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As part of our series on tricky word pairs, this post will introduce 4 word groups/pairs that can be confusing and misleading. We will first go through each pair thoroughly to clarify their specific definitions and usage. At the end of the post, we will have a revision practice for you to test your knowledge. […]

It is often claimed that scientific decisions should not be influenced by scientists’ value-judgments. This claim is motivated by the fear that a substantial role for values in science would threaten the objectivity of scientific outcomes. Very simply put, the idea is that scientific representations should be based on evidence, and not on subjective judgments […]

Before we tackle some hard-level questions, let’s recap the three key strategies for text completion (TC) questions that we covered in the previous post. First, get the gist of the passage by paying attention to the writer’s tone (approving or disapproving?) and following the development of the subject (what are the keywords?). Second, use simple […]

As part of our series on tricky word pairs, this post will introduce 4 word pairs/groups that can be confusing and misleading. We will first go through each pair thoroughly to clarify their specific definitions and usage. At the end of the post, we will have a revision practice for you to test your knowledge. […]

Before we tackle more hard-level questions, make sure you’ve already gone through the three key strategies for sentence equivalence (SE) questions that we covered in an earlier post. (Also, if you have unknowingly stumbled upon this post independently, we advise backtracking and going through all four preceding parts of this entire series on hard SE […]

In our two previous posts, we dealt with a difficult passage on prudential and moral reasoning, and worked through three challenging questions. In this post, we give you a long passage on the concept of religion, followed by two moderately difficult questions. Try to annotate the passage as you go along so as not to […]

Have you ever been reading and encountered a word that you didn’t know? This is so common! Especially when you begin to read more complex texts. There are many ways to define words on the fly (including using context clues), but one helpful skill to know is root words and definitions for common words.  A […]

1. Verbal Reasoning format 20 questions, 30 mins The GRE General Test consists of 6 sections: 2 Analytical Writing tasks, 2 Verbal Reasoning Sections, and 2 Quantitative Reasoning Sections. The Analytical Writing sections will always come first. The other 4 sections can appear in any order. The whole test takes about 3 hrs 45 mins, […]

Before we tackle more hard-level questions, make sure you’ve already gone through the three key strategies for sentence equivalence (SE) questions that we covered in an earlier post. (Also, if you have unknowingly stumbled upon this post independently, we advise backtracking and going through part 1 of this entire series on hard SE questions.) In […]

As part of our series on tricky word pairs, this post will introduce 4 word groups/pairs that can be confusing and misleading. We will first go through each pair thoroughly to clarify their specific definitions and usage. At the end of the post, we will have a revision practice for you to test your knowledge. […]