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1. She worried about where they would hide the loot.
Worry about: idioms
Distinguish from: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Define as:idioms


2. Percent
Like: idioms
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Such as: idioms
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


3. She thinks of me as just a friend
When:idioms
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal
Estimate....to be :idioms
Think of ...as: idioms


4. Among the there sisters - Cinderella was the most beautiful
Attribute...to:idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
That: idioms
Either ....or: idioms


5. Zero

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6. It is my responsibility to feed the parakeet.
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Responsibility to: idioms
Both...and: idioms
As: idioms


7. Difference
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
Three or more things: comparatives: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 subtraction


8. You should admit you're afraid of both clowns and elephants .
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Regard as :idioms
Both...and: idioms
Each:idioms


9. Any number to the 1 power is
Itself 5^1=5
Try to: idioms
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
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


10. I will eat neither tomatoes nor Brussels sprouts; they smell funny
Only two things comparatives: idioms
Difference/orginal
The result of subtraction
Neither...nor :idioms


11. Any number to the 0 power is
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
Consider : idioms
1:5^0=1
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9


12. April found herself choosing between the devil and the deep blue sea.
Between...and: idioms
The top number in a fraction
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


13. Just as I have found my cell phone indispensable - so you will too
The number of : idioms
Just as....so too: idioms
Superior to : idioms
Where:idioms


14. When
Only to denote a moment in time
The result of subtraction
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.


15. Reasoning

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16. That weightlifter has more muscle in his head than he has brains.
AD VS. BCE
Each:idioms
When:idioms
More...than


17. Exponent

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18. Cross Multiplication

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19. Many of the top designers - such as Ralph Lauren and Donna Karan - have less expensive lines as well. Is used to mean for example
Such as: idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
Responsibility to: idioms


20. Digit
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
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.
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Attribute...to:idioms


21. Extreme
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Extreme wording is another very common reason for eliminating anser choice in POE
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


22. Convicted felons are not permitted to vote
Permit to: idioms
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction


23. You are no different from me; we both want success.
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.
Different from:idioms
The same....as: idioms
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


24. Any negative number raised to an odd power stays
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
Negative -3^3=-27
To add and subtract exponents - both the base and the power must be the same. If they are - just add or subtract as you normally would. So - 3x^2+5x^2=8x^2
Responsible for: idioms


25. A # is divisble by 9 if

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26. My father sees a large investment portfolio as a sign of success
See as:idioms
Permit to: idioms
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Ability ..to:idioms


27. Assumption
Evaluate how each answer choice contributes to the support of the conculsion
Only to denote a moment in time
Superior to : idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


28. Each of the schools he applied to had it own strengths. Is used when you want to emphasize that items are separate
Each:idioms
Different from:idioms
When you see an answer choice that goes beyong the realm of the argument - you can consider it and eliminate it
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal


29. Misplaced Modifier
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
What is Percent of X = (1/100) x
Regard as :idioms
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies


30. Any positive number greater than 1 - raised to the power greater than 1
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
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9
A descriptive word or phrase should immediately follow the thing that it modifies
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity


31. That desk is where I spend countless hours working at my thankless job.
Where:idioms
Willl focus more on describing the pattern of reasoning than in paraphasing the content of the argument - questions of this type may read: Which of the following indicates a flaw in the reasoning above? - Susan's attempt to counter Tim's claim is bes
The result of addition is called this
As: idioms


32. I can't wait to see whom she'll bring to dinner this time. ....she'll bring him to dinner this time
Target .....at: idioms
Whom: idioms : he use whom
Adding its digits results in a number that's a multiple of 9
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms


33. The more you eat - the fatter you get
Are pretty much just another way of writing square roots
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
AD VS. BCE
The more...the -er:idioms


34. You should use a singular verb.... The number of excuses grows every time he tells the story.
The number of : idioms
Associate with : idioms
Simple past - present - and past perfect are the three verb tenses most commonly tested on the GMAT.
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


35. A # is divisible by 2 if
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
Both...and: idioms
All or both: idioms
It ends in 0 - 2 - 4 -6 - or 8


36. Who left the door open?-subject - He left the door open
Associate with : idioms
The result of addition is called this
Who:idioms :he use who
Becomes larger for example - 3^2=9


37. 'ER' is superior television show to 'Survivor'
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
Associate with : idioms
Superior to : idioms
See as:idioms


38. most - -est - among
Is the number that's left over after division.The remainder when you diivide 35 by 8 is 3.
Either ....or: idioms
Three or more things: comparatives:idioms
As: idioms


39. Multiplying and dividing fractions
Smaller - for example (1/2)^2=1/4
Is any whole number - positive - negative - or zero. So -3. 100. and 0 are all ________s
Adding its digits yields a number divisible by 3
When multiplying two or more fractions - just multiply their numerators and then their denominators. Dividing fractions works a lot like multiplying fractions - with one important extra step. To divide fractions - multiply the first by the reciprocal


40. Dividend
Consider : idioms
Like: idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms
The number you are dividing another number into


41. Positive/negative numbers

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42. Simple Past
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
Not so....as:idioms
Has ceased to occur : Mal looked puzzled when you told him the news
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5


43. That car is just like one my father had. Is used when comparing only nouns.
Prohibit ...from: idioms
Try to: idioms
Like: idioms
Where:idioms


44. He does not bathe every day - as I do. IS used to compare noun/ verb combinations.
Must clearly refer to a noun - and must agree with that noun in gender and quatity
Is a number that does not have any fractional parts. the number 2 is a whole number but 2.5 is not
As: 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.


45. You are not only clever but you are also charming
The result of division
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.
Estimate....to be :idioms
Not only...but also : idioms


46. The sideshow barker estimated Henry to be a fool.
The result of multipication is called this
Was completed before some other past action began. : Mal has always looked puzzled in meetings until he got a new boss.
Estimate....to be :idioms
Cannot be counted quantity words: idioms


47. Joe is so smart as to be intimidating.
Not...but : idioms
Like: idioms
So....as to be: idioms
Negative -3^3=-27


48. Prime numbers
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
1:5^0=1
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
Forbid to: idioms


49. Reciprocal
The inverse of a number or fraction is the reciprocal. 5/8 is 8/5
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
Refers to just what it sounds like: the order in which mathematical operations are to be performed. Exponents - Multiplications - Division - Addition - and Subtraction
Like: idioms


50. Sheep herding requires a shepherd to stay with his flock at all times.
Associate with : 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.
Responsibility to: idioms
Require ...to: idioms