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GRE Question of the Day (September 21st)

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Verbal The paleontologist's (i) ____________ orthodoxy meant that the evidence he had so painstakingly gathered would inevitably be (ii) __________ by his more conventional colleagues. Blank (i) Blank (ii) (A) break with (D) considered (B) dependence on (E) contested (C) reputation for (F) classified     Correct Answer - A & E - (click and drag your...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 20th)

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Math A string of 10 lightbulbs is wired in such a way that if any individual lightbulb fails, the entire string fails. If for each individual lightbulb the probability of failing during time period T is 0.06, what is the probability that the string of lightbulbs...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 17th)

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Math Line M is y = 3x + 10. Line N is 2y = 5x- 6. Line P has a y-intercept of 6, and the point (6, 4) lies on line P. Quantity A Quantity B The measure of the largest angle createdbythe intersection of line M and line...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 15th)

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Math n is an integer, and \({|2n + 7| \leq 10}\). Quantity A Quantity B The difference between the greatest andleast possible values of n 10 A) Quantity A is greater.B) Quantity B is greater.C) The two quantities are equal.D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.   Correct Answer -...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 14th)

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Verbal Woolf ____________ conventional notions of truth: in her words, one cannot receive from any lecture "a nugget of pure truth" to wrap up between the pages of one's notebook and keep on the mantelpiece forever.A. anticipatesB. articulatesC. makes light ofD. mocksE. pays heed toF. puts...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 13th)

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Math A certain right triangle has sides of length x, y, and z, where x < y < z. If the area of this triangular region is 1, which of the following indicates all of the possible values of y?A. \({y > \sqrt {2}}\)B. \({\frac {\sqrt...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 10th)

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Math   Polygon SUVNPQ is equilateral and equiangular and TWOR is a rectangle. Quantity A Quantity B \({\frac{{x}}{{y}}}\) 1 A)The quantity in Column A is greater.B)The quantity in Column B is greater.C)The two quantities are equal.D)The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.   Correct Answer - A - (click and drag your...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 9th)

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Verbal Though most tennis players generally strive to strike the ball on the racket's vibration node, more commonly known as the “sweet spot,” many players are unaware of the existence of a second, lesser-known location on the racket face, the center of percussion, that will also...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 8th)

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Math A car traveled 462 miles per tankful of gasoline on the highway and 336 miles per tankful of gasoline in the city. If the car traveled 6 fewer miles per gallon in the city than on the highway, how many miles per gallon did the...

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GRE Question of the Day (September 7th)

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Verbal You may wonder how the expert on fossil remains is able to trace descent through teeth, which seem _________ pegs upon which to hang whole ancestries.A. novelB. reliableC. flimsyD. speciousE. inadequateF. academic   Correct Answer - C & E - (click and drag your mouse to see...

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