Preparing for GRE

Daily reading practice: As nurses in New York City battled on the front lines of Covid-19, the union that represents them was locked in an internal fight. Total GRE Words: 27 https://preparingforgre.com/item/438789

Vocabulary Practice: Expansive Meaning: Communicative, and prone to talking in a sociable manner Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/expansive

Vocabulary Practice: Catholic Meaning: Of broad scope; universal Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/catholic

Daily reading practice: These ten films suggest the extremes of experience that are evoked by the very effort to explore the supernatural, the haunted, the tormented, the dreadful, both outward and within. Total GRE Words: 39 https://preparingforgre.com/item/437911

Vocabulary Practice: Catholic Meaning: Of broad scope; universal Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/catholic

Vocabulary Practice: Improvident Meaning: Not given careful consideration Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/improvident

Daily reading practice: When urban cemeteries started to fill up, the London Necropolis Railway was built for one purpose: to take the departed to an out-of-town burial ground. Total GRE Words: 18 https://preparingforgre.com/item/438209

Vocabulary Practice: Chagrin Meaning: Annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/chagrin

Daily reading practice: The pandemic, the massive wildfires and the ongoing fight against police brutality have galvanized voters in America’s most populous state to cast their vote early. California has sent mail-in ballots to 22 million registered voters, and the flood of votes that have been returned so far make up about 25%. But the early turnout is “shattering prior election returns”, said Paul Mitchell of Political Data Inc, a bipartisan voter data firm based in California. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Election workers at the Orange county registrar of voters process stacks of mail-in ballots. He agrees with Heard that, “California is where you’ll see previews of national coming attractions.” Post election, Republicans will have to “adapt to changing sensibilities”. Total GRE Words: 20 https://preparingforgre.com/item/437705

Vocabulary Practice: Malady Meaning: A disease or sickness Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/malady

Daily reading practice: Although sophisticated upper- and lower-limb prostheses have been developed, amputees cannot control them intuitively nor perceive sensations from them. Neural prostheses that provide bidirectional interfacing with the residual nervous system exploit the persistence of the central and peripheral neural pathways devoted to motor control and sensing (1). Upper-limb amputees actuate opening and closing of commercial hand prostheses through the contraction of residual muscles, with no possibility to control single digits. Peripheral nerves contain parallel tubular structures, called fascicles, that transmit different sensations (such as touch and vibration) from specific areas of the limb. Bidirectional limb neural prostheses Residual motor and sensory neurons in arms and legs of amputees can be used with implants and surgery techniques to confer different sensations and precise motor control of prostheses. Total GRE Words: 25 https://preparingforgre.com/item/437701

Vocabulary Practice: Debonair Meaning: (of a man) confident, stylish, and charming Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/debonair

Vocabulary Practice: Facile Meaning: Ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/facile

Daily reading practice: FBI busts militia 'plot' to abduct Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer Published duration 9 Octobermedia caption "Hate groups heard the president's words... as a rallying cry": Mrs Whitmer calls out TrumpThe FBI says it has thwarted a plot to abduct and overthrow Michigan's Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer. Mrs Whitmer has become a target for coronavirus sceptics after enacting strict measures that were overturned by a judge last week. "Hatred, bigotry and violence have no place" in Michigan, Mrs Whitmer said, describing the accused as "depraved". They allegedly planned to hold a "treason trial" against Mrs Whitmer. "None of us has faced a challenge like Covid-19," Mrs Whitmer said on Thursday. Total GRE Words: 23 https://preparingforgre.com/item/436732

Vocabulary Practice: Pyrrhic Meaning: Describing a victory that comes at such a great cost that the victory is not worthwhile Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/pyrrhic

Vocabulary Practice: Simulacrum Meaning: An image or representation of someone or something Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/simulacrum

Daily reading practice: To smooth the way for those bond deals, Goldman officials conspired with a 1MDB official to bribe Malaysian officials and officials of a sovereign wealth vehicle in Abu Dhabi, the U.S. Justice Department said. Bribes also went to the Malaysian government and 1MDB officials, prosecutors said. Yet in the 1MDB bond deals, they didn’t take “reasonable steps” to keep him out of it, according to the statement of facts. The Justice Department penalty against Goldman credits more than $1 billion in fines paid to other U.S. agencies and foreign authorities. After disgorgements of Malaysia profits, the Justice Department places the total U.S. penalty at roughly $2.9 billion. Total GRE Words: 23 https://preparingforgre.com/item/436768

Vocabulary Practice: Consummate Meaning: To make perfect and complete in every respect Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/consummate

Vocabulary Practice: Jargon Meaning: A characteristic language of a particular group Checkout more at: https://preparingforgre.com/dictionary/jargon

Daily reading practice: Decades after it left the air, Ellis Haizlip’s public-affairs show remains a unique achievement in Black television. Total GRE Words: 26 https://preparingforgre.com/item/435833