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Once _______ across the Western plains, the buffalo has seriously dimi
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Once _______ across the Western plains, the buffalo has seriously diminished in number.
| Two Answers |
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| A. sparse |
| B. eradicated |
| C. innumerable | D. immutable | E. legion |
| F. thoroughgoing |
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The sentence describes the historical state of the buffalo and contrasts it with its current state.
- Contrast: The phrase "Once ______ across the Western plains" sets up a description of the buffalo's historical abundance. This is contrasted with the current situation: "the buffalo has seriously diminished in number."
- Logic: If the buffalo population has diminished (decreased), it must have been abundant or numerous in the past.
We need two synonyms that mean very numerous or abundant.
- A. sparse: Thinly dispersed or scattered; few and far between. This is the opposite of the required meaning.
- B. eradicated: Destroyed completely; wiped out. This describes a later result, not its original state.
- C. innumerable: Too many to be counted (exceedingly numerous). This is a strong fit.
- D. immutable: Unchanging over time or unable to be changed. This relates to permanence, not quantity.
- E. legion: Great in number; numerous. This is a perfect synonym for "innumerable" and fits the context of great historical abundance.
- F. thoroughgoing: Characterized by thoroughness or zeal; complete. This relates to quality or completeness, not quantity.
The two words that mean very numerous or abundant are innumerable and legion.
The correct choices are $\(\mathbf{C}\)$. innumerable and $\(\mathbf{E}\)$. legion.
The sentence describes the historical state of the buffalo and contrasts it with its current state.
- Contrast: The phrase "Once ______ across the Western plains" sets up a description of the buffalo's historical abundance. This is contrasted with the current situation: "the buffalo has seriously diminished in number."
- Logic: If the buffalo population has diminished (decreased), it must have been abundant or numerous in the past.
We need two synonyms that mean very numerous or abundant.
- A. sparse: Thinly dispersed or scattered; few and far between. This is the opposite of the required meaning.
- B. eradicated: Destroyed completely; wiped out. This describes a later result, not its original state.
- C. innumerable: Too many to be counted (exceedingly numerous). This is a strong fit.
- D. immutable: Unchanging over time or unable to be changed. This relates to permanence, not quantity.
- E. legion: Great in number; numerous. This is a perfect synonym for "innumerable" and fits the context of great historical abundance.
- F. thoroughgoing: Characterized by thoroughness or zeal; complete. This relates to quality or completeness, not quantity.
The two words that mean very numerous or abundant are innumerable and legion.
The correct choices are $\(\mathbf{C}\)$. innumerable and $\(\mathbf{E}\)$. legion.
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