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GRE Test Prep : Verbal Sentence Completion II


What words or sets of words fill the blanks and best fit the meanings of the sentences?

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1.

The biologist described how vultures _______ portions of carcasses and play a crucial role in maintaining the ecological balance as _______.

  gobble..xenophobes

  seize..predators

  devour..scavengers

  hunt..carnivores

  depend on..parasites

 
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2.

The media reports on cross-border terrorism _______ all assertions made by the government that peace had been restored.

  substantiated

  bolstered

  stipulated

  belied

  buttressed

 
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3.

It was _______ on the part of the senate that obstructed the adoption of a revolutionary teaching methodology in the executive MBA program.

  effrontery

  conservatism

  magnanimity

  anachronism

  propriety

 
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4.

Compared to real estate, nearly all else appears relatively inexpensive, _______ nearly nothing appears not affordable.

  provided

  so

  although

  nevertheless

  since

 
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5.

She is certain to alienate her colleagues in a short period of time because of her overall _______ attitude.

  truculent

  gregarious

  amiable

  munificent

  amicable

 
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6.

At the farewell function, the dignitary's address to the young graduates was _______, offering no new words of wisdom but common knowledge.

  opprobrious

  ambivalent

  platitudinous

  pragmatic

  labyrinthine

 
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7.

After the sudden death of their leader, the terrorists thought it best to be _______ for a period before resuming their attacks on their adversaries.

  audacious

  prodigious

  quiescent

  bellicose

  belligerent

 
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