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.
A problem in modern industrial nations-a designation that now encompas
[#permalink]
29 Dec 2024, 03:46
29 Dec 2024, 03:46
Expert Reply
1
Bookmarks
00:00
Question Stats:
69% (00:39) correct
30% (01:09) wrong based on 13 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
A problem in modern industrial nations-a designation that now encompasses more than the United States and Europe-is that when the wages of the middle class are stagnant, the economy expands at a $\(\qquad\)$ pace.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. plodding |
| B. normal |
| C. lucrative | D. pedestrian | E. profitable |
| F. exponential |
Re: A problem in modern industrial nations-a designation that now encompas
[#permalink]
03 Feb 2025, 06:12
03 Feb 2025, 06:12
Expert Reply
OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
Plodding, pedestrian.
That the economy expands at a certain pace is described as "a problem." This happens when "wages of the middle class are stagnant," showing no activity or only sluggishly growing. The blank, then, likely refers to a sluggish or slow pace of economic expansion. "Lucrative" and "profitable" are synonymous with each other, but imply economic growth, which would not be a problem. An "exponential" pace would be one that increases at a faster and faster rate, which is opposite the idea of "stagnant" wages or a "problem" with the economy. If the economy expands at a "normal" pace, the expansion is typical or expected, which is not negative enough. Only "plodding," which means slow-moving, and "pedestrian," which means dull, fit the meaning of the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning.
Plodding, pedestrian.
That the economy expands at a certain pace is described as "a problem." This happens when "wages of the middle class are stagnant," showing no activity or only sluggishly growing. The blank, then, likely refers to a sluggish or slow pace of economic expansion. "Lucrative" and "profitable" are synonymous with each other, but imply economic growth, which would not be a problem. An "exponential" pace would be one that increases at a faster and faster rate, which is opposite the idea of "stagnant" wages or a "problem" with the economy. If the economy expands at a "normal" pace, the expansion is typical or expected, which is not negative enough. Only "plodding," which means slow-moving, and "pedestrian," which means dull, fit the meaning of the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning.
gmatclubot
Re: A problem in modern industrial nations-a designation that now encompas [#permalink]
03 Feb 2025, 06:12
Moderators:
