Graduate Record Examinations are admissions requirement for many graduate schools in the United States.
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How should I understand “the idea” in this sentence?
The following is an excerpt from a GRE Verbal exercise:
The hypothesis of an expanding Earth has never attracted notable support, and if it were not for the historical example of continental ...
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What should I know if vocabulary starts with “AB”? [closed]
English is my second language.
I have to take GRE test.
I am studying vocabulary, so my question is, if word starts with "AB" does it mean anything, what should I know if word start with AB.
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How should I understand “tone” in this context?
The following is a GRE sample question.
Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it be analyzed in a religious, as well as secular, ...
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“something that the author is praised for not permitting”?
The sentence is from the Official Guide for the GRE General test:
Here, we must determine what word should indicate something that the author is praised for not permitting.
I can not fully ...
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Help me understand the word 'deflect' in this sentence
Belanger dances with an undemonstrative panache that draws one's attention as if by seeking to deflect it; through finesse and understatement, he manages to seem at once intensely present and ...
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Why is “schism” preferred over “demur” in this sentence?
This is a verbal reasoning question in a GRE book. Obviously, the correct answer could only be A or B. And the explanation on the text book is "the correct answer is B".
Unenlightened ...
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Difference between “field of inquiry” and “field of endeavor” [closed]
These two kinds of phrase frequently pop out in the topics of GRE analytical writing. Is there any substantial difference in meaning?
EDIT:
I know the difference between the word "endeavor" and ...
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Help me with this GRE question
Human nature and long distances have made exceeding the speed limit a (i)__ in the state, so the legislators surprised no one when, acceding to public demand, they (ii)__ increased penalties for ...
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Can someone help with these 2 GRE verbal questions?
Requirement: fill the blank with 2 words choosen from the below list, each word should give the sentence the same meaning.
Modern agricultural practices have been extremely successful in ...
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A controversial GRE question
The profits that the corporation earns from the exclusive-supplier agreements with the universities are___, because the terms of agreements that they are inclined to protect the universities’ ...
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They might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated
The title is an excerpt from a GRE question:
Those who fear the influence of television
deliberately ---- its persuasive power,
hoping that they might keep knowledge of its
potential to ...
