GRE Verbal : Nouns in One-Blank Texts
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Example Question #111 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
Instead of having a master narrative, the book contained many __________ around the same theme.
metaphors
eulogies
euphemisms
verifications
vignettes
vignettes
The book has no "master narrative," but instead many of the missing word. This means the correct answer will be the opposite of "master narrative." "Vignettes," meaning small sketches or stories, is the best choice.
Example Question #112 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The __________ of his lectures often confused his students with smaller vocabularies.
misanthropy
levity
philanthropy
brevity
verbosity
verbosity
The students being confused have "smaller vocabularies," and therefore are turned off by the professor's use of words. The correct answer needs to indicate the professor is using too many words, or words that are too difficult. "Verbosity," meaning using an excessive amount of words, is the best choice.
Example Question #113 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
Many art critics believe a painter cannot be separated from the __________ in which she worked.
euphony
subterfuge
milieu
byline
etymology
milieu
The sentence notes the difficulty in pulling a painter away from the missing word. The correct answer needs to indicate that which can influence a painter. "Milieu," meaning environment or surroundings, is the best choice.
Example Question #114 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The woman's __________ prevented her from climbing stairs or even walking steadily.
hypochondria
vertigo
nonchalance
schizophrenia
gullibility
vertigo
Being unable to climb stairs or walk steadily indicates the subject of the sentence has trouble with her balance. "Vertigo," a condition that makes a person prone to dizziness, is the correct answer.
Example Question #115 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
The artist's best known pieces were __________ of images from many classic works of art.
collages
euphemisms
vignettes
stanzas
edifices
collages
The artist's "best known pieces" contain "images from many" other works of art. The correct answer must therefore mean artistic pieces made from many other images, the definition of "collages."
Example Question #116 : Nouns In One Blank Texts
Politicians often find themselves trapped in the __________ of constituent services, when they would rather deal with the clear focus of policy details.
mire
succinctness
luminosity
gratis
exuberance
mire
The sentence contrasts the "clear focus of policy details" with the missing word as it describes "constituent services." The correct answer will need to mean hard to deal with or confusing. "Mire," meaning a swamp or bog, here used metaphorically, is the best choice.
Example Question #181 : Text Completion
The Stock Market Crash took many people from the heights of the good life to living in __________.
frugality
munificence
luxury
penury
philanthropy
penury
The sentence compares "the heights of the good life" to "living in" the missing word. Therefore, the correct answer needs to mean the opposite of "the good life." "Penury," meaning poverty and neediness, is the best choice.
Example Question #182 : Text Completion
The students massed in protest presented a __________ of the police force's trouble.
utopia
legion
portent
genre
diorama
diorama
The missing word describes how the students appeared in light of "the police force's troubles." The correct answer must indicate a reflection or observation of the issues. "Diorama," meaning a model or representation, is the correct answer.
Example Question #183 : Text Completion
Although the teens claimed they had nothing to drink, their __________ was obvious.
disdain
poise
fraud
inebriation
sobriety
inebriation
The teens are the missing word, which goes against the claim "they had nothing to drink." The correct answer must indicate they were actually drinking. "Inebriation," meaning intoxication and drunkenness, is the best fit.
Example Question #184 : Text Completion
The teaching method was criticized for wanting __________ among students, not allowing the most talented to shine.
whimsy
disinterest
tractability
parity
obsequiousness
parity
"Not allowing the most talented to shine" is the key phrase in the sentence. The phrase indicates that the "teaching method" is trying to keep students even. "Parity," meaning equality or balance, is the best fit.
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