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Sentence Equivalence #18-Emerson found himself near
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Select exactly two words that best complete the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in meaning.
It was not for a(n) _____ of effort that Emerson found himself near the middle of the class; after all, he was attending one of the most competitive law programs in the country.
A) diminution
B) want
C) surge
D) excess
E) lack
F) Lessening
It was not for a(n) _____ of effort that Emerson found himself near the middle of the class; after all, he was attending one of the most competitive law programs in the country.
A) diminution
B) want
C) surge
D) excess
E) lack
F) Lessening
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #18
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Answers: (B), (E)
The keywords 'he was attending...competitive' show that Emerson position at the middle of the class did not result from his lack of effort.
(A) diminution means reduction in the size of something
(B) want, as a second definition, means lack
(C) surge is a sudden increase
(D) excess is too much
(E) lack fits perfectly
(F) It was not for a lessening of effort does not work idiomatically
The keywords 'he was attending...competitive' show that Emerson position at the middle of the class did not result from his lack of effort.
(A) diminution means reduction in the size of something
(B) want, as a second definition, means lack
(C) surge is a sudden increase
(D) excess is too much
(E) lack fits perfectly
(F) It was not for a lessening of effort does not work idiomatically
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #18-Emerson found himself near
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08 Jun 2020, 23:17
08 Jun 2020, 23:17
This is difficult , couldn't A&F also be right for the same question ?
