McGraw-Hill Education GRE 2019

Exercise: Sentence Equivalence Set 1

For the following questions, select two answer choices that (1) complete the sentence

in a way that makes sense and (2) produce sentences that are similar in meaning.

1. It is a common that most scientific discoveries are simply
   moments of genius: in fact, the discoveries we hear of usually take years of
   painstaking work.
   A myth
   B verity
   C curiosity
   D misconception
   E trope
   F theme


2. Success in this business requires constant of one’s
   reputation, since even one negative perception can often undo years of
   hard work.
   A neglect of
   B knowledge of
   C curiosity about
   D monitoring of
   E oversight of
   F consideration of


3. That she was occasionally late to class did not concern the professor;
   instead, it was only when her tardiness became that the
   professor decided to chastise her.
   A well-known
   B offensive
   C habitual
   D sensitive
   E commonplace
   F infrequent

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