Some Exceptional Words of Power- High Frequency GRE Words

I have the Power!! Remember who says these words? None other than our childhood Hero ‘He-Man’! This week I am going to make you all as powerful as He-Man! Are you all astonished? Yes, believe me it’s not going to be a tough task either. I am going to give you all some words of ‘exceptional power’! Are you all thrilled now? These are high frequency GRE words that have exceptional power in them. What’s more beautiful in this world than using the right words at the right time? These words will not only enable you get a high score in GRE but also make you speak even more effectively. Then why delay? Here we go!!

 

• Nonplussed: When I said I am going to make you all as powerful as He-Man weren’t you all nonplussed? Nonplussed is when you are taken aback, disconcerted and puzzled. In simpler words ‘a mental standstill’ condition is being nonplussed!

• Eulogized: Kings and warriors of yore were ‘eulogized’ by the court poets. Now into the world of imagination: Just imagine a King returns to his Kingdom after defeating his enemy. The minute he walks into the court you can see young girls run towards him and garlanding. All the senior courtesans stand in order to pay obeisance to the ruling warrior and then the court poets praise the king to the skies. This act of praising to the skies is called ‘eulogizing’. Hope you all got it right!

• Exorcised: I am sure no one out there missed the movie, ‘The Mummy’! It takes you into a haunting world of fantasy. Doesn’t it? Well remember what the heroine ‘Ivy’ does to repel the evil spirit of the Mummy. She chants a few incantations from the Book of the Dead! The evil force is ceased and finally the Mummy succumbs. To exorcise is to expel/eliminate an evil power by prayer/incantations. Hmm sounds interesting.

 

• Engrossed: Do you know the story of Narcissus engrossed with his own reflection in the pond? When you are completely occupied with anything and your mind gets fixed at a particular object, it means you are engrossed totally.

• Maundering: Some people keep babbling. When they talk it makes little sense. Meaning no sense at all. And what could be more disastrous, they spend a lifetime doing that. Sometimes it happens at very old age when people do not have company to communicate with. They start talking to themselves. Such an act is maundering.

• Spawned: Spawn is to reproduce in large numbers. Successful businesses spawn too. You can decide that when you see a branch of the business concern across the globe! Don’t you want to wish success to such businesses?

• Actuated: To actuate is to start something. For example, starting a machine is actuating it. I guess you got it right. You can use this word for some heavy machines. You do not actuate a grinder..LOL, you run it. Is that fine?

• Pillories: Well, well, well…When a candidate wants to win over his opponent in an election he mocks at the opponent publicly. At least such a thing happens in democratic countries. An open ridicule, insult, criticism like that against someone is called pillory. Now please do not ask me whether it is good or bad. I can’t be politically correct. Ahem! Disparage, Berate are some other words which also suggest a verbal insult against someone.

• Countermand: Counter….Now this word suggests a reversal of something. It can be remembered as a useful prefix. Countermand is reversal of a law. It also means to abrogate/nullify an existing law. You can think about some laws that were/are abrogated/countermanded in your respective countries. You can either share them here or discuss in the forums.

I suggest you all to spend a little time with these words to become more and more powerful. Start loving them rather. I bet they will certainly make you powerful. Try to recollect many visuals that relate to a specific word from the above list. Trigger your imagination. These are the words that keep appearing in GRE’s (Graduate Record Examination) Verbal Ability Section. (Antonyms, Analogies and Sentence Completion).

I keep telling:

Do not just read but work on these words. Use a notebook to jot them down and a dictionary to understand the meaning and the context better. As I always tell: Utter the words aloud- each word five times!!

Some techniques to memorize words faster and better:

1. Work with the word.

2. Expand its meaning into a suitable context.

3. Relate it to the person or situation you know.

4. Share the word with your friends, colleagues

5. Try to pronounce the word aloud at least five times

Empower yourself reading this blog more than once to understand its essence thoroughly. And get back to us with queries in case you have any.

Wishing you all success in anything/everything you undertake!!

Regards,

Anu Veluri

Manager- learnwordlist.com

 

32 Responses to “Some Exceptional Words of Power- High Frequency GRE Words”

1. mahesh dadhich on November 20th, 2009 2:39 pm

   is it useful for CAT examination

2. AnuVeluri on November 21st, 2009 3:31 am

   Yes Mahesh, the same rules are applicable to CAT too…

3. pooja on February 5th, 2010 6:36 pm

   it was wonderful…a daily exercise of the kind could do gr8..thanx a lot…

4. ABDUL GHAFFAR on February 5th, 2010 6:39 pm

   is this book is uselful for IELTS, TOEFL as well as for GRE examination, for engineering exams ?
   what are the main features of this ?
   what i can find in this?

5. viviana on February 5th, 2010 11:17 pm

   i like very much all the exercises and i try to do as much as i can i have not m,any opportunities. good bye

6. sajjad husain mir on February 6th, 2010 12:23 pm

   it is quite beneficial but some times look exhaustive to go through wholly so which strategy is to be opted to enjoy its preparation

7. AnuVeluri on February 6th, 2010 12:46 pm

   Yes Pooja, that’s how we need to remeber words. Hey Pooja why dont you join our forum..you will find it equally engrossing..in fact you can keep posting some meaningful topics there and start interacting with fellow students..

8. AnuVeluri on February 6th, 2010 12:46 pm

   Hi Andul which book are you talking about..we train students only for GRE as of now..

9. AnuVeluri on February 6th, 2010 12:47 pm

   Ohh yeah Viviana..within our blog segment there are many such interesting articles..do read them all…

10. AnuVeluri on February 6th, 2010 12:55 pm

    Hi Sajjad there cannot be simpler techniques than these..in fact it is a single strategy just work with the word for sometime by using it in context, sharing with others and uttering it aloud at least 5 times..u have to take it as ‘one’..hope you understand..:-)

11. rutherford on February 6th, 2010 7:13 pm

    I am thankful for the guidance.Your site is very useful to my course.

12. Venkatraja on February 8th, 2010 7:37 am

    This is good for me for preparing.I think it will help me more in verbal sections.Thank you very much.

13. AnuVeluri on February 8th, 2010 7:53 am

    Hi Rutherford..it’s been ages since you stopped by..hey howz ur GRE preparation going??…do read all the other blogs too…

14. AnuVeluri on February 8th, 2010 8:01 am

    Yes Venkataraja indeed..take all the tests..there are many time based tests available on the site..take them all…n there are many more blogs too.which will help you take GRE smoothly and confidently..

15. Atique Islam on February 13th, 2010 7:40 pm

    I m very much interested in participating GRE test & want to make a good score…I think Barron’s GRE book is the most suitable book to fulfill my desire…

16. AnuVeluri on February 15th, 2010 7:05 am

    Yes Atique do take GRE if u want to go to the US for higher education..Barron’s is good..in fact you can even read all the other blogs which will give you some valuable insight into the exam..Hey Atique are u aware of the fact that there are many tests on the site..these time-based tests will help u evaluate your performance. And above all is the forum, u can register there and make your contribution..you can also help fellow students in understanding academic concepts better..

    Regards,

17. konan on February 17th, 2010 4:34 pm

    it is a great chance for me to have this site for improving my knowledges . I love this site as my God.
    It is not Pillories

18. AnuVeluri on February 18th, 2010 7:07 am

    Hey Konan thanks so much..are u appearing for GRE??

19. Indra Prasad Sharma on March 4th, 2010 8:22 am

    It is pleasure learning to improve expression of feelings and motivate peoples for the good. But sometimes the lack of time baffles the memorizing some new and difficult words. Sometimes I learn new words and in a moment

    Who gives this power?
    Mulla – “Nepali” – radish – You can eat as a aperitif or.
    Mulla – ‘eng” – ?? U know – You can’t eat – if U try – then ….??

    thank you so much. It provides me huge platform of knowledge.

    But what about the quantitative?

    Indra Prasad Sharma.

20. Tufa on March 9th, 2010 12:24 pm

    I-think-now—I-have-the-power!!!

21. AnuVeluri on March 10th, 2010 6:24 am

    That’s good Tufa..:-)..read all the blogs to become even more powerful…

22. Manzoor Rana on April 10th, 2010 4:13 am

    Please accept my heartiest gratitude for enlarging as well as strengthening my vocabulary.it is really a great favour for the students thirsting for ways and material to make their writing and speech more effective

23. Reshma on April 12th, 2010 7:55 am

    thank for this piece of writing whihc really spoke to me……. i am also able to relate some of the terms with dictionary.com whihc i use for vacabulary….

24. shipra on April 29th, 2010 4:35 am

    hiii Manzoor Rana

    Thanks

    shipra

25. shipra on May 1st, 2010 10:32 am

    hii reshma

    Thanks

26. asif on May 12th, 2010 3:59 am

    I am thankful for the great help which u r offering by publishing this site. Its really helping improving ma vocabulary. May GOD bless u

27. shipra on May 14th, 2010 4:09 am

    hii asif

    Thanks

28. Moiz Motorwala on May 21st, 2010 5:33 pm

    very nice way to explain the meaning of a word, supported by a short story, imagination or example. I really find it very useful and i’ll surely implement this technique it in my daily routine. Thanx

29. shipra on May 22nd, 2010 6:31 am

    hii Moiz

    Thanks for those wonderful words.

30. Varsha on February 26th, 2011 8:10 am

    excellent article! nice way to classify fancy GRE words! helping us a lot! thanks a lot! keep posting!

31. '' I-neek''Lennon Craig on August 11th, 2011 6:53 pm

    Hi Shipra, I want to know if the GRE certificate could recommend me everywhere.

32. shipra on August 12th, 2011 4:43 am

    Craig, GRE is mandatory exam for graduate programs in US. If you wish to pursue graduate program in US then you have to take this exam.

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