, predict, premonition, preposition

PRIM, PRI- first

prime, primary, primal, primeval, primordial, pristine

PRO- ahead, forth

proceed, proclivity, procrastinator, profane, profuse, progenitor, progeny, prognosis, prologue,

propel, proponent, propose, proscribe, protestation, provoke

PROTO- first

prototype, protagonist, protocol

PROX, PROP- near

approximate, propinquity, proximity

PSEUDO- false

pseudoscientific, pseudonym

PYR- fire

pyre, pyrotechnics, pyromania

QUAD, QUAR, QUAT-four

quadrilateral, quadrant, quadruped, quarter, quarantine, quaternary

QUES, QUER, QUIS, QUIR- question

quest, inquest, query, querulous, inquisitive

QUIE- quiet

disquiet, acquiesce, quiescent, requiem

QUINT, QUIN- five

quintuplets, quintessence

RADI, RAMI- branch

radius, radiate, radiant, eradicate, ramification

RECT, REG- straight, rule

rectangle, rectitude, rectify, regular

RETRO- backward

retrospective, retroactive, retrograde

RID, RIS- laugh

ridiculous, deride, derision

ROG- ask

interrogate, derogatory, abrogate, arrogant

RUD- rough, crude

rude, erudite, rudimentary

RUPT - break

disrupt, interrupt, rupture

SACR, SANCT- holy

sacred, sacrilege, consecrate, sanctify, sanction, sacrosanct

SCRIB, SCRIPT, SCRIV - write

scribe, ascribe, circumscribe, inscribe, proscribe, script, manuscript, scrivener

SE- apart, away

separate, segregate, secede, sedition

SEC, SECT, SEG-- cut

sector, dissect, bisect, intersect, segment, secant

SED, SID- sit

sedate, sedentary, supersede, reside, residence, assiduous, insidious

SEM- seed, sow

seminar, seminal, disseminate

SEN- old

senior, senile, senescent

SENT, SENS- feel, think

sentiment, nonsense, assent, sentient, consensus, sensual

SEQU, SECU- follow

sequence, sequel, subsequent, obsequious, obsequy, non sequitur, consecutive

SIGN- mark, sign

signal, designation, assignation

SIM, SEM- similar, same

similar, semblance, dissemble, verisimilitude

SOL- sun

solar, parasol, solarium, solstice

SOL- alone

solo, solitude, soliloquy

SOMN- sleep

insomnia, somnolent, somnambulist

SON- sound

sonic, consonance, dissonance, assonance, resonate

SOPH- wisdom

philosopher, sophistry, sophisticated, sophomoric

SPEC, SPIC- see, look

spectator, circumspect, retrospective, perspective

SPER- hope

prosper, prosperous, despair, desperate

SPERS, SPAR- scatter

disperse, sparse, aspersion, disparate

SPIR- breathe

respire, inspire, spiritual, aspire, transpire

STRICT, STRING- bind

strict, stricture, constrict, stringent, astringent

STRUCT, STRU- build

structure, construe, obstruct

SUB- under

subconscious, subjugate, subliminal, subpoena, subsequent, subterranean, subvert

SUMM- highest

summit, summary, consummate

SUPER, SUR- above

supervise, supercilious, supersede, superannuated, superfluous, insurmountable, surfeit

SURGE, SURRECT - rise

surge, resurgent, insurgent, insurrection

SYN, SYM- together

synthesis, sympathy, synonym, synopsis, symposium, symbiosis

TACIT, TIC- silent

tacit, taciturn, reticent

TACT, TAG, TANG- touch

tact, tactile, contagious, tangent, tangential, tangible

TEN, TIN, TAIN- hold, twist

detention, tenable, tenacious, pertinacious, retain

TEND, TENS, TENT- stretch

intend, distend, tension, tensile, ostensible, contentious

TERM-- end

terminal, terminate, interminable

TERR-- earth, land

terrain, terrestrial, extraterrestrial, subterranean

TEST- witness

testify, attest, testimonial, testament, detest, protestation

THE- god

atheist, theology, theocracy

THERM- heat

thermometer, thermal, thermonuclear, hypothermia

TIM- fear, frightened

timid, intimidate, timorous

TOP- place

topic, topography, utopia

TORP- stiff, numb

torpedo, torpid, torpor

TORT- twist

distort, extort, tortuous

TOX- poison

toxic, toxin, intoxication

TRACT - draw

tractor, intractable, protract

TRANS- across, over, through, beyond

transport, transgress, transient, transitory, translucent, transmutation

TREM, TREP- shake

tremble, tremor, tremulous, trepidation, intrepid

TURB- shake

disturb, turbulent, perturbation

UMBR- shadow

umbrella, umbrage, adumbrate, penumbra

UNI, UN- one

unify, unilateral, unanimous

URB-- city

urban, suburban, urbane

VAC-empty

vacant, evacuate, vacuous

VAL, VAIL- value, strength

valid, valor, ambivalent, convalescence, avail, prevail, countervail

VEN, VENT -- come

convene, contravene, intervene, venue, convention, circumvent, advent

VER- true

verify, verity, verisimilitude, veracious, aver, verdict

VERB- word

verbal, verbose, verbiage, verbatim

VERT, VERS- turn

avert, convert, pervert, revert, incontrovertible, divert, subvert, versatile, aversion

VICT, VINC- conquer

victory, conviction, evict, evince, invincible

VID, VIS- see

evident, vision, visage, supervise

VIL- base, mean

vile, vilify, revile

VIV; VIT - life

vivid, vital, convivial, vivacious

VOC, VOK, VOW- call, word

vocal, equivocate, vociferous, convoke, evoke, invoke, avow

VOL- wish

voluntary, malevolent, benevolent, volition

VOLV; VOLUT - turn, roll

revolve, evolve, convoluted

VOR- eat

devour, carnivore, omnivorous, voracious

Suffixes

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Suffix Meaning Example

able, ible capable of credible

acy state of celibacy

ant full of luxuriant

ate to make legitimate

er, or one who censor

fic making traffic

ism belief fascism

ist one who racist

ize to make victimize

oid like steroid

ology study of geology

ose full of verbose

ous full of pious

tude state of gratitude

ure state of, act primogeniture

Prefixes

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PREFIXES Meaning Example

ab from aberration

ad to adequate

ambi both ambidextrous

an, a without anarchy

anti against anticlimactic

ante before antecedent

be throughout belie

bi two bilateral

cata down catacomb

circum around circumference

com, cor together confluence

contra against contraindicate

de down (negative) debase

deca ten decathlon

decem ten decimal

di two dipole

dia through, between dialectic

dis apart (negative) disprove

du two duplication

dys abnormal, impaired dyspeptic

epi upon epicenter

equi equal equitable

ex out extricate

extra beyond extracurricular

fore in front of foreword

hemi half hemisphere

hyper excessive hyperventilate

hypo too little hypothermia

in, ir not inefficient

in, ir very invite, inflammable

inter between interloper

intro, intra inside introduce

kilo one thousand kilometer

meta changing metaphysics

micro small microcosm

mili, milli one thousand millisecond

mis bad, hate misanthrope

mono one monopoly

multi many multiply

neo new neophyte

nil, nihil nothing nihilism

non not nonentity

ob, oc, of, op against obstinate

pan all panoramic

para beside paranormal

per throughout permeate

peri around periscope

poly many polygon

post after posterity

pre before predecessor

prim first primate

pro forward procession

quad four quadruple

re again reiterate

retro backward retrograde

semi half semiliterate

sub,suc, sup under succumb

super, supra above superannuated

syn, sym, syl together synthesis

trans across transgression

un not unkempt

uni one unique

Twenty Typical GRE Math Problems (w/ Solutions)

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Twenty Typical GRE Math Problems (w/ Solutions)

Directions for problem-solving questions: For each of the following questions, select the best of the answer choices.

Numbers: All numbers used are real numbers.

Figures: The diagrams and figures that accompany these questions are for the purpose of providing information useful in answering the questions. Unless it is stated that a specific figure is not drawn to scale, the diagrams and figures are drawn as accurately as possible. All figures are in a plane unless otherwise indicated.

1) If both x and y are prime numbers, which of the following CANNOT be the difference of x and y?

(A) 1

(B) 3

(D) 15

(E) 23

2) Car X and Car Y are five miles apart and are on a collision course. Car X is driving directly north and Car Y is driving directly east. If the point of impact is one mile closer to the current position of Car X than to the current position of Car Y, how many miles away from the point of impact is Car Y at this time?

(A) 1

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 5

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A B C D E

3) In the diagram above, AD = BE = 6 and CD = 3(BC). If AE = 8, then BC = ?

(A) 6

(B) 4

(D) 2

(E) 1

4) If the length of rectangle A is one-half the length of rectangle B, and the width of rectangle A is one-half the width of rectangle B, what is the ratio of the area of rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?

(A) 1/4

(B) 1/2

(D) 2/1

(E) 4/1

5) If the area of a rectangle is 12, what is its perimeter?

(A) 7

(B) 8

(D) 16

(E) It cannot be determined from the information given.

6) A cube and a rectangular solid are equal in volume. If the length of the edges of the rectangular solid are 4, 8, and 16, what is the length of an edge of the cube?

(A) 4

(B) 8

(D) 16

(E) 64

7) The distance between Athens and Carthage is 120 miles. A car travels from Athens to Carthage at 60 miles per hour and returns from Carthage to Athens along the same route at 40 miles per hour. What is the average speed for the round trip?

(A) 48

(B) 50

(D) 56

(E) 58

8) If w is 10% less than x, and y is 30% less than z, they wy is what percent less than xz?

(A) 10%

(B) 20%

(D) 40%

(E) 100%

9) How many different ways can three cubic boxes be painted if each box is painted one color and only the three colors pink, orange and yellow are available? (Order is not considered, ie, pink/orange/pink is considered the same as pink/pink/orange).

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 10

(E) 27

10) If x is an integer and y = -2x - 8, what is the least value of x for which y is less than 9?

(A) -9

(B) -8

(D) -6

(E) -5

11) What is the perimeter of the triangle connecting the points with (x,y) coordinates (-2,7), (3,-5) and (-2,-5)?

(A) 18

(B) 22

(D) 27

(E) 30

12) In the repeating decimal 0.097531097531...., what is the 44th digit to the right of the decimal point?

(A) 0

(B) 1

(D) 7

(E) 9

13) What is the greatest integer that will always evenly divide the sum of three consecutive even integers?

(A) 2

(B) 3

(D) 6

(E) 12

14) Decorative ribbon is cut into three equal parts. The resulting segments are then cut into 4, 6 and 8 equal parts, respectively. If each of the resulting pieces has an integer length, what is the minimum length of the ribbon?

(A) 24

(B) 36

(D) 54

(E) 72

15) The average (mean) of six numbers is 6. If 3 is subtracted from each of four of the numbers, what is the new average?

(A) 3/2

(B) 2

(D) 4

(E) 9/2

16) If chocolate, nuts and caramel are to be mixed in the ratio 3:5:7 respectively, and 5 tons of chocolate are available, how many tons of the mixture can be made? (Assume there is enough nuts and caramel to use all the chocolate.)

(A) 15

(B) 20

(D) 30

(E) 75

17) If the degree measures of two angles of an isosceles triangle are in ther ratio 1:3, what is the degree measure of the largest angle if it is not a base angle?

(A) 26 degrees

(B) 36 degrees

(D) 92 degrees

(E) 108 degrees

18) x(x - y) - z(x - y) =

(A) x - y

(B) x - z

(D) (x - y)(x + z)

(E) (x - y)(z - x)

19) A stock decreases in value by 20 percent. By what percent must the stock price increase to reach its former value?

(A) 15%

(B) 20%

(D) 30%

(E) 40%

20) The population of a certain town increases by 50 percent every 50 years. If the population in 1950 was 810, in what year was the population 160?

(A) 1650

(B) 1700

(D) 1800

(E) 1850

Solutions to Math Problems

1) Choice E is correct. This problem is solved fastest by process of elimination. Both 2 and 3 are prime and their difference is one (Eliminate Choice A). Both 5 and 2 are prime and their difference is 3 (Eliminate Choice B). Both 11 and 2 are prime and their difference is 9 (Eliminate C). Both 17 and 2 are prime and their difference is 15 (Eliminate D).

2) Choice D is correct. This problem can be solved by using the Pythagorean theorem as Cars X and Y are 5 miles apart, which is the hypotenuse of a right triangle. Let d be the distance Car Y is from the point of collision. Then the distance Car X is from the collision is d-1. Solving for D: dd + (d-1)(d-1) = 25, d=4, -3. Since d denotes distance, we reject -3 as a valid answer.

3) Choice E is correct. Since AE is a line segment and all the lengths are additive, AE = AD + DE. We know that AD = 6 and AE = 8. So DE = AE - AD = 8 - 6 = 2. We also know that BE = 6. So BD = BE - DE = 6 - 2 = 4. We know BD is 4, but need to find BC.

Since CD = 3(BC), we can solve for BC: x + 3x = 4. x = 1.

4) Choice A is correct. This problem includes a common mistake: the ratio of areas is NOT the same as the ratio of lengths. Instead, the ratio of areas for similar polygons is equal to the square of the lengths of the lengths. If we use 4 and 2 as the length and width for rectangle A, its area is 8. Rectangle B would have an area of (8)(4) = 32, four times that of A.

5) Choice E is correct. The area of a rectangle does not tell us much about the perimeter. We can try substituting values for it, but more than one perimeter is possible based on the information given.

6) Choice B is correct. We have all of the dimensions to calculate the volume of the rectangular solid, which is 16 x 8 x 4. This is also the volume of the cube. So, the length of an edge of the cube is the cubic root of (16 x 8 x 4), or 8.

7) Choice A is correct. Average speed = Total distance / Total time. A car traveling at 40 mph will cover 120 miles in 3 hours. A car traveling at 60 mph covers the same 120 miles in 2 hours. The total travel time is therefore 5 hours.

For the entire round trip, the average speed = (120 + 120) / 5 = 48 mph.

8) Choice C is correct. We solve using simple equations:

w is 10% less than x w = x - 0.10x, or w = 0.9x

y is 30% less than z y = z - 0.30z, or y = 0.7z

wy = (0.9x)(0.7z) = 0.63xz , or xz - 0.37xz

9) Choice D is correct. There are theoretically 27 color combinations (3 x 3 x 3), without restriction. If order is not considered, then there are just 10 distinct color combinations available.

PPP YYY OOO

PPY YYP OOP

PPO YYO OOY

PYO YPY OPY

PYY YPP OPP

PYP YPO OPO

POO YOY OYY

POY YOP OYP

POP YOO OYO

10) Choice B is correct. From the wquation given, we simplify to: -2x-8 < style=""> .

Solving for X, we get x> -8.5, or x = -8.

11) Choice E is correct. When we sketch the points on a graph, we note that Points A, B and C form a right triangle ACB. To find the perimeter, we find the lengths of the three sides and add them together.

A (-2, 7) B (3,- 5) C (-2, -5)

AC = 7-(-5) = 12

BC = 3 - (-2) = 5

Using the Pythagorean theorem to solve for hypotenuse AB,

AB squared = (12)(12) + (5)(5) = 13 = AB

Perimeter = 12 + 13 + 5 = 30

12) Choice E is correct. The pattern is the same 6 numbers in the same order: 0,9,7,5,3 and 1. The 44th digit will be a 9.

13) Choice D is correct. We can solve this by working with actual numbers. Starting with zero, we see that the sum is always a multiple of 6:

0 + 2 + 4 = 6, 2 + 4 + 6 = 12, 4 + 6 + 8 = 18 , 6 + 8 + 10 = 24, etc.

14) Choice E is correct. Since the ribbon is cut into three equal parts, the minimum length is a multiple of three. Since one of the three pieces is then divided evenly into 8 pieces, the length of the ribbon must be at least (3)(8), or 24. Another piece is cut evenly into 6 pieces. Thus, we seek the least common multiple of 6 and 8. The smallest common multiple of 6 and 8 is 24, so the minimum length of the ribbon is 3(24) = 72.

15) Choice D is correct. If 6 numbers have an average of 6, their sum is 36. Subtracting 3 from 4 of the numbers removes 3(4), or 12 from the sum. The new sum is 24 and the new mean is 24/6 = 4.

16) Choice C is correct. Since the ratio of chocolate to nuts to caramel is 3:5:7, for every three portions of chocolate we add, we get 3 + 5 + 7 or 15 portions of the mixture. Thus, the formula gives 15/3 or 5 times as much mixture as chocolate. If we have 5 tons of chocolate, we can make 5 x 5 or 25 tons of the mixture.

17) Choice E is correct. Let x denote the base angles and y denote the largest angle. We know that x/y = 1/3, or y = 3x. We also know that x + x + y = 180. Combining equations, we have:

2x + 3x = 180, or x = 36. Since y is 3 times x, y is 108.

18) Choice C is correct. since (x - y) is a common factor, we factor it out:

x(x - y) - z(x - y) = (x - y)(x - z)

19) Choice C is correct. Although the stock must increase and decrese by the same amount, it does not increase and decrease by the same percent. When the stock first decreased, the amount of change was part of a larger whole. Let's solve this by using $100 as the initial price of the stock:

The 20% decrease reduced the stock price to $80. For the stock to reach $100 again, there must be a $20 increase. $20 is what % of $80? 20/80 x 100 = 25%.

20) Choice C is correct. The population in 1950 was 150% (or 3/2) the 1900 population, making the 1900 population 2/3 of that in 1950. Simply multiply the population number by 2/3 every 50 years, down to 160 (for 1750).

810 (2/3) = 540 (2/3) = 360 (2/3) = 240 (2/3) = 160

1950 in 1900 in 1850 in 1800 in 1750