OE


Choice (A), prepossessing, might be unfamiliar. Trying to determine
the meaning from its parts, you’d come up with something like
“owning before.” It’s hard to see how this matches “common,” so
eliminate (A). Choice (B) is fascinating. While modern culture may be
fascinated with tattoos, it doesn’t match the word “common,” so
eliminate (B). Choice (C) is pedestrian. As an adjective, pedestrian can
mean either walking on foot or ordinary. In the sense of ordinary, this
is a good match for “common,” so put a checkmark next to (C). Choice
(D), peripheral, means at the edge of something—not a match for
“common.” Eliminate (D). Choice (E), marginal, means the same thing
as peripheral, so eliminate it as well. The final choice is (F), pervasive,
which describes something that is found everywhere. This could be
another way of saying “common,” so (F) earns a checkmark. The
answer is (C) and (F).
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OE


Choice (A), prepossessing, might be unfamiliar. Trying to determine the meaning from its parts, you’d come up with something like “owning before.” It’s hard to see how this matches “common,” so eliminate (A). Choice (B) is fascinating. While modern culture may be fascinated with tattoos, it doesn’t match the word “common,” so eliminate (B). Choice (C) is pedestrian. As an adjective, pedestrian can mean either walking on foot or ordinary. In the sense of ordinary, this is a good match for “common,” so put a checkmark next to (C). Choice (D), peripheral, means at the edge of something—not a match for “common.” Eliminate (D). Choice (E), marginal, means the same thing as peripheral, so eliminate it as well. The final choice is (F), pervasive, which describes something that is found everywhere. This could be another way of saying “common,” so (F) earns a checkmark. The nanswer is (C) and (F).
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