by Sriram Krishnan | Sep 20, 2015 | Verbal
Commonly confused words are a common feature of CAT vocabulary questions and are among the comparatively easier questions to crack. In these questions, there are usually five sentences given with each sentence having a pair of words highlighted. From the highlighted...
by Sriram Krishnan | Sep 17, 2015 | Verbal
Identifying the tone of the passage is a question asked in reading comprehension. While the question is infrequent in CAT, it still helps to know how to answer it easily. A typical question of this type might look like this: Which of the following best reflects the...
by Shashank Prabhu | Jul 15, 2015 | Verbal
For many of the aspirants, tackling verbal ability is a nightmare. There are many reasons why many good aspirants feel uncomfortable while solving verbal questions. First of all, there is no direct formula as such when it comes to verbal ability unlike quant. A...
by Prasad Sawant | Jun 26, 2015 | Verbal
5 Words. What they mean, where they come from and relevant popular culture or literary references. Build your vocabulary by reading this all in one post. 1. carapace noun. the hard upper shell of a tortoise, crustacean, or arachnid. Pronunciation: [kar-uh-peys]...
by Prasad Sawant | Jun 25, 2015 | Verbal
5 Words. What they mean, where they come from and relevant popular culture or literary references. Build your vocabulary by reading this all in one post. 1. zephyr noun. a soft gentle breeze. Pronunciation: [zef-er] Origin: from Old English Zefferus, from Latin...
by Prasad Sawant | Jun 24, 2015 | Verbal
5 Words. What they mean, where they come from and relevant popular culture or literary references. Build your vocabulary by reading this all in one post. 1. pauper noun. a very poor person. Pronunciation: [paw-per] Related: pauperage, pauperdom Origin: 1510s,...
