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Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) _________ mathematical tools for modeling human behavior that other social scientists often deploy those tools to model and help (ii) _________ even decisions that have no obvious economic consequences.

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(A) eclectic(D) interpolate
(B) populist(E) replicate
(C) versatile(F) explicate




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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2017, 03:51
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For the first word, you want a word that agrees with “sophisticated,” but more importantly that explains why these mathematical tools are useful to those who aren’t even doing math, so you want a positive word that means “useful in many contexts.” Versatile is the best fit.

For the second word, you’d want something like the “model,” in the sense of “explain,” that you saw earlier in the sentence. Explicate is the best match.

Versatile, explicate.
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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   03 Dec 2021, 07:00
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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   03 Jan 2022, 07:35
Why can't populist be the answer for the first blank? I was stuck between versatile and populist but went ahead with the latter.
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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   03 Jan 2022, 14:53
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IshanPathak wrote:
Why can't populist be the answer for the first blank? I was stuck between versatile and populist but went ahead with the latter.


Sorry if I ask sir

what was the reason you picked populist ?
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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2025, 10:09
Although i got the first blank right as the clue is "decisions that have no obvious economic consequences", i couldn't able to detect the clue for second blank... can someone help with this
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Re: Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2025, 10:12
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Versatile, explicate.


The first blank doesn't offer much of a clue, beyond the idea that the tools are "sophisticated" (and therefore positive). "Versatile" is the best fit. "Eclectic" (drawing from multiple sources) is neutral, not positive. "Populist" (a member of a political party claiming to represent the interests of the common people) is tricky because it looks similar to popular. Next, the social scientists are using these tools "to model and help $\qquad$ even decisions." "Explicate" (explain) is the best match. "Interpolate" means to estimate an intermediate point between two known points, or to insert new words into a text; decisions cannot be interpolated. Similarly, decisions cannot be extended by assuming that existing trends will continue, so "extrapolate" doesn't fit either.
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Economists have developed such sophisticated and (i) ______ [#permalink] New post   21 Apr 2025, 10:12
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