A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

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,therefore ,that the members vote was unanimous.B]


a)popular b)contentious c)concise


d) exorbitant e)inconsequential


Explanation:


There is something about the issue of the nuclear power plant that


makes itsurprising the council all voted in argument. The issue


must have been divisive or controversial .The answer here is


choice [b] ,because contentiousmeans causing controversy and


disagreement .Concise in [c] means brief and to the point ,while


exorbitant in [d] means extravagant or excessive.


18.The itinerary set by their travel agent included so many stops


in ---- amount of time that they received only the most -----


impressions of places visited. [B]


a)a limited... lasting b) a brief ... cursory


c)a generous .. favorable d)a sufficient...fleeting


e)an unnecessary ... preliminary


Explanation:


So many stops in some particular amount of time led to only the


most ... impression about the places the tour visited. There


is a connection between the amount of time spent visiting , and


the impression of places visited. So the words that will fill

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