Archive for the ‘Verbal’ Category

Uptill now I used to type the word on google to get the relevant sentence. But yesterday I find a tool where you can even add a phrase or word to get the sentence which uses it. It actually finds the sentence from BNC (British National Corpus). To know more about BNC click here. ... Full story

"Sensual" usually relates to physical desires and experiences, and often means "sexy." But "sensuous" is more often used for esthetic pleasures, like "sensuous music." The two words do overlap a good deal. The leather seats in your new car may be sensuous; but if they turn you on, they might be sensual. "Sensual" often has a slightly racy or even ... Full story

If you are not an English graduate then I am sure you won't be knowing about these figures of speech. The only part of speech I knew was oxymoron, rest were new to us. Get the feel of them as this can help you in XAT exam.... Full story

A transparent object is something that will allow all of the light rays to pass through it. Things like glass, some kids of plastic and food wrap are transparent because of the density of the molecules inside it. A translucent object is a material that will only allow some or a little bit oh the light ... Full story

You can also download the undermentioned PPT directly from slideshare. Just click on the header of this embedded file i.e Critical Reasoning. Critical Reasoning View SlideShare ... Full story