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GRE October 2009, Section 2, Gap filling, Analogy
1. The noisy begging of a brood of baby birds has posed a _____ to biologist: why would any helpless, immature organism do something that seems so likely to damage it by _____ predators?
(A) conundrum – attracting (B) paradox – outwitting (C) given - drawing (D) signal – startling (E) puzzle – repelling
My Answer: B
Definitions:
outwitting :gain an advantage through cleverness, outsmart
2. While still _____, Juvenal's stories _____ a change of tone and some touches of human sadness, as though he had found some consolation at last.
(A) pessimistic – avoid (B) embittered – show (C) hopeful - display (D) sardonic – escape (E) compassionate – embrace
My Answer: B
Definitions:
Embittered: bitter, resentful
3. Upon realizing that the indicators of a stressful situation can be extremely _____, the psychologist reconsidered his claim that a reliable way to reduce stress is to recognize stressful situations and then avoid them.
(A) acute (B) subtle (C) well-documented (D) exaggerated (E) persistent
My Answer: B
Definitions:
subtle: implied
4. The chief flaw of the work is that it dwells too long on matters that are _____ to its main subject, leaving _____ space for treatment of heart of the topic.
(A) germane – disproportionate (B) tantamount – equivalent (C) ancillary - scant (D) complementary – compensatory (E) integral – innate
My Answer: C
Definitions:
Ancillary: Secondary
Scant: trivial, barely sufficient
5. For all the scathing precision with which she states the lines of social aspirants and moneyed folk, the writer appears to _____ being part of the world she makes seem so _____.
(A) abhor – shallow (B) disdain – glamorous (C) romantic - mysterious (D) savor – intoxicating (E) relish – insufferable
My Answer: B
Definitions:
Glamorous: charming, fascinating
6. The _____ activity that usually accompanies annual conventions of professional scholars is in ill keeping with the _____ and order befitting earnest intellectual endeavor.
(A) erudite – laxity (B) frivolous – virtuosity (C) frenetic - levity (D) polemical – dilettantism (E) cerebral – sobriety
My Answer: B
Definitions:
Frivolous: wasteful; silly
Virtuosity: exceptional skill
7. Contrary to the manager's draconian reputation, most of the work rules and procedures she implemented were relatively _____.
(A) innocuous (B) punctilious (C) onerous (D) transparent (E) uncomplicated
My Answer: A
Definitions:
innocuous :not offensive
draconian: harsh
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