GRE Verbal Reasoning Questions
Sentence Equivalence Questions (Set 2)
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Questions 1 to 10 below are Sentence Equivalence Questions.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.
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1. The prize competition was ____ as a showcase for new technology, but instead the competition was marred by disqualifications and disputes.
 | disappointing |
| conceived |
| touted |
| heralded |
| promising |
| required |
2. The new institute provides intensive postgraduate teaching to a wide range of students, in the hope that these students will use their knowledge to boost the country's ____ economy.
| languishing |
| emerging |
| booming |
| domestic |
| bankrupt |
| flagging |
3. Like other metaphors, the "book of Nature" has two facets: it is ____ but if taken literally, it may mislead.
| heuristic |
| perceptive |
| poetic |
| insightful |
| prosaic |
| iconoclastic |
4. The increasing interactivity emerging in the latest computer systems means that the traditional view of the computer as a ____ of information now unduly limiting.
| gleaner |
| transformer |
| processor |
| producer |
| repository |
| cache |
5. Turing’s life exerts a powerful and ____ effect on writers – the combination of the highly intellectual and the personally dramatic is hard to resist.
| abiding |
| pervasive |
| perennial |
| irresistible |
| unmitigated |
| multifaceted |
6. As a result of his regimented upbringing, that left him unable to see the nuances of complex situations, he was often accused of being ____ .
| indecisive |
| tyrannical |
| obtuse |
| boorish |
| xenophobic |
| imperceptive |
7.It is paradoxical that String Theory inspires such widespread respect when it is so ____ that few could ever hope to master its claims.
| intractable |
| confusing |
| elevated |
| arcane |
| obscure |
| rigorous |
8. Those with a reputation for ____ behavior seldom inspire respect: unwavering adherence to a viewpoint is more admired than flexibility.
| capricious |
| bombastic |
| dogmatic |
| fickle |
| honorable |
| stalwart |
9. The courtiers of the time had to be ____ in order to survive in an atmosphere where the least sign of rebellion could lead to banishment or worse.
| taciturn |
| fawning |
| docile |
| self-serving |
| upright |
| servile |
10. Forgiveness was fine in theory, but she had trouble in accepting a religion that would allow ____ evil-doers access to heaven.
| repentant |
| contrite |
| blatant |
| venial |
| pardoned |
| recalcitran |