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Cryptozoology is predicated on a notion that is every bit as $\qquad$
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15 Sep 2025, 03:29
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Cryptozoology is predicated on a notion that is every bit as (i) _______ as the very quarry it aims to study: one cannot disprove the existence of that which does not exist.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. mysterious |
| B. irrefutable |
| C. cautious | D. elusive | E. fundamental |
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Re: Cryptozoology is predicated on a notion that is every bit as $\qquad$
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04 Oct 2025, 11:37
04 Oct 2025, 11:37
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The sentence says cryptozoology is based on a notion that is "every bit as _________ as the very quarry it aims to study."
The "quarry" (the creatures cryptozoology studies, like Bigfoot) are elusive - hard to find or pin down.
The notion is "one cannot disprove the existence of that which does not exist" - which is logically tricky or hard to grapple with, so "elusive" in an abstract sense fits well.
- A. mysterious - possible, but "elusive" is more precise because it matches the "quarry" being hard to capture.
- B. irrefutable - not fitting; the notion isn't necessarily irrefutable, it's slippery.
- C. cautious - doesn't fit.
- D. elusive - directly parallels the nature of the quarry.
- E. fundamental - not fitting.
Answer: D
The "quarry" (the creatures cryptozoology studies, like Bigfoot) are elusive - hard to find or pin down.
The notion is "one cannot disprove the existence of that which does not exist" - which is logically tricky or hard to grapple with, so "elusive" in an abstract sense fits well.
- A. mysterious - possible, but "elusive" is more precise because it matches the "quarry" being hard to capture.
- B. irrefutable - not fitting; the notion isn't necessarily irrefutable, it's slippery.
- C. cautious - doesn't fit.
- D. elusive - directly parallels the nature of the quarry.
- E. fundamental - not fitting.
Answer: D
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