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1. noun - Not surprisingly - Robert De Niro is a native of New York City
Native of: idioms
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
That: idioms
Target .....at: idioms

2. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Forbid to: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27
So....as to be: idioms

3. Difference
Attribute...to:idioms
The result of subtraction
Just as....so too: idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9

4. If you contrast one politician's ethics with another's - you will find no difference
Contrast...with: idioms
The same....as: idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

5. She was so blunt that many considered her rude.
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Contrast...with: idioms
So....that:idioms
Distinguish from: idioms

6. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Each:idioms
A number of: idioms
Native of: idioms

7. Whole number
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Responsibility to: idioms
Where:idioms

8. Many wrongly consider Henry Kissinger the greatest statesman of the twentieth century.
A subject must always agree with its verb
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Define as:idioms
Consider : idioms

9. Give a child as much love as you can. No human can read that amount of material in an hour.
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
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.

10. more - -er - between
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms
Responsible for: idioms
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.

11. Fractional Exponents
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
The top number in a fraction
Forbid to: idioms

12. Denominator
Prohibit ...from: idioms
The bottom number in a fraction
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Credit...with:idioms

13. Numerator
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
The top number in a fraction
AD VS. BCE

14. Dividend
The number you are dividing another number into
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
The result of division
Like: idioms

15. Please try to chew with your month closed at the awards dinner tonight.
Try to: idioms
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
The result of addition is called this
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.

16. Strengthen
Responsible for: idioms
1:5^0=1
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...
Believe ...to be: idioms

17. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
When an action started in the past and ....
When:idioms
Who:idioms :he use who
1:5^0=1

18. He has an ability to turn around a failing business
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
A subject must always agree with its verb
Ability ..to:idioms
When:idioms

19. Reducing fractions
Not only...but also : idioms
Not so....as:idioms
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
Itself 5^1=5

20. Fractions
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.
Distinguish from: idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

21. Much - amount - less
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
Where:idioms
That : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms

22. Use the
Each:idioms
When an action started in the past and ....
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
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

23. Verb Tense
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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...
Native to: idioms
To solve an equation that contains two fractions containing variables when they're equal to each other - you can simply cross multiply or multiply the top of each fraction by the bottom of the other. 3x/4=3/2 (3x)(2)=(3)(4)=6x=12 x=2

24. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
That: idioms
The number of : idioms
The number you are dividing another number into
Superior to : idioms

25. Decimals
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.
Think of ...as: idioms
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
Target .....at: idioms

26. Although she looks much older - Faye Dunaway is the same age as my mother's.
The same....as: idioms
A subject must always agree with its verb
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Who:idioms :he use who

27. Factors
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Only when referring to an actual location
Are numbers that can be divided into another number without leaving a remainder. For example - the numbers 1 -2 -3 -4 -6 and 12 are the factors of 12.
The result of multiplying any number by any other number. The numbers 8 - 16 - and 424 are all multiples of 4.

28. Zero
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
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Consider : idioms
Superior to : idioms

29. A # is divisible by 3 if
Hypothesis that: idioms
See as:idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
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.

30. I am responsible for feeding the parakeet.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Responsible for: idioms
Require ...to: idioms
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.

31. Divisible
As: idioms
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)
The bottom number in a fraction
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8

32. A # is divisble by 6 if
It is divisible by both 2 and 3
Neither...nor :idioms
The top number in a fraction
As: idioms

33. I'll go out with you when the clock strikes thirteen - and not a moment
When:idioms
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

34. Extreme
The result of division
Permit to: idioms
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.
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE

35. Route 66 is a highway that runs from Chicago to Los Angeles.
Only when referring to an actual location
The bottom number in a fraction
All or both: idioms
From...to:idioms

36. A hypothesis that the aluminum in soda cans causes Alzheimer's disease is circulating on the Internet.
Hypothesis that: idioms
Define as:idioms
That: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms

37. Simple Past
Items in alist or items that are being compared - must all contain the same parts of speech and must look the same
See as:idioms
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news

38. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
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
Define as:idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3

39. Plugging in
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 more...the -er:idioms
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Hypothesis that: idioms

40. I no longer believe the tooth fairy to be real
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
The result of addition is called this
Responsibility to: idioms
Believe ...to be: idioms

41. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
The number 3 in front of the variable in an espression like 3xy is called
Which: idioms
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.

42. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
It ends in 5 or 0
When an action started in the past and ....
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Both...and: idioms

43. Consecutive
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
Where:idioms
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.

44. The basketball player is not tall - but he is fast
Difference/orginal
The result of division
Not...but : idioms
Native of: idioms

45. She thinks of me as just a friend
The more...the -er:idioms
Think of ...as: idioms
From...to:idioms
Can be counted: quantity words: idioms

46. The more you eat - the fatter you get
Can be counted:quantity words: idioms
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
The more...the -er:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms

47. Between cake and ice cream - I like ice cream more.
If you need to add or subtract two fractions that have the same denominator - simply add or subtract their numerators - like this: 3/4+1/4=4/4 or 1 - If the numbers in the denominators are different - this opertation will invovle a couple of extra s
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.
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

48. Prime numbers
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
1:5^0=1
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
A subject must always agree with its verb

49. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Both...and: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
See as:idioms

50. Adding/subtractin fractions
If you need to add or subtract two fractions that have the same denominator - simply add or subtract their numerators - like this: 3/4+1/4=4/4 or 1 - If the numbers in the denominators are different - this opertation will invovle a couple of extra s
The number you are dividing another number into
The bottom number in a fraction
Hypothesis that: idioms

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