http://www.urch.com/forums en Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:24:55 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.urch.com/forums/tm_images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.urch.com/forums http://www.urch.com/forums/gre-sentence-completions/128877-sc-doubt-bb.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:28:50 GMT 1. It was not only the _____ of geologists that _____ earlier development of the revolutionary idea that the Earth's continents were moving plates; classical physicists, who could not then explain the mechanism, had declared continental movement impossible

(A) indecisiveness..challenged
(B) radicalism..deterred
(C) conservatism..hindered
(D) assumptions..hastened
(E) resistance..mandated

OA is C

My doubt is why choice A is not correct
My interpretation with (A) : Geologist were not able to decide/prove and also classical physicts both of which prevented the development of the theory

2. Just as such apparently basic things as rocks, clouds and clams are, in fact, intricately structured entities, so the self, too, is not an "elementary particle," but is ______ construction

A. a complicated
B. a convoluted
C. a distorted
D. an amorphous
E. an illusory

OA is A
My choice was B since convoluted means 'highly complex or intricate' which is opposite of 'elementary'. Please explain why this not correct

3.Without the psychiatrist’s promise of confidentiality, trust is … and the patient’s communication limited; even though confidentiality can thus be seen to be precious in thercopy, moral responsibility sometimes requires a willingness to … it.
A. prevented … uphold
B. implicit … extend
C. impaired … sacrifice
D. ambiguous … apply
E. assumed … examine

OA is C
Please help with the logic for this

4. Without seeming unworldly, William James appeared wholly removed from the ______ of society, the conventionality of academe

(A) ethos
(B) idealism
(C) romance
(D) paradoxes
(E) commonplaces

OA is E
No clue :( ]]> GRE Sentence Completions falp http://www.urch.com/forums/gre-sentence-completions/128877-sc-doubt-bb.html http://www.urch.com/forums/gre-sentence-completions/128842-sc-bb.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:57:33 GMT Though feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer's 1974 film ______ the filmmaker's active involvement in feminist politics

(A) preserved
(B) portrayed
(C) encouraged
(D) renewed
(E) antedated

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a. obtained ..experimentation
b.completed ...position
c. matched .. implementation
d.reconciled ..interpretation
e. produced ..falsification

Correct answer choice is : d

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A.casual...reliable
B.superficial...trenchant
C.complacent...superseded
D.cautious...redemptive
E.plaintive...redundant
The OA is C
why not A?any explanation?

2.New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly____ design features,generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery,actually________ social choices of profound significance.

A.insignificant...mask
B.inexpensive..produce
C.innovative..represent
D.ingenious..permit
E.inopportune...hasten
The OA is A
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a. supports.. overbearing
b. provokes.. frightening
c. quotes.. curious
d. ignores.. peevish
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