Sentence Equivalence Tips: GRE Verbal 170

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Sheldon Cooper taught me the words impasse and deadlock. #bigbang

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[@jisforjoy3314]

Thank you for the brilliant video. I really need to work on my vocabulary as I have no problem with understanding the logic of the sentences.

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[@adityabhat5189]

I didn't knew what impasse was otherwise i would've got all of them right. Seems like vocab makes it extremely easy to catch the right words. (and I cracked a giggle when you said "The mmmmm tone" XD) Thanks for the video Sir!

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[@TheTestedTutor]

Awesome! Hope they help 😀

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So easy to understand! This was so helpful.

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Thank you Sofia! Means a lot.

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Loved double shift one. Thanks Philip

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Amazing explanation

[@TheTestedTutor]

Thanks Kotayada!

[@mohammadhanzala1801]

Levity - Lack of seriousness, I guess.(opposite of Solemnity) Your Videos are the best Sir! Waiting for your text completion video🙏❤

[@TheTestedTutor]

Thanks Muhammad. It is coming!

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Thank you Lindsey, but this is better: it's free :)

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Pls do a video on text completion too!!

[@TheTestedTutor]

Coming up!

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Thank you, Sir

[@Spongepop1357]

Hi Philip, thank you for your amazing video. I just barely started studying for GRE and I am so glad I found your video. Your channel is a gem. As watching, I got little confused with question 2. I understand why decorum and propriety are the answers but to me, all other options also make sense. You said they are not the answers because the answers have to be opposite of unseemly outburst due to the key twisting words, "even when." But doesn't the other words also make sense in the sentence? I guess I need little more explanation... thank you.

[@roshini7369]

It's because the opposite of outbursting with emotion is calm so that works better and more relevant

[@virajanand9659]

Few other contrasting words: For all(start of sentence), Far from, all but, anything but

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Even is also a detour!!

[@tuqarahman5671]

Hey, great video. Could you please talk about error focus that would be a huge help Thanks a lot

[@TheTestedTutor]

Thanks! What is error focus?

[@tuqarahman5671]

@@TheTestedTutor how we can study our mistakes in Vocab to make sure they wont be repeated

[@TheTestedTutor]

@@tuqarahman5671 Good question. Have you watched all my vocab videos?

[@tuqarahman5671]

@@TheTestedTutor I am working on that, if there's a specific video that you can refer me to I would be very grateful

[@TheTestedTutor]

@@tuqarahman5671 I did a video on learning from mistakes, I think it was my second ever video. And a video recently on word lists! Hope they help.

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great...

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Thanks Emrul!

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Great video! Do you have any tips for always getting one of the two answer choices correct?

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Do you make the video solutions for the ScholarDen verbal questions? The voice sounds just like yours!

[@TheTestedTutor]

Well spotted! Yes, Maggie, are they helpful?

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@@TheTestedTutor That is awesome! Yes, I think ScholarDen is a great supplementary practice and the explanations are really thorough (I'm still struggling a bit with the questions with 3 blanks, but I'm getting better at looking for those clues!).

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This is one of the most valuable sources you could find on KZbin. Thanks for this video! By the way, I have a question to ask, when there are either A or B, neither nor, or even both and structures, should we understand A and B as necessarily contrasting to each other?

[@virender945]

Though not _____ good intentions, many of the trees were defaced due to the haste of the ____ farmers in clearing the land. Options for 1st blank i) lacking in ii) destitute of iii) bestowed with Options for 2nd blank i) prudent ii) futuristic iii) improvident Please help me when not or negation is used with contradicting words.. Also please let mw know where i can ace the words essential for GRE.

[@TheTestedTutor]

The word 'haste' shows that they weren't cruel, they were not 'lacking in' good intentions. Destitute is too extreme and means poverty. Being hasty is not prudent, meaning wise, it is improvident, unwise. The 'not' and 'lacking in' cancel out, leaving good intentions, just hastiness.

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[@prathvirajdhir5432]

hey man, how u doing ?? It's been almost a month I have watched all your videos. I am still scoring a bit less on my verbal tests which are mostly close to 150. I am doing alright with sentence equivalence but mostly I have to miss one big Rc . is it the right way to go about it. or anything you would want to suggest which can help me improve. I have my exam in 6 days.

[@TheTestedTutor]

Main thing is to target 14 correct in the first Verbal section. If you have to guess a couple then so be it. Of course, improving vocab will help enormously with the easier SE and TC.

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Email in description

[@jyosnaaragonda]

Hi Please suggest which book is close GRE Sentence Equivalence and Text Completion. I am right now following only ETS Verbal. Actually, I am finding it difficult to understand sentence structure. I want to practice.

[@TheTestedTutor]

Not sure about that, apart from just the official guides...

[@jyosnaaragonda]

@@TheTestedTutor ok. Thank you.

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Can you please do a video on TC tricks and tips? Thank you :)

[@TheTestedTutor]

Will do more on that. Did one though

[@shuvobhatti3692]

Philip , correct me if I an wrong: The last example would be eccentric and innovative ?

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Are you the voice behind The Schoarden tutorial?

[@TheTestedTutor]

Some verbal videos yep

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Amazing

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I find Sentence equivalence easier than Sentence completion, who else agrees?

[@TheTestedTutor]

Probably right Dhulkifi

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[@oishikachaudhury5519]

Hello, The Tested Tutor! I have a question! Would you suggest it is more beneficial to first memorise a word list before beginning practice on sentence equivalence questions?

[@TheTestedTutor]

Either order is fine!

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Pls how can I get your previous videos

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Playlists

[@shahfarhan2628]

Hi Philip, I have a doubt about question 3 The ___ tone of the biography is entirely unexpected since both the biographer in her previous works and her subject in all that "he" has written have valued levity over solemnity. In place of he, shouldn't there be a she? Will be waiting for your reply.

[@azminislam6149]

I got all of them right!but still my verbal isn't improving! :( I'm still stuck at 148/149

[@TheTestedTutor]

I will do harder ones soon! Keep trying.

[@azminislam6149]

@@TheTestedTutor Thanks! I'm watching your videos and practising!

[@kgayatrisharma]

Hey! I have my test on 11th December, and I am completely freaked out about verbal as my ets mock score was 138. But my highest score in mock verbal is 147. Please help me to improve. Desperate for help! 😭

[@TheTestedTutor]

Sorry to hear that Daphne! Start with watching every vid, then complete the official guides, then Manhattan guides. Then you may have to re-sit again!

[@kgayatrisharma]

@@TheTestedTutor i scored 303 in Manhattan. With q154 and v149

[@virendrasingh-hh3pv]

Hi, I need an advise from you, I have given my gre on 23/08/2019 and got 138 in verbal whereas in all the mocks which i gave during my preparation i was getting between 148-156 and even one night before the exam i gave ets power pre 1 and got 149 in verbal. Can you suggest me what should i do because of this my overall score come down to 300 with 162 in quant. plz help....

[@TheTestedTutor]

It was probably just a bad day. Maybe you got fewer than 7 right in the first Verbal section and slipped into the easy level. Keep going with the strategy of practising and reviewing and watching more videos and you can bounce back.

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@@TheTestedTutor hi. I just found your channel and I’m currently preparing to take the GRE by the first week of October. Could you shed more light on this? Getting more than 7 right in the first verbal section increases my overall score?

[@samarthsairam3512]

Isn't eccentric a good fit too for the last question?

[@TheTestedTutor]

Could be!

[@rohit4539]

Isn't solemnity means serious or dignified and sincere? I haven't found the meaning of solemnity as sad anywhere

[@TheTestedTutor]

Hey Bharath, yes but also 'grim and 'unsmiling', not cheerful or smiling; serious earnest grave sober sombre unsmiling poker-faced stern grim

[@rohit4539]

@@TheTestedTutor thanks 🙌 this had been the problem with me, I know the meanings and in context but sometimes I couldn't apply broadly

[@prathamsharma149]

Done

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Sir, from which source we should do TC ?? Please let me know sir

[@TheTestedTutor]

Official guide is a great start

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I scored 286 in my gre though I finished up both the ets and Manhattan 5lb.. Pls help.. Give me some tips

[@TheTestedTutor]

Hope you saw my other comment!

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@@TheTestedTutor Yes I did.. Thank u

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Got them all! Bobs’ your uncle ( hope i used it ok )

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I hope so Mizanur! Spread the word

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Is anything but.. a twisting word?

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