GRE Vocabulary and Math 3

Math Formulas

100

AREA OF A RECTANGLE OR SQUARE

LxW or BxH or S^2

200

AREA OF A TRIANGLE

1/2 BH or (BH)/2

300

CIRCUMFERENCE OF A CIRCLE

2piR or piD

400

AREA OF A CIRCLE

piR^2

500

SURFACE AREA OF A RECTANGULAR SOLID

2(LW)+2(LH)+2(WH)

Agreeing to Disagree

100

BELLIGERENT

Hostile and aggressive

200

VOCIFEROUS

Loud, vehement or clamorous. (Ferocious voice)

300

CAPRICIOUS

Inconsistent in one's feelings or attitude. Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.

400

ICONOCLAST

A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. One who "clashes with the icon."

500

BELLICOSE

Warlike, demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

Opposites

100

UNDERMINE/ UNDERSCORE

Weaken/ strengthen

200

BOLSTER/ DEBUNK

Support or strengthen/ expose the falseness of (a myth, idea, or belief)

300

CORROBORATE/ REFUTE

To support or try to prove using evidence/ To disprove using logic

400

EXACERBATE/ MITIGATE

To make worse/ to make less severe

500

PROLIX/ SUCCINCT

Using too many words/ Brief and to the point

More Math Formulas

100

PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM

Leg²+Leg²=Hypotenuse²   or  A²+B²=C²

200

VOLUME OF A RECTANGULAR SOLID

LxWxH

300

ARC LENGTH OF A CIRCLE

n⁰/360⁰  times The Circumference

400

SECTOR AREA (OF A CIRCLE)

n^0/360^0 times area 

500

INTERIOR DIAGONAL OF A RECTANGULAR SOLID

l^2+w^2+h^2=d^2 or A^2+B^2+C^2=D^2

Similarity

100

CONCISE/ TERSE

Brief but comprehensive/ Using few words; abrupt

200

EXTRANEOUS/ SUPERFLUOUS

Irrelevant or unnecessary/ Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough

300

WARY/ DUBIOUS

Feeling cautious about possible problems/ Hesitating or doubting

400

ORTHODOX/ DOGMATIC

Conforming to what is traditionally accepted as right or true/ Adhering strictly to a belief system

500

PROSAIC/ HACKNEYED

Commonplace; having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty/ Lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal and trite