GRE Questions

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The art and science of map making is called Cartography.

Laconic means using only few words in his/her speech or while talking.

In the given options, talkative, wordy and long are all opposite to laconic and brief is the only word which is similar in meaning of laconic.

The product of a number and its reciprocal is always equals to 1.

For Example : Let the number be 4.

Now, its reciprocal is 1/4

Hence, required product = 4 x 1/4 = 1.

Now, take the number as -15.

Then its reciprocal is -1/15

Required product = -15 x -1/15 = 1.

Hence, the product of a number and its reciprocal is 1.

Footsteps. 

Yes, as you walk forward, you will leave the footstep behind you.

Beowulf is an Old English epic poem consisting of 3,182 alliterative lines. It is one of the most important works of Old English literature.

The one word substitution for Of outstanding significance is monumental which has a meaning of great in importance, in size or any such characteristic.

Keeping in mind the safety and convenience of passengers, both 'a' and 'b' follow. 'c' clearly suggests a remedy to the problem and hence it also follows.