GRE Verbal : Verbs and Adjectives or Adverbs in Two-Blank Texts

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for GRE Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #101 : Verbs And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Two Blank Texts

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

After experiencing dwindling profits for the fourth quarter, MerCorp had to ____________________ on its promise of bonuses for top salespeople. In fact, the company's financial situation was so dire that it was not even _________________ enough to pay for its employees' regular paychecks. 

Possible Answers:

abscond . . . penurious

divulge . . . infelicitous 

renege . . . solvent

obfuscate . . . ostentatious 

vacillate . . . tenuous

Correct answer:

renege . . . solvent

Explanation:

For the first blank, we're looking for something that means go back on or "renege." For the second blank, we need something that means financially sound or "solvent."

Example Question #102 : Verbs And Adjectives Or Adverbs In Two Blank Texts

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

Once the baby's mother left, he became utterly __________________; the sitter tried rocking him, singing to him, feeding and changing him, but nothing would ____________________ the screaming infant. 

Possible Answers:

garrulous . . . assuage

inchoate . . . rarefy

trenchant . . . mitigate

volatile . . . pervade

implacable . . . mollify

Correct answer:

implacable . . . mollify

Explanation:

For the first blank, we need something that means unable to be appeased or "implacable." For the second blank we're looking for something that means soothe. "Mollify" is a good fit. 

 

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