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Text Competion #Q98-vandalism that these pranksters
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15 May 2015, 11:00
15 May 2015, 11:00
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The acts of vandalism that these pranksters had actually ---- were insignificant compared with those
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
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(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
Re: Text Competion #Q98-vandalism that these pranksters
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11 Feb 2019, 06:40
11 Feb 2019, 06:40
sandy wrote:
The acts of vandalism that these pranksters had actually ---- were insignificant compared with those
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
Show: :: Answer
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
Is there really a diference between perpetrated and commited?
Re: Text Competion #Q98-vandalism that these pranksters
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25 Feb 2019, 12:11
25 Feb 2019, 12:11
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Malbash212 wrote:
sandy wrote:
The acts of vandalism that these pranksters had actually ---- were insignificant compared with those
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
they had ---- but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. (F) renounced
(B) advocated .. (G) meditated
(C) inflicted .. (H) dismissed
(D) committed .. (I) effected
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
Show: :: Answer
(E) perpetrated .. (J) contemplated
Is there really a diference between perpetrated and commited?
Yes, there's always a difference, even between synonyms. "Perpetrated" has harsher connotations, and emphasizes the victim of the crime more than "committed" does. When speaking of direct crimes that hurt people, such as vandalism, "perpetrated" is better.
However, either one would fit this context just fine. Perpetrated is better, but committed works too. I don't think you'd see something like this on the GRE, so it's best not to worry about it.
