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gabrie30 · 08-03-2008, 09:42 PM

Though science is often imagined as a ---- exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: the are ---- human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

A. fervent..vulnerable
B. neutral..rational
C. painstaking..careless
D. disinterested..passionate
E. cautious..dynamic

lookingahead · 08-04-2008, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by gabrie30

Though science is often imagined as a ---- exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: the are ---- human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

A. fervent..vulnerable
B. neutral..rational
C. painstaking..careless
D. disinterested..passionate
E. cautious..dynamic

My take is D , the two words we are looking for are contradictory to each other.

2) the second part "enmeshed in ... social circumstances...."

suggests that they are vulnerable or have certain vested interests.

gabrie30 · 08-04-2008, 10:40 AM

How do you know we are looking for contradictory words?

lookingahead · 08-04-2008, 01:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gabrie30

How do you know we are looking for contradictory words?

"though" science is imagined as .... so and so it is , "though" signifies the words we are looking for are not similar.

KBTA · 08-06-2008, 12:30 PM

IMO

it's D.

chestnut.cc · 08-06-2008, 04:41 PM

Thoughscience is often imagined as a disinterested exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: the are passionate human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

shah khan · 11-28-2008, 06:11 PM

Ans: D

"enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances" suggests that scientists can be influenced by personal circumstances. The word 'though' is the detour which means that there will be a change of direction in the sentence/contradiction.

Wanna1600 · 11-29-2008, 01:30 AM

is the real GRE this difficult?

08-03-2008, 09:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
gabrie30 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 22	Another sentence completion Though science is often imagined as a ---- exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: the are ---- human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances. A. fervent..vulnerable B. neutral..rational C. painstaking..careless D. disinterested..passionate E. cautious..dynamic

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KBTA TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Joypurhat, Bangladesh Posts: 566	IMO it's D. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Rgds, Jakir

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08-04-2008, 10:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
gabrie30 Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 22	How do you know we are looking for contradictory words?

08-06-2008, 04:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
chestnut.cc Wouldbegood... Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 304	Thoughscience is often imagined as a disinterested exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: the are passionate human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

11-28-2008, 06:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
shah khan Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 17	Ans: D "enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances" suggests that scientists can be influenced by personal circumstances. The word 'though' is the detour which means that there will be a change of direction in the sentence/contradiction.

11-29-2008, 01:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
Wanna1600 Eager! Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 57	is the real GRE this difficult?

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