Learning tough English words for GRE & CAT: 10 Revolutionary Ways for full proof learning

Learning tough English words for GRE & CAT: 10 Revolutionary Ways for full proof learning By S. Joshi shivgan3@yahoo.com Jan 2011 http://onlineclasses.nanotechbiz.org/ http://www.wiziq.com/shivgan_joshi/classes

Contents of Plan • Existing Problems • Scientific base and backing of the concept • Introduction to the 10 pointer for learning words • Applicability for various individuals • Application with examples • Conclusion • Future scopes and developments

Introduction to the Problem • Human minds inherent capability to memorize is limited due to many factors • Mind tends to forget things when stress • Multiple revision of the words is needed • Words accurate meaning tough to learn, only a shade is remembered • Limitation of human mind as it creates negative emotions hindering development

Applicability • Depends on individual • Some news freak will learn words applicable in news well • Some other would prefer using images.google.com • Some prefer using them in facebook tag lines • Documentaries “The Brain Our Universe Within Episode” • Barrons 4000 words, Nova 4000 words, Arun Sharma CAT 4000 words, GMAT 1500 words

Science of Memorization • Brain uses threads to capture information • The more threat we give the brain the higher chances it that the information is retained • Revision makes the ties stronger • Therefore it is advisable to give brain many threads to retain the word

10 Pointer technique • Thesaurus / category using Encarta dictionary (install) • Roots, which are mostly from roman, Greek, Latin, italic etc • Mnemonics mnemonicdictionary.com • Image for reach word images.google.com • Recent news of each word to increase your general knowledge as well, using news news.google.com • Hindi word for the same / Hebrew word using shabdkosh.com • XXX linkages • Linking of word to your friend or known person • Tag line of the word which you can use to your face book facebook.com, twitter or orkut • and more interesting ways

Thesaurus / category using Encarta dictionary • Grouping words in vast category • Examples of big category • Ranking of categorize • Various ways to categorize like music, kitchen, party, subjects etc covert = secret, clandestine, underground, concealed, hidden, furtive, undercover, surreptitious, veiled, hush-hush (informal) rapture: ecstasy, euphoria, bliss, delight, joy, heaven, elation vindictive= spiteful, malicious, mean, cruel, hurtful, nasty, unkind, malevolent Unforgiving: unforgiving, revengeful, rancorous, vengeful, implacable (formal), resentful, ruthless, merciless, pitiless, bitter Purge: elimination, removal, eradication, expulsion

Roots, which are mostly from Roman, Greek, Latin, italic etc • Most of words are derived from Greek and Roman mythologies which lays the foundation of modern world • Example of Prefix: be = over, thoroughly bedaub = smear, befuddle is to confuse somebody; olig = few oligarchy = government by few • Idyll= experience of serene happiness [Late 16th century. Via Latin idyllium "pastoral poem" < Greek eidullion "small picture" <eidos "form"]

Where did these roots come from • All these roots comes from Europe • Greek is a over two thousand • Romans are around 500 years old • Greek Gods • Milton's text like Paradise lost • Trojan War vigilant = [15th century. < Latin vigilant-, present participle of vigilare "keep awake" < vigil "awake, alert"]

Mnemonics mnemonicdictionary.com • This works sometimes • Example: Panegyric = (Tag: ) pane(pain) + gyric (lyrics) = If someone takes pain and writes lyrics then he will get PRAISED!!! • (Tag: ) palpable..divide it like..PALP(SOUNDS LIKE PULP)+ABLE.....after touching the PULP of fruit ITS OBVIOUS THAT every one would be ABLE TO PERCEIVE whether THE FRUIT is fresh or not. • Disquisition= its like dis +quisition(means question)......when someone questions u.......u need to give explanations...EX:-enquiry... • Hireling = (Tag: hire - ing) When you hire a person, he works only for money. • Imbecile = (Tag: ) sounds like IMBALANCE....a person having imbalance in his mind is a stupid person....

Image for reach word images.google.com tarantula blizzard

Image for reach word images.google.com nugget grimace splice dove (symbol of peace)

morsel

Recent news using news news.google.com • Recent news of each word to increase your general knowledge as well, using news news.google.com • This will increase your knowledge about economics and other areas

Hindi word for the same / Hebrew word using shabdkosh.com • Panegyric = v गुणगाथा, गुणगान (m) • Throttle= टेंटुआ दबाना, गला घोंटना • Tonsure = मुण्डन, मुंडित भाग • Ordain= विधिवत् पादरी बनाना • Ordnance= तोपखाना (m) • Motif = नमूना (m)

XXX • Not recommended

Facebook or Orkut or Twitter • Tag line of the word which you can use to your face book facebook.com • Use facebook notes to add the tag lines for future revision

Linking of word to your friend or known person • Link to someone whom you know

Examples of Otiose • Otiose: Latin otiosus "at leisure, idle" • Category: futile, ineffectual, useless, impractical, ineffective, hopeless News item: Duffy, as it may be otiose to relate, is a singer from Wales. Her first album sold a considerable number of copies. Her second finds her in tandem with ... Mnemonics for otiose(Tag: ) O T use...of trivial use i.e useless....

Horde • Category: crowd, throng, mass, gang, group, pack (dogs), flock, multitude, host • Mid-16th century. Directly or via French and German < Polish horda < Turkish ordu "camp, army“] (Tag: ) well it sounds like herd......which we know is a term used for a group , so for a crowd of people , its horde

Archipelago • 1. islands: a group or chain of islands (often used in place names) • 2. sea with islands: an area of sea with many islands • द्वीप-समूह (Hindi)

Tutelage • instruction, guidance, teaching, coaching, expert hand, wing • [Early 17th century. < Latin tutela "guardianship" < tut-, past participle oftueri "watch over"] • संरक्षण (m) संरक्षता (Mnemonics ) TUTELAGE, concentrate on the first part of the word TUTE meaning a kind of TUTOR, who KEEPS A WATCH ON YOU, a GUARDIAN.

Shades • Parable vs Fable vs Allegory • Shades of difference

601 words you needs to know • About the book • Categories using genre • Same language words • Like all words on Greek Gods • All words from war based people • Style of learning

Use Wiki • Example of wiki • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_gait

The song with most GRE Word • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7W8Cl-whCU • James Blunt: Out of my Mind

References • 600 words you need to know • GRE Barron’s & Nova (roots & prefix) • Arun Sharma CAT verbal (different language)

Conclusion • Methodologies to learn words has been explored in much details • Example and application are shown • Books in this regard are covered

Learning tough English words for GRE & CAT: 10 Revolutionary Ways for full proof learning