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25 Oct 2024, 08:04
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83% (00:34) correct
16% (00:15) wrong based on 6 sessions
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Although the compound is abundant in the environment at large, its presence in the air is not___________; only in the form of underwater sediment does it cause damage.
A. trivial
B. detectable
C. deleterious
D. substantive
E. detrimental
F. inconsequential
A. trivial
B. detectable
C. deleterious
D. substantive
E. detrimental
F. inconsequential
25 Feb 2025, 11:22
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The “only” that follows the blank indicates that the effect of the compound in water is an exception to its general state in the air. Since the compound is dangerous underwater, it follows that it is generally harmless in the air. Te blank is preceded by “not,” so in order for the phrase to mean “harmless,” it must be flled by words that are synonymous with “harmful.” “Deleterious” and “detrimental” mean just that, and as synonyms they produce sentences alike in meaning, so they are the correct response. Of the other choices, “trivial” and “inconsequential” are synonyms, but they, like the other two choices, do not produce the necessary contrast with the last part of the sentence.
Thus the correct answer is deleterious (Choice C) and detrimental (Choice E).
The “only” that follows the blank indicates that the effect of the compound in water is an exception to its general state in the air. Since the compound is dangerous underwater, it follows that it is generally harmless in the air. Te blank is preceded by “not,” so in order for the phrase to mean “harmless,” it must be flled by words that are synonymous with “harmful.” “Deleterious” and “detrimental” mean just that, and as synonyms they produce sentences alike in meaning, so they are the correct response. Of the other choices, “trivial” and “inconsequential” are synonyms, but they, like the other two choices, do not produce the necessary contrast with the last part of the sentence.
Thus the correct answer is deleterious (Choice C) and detrimental (Choice E).
