GRE Verbal Question of the Day

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Question 1

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The little dog, unwise to the severity of his situation, swerved out of the way of the cars just in time, with such precious as to only be the result of .

oblivious . . . kismet
stupid . . . fire
clever . . . pleasantry
innocuous . . . love
sheepish . . . trust

Explanation: "Oblivious" works because it is an adjective that describes the lack of knowledge of the dog--no other options really work in that case. "Kismet" is harder to derive, but echoes how dire the situation may have otherwise been unless the dog were fated to survive. The other answer choices don't work for the following reasons. "Wise" doesn't work because the dog is immediately described as "unwise" in the following phrase. "Stupid" seems like it may work to describe the unwise dog, but the word "fire" accompanying it doesn't fit the context of the sentence as a cause for the dog to move out of the way. "Clever" doesn't work because the dog is immediately described as being unwise in the following phrase. "Innocuous," meaning harmless, doesn't fit the context of the unwise dog moving out of the way. "Sheepish," meaning demonstrating embarrassment, also doesn't fit in describing the dog.

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GRE Verbal

GRE Verbal Question of the Day

Practice GRE Verbal with the production-style question-of-the-day selection for this public URL.

Question 1

Choose the word or set of words that best completes the following sentence.

The little dog, unwise to the severity of his situation, swerved out of the way of the cars just in time, with such precious as to only be the result of .

oblivious . . . kismet
stupid . . . fire
clever . . . pleasantry
innocuous . . . love
sheepish . . . trust

Explanation: "Oblivious" works because it is an adjective that describes the lack of knowledge of the dog--no other options really work in that case. "Kismet" is harder to derive, but echoes how dire the situation may have otherwise been unless the dog were fated to survive. The other answer choices don't work for the following reasons. "Wise" doesn't work because the dog is immediately described as "unwise" in the following phrase. "Stupid" seems like it may work to describe the unwise dog, but the word "fire" accompanying it doesn't fit the context of the sentence as a cause for the dog to move out of the way. "Clever" doesn't work because the dog is immediately described as being unwise in the following phrase. "Innocuous," meaning harmless, doesn't fit the context of the unwise dog moving out of the way. "Sheepish," meaning demonstrating embarrassment, also doesn't fit in describing the dog.