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For the cities at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
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06 Sep 2017, 18:17
06 Sep 2017, 18:17
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For the cities at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, where the shortage of rain often leaves wells and rivers empty, a winter without liberal snowfall will mean a _______ of the run-off that normally provides fresh water in the summer months.
A. proliferation
B. conduit
C. paucity
D. surfeit
E. dearth
F. burgeoning
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C and E
Re: For the cities at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains
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07 Sep 2017, 18:25
07 Sep 2017, 18:25
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The snow provides the fresh water so if there isn’t much snowfall, the cities will be lacking water. Choices (A), (D), and (F) all have the opposite meaning and proliferation and burgeoning are not really words that could be used to describe run-off either. Paucity and dearth both indicate that something is lacking and are the correct choices.
Hence options C and E is correct!
The snow provides the fresh water so if there isn’t much snowfall, the cities will be lacking water. Choices (A), (D), and (F) all have the opposite meaning and proliferation and burgeoning are not really words that could be used to describe run-off either. Paucity and dearth both indicate that something is lacking and are the correct choices.
Hence options C and E is correct!
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