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Despite the (i) ______ of time, space, and history, human societies the world over have confronted the same existential problems and have come to remarkably (ii) ________ solutions, differing only in superficial details.

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A. continuity D. identical
B. actualities E. diverse
C. contingencies F. similar
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   11 May 2021, 09:51
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Regardless of the situations of the moment or contingencies, the various societies came to similar solutions for the same problems that apparently were different

C and f are the options correct
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 11:17
why not identical :facepalm:
I hate this kind of questions who offers . identical options :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 12:45
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Sorry, where are the identical options?

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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 12:59
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Sorry, where are the identical options?

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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 13:18
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But identical and similar are not equal sir

They have two different meaning.

Apparently are alike

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Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 13:47
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But identical and similar are not equal sir

They have two different meaning.

Apparently are alike

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for foreign person like me they are a like
it is too hard to put foreign student on the same bases of natives
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   01 Oct 2021, 14:15
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Carcass wrote:
But identical and similar are not equal sir

They have two different meaning.

Apparently are alike

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for foreign person like me they are a like
it is too hard to put foreign student on the same bases of natives


I understand you point. However, your observation has a flaw.

Since you are studying for this exam you must know that. there is no middle ground. Or in or out.

I am sorry to say that but I am just honest: if a STUDENT does not have a good master of the English language, good math skills, good inference aptitude, in my humble opinion , he/she should not even try to attempt a test like this.

They are prerequisites or necessary ground to score well on the test

We are here to help you .....but the assumption is that you already have at least a good base
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2025, 00:40
In this context contingencies mean uncertainties ?
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Re: Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2025, 01:07
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The best pair of words to fill in the blanks is:
(i) C. contingencies
(ii) F. similar

Explanation: The phrase "Despite the contingencies of time, space, and history" means despite the unpredictable or varying circumstances related to time, space, and history. The second part states that human societies have come to "remarkably similar solutions," meaning the solutions are alike but not exactly identical.

So the complete sentence reads:
Despite the contingencies of time, space, and history, human societies the world over have confronted the same existential problems and have come to remarkably similar solutions, differing only in superficial details.
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Despite the ---- of time, space, and history, human societies the wor [#permalink] New post   04 Dec 2025, 01:08
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Shivin wrote:
In this context contingencies mean uncertainties ?


no means the situation AT THAT PRECISE MOMET IN TIME

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contingency is the feature of a statement making it neither necessary nor impossible.
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