GRE Verbal Challenge Question:
The results of the study indicated that octogenarians who remain intellectually astute tend to be more progressive than their contemporaries; in general, those who best retain their mental acuity have made a conscious effort to abandon any ________ notions that might have otherwise hindered their personal growth.
A) Byzantine
B) Neoteric
C) Obsolescent
D) Diffident
E) Antiquated
F) Confounding
Directions: Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole and produce completed sentences that are alike in meaning.
Explanation:
In this sentence, the semicolon is a straight-ahead road sign indicating that the two independent clauses have a similar meaning. The first half of the sentence states that certain octogenarians “tend to be more progressive.” Since “progressive” means “advancing” or “forward-looking,” we can predict that these seniors tend to abandon “old-fashioned” ways of doing things. Choices (C) obsolescent and (E) antiquated both mean “outdated.” These choices match our prediction and are the correct answers.
Choices (A)byzantine, meaning “complicated,”(D) diffident, meaning “hesitant or insecure,” and (F) confounding, meaning “confusing,” do not directly oppose “progressive” and are therefore incorrect.
Choice (B) neoteric, which means “of recent origin” or “modern,” is the opposite of what we need, so it is incorrect.
Answer Choices (C) and (E) are correct
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