MBA Program Admissions 2011 

Institute of Management Technology is known for inculcating leadership skills, critical and creative thinking and a spirit of service among its students while building a solid foundation in management principles. The MBA program of IMT Dubai adds one m ore dimension to these characteristics of management education at IMT that is of the skills in cross-cultural management

Eligibility Criteria:

Bachelor’s degree in full time from an accredited university with a minimum of 50% marks or a CGPA of at least 3.0 or a 4.0 scale

NOTE: Answers are in RED.

1. When did Mary _____ college?
1) graduate
2) graduate from
3) graduating
4) graduating from

2. You look pale. You had better _____ a doctor.
1) consult
2) consult to
3) consult with
4) consult by

3. New York is a large city, _____?
1) aren't it
2) doesn't it
3) won't it
4) isn't it

4. Japanese houses are made of wood, so they easily _____.
1) catch to fire
2) catch the fire
3) catch on fire
4) catch with fire

5. Do you enjoy _____?
1) to hike
2) hiking
3) hike
4) to hiking

6. Mary has trouble _____.
1) to remember her homework
2) to remembering her homework
3) remember her homework
4) remembering her homework

About HBS 2+2 Program:

• Venue : Harvard Business School, Boston
• By: Harvard Business School
• Important Dates :  Deadline for Submission of Applications: June 15, 2010
• Eligibility : Final Year UnderGraduate

Harvard Business School has opened the doors on an innovative new program for college juniors. It's called HBS 2+2: two years of work, then two years of immersion in the Harvard Business School MBA Program. In order to be eligible for the 2+2 Program you must be a current college junior ( i.e. completed pre-final year and entering final year for Indian Students) with at least one remaining semester, after July 2010, necessary for the completion of your degree. 

Students pursuing undergraduate degrees that are shorter or longer than 4 years are also eligible to apply. Students should apply the summer prior to their final year of study.

The HBS 2+2 Program application for the MBA class entering fall of 2013 consists of the following materials. All materials must be submitted online. Please assemble and prepare them to help us access your qualifications.

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet W

waft - scent, waving movement; carry lightly through
wag - merry person
wage - payment, carry on, engage in (war)
warmonger - person who stirs up war
warp - become bent
warrant - authority, written order, guarantee
wary - cautious
weave - make (threads) into cloth
weigh - measure hoe heavy smth is
welter - turmoil; a bewildering jumble
wend - to go, proceed
whimsical - full of odd and fanciful ideas
wince - show bodily or mental pain
woo - try to win

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet V

vacillation - being uncertain, hesitating
vagary - strange act or idea
vain - without use, result; conceited
valiant - brave
valorous - brave
vanquish - conquer
vapor - stim, mist
veer - change direction
venal - ready to do smth dishonest
veneer - surface appearance covering the true nature
veneration - regard with deep respect
veracity - truth
verisimilitude - appearing true or real
veritable - real, rightly named
verve - spirit, vigor, enthusiasm

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet U

ulterior - situated beyond
umbrage - offense, resentment
uncouth - rough, awkward
underbid - make a lower bid then smb else
undermine - weaken gradually, at the base, make smth under
undulate - to move in wavelike fashion, fluctuate
unencumbered - easy-going, trifle
unfeigned - not pretended, sincere
unscathed - unharmed, unhurt
untoward - unfortunate, inconvenient
upbraid - scold, reproach
urbane - elegant, refined in manners

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet T

taciturn - untalkative, silent
talon - claw of a bird of prey
tamp - tap or drive down by repeated light blows
tamper - interfere with
tangential - suddenly changeable
tarnished - lost brightness
taunt - contemptuous reproach, hurtful remark
taut - tightly stretched
tautology - a repetition, a redundancy
tawdry - cheap, gaudy, showy, tacky
tease - annoy; puzzling question
tedious - tiresome

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet S

sagacious - having sound judgment; perceptive, wise; like a sage
salacious - obscene

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet R

rabble - mob, crowd; the lower classes of populace
raconteur - person who tells anecdotes
radiant - bright, shining
raffish - low, vulgar, base, tawdry
rail at - find fault, utter reproaches
ramify - to be divided or subdivided; to branch out
rancorous - feeling bitterness, spitefulness
rant - use extravagant language
rapacious - greedy (esp for money)
rarefy - to make thin, to make less dense, to purify or refine
reactionary - opposing progress
rebuff - snub
recalcitrant - disobedient
recant - take back as being false; give up
recast - cast or fashion anew
recidivism - relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior
reciprocity - granting of privileges in return for similar
recitals - a number of, performance of music
recluse - person who lives alone and avoids people
recompense - make payment to; reward, punish
reconcile - settle a quarrel; restore peace
recondite - little known; abstruse
recourse - smth turned to for help
recreancy - cowardice, a cowardly giving up
recuperate - become strong after illness, loss, exhaustion
redeem - get back by payment; compensate
redemptive - serving to redeem
redoubtable - formidable, causing fear
refine - make or become pure, cultural
refractory - stubborn, unmanageable, untractable
refulgent - shining, brilliant
regale - to delight or entertain; to feast
regicide - crime of killing a king
reiterate - say or do again several times
rejuvenation - becoming young in nature or appearance
relapse - fall back again
relinquish - give up
reluctant - unwilling or disinclined
remonstrate - to protest, object
render - deliver, provide, represent
renovate - restore smth to better condition
renowned - celebrated, famous
rent - regular payment for the use of smth, division or split
repast - meal
repine at - be discontented with
reproach - scold, upbraid
reprobate - person hardened in sin; one devoid of decency
repudiate - disown, refuse to accept or pay
repulsive - causing a feeling of disgust
requite - repay, give in return
resigned - unresisting, submissive
resilience - quality of quickly recovering the original shape
resolve - determine
resort to - frequently visit
restive - refusing to move; reluctant to be controlled
resurrect - bring back into use
resuscitation - coming back to consciousness
retard - check, hinder
reticent - reserved, untalkative, silent, taciturn
revere - have deep respect for
rift - split, crack, dissension

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet Q

quack - person dishonestly claiming to smth
quaff - drink deeply
quail - lose courage, turn frightened
qualm - feeling of doubt, temporary feeling of sickness
quell - suppress, subdue
quibble - try to avoid by sophistication
quiescent - at rest, dormant, torpid
quirk - habit or action peculiar to smb or smth
quixotic - generous, unselfish
quotidian - banal; everyday

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet P

paean - song of praise or triumph
palate - roof of the mouth; sense of taste
palatial - magnificent
palliate - lessen the severity of
palliate - to make something appear less serious, to alleviate, to gloss over
palpability - can be felt, touched, understood
palpitate - tremble, beat rapidly and irregularly
panegyric - formal praise, eulogy
paradigm - a model, example, or pattern
parenthesis - sentence within another one, smth separated
pariah - an outcast, a rejected and despised person
parsimonious - too economical, miserly
partisan - one-sided, committed to a party, biased or prejudiced
patron - regular customer; person who gives support
paucity - scarcity, a lacking of
peccadillo - small sin; small weakness in one's character
pedantic - bookish, showing off learning
pedestrian - commonplace, trite, unremarkable
pellucid - transparent, easy to understand
penchant - strong inclination, a liking
penitent - feeling or showing regret
penury - extreme poverty
peregrination - traveling about, wandering
peremptory - urgent, imperative, unchallengeable, ending debate
perennial - lasting for a long time (e.g.. a year)
perfidious - treacherous, faithless
perfidy - treachery; breaking of faith
perfunctory - done as a duty without care
perilous - dangerous
peripatetic - wandering
perish - be destroyed; decay
perjury - willful false statement, unlawful act
permeate - spread into every part of
pernicious - harmful, injurious
perpetrate - be guilty; commit (a crime)
persevere - keep on steadily, continue
personable - pleasing in appearance, attractive
perspicacity - quick judging and understanding
pertain - belong as a part, have reference
pest - destructive thing or a person who is nuisance
petrified - taken away power (to think, feel, act)
petrify - to make hard, rocklike
petrous - like a rock, hard, stony
petulant - unreasonably impatient
philistine - a smug ignorant person; one who lacks knowledge
phlegmatic - calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
picaresque - involving clever rogues or adventurers
pied - of mixed colors
pinch - be too tight, take between the thumb and finger
pious - dutiful to parents; devoted to religion
piquant - agreeably pungent, stimulating
pique - hurt the pride or self-respect, stir (curiosity)
pitfall - covered hole as a trap, unsuspected danger
pith - essential part, force, soft liquid substance
pivotal - of great importance (others depend on it)
placate - soothe, pacify, calm
plaintive - mournful, melancholy, sorrowful
plaque - flat metal on a wall as a memorial
platitude - a trite or banal statement; unoriginality
plea - request
plead - address a court of law as an advocate
plethora - glut
pliant - pliable, easily bent, shaped or twisted
plod - continue doing smth without resting
pluck - pull the feathers off, pick (e.g.. flowers)
plumb - get to the root of
plummet - fall, plunge, steeply
plunge - move quickly, suddenly and with force
poignant - deeply moving; keen
poise - be ready, be balanced, self-possession
polemical - controversial, argued
ponderous - heavy, bulky, dull
portent - omen; marvelous; threatening
poseur - someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony
posture - state, attitude; adopt a vain
poverty - state of being poor
pragmatic - practical, favoring utility
precarious - uncertain, risky, dangerous
precept - moral instruction
precepts - rules establishing standards of conduct
precipitate - throw smth violently down from a height
preclude - prevent, make impossible
precursory - preliminary, anticipating
predilection - special liking, mental preference
predominate - have more power than others
preempt - obtain by preemption or in advance
premature - doing or happening smth before the right time
preponderance - greatness in number, strength, weight
presage - warning sign
preternatural - not normal or usual
prevalent - common
prevaricate - to equivocate, to stray from the truth
prim - neat; formal
pristine - primitive, unspoiled, pure, as in earlier times, unadulterated
probity - uprightness, incorruptibility, principle
proclivity - inclination
procrastination - keeping on putting off
prodigal - wasteful, reckless with money
prodigious - enormous, wonderful
profane - worldly, having contempt for God
profligate - wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant
profundity - depth
proliferate - grow, reproduce by rapid multification
prolix - tiring because too long
prone - prostrate; inclined to (undesirable things)
propagation - increasing the number, spreading, extending
propinquity - nearness in time or place, affinity of nature
propitiate - do smth to take away the anger of
propitiatory - conciliatory, appeasing, mitigating
propitious - auspicious, presenting favorable circumstances
prosaic - everyday, mundane, commonplace, trite, pedestrian
proscribe - denounce as dangerous
protracted - prolonged
provident - frugal; looking to the future
provisional - of the present time only
provoke - make angry; vax

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet O

obdurate - hardened and unrepenting; stubborn, inflexible
obfuscate - to darken, make obscure, muddle
oblivious - unaware, having no memory
obloquy - abusively detractive language, sharp criticism, vituperation
obsequious - too eager to obey or serve
obsolete - no longer used
obstreperous - noisy, loud
obtain - to be established, accepted, or customary
obtrusive - projecting, prominent, undesirably noticeable
obviate - to make unnecessary, get rid of

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet N

nadir - lowest, weakest point
nascent - coming into existence, emerging
nebulous - cloud-like; hazy; vague; indistinct
negligent - taking too little care
neophyte - person who has been converted to a belief
nexus - a connection, tie, or link
nibble - show some inclination to accept (an offer)
nice - precise, sensitive to subtleness
noisome - offensive, disgusting (smell)
nonchalant - not having interest

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet M

macabre - gruesome, suggesting death
machination - plot, scheme (esp. evil)
maladroit - tactless, clumsy
malapropism - misuse of a word (for one that resembles it)
malevolence - wishing to do evil
malign - injurious, speak ill of smb, tell lie
malinger - to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty
malleable - yielding; easily shaped; moldable; adapting
manacle - chains for the hands or feet
martial - brave, of associated with war
massacre - cruel killing of a large number of people
matriculation - be admitted, enter a university as a student
mature - come to full development, to a state ready for use
maudlin - sentimental in a silly or tearful way

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet L

labyrinthine - to entangle the state of affairs
lachrymose - causing tears, tearful
lackluster - (of eyes) dull
laconic - brief, to the point, terse
lag - go too slow
lament - show, feel great sorrow
lassitude - weariness, tiredness
latent - present but not yet active, developed or visible
laudatory - expressing or giving praise
lavish - giving or producing freely, liberally or generously
leakage - the process of leaking
legacy - smth handed down from ancestors
libel - statement that damages reputation
liberality - free giving; generosity

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet J

jabber - talk excitedly; utter rapidly
jeopardize - put in danger
jibe - gibe, make fun of
jocular - meant as a joke
judicious - sound in judgment; wise

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet I

iconoclast - person who attacks popular beliefs
iconoclastic - attacking cherished beliefs
idiosyncrasy - personal mannerism
idolatrous - worshipping idols
idolatry - excessive admiration of
idyll - a carefree episode or experience
ignoble - dishonorable, common, undignified
ignominious - shameful, dishonorable, undignified, disgraceful
illicit - unlawful, forbidden
illusory - deceptive; an illusion
imbroglio - complicated and embarrassing situation
immaculate - pure, faultless
immerse - absorb; put under the surface of
imminent - likely to come or happen soon
immutable - that cannot be changed
impair - worsen, diminish in value
impaired - damaged, weakened
impassive - unmoved; feeling no sign of passion
impecunious - having little or no money
impede - hinder; get in the way of
impediment - smth that hinders (e.g. stammer)
impending - imminent, being about to happen, expected
imperative - urgent, essential

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet H

hack - cut roughly; hired horse
hallow - to make holy; consecrate
hamper - basket with a lid, prevent free movement or activity
hapless - unlucky, unfortunate
harangue - a long, passionate speech
harbinger - smth or smb that foretells the coming of
harrow - to distress, create stress or torment
harsh - rough, cruel, stern
haughty - arrogant; conceited

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet G

gainsay - to deny, declare false, to oppose
gambol - quick, playful jumping
garment - article of clothing
garner - to gather and save; to store up
garrulity - talkativeness
garrulous - too talkative
gaucherie - socially awkward, tactless behavior
germane - relevant; pertinent to
gist - the point, general sense
glean - gather facts in small quantities
glib - ready and smooth but not sincere
gloat over - look at with selfish delight
glut - supply to much, fill to excess
gnaw - waste away; bite steadily
goad - smth urging a person to action
gossamer - soft, light, delicate material
gouge - tool for cutting grooves in wood

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet F

facetious - humorous, funny, jocular
facile - easily done
facilitate - make easy (e.g.. a process of smth)

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet E

earthenware - dishes made of baked clay
ebullience - exuberance, outburst of feeling
ebullient - overflowing with enthusiasm; showing excitement
ecumenical - representing the whole Christian world
edacious - voracious, devouring
eddy - circular or spiral movement (e.g.. of wind)
effete - infertile, worn out, weak
efficacy - production of a desired result
effluvia - outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor
effrontery - boldness, impudence, arrogance
egress - way out, exit
elaborate - worked out with much care in great detail
elate - stimulate
elation - high-spirits
electorate - all the electors
elegy - a lament, a melancholy composition
elicit - draw out
eloquence - fluent speaking; skillful use of language
emaciate - make thin and weak
embellish - make beautiful
embezzle - use in a wrong way for one's own benefit
emergence - emerging
emote - stir up, excite
empirical - relying on experiment
encapsulate - enclose in capsule
encomium - warm or glowing praise; eulogy, panegyric
encumbrance - burden; things that get on the way of
endearing - making dear or liked
endemic - epidemic
endemic - prevailing in a specific area
endorse - write one's name on the back of
enduring - lasting
enervate - weaken, deprive of strength, attenuate
engender - cause, produce, give rise to
engrave - impress deeply
engrossing - taken up all the time or attention; writing in large or formal
engulf - swallow up
enigma- smth that is puzzling
enmity - hatred; being an enemy
enormity- excessive wickedness; evilness
enormousness - great size
entangle - put into difficulties
entreat - ask earnestly

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet D

dart - quick movement; missile in darts
daunt - intimidate, make fearful
dawdler - person who is slow; waste of time
dearth - shortage
debacle - a breakup, overthrow, sudden disaster
decorous - polite, decent
decorum - propriety, properness
decree - order given by authority
decry - disapprove of
defer - postpone; give way (to show respect)
deference - respect
deferential - showing respect
defiance - open disobedience or resistance
deflect - turn aside
defy - resist openly
degrade - reduce in rank or status
delineate - to portray, depict, sketch out
deluge - great flood, heavy rush of water
demagogue - person appealing not to reasons
demur - to hesitate, raise objections
denigrate - blacken, belittle, sully, defame
denouement - an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot
denounce- give information against
dent - hollow, depression mad by a blow
deplete - use until none remains
deposition - dethronement, depositing
deprave - make morally bad; corrupt
deprecate - protest against, express disapproval of
dereliction - deserting and leaving to fall into ruins
derision - ridicule, mockery, deriding
derivative - derived, not original or primitive
derivative - unoriginal, obtained from another source
derogatory- insulting; tending to damage
descry - catch sight of, see smth in the distance
desiccant- substance used to absorb moisture
desiccate - to dry up, dehydrate
desuetude - cessation of use; disuse
desultory - aimless, haphazard, digressing at random
detach - separate
deter - discourage, hinder
detraction - slandering, verbal attack, aspersion
detumescence - diminishing or lessening of swelling
deviance - being different in moral standards (from normal)
dexterity - skill (esp. in handling)
dexterous - clever, skillful with hands
diaphanous - transparent, gauzy
diatribe - bitter and violent attack in words
dictate - order
diffidence - shyness
diffident - lacking in self-confidence
dilate - speak comprehensively, become wider, large
dilatory - causing delay, procrastinating
disabuse - to undeceive, correct a false impression
disallow - refuse to allow or accept as a correct
discern - see with an effort but clearly
discomfit - confuse, embarrass
discomfit - to defeat, put down
disconcert - upset the self-possession of
discountenance- refuse to approve of
discourse- speech, lecture,
discredit - refuse to believe
disdain - look on with contempt
disencumber - free from encumbrance
disheveled - untidy
disingenuous - sophisticated, artful, trying to deceive, cunning
disinter - dig up from the earth
dislodge - move, force from the place occupied
dismal - sad, gloomy, miserable
disparate - essentially different
dispassionate - free from passion
dissemble - speak or behave so as to hide smth (in mind)
disseminate- distribute (esp. ideas)
dissent - have a different opinion, refuse to assent
dissipation - going away, dispersing
dissolution - disintegration, looseness in morals
distinct - easily heard, seen, understood, clearly marked
distorted - pulled out of the usual shape, give a false account of
distraught - distracted, violently upset in mind
distress - great pain; cause discomfort
divergence- getting farther apart from a point
diverse - of different kinds
divestiture - taking off, getting rid of, giving up
divulge - make known smth secret
doggerel - trivial, poorly constructed verse
dogmatic - positive, certain, arbitrary, without room for discussion
dogmatism - being dogmatic
dolt - stupid fellow

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet C

cabal - a scheme or plot, a group of plotters
cadge - to beg, to get by begging
calipers - metal supports attached to the legs, measuring instrument
calumniate - to slander, present false accusal
calumny - slander, aspersion
candid - frank, straight-forward
canvass - discuss thoroughly; sort of touting
capricious- fickle, whimsical, given to change, unpredictable
castigate - to chastise, correct by punishing
castigation - severe punishment
casual - happening by chance, careless
catalyst - substance that causes speeding up
caustic - biting, sarcastic
censure - expression of blame or disapproval; a rebuke
census - official counting of the population
centurion - leader of a unit of 100 soldiers
chary - cautious, wary
chastened- corrected, punished
chastisement - punishment
chauvinist- a blindly devoted patriot
chisel - steel tool for shaping materials
churl - bad-tempered person
cite - give as an example
clamor - shout, complain with a lot of noise
cleanse - make pure, thoroughly clean
cling to - resist separation
clot - half-solid lump formed from liquid
cloture - closing, device (in Parliament) to end a debate by voting
coalescing - coming together and uniting into one substance
coax - get smb to do smth by kindness
coddle - treat with care and tenderness
coerce - compel, to force to make obedient
coeval - of the same period, coexisting
cogent - strong, convincing
cogitate - think deeply, mediate
cognition- knowing, awareness (emotionless)
cognizant - being fully aware of
coherent - sticking together
colander - bowl-shaped vessel with many holes used to drain off water
collaborate- work in partnership
collusion - secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
combustion - process of burning
commemorate - keep the memory of
commend - praise
commendable - worthy of praise
commingle - mingle together
commuter - person who travels regularly
complacently- with self-satisfaction
complaisance - tending to comply, obliging, willingness to please
comply - act in accordance
compound - mix or combine
comprise - be composed of
compunction- feeling of regret for one's action
conceal - hide, keep secret
conceit - over-high opinion of, too much pride
conciliatory - reconciling, soothing, comforting, mollifying
concord - agreement or harmony
concur- agree in opinion, happen together
condense - increase in density, strength, make laconic
condone - forgive
congeal - make or become stiff and solid
conjoin - to join together
connoisseur - a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art)
connotation - suggestion in addition to
consent - give agreement or permission
consequential - pompous, self important
consolation - consoling or being consoled
console- give comfort or sympathy to
conspicuous- easily seen; remarkable
consternation- surprise and fear, dismay
constrict - make tight or smaller
consume - get to the end of
contemn - to scorn or despise
contentious - argumentative, pugnacious, combative, quarrelsome
contiguous- touching, neighboring, near
contrite - filled with deep sorrow for wrongdoing
contumacious- insubordinate, rebellious
conundrum- a riddle, dilemma, enigma
conviction - convincing; firm belief
convoke - call together, summon
convoluted - complicated; coiled, twisted
cord - twisted strands
cordial - warm and sincere
cordon - line (of police acting as a guard)
corporeal - physical; of or for the body
correlate- have a mutual relation
corroboration- additional, strengthening evidence
countenance - to favor or approve of
counterfeit - forgery
countervail - counterbalance
covert - disguised
covetous - eagerly desirous
cower - crouch; shrink back
craven - cowardly

Study Material for TOEFL Preparation | Alphabet B

Baleful- harmful, ominous, causing evil
Balk- obstacle; purposely to get on the way of
Balloon- swell out like balloon