GRE Verbal : Text Completion
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Example Question #251 : One Blank Texts
The professor's incendiary statements on female students earned him a reputation as a __________.
pedant
blowhard
firebrand
misogynist
loudmouth
misogynist
While all the answer choices can make sense in the sentence, one fits better than all the others. The sentence notes the professor's statements were "on female students," and all the choices have a negative connotation. Of all the answer choices, "misogynist," meaning a hater of women, is the best fit.
Example Question #252 : One Blank Texts
The impressionable young man was well convinced that his misdeeds and poor choices had doomed him to __________.
perdition
paradise
limbo
rapture
indifference
perdition
The sentence notes the "young man" is concerned about "misdeeds and poor choices." This indicates the correct answer must have a negative and even punishing connotation. Only "perdition," meaning damnation and punishment, has the appropriate meaning and implication.
Example Question #253 : One Blank Texts
The once promising issue now proved a __________ that no politician could deal with and survive electorally.
quarantine
quagmire
godsend
concatenation
blessing
quagmire
The sentence explictly notes that the "once promising issue" now makes politicians unable to "deal with" it. The correct answer must therefore mean something that traps or complicates. "Quagmire," literally a marsh or bog, and here used metaphorically, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #254 : One Blank Texts
With the typical mohawk, leather jacket, and combat boots, he perfectly fit the __________ of the punk rocker.
perfidy
stereotype
quandary
indemnity
paradox
stereotype
The sentence describes the subject as being a "punk rocker" and wearing the "typical" "punk rock" items of a "mohawk, leather jacket, and combat boots." The correct answer must mean the usually understood image or fixed idea, the definition of "stereotype."
Example Question #255 : One Blank Texts
While the student body president believed he was using stirring rhetoric, the teachers saw his speech as __________.
rational
drivel
oratory
sensible
uncompromising
drivel
The sentence contrasts the student's own view of his speech as "stirring rhetoric" with the teacher's viewpoint described by the missing word. The correct answer must in some way be an opposite to "stirring rhetoric." "Drivel," meaning nonsense or useless words, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #256 : One Blank Texts
The __________ of the politician's views continued no matter how many clarifying statements he made on the issues.
misrepresentation
insurgency
virulence
instransigence
archetype
misrepresentation
While some answer choices could make sense, only one will fit perfectly. The sentence describes the many "clarifying statements" the politician had to make, which means the perspective of his views is wrong or misguided. "Misrepresentation," meaning a deliberately deceiving description, is the best choice among the answers.
Example Question #233 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The day ended with no real __________, as the detective had not yet figured out who the culript was after following multiple leads.
denouement
inauguration
inception
onset
denouement
"Denouement" is a resolution, outcome, or solution.
Example Question #234 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The blue-collar worker abhored the rich; that is, until he won the lottery and moved to the Hamptons and lived among his fellow __________.
vagabonds
hobos
transients
sybarites
sybarites
A "sybarite" is a person who leads a life of luxury; a hedonist.
Example Question #235 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The divorce lawyer was adept at diffusing __________ between warring couples.
agreements
compromises
reconciliations
imbroglios
imbroglios
An "imbroglio" is a bitter disagreement or entanglement.
Example Question #297 : Text Completion
Being a physics __________, Mary was having difficulty understanding vectors.
wunderkind
neophyte
prodigy
virtuoso
neophyte
A "neophyte" is someone who is a novice or a beginner.
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