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GRE General Test Exam With 100% Correct Answers 2023 Prosaic Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Didactic Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. Iconoclast A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. Fastidious Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. Disseminate Spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely. Fanciful (of a person or their t...

GRE Practice Test 55 Questions with Verified Answers Taciturn - CORRECT ANSWER temperamentally disinclined to talk Garrulous - CORRECT ANSWER pointlessly or annoyingly talkative Laconic - CORRECT ANSWER using or involving the use of a minimum of word Lunificent - CORRECT ANSWER very liberal in giving or bestowing Solicitous - CORRECT ANSWER full of concern or fears Fastidious - CORRECT ANSWER difficult to please Ubiquitous - CORRECT ANSWER existing or being everywhere at the...

Prosaic - correct answer Having the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Didactic - correct answer Intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. Iconoclast - correct answer A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. Fastidious - correct answer Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. Disseminate - correct answer Spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely. Fanciful - correct answer (...

Prosaic - correct answerHaving the style or diction of prose; lacking poetic beauty. Didactic - correct answerIntended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. Iconoclast - correct answerA person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions. Fastidious - correct answerVery attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. Disseminate - correct answerSpread or disperse (something, especially information) widely. Fanciful - correct answer(of a p...

500+ Practice GRE Vocabulary Words Questions with Verified Answers Abase - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to humiliate, cause to feel shame; (v.) to hurt the pride of Abash - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to embarrass; to cause to be embarrassed Abate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to make less active or intense; (v.) to become less in intensity Abdicate - CORRECT ANSWER (v.) to give up power Aberration - CORRECT ANSWER (n.) an aberrant state or condition; (n.) a disorder in a person's mental state; an optica...

Modality is the level of_______ of a sign - truth The critique of judgement, which presented a theory of pure beauty, was written by the 18th century philosopher Immanuel ____________ - Kant Philosopher Edmund Burke described it as "delightful horror." Philosopher Brian Massumi described it as "a shock to thought." What were they describing? - The Sublime Two philosophers we have discussed believed that one must approach a work of art without bias or ulterior motive. The la...

Shakespeare - Answer 1564-1616 154 poems survived 38 plays William Faulkner - Answer - 1897-1962 - The Sound and the Fury - As I Lay Dying - A Rose For Emily William Chaucer - Answer (1343-1400) The Canterbury Tales - Answer - Written by Chaucer - Takes place in middles ages with a cross section of society - literary context is "frame tale" - pilgrims all on their way to Canterbury and they take turns telling tales to amuse the others frame tale - Answer story within a stor...

CSET Spanish V Questions And Answers VeriCSET Spanish V Spanish Geography - ANS Iberian Peninsula, 50 provinces, 17 autonomous regions Spanish Rivers - ANS Ebro, Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, Guadalquivir Official language in Spain - ANS Spanish (Castilian), Catalan, Galician, Basque Spanish Possessions - ANS Balearic Islands (Mediterranean Sea), Canary Islands (Atlantic Ocean), two enclaves bordering Morocco (Melilla and Ceuta) Spanish History 700-1492 - ANS...

Spain today (politics, economy, geography, culture) - Answer- -*Democracy under parliamentary constitutional monarchy* -*Member of EU* -*Majority Roman Catholic* (religious freedom) -*Tourism* is one of the main sources of income. -Important developers/producers of *renewable energy*, in particular *solar power*. -*strong economy, high quality of life* -*SW Europe, Iberian Peninsula to the south of France and Andorra and to the east of Portugal. It has coastlines on the Bay of Biscay (a p...

A - Answer - Which aspect of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein most clearly indicates that the Industrial Revolution influenced the story? A. Recent scientific breakthroughs inspire Frankenstein to study the nature of life. B. Frankenstein decides to abandon his belief in the ancient philosophers. C. Characters cling to their faith in God and deny the newer scientific revelations. D. Frankenstein feels guilty for allowing Justine to be wrongfully convicted. B - Answer - Which aspect of Mar...