GRE Prep Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Despite her father’s endeavors to placate his daughter every
[#permalink]
06 Sep 2017, 18:18
06 Sep 2017, 18:18
4
Expert Reply
3
Bookmarks
00:00
Question Stats:
51% (00:40) correct
48% (00:46) wrong based on 221 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
Despite her father’s endeavors to placate his daughter every time she had a grievance, the young girl was simply _______ complainer, and so could always find something else that displeased her.
A. an inveterate
B. an impertinent
C. a plaintive
D. an oblique
E. a chronic
F. an abysmal
Show: :: OA
A and E
Re: Despite her father’s endeavors to placate his daughter every
[#permalink]
07 Sep 2017, 18:45
07 Sep 2017, 18:45
1
Expert Reply
Explanation
The girl could always find something else that displeased her which means that she must be a habitual complainer. She may be an impertinent complainer, but there is no evidence that she was rude in the way she complained.
The same problem exists with choices (C) and (F). Oblique, which means not straightforward, does not make sense in context, which rules out choice (D).
Inveterate and chronic are synonyms for habitual, so choices (A) and (E) are correct.
The girl could always find something else that displeased her which means that she must be a habitual complainer. She may be an impertinent complainer, but there is no evidence that she was rude in the way she complained.
The same problem exists with choices (C) and (F). Oblique, which means not straightforward, does not make sense in context, which rules out choice (D).
Inveterate and chronic are synonyms for habitual, so choices (A) and (E) are correct.
Re: Despite her fathers endeavors to placate his daughter every
[#permalink]
27 Jul 2022, 19:32
27 Jul 2022, 19:32
1
In this question the contrast word is 'Despite'.It will contrast with word placate .That means her father try to placate her but she is firmly persistent on complain. So answer will be A. an inveterate and E. a chronic
