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Concerned about the noxious effects of pesticides on local
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15 Sep 2017, 18:04
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Concerned about the noxious effects of pesticides on local rivers, Tess petitioned her local farmers to employ _______ amount of the repellent.
A. a capacious
B. an abiding
C. a nominal
D. an enduring
E. a negligible
F. a profuse
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03 Oct 2017, 11:53
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Since Tess was worried about the pesticides’ noxious effects, a word like small or minimal would make sense in the blank. Both capacious and profuse are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (A) and (F).
Choices (B) and (D) give equivalent meanings as well, but lasting effects are what Tess is trying to avoid. Both nominal and negligible can mean small, so choices (C) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and E are correct!
Since Tess was worried about the pesticides’ noxious effects, a word like small or minimal would make sense in the blank. Both capacious and profuse are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (A) and (F).
Choices (B) and (D) give equivalent meanings as well, but lasting effects are what Tess is trying to avoid. Both nominal and negligible can mean small, so choices (C) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and E are correct!
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