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1. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Neither...nor :idioms
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The argument is dictated by the information given in the conclusion and the premises - by far the most common reason for eliminating answer choices in the arguments section


2. Reducing fractions

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3. The lawnmower - which is in the garge - is broken beyond repair. This is extraneous information.
Simply tells you to 'multiply this number x times.' So 2^3= 2x2x2 or 8. The number you multiply is called the base and the little superscript number that tells you how many times to multiply the base is called an exponent or a power. So in 3^2 - 3 is
Which: idioms
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Difference/orginal


4. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
Describes integers listed in ascending order - which are separated by the same interval. The numbers 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 are consective integers and the numbers 2 - 4 - 6 -8 are consecutive even integers.
Neither...nor :idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms


5. Any negative number raised to an even power becomes
Positive-3^4=81
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Attribute...to:idioms
So 16=4 or -4 b/c both (4)^2 and (-4)^2=16 you cannot add these unless they have a common root. so 2+2=2 but 2+3 doesn't equal 5. To multiply and divide just treat them as regular integers: 6x3=18 or 3/2 basically they're subject to the same rules as


6. Give a child as many hugs as you can. No human can read that number of pages in an hour.
Think of ...as: idioms
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Native of: idioms


7. Opposite

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8. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
Either ....or: idioms
Not so....as:idioms
Not...but : idioms


9. Denominator
Not...but : idioms
That: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.


10. Where
Positive-3^4=81
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location


11. Sum
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of addition is called this
Are a way of expressing parts of a whole. To add or subtract just line up the decimal points. For multiplying/dividing decimals add up the total number of decimal places to the right of the decimal point in the numbers you multiplied and put the deci
Native of: idioms


12. Parallel Construction
Not so....as:idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


13. Use the
When an action started in the past and ....
Define as:idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called


14. Coefficient
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Which: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
The argument is dictated by the information given in the conclusion and the premises - by far the most common reason for eliminating answer choices in the arguments section


15. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
Such as: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Is an integer - it's neither pos nor neg - and it's even mutiplying this always give you a product of 0 and dividing this is impossible


16. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
When:idioms
Estimate....to be :idioms
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Like: idioms


17. Reasoning

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18. Use a plural verb - something is multitude....A number of survivors of the plane crash swam to shore
A number of: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms
It ends in 5 or 0
Target .....at: idioms


19. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Responsibility to: idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
The result of division
Define as:idioms


20. Square root

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21. Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest playwright of all time
Have exactly 2 distinct factors:1 and themselves. For example - 13 is prime b/c its only factor are 1 and 13. The number 1 is not prime; it has only one distinct factor
Both...and: idioms
So....that:idioms
Regard as :idioms


22. The talk show host agitated the guests to the point that they were throwing chairs at each other.
Positive-3^4=81
When you see this just turn the base into a fraction by putting a 1 over it and proceed as you would with a nonnegative exponent so 3^-2=(1/3)^2=1/9
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
That : idioms


23. I look back fondly on the 1983 County Fair - at which I won the prize for biggest watermelon.
Try to: idioms
Which: idioms
When you're dealing with questions that ask you to weaken or strengthen the author's conclusion - be very wary of answer choices that while within the scope - do exactly the opposite of what you want - while it is the scope of the argument - it is th
Target .....at: idioms


24. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Ability ..to:idioms
When you see this just turn the base into a fraction by putting a 1 over it and proceed as you would with a nonnegative exponent so 3^-2=(1/3)^2=1/9


25. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Like: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8
Simply tells you to 'multiply this number x times.' So 2^3= 2x2x2 or 8. The number you multiply is called the base and the little superscript number that tells you how many times to multiply the base is called an exponent or a power. So in 3^2 - 3 is
That: idioms


26. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
The result of division
Just as....so too: idioms
AD VS. BCE
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies


27. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Continues to the present: As long as I have known him - Mal has looked puzzled in meetings.
The number of : idioms
If the author proves his point by making an assumption - you'll include additional data to bolster the assumption....if the author cites a survey in support of his conclusion - you'll give evidence to prove the validity of the survey.etc...


28. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
Which: idioms
Only to denote a moment in time
Define as:idioms
See as:idioms


29. Many - Number - Fewer
When an action started in the past and ....
When you're dealing with questions that ask you to weaken or strengthen the author's conclusion - be very wary of answer choices that while within the scope - do exactly the opposite of what you want - while it is the scope of the argument - it is th
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9


30. A # is divisble by 6 if
Simply tells you to 'multiply this number x times.' So 2^3= 2x2x2 or 8. The number you multiply is called the base and the little superscript number that tells you how many times to multiply the base is called an exponent or a power. So in 3^2 - 3 is
There is no easy test - but in a pinch - you can divide by 2 and check whether or not the resulting number is divisble by 4
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Responsibility to: idioms


31. Percent
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Neither...nor :idioms
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not


32. Plugging in
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
Replace all variables in the with numbers - read through the new problem and answer the question - plug your number into the answer choices and look for your number
The argument is dictated by the information given in the conclusion and the premises - by far the most common reason for eliminating answer choices in the arguments section
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.


33. Strengthen

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34. Some Republicans define welfare abuse as the primary evil in America.
Responsible for: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
AD VS. BCE
Define as:idioms


35. Okra is a native to Africa : Adjective
Responsibility to: idioms
Native to: idioms
Such as: idioms
Consider : idioms


36. Product
Is simply a mathematical way of saying 'different.' So when you are asked to count the distinct prime factors of 12 - you would answer that there are two 2 and 3. Even though 12=2x2x3 - you can only count 2 once.
The last two digits - considered as a number - are divisible by 4. Example - Take 728. The last two digits form the number 28 - which is divisble by 4.
Itself 5^1=5
The result of multipication is called this


37. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Make sure that the bases are the same. To multiply - add the exponents and multiply the coefficients - and to divide - subtract the exponents and divide the coefficients - 3x^25x^3=15x^5 and 15x^6/3x^2=5x^4
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3


38. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
Believe ...to be: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
On the GMAT Fractions are expressed in their most reduced form. This means that you'll have to simply your anwers - for instance - by reducing fractions. To reduce a fraction - simply find a number that's a factor of both its numerator and denominat
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE


39. Why must you act like a four-year old. is used to mean similar to
Any number greater than 0. So 1/4 - 5000 - but 0 is not. any number that's less than 0 --15 - 0 is not
The more...the -er:idioms
Like: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


40. A # is divisble by 9 if

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41. Digit
Number is a whole number that - when divided by two yields a remainder of 1. these numbers end in 1 - 3 -5 -7 - or 9.
Are 0.1.2 -3 -4 -5 -6 -7 -8 - and 9-the numbers you see on a telephone. GMAT math problems might ask you either to count digits or supply a missing digit. Try counting the digits in 2654.189. There are seven.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Whom: idioms : he use whom


42. Many theories in contemporary psychology are attributed to Freud.
Only to denote a moment in time
Attribute...to:idioms
Regard as :idioms
Both...and: idioms


43. Both of the programs were highly regarded. All of the schools offer financial assistance. I sused when you wanto to emphasize that items are together or similar.
As: idioms
The same....as: idioms
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
All or both: idioms


44. Difference
Only to denote a moment in time
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
The result of subtraction
AD VS. BCE


45. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Who:idioms :he use who
Like: idioms
Not...but : idioms
Where:idioms


46. Much - amount - less
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
The result of division
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
Prohibit ...from: idioms


47. Cross Multiplication

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48. Fractions
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Is the most basic expression of parts of a whole.For example. if a whole pizza has 8 slices and James eats 3 - he has eaten 3/8 of the pizza.
Superior to : idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


49. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Hypothesis that: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
More...than
As....as


50. Dividend
The number you are dividing another number into
When a number can be divided evenly by another number - it is said to be divisible by that number. So 6 is divisble by 3 - but is not divisible by 4. The GMAT - however is more likely to ask you whether 728 is divisible by 4. ( Yes it is)
That: idioms
Worry about: idioms