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For decades, the research institute cultivated an image of sleepy prov
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For decades, the research institute cultivated an image of sleepy provincialism, all the while its patent output quietly ________ that of every flagship university in the nation, a disparity between public posture and actual performance that has now grown so vast as to be almost comical.
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| C. approximates | D. eclipses | E. rivals |
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Re: For decades, the research institute cultivated an image of sleepy prov
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22 Jun 2026, 05:01
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The sentence contrasts the institute's "sleepy provincialism" image with its actual performance, emphasizing that its patent output was far stronger than people realized:
"...its patent output quietly ________ that of every flagship university in the nation..."
The clue is:
"a disparity between public posture and actual performance that has now grown so vast as to be almost comical."
This suggests the institute's patent output was much greater than that of every flagship university.
A. mimics = imitates doesn't fit.
B. sustains = maintains doesn't fit.
C. approximates = comes close to too weak.
D. eclipses = surpasses, outshines fits perfectly.
E. rivals = competes with, is comparable to weaker than the context suggests.
Answer: D. eclipses
The sentence contrasts the institute's "sleepy provincialism" image with its actual performance, emphasizing that its patent output was far stronger than people realized:
"...its patent output quietly ________ that of every flagship university in the nation..."
The clue is:
"a disparity between public posture and actual performance that has now grown so vast as to be almost comical."
This suggests the institute's patent output was much greater than that of every flagship university.
A. mimics = imitates doesn't fit.
B. sustains = maintains doesn't fit.
C. approximates = comes close to too weak.
D. eclipses = surpasses, outshines fits perfectly.
E. rivals = competes with, is comparable to weaker than the context suggests.
Answer: D. eclipses
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