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.
Sep 28Live Online Class with Top GRE Expert Mike Butville
08:00 PM EDT
-10:00 PM EDT
Top scores are possible when you enroll in a powerful GRE course, taught live online + 6 months access to TTP GRE OnDemand video courses included! Class starts Mon/Wed Sept. 28, 2026 - Dec. 9, 2026, 8:00pm-10:00pm EST
One (i) _______ of the new scheme is that it might
[#permalink]
27 Feb 2026, 04:29
27 Feb 2026, 04:29
Expert Reply
00:00
Question Stats:
73% (00:29) correct
26% (00:42) wrong based on 19 sessions
Hide Show timer Statistics
One (i) _______ of the new scheme is that it might actually (ii) _______ just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. attraction | D. induce |
| B. highlight | E. daunt |
| C. drawback | F. attract |
- Part of the project: GRE Hard and Tricky Verbal Practice: NEW Questions Daily
- Also replying to the unanswered questions
Re: One (i) _______ of the new scheme is that it might
[#permalink]
01 Mar 2026, 13:18
01 Mar 2026, 13:18
Expert Reply
The Logic: The "Actually" Clue
The word "actually" acts as a pivot, suggesting that the result of the scheme is the opposite of what was intended.
1. Blank (ii): E. daunt
- Why? The scheme was "intended to encourage" applicants. To create the irony suggested by "actually," the second blank must be the opposite of encourage. Daunt (to intimidate or discourage) fits perfectly.
- D. induce (to persuade/influence) and $\mathbf{F}$. attract would both mean the scheme is working as intended, which would make the word "actually" unnecessary and logically redundant.
2. Blank (i): C. drawback
- Why? Since the result (daunting the very people you want to help) is a negative outcome, the first blank must describe a negative feature. A drawback is a disadvantage or problem.
- A. attraction and B. highlight are positive terms and would contradict the negative irony of the second half of the sentence.
Final Completed Sentence
One (i) drawback of the new scheme is that it might actually (ii) daunt just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
The word "actually" acts as a pivot, suggesting that the result of the scheme is the opposite of what was intended.
1. Blank (ii): E. daunt
- Why? The scheme was "intended to encourage" applicants. To create the irony suggested by "actually," the second blank must be the opposite of encourage. Daunt (to intimidate or discourage) fits perfectly.
- D. induce (to persuade/influence) and $\mathbf{F}$. attract would both mean the scheme is working as intended, which would make the word "actually" unnecessary and logically redundant.
2. Blank (i): C. drawback
- Why? Since the result (daunting the very people you want to help) is a negative outcome, the first blank must describe a negative feature. A drawback is a disadvantage or problem.
- A. attraction and B. highlight are positive terms and would contradict the negative irony of the second half of the sentence.
Final Completed Sentence
One (i) drawback of the new scheme is that it might actually (ii) daunt just those applicants that it was intended to encourage.
gmatclubot
Re: One (i) _______ of the new scheme is that it might [#permalink]
01 Mar 2026, 13:18
Moderators:
