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46 Cards in this Set
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ABOUT Worry... about |
If you worry too much about the GMAT, you'll develop an ulcer |
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AS Define... as |
My GMAT teacher defines the conclusion as the main point of the argument |
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AS Regard... as |
Art historians regard the Mona Lisa as one of the greatest works of art. |
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AS Not so... as |
He is not so much smart as cunning. |
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AS So... as to be |
She is so beautiful as to be exquisite |
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AS Think of... as |
Think of it more as a promise than a threat. |
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AS See... as |
Many people see euthenasia as an escape from pain |
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AS The same... as |
Mom and dad gave the same punishment to me as you |
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AS as... as |
Memorizing idioms is not as fun as playing bingo |
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AT Target... at |
The commercials were obviously targeted at teenage boys |
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FOR Responsible for |
You are responsible for the child |
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FROM Prohibit... from |
He was prohibited from entering the public library after he accidentally set the dictionary on fire with a magnifying glass |
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FROM Different... from |
Democrats are not so different from Republicans in the US |
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OVER Dispute over |
The men had a dispute over money |
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THAT So... that |
He was so late that he missed the main course |
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THAT Hypothesis... that |
The hypothesis that aspartame causes brain tumors has not been proven yet |
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TO BE Believe... to be |
His friends do not believe the ring he bought at the auction to be Jackie O's' they all think he was tricked |
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TO BE Estimate... to be |
The time he was spent impersonating Elvis is estimated to be longer than the time Elvis himself spent performing |
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TO Forbid... to |
I forbid you to call me before noon |
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TO Ability... to |
If you take the GMAT enough times, you might develop the ability to choose the credited responses without reading the answers |
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TO Attribute.. to |
many amusing quips are attributed to Dorthy Parker |
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TO Require... to |
before you enter the house you are required to take off your hat |
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TO Responsibility... to |
You have a responsibility to take care of the child. |
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TO Permit... to |
I don't permit my children to play with knives in the living room |
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TO Superior... to |
My pasta sauce is far superior to my mother in-law's |
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TO Try... to |
Try to stay awake during the essay section of the test |
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WITH Credit... with |
Many people credit Christopher Columbus with the discovery of America, but native Americans were here first |
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WITH Associate... with |
Most politicians prefer not to be associated with the mafia |
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WITH Contrast... with |
My father likes to contrast my grades with my brother's |
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NO PREPOSITION Consider.... (nothing) |
Art historians consider the Mona Lisa one of the greatest works of art |
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MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION Distinguish.... from |
I can't distinguish day from night |
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MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION Distinguish between... and |
I can distinguish between black and white |
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MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION Native (noun)... of |
Mel Gibson is native of Australia |
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MORE THAN ONE PREPOSITION Native (adjective)... to |
The Kangaroo is native to Australia. |
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COMPARISON AND LINKS Not only... but also |
She is not only beautiful, but also smart |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS Not... but |
The review was not mean spirited but merely flippant. |
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COMPARISON AND LINKS Either... or |
I must have either chocolate ice cream or carrot cake to complete a great meal |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS Neither.. nor |
Because Jenny was grounded, she could neither leave the house nor use the telephone |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS Both... and |
When given the choice, I choose both ice cream and cake. |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS As vs. like |
As is used to compare actions He did not vote for the Libertarian party as I did.
like is used to compare nouns Her coat is just like mine. |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS Like vs. Such as |
Like means similar to. The mule, like the donkey, is a close relative of the horse.
Such as means for example Man of my favorite ice cream flavors, such as chocolate chip and strawberry, are also available as frozen yogurt. |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS the more... the ..-er |
The more you ignore me, the closer I get. |
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COMPARISONS AND LINKS From... to |
Scores on the GMAT range from 200 to 800. |
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COMPARISON AND LINKS Just as... so too |
Just as I crossed over to the dark side, so too will you, my soon. |
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MISC Each vs. All or Both |
Use each when you want to emphasize the seperateness of the items each of the doctors had his own specialty
Use both (for two things) or all (for more than two things) when you want to emphasize the togetherness of the items Both of the women went to Bryn Mawr for their undergraduate degrees All of the letters received before January 15 went into the drawing for the $10 million dollar prize
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MISC Whether vs. if |
Use whether when there are two possibilities Eduardo wasn't sure whether he could make it to the party
Use If in conditional statements If Eduardo comes to the party, he will bring a bottle of wine
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