A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning

(Steven Felgate) #1

nascent : introductory or starting


aberrant : abnormal


7.Nearly ------ by disease and the destruction of their habitat ,


Koalas are now found only in isolated parts of eucalyptus forester


.[C]

a)dispersed b)compiled c)decimated d)infuriated


e) averted


Explanation:


Because of disease and the destruction of their habitat ,Koala are


now found only in isolated parts of eucalyptus forester .The word


in blank must mean something like “killed off” or “destroyed”,


since things like disease andhabitat destruction are destructive


process [c] is the best choice. Decimated or wiped out by


diseaseand habitat destruction , koala are now found only


isolated parts of eucalyptusforest. [a] dispersed , meaning


“scattered “ ,may have been a little tempting ,but there is no


reason to assume that the Koala were scattered around the forests


due to disease and habitat destruction


dispersed : scattered


compiled : collected , arranged

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