Consolidating memory is not instantaneous or even _____: every memory

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Consolidating memory is not instantaneous or even _____: every memory must be encoded and moved from short-term to long-term storage, and some of these memories are, for whatever reason, more vividly imprinted than others.

A. salutary
B. deliberate
C. sequential
D. momentary
E. inevitable

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Official Answer

D

A. salutary
B. deliberate
C. sequential
D. momentary
E. inevitable

divyutdebbie · Answer

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Archit3110 · Answer

Post not relevant to gmat..

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Yes! It is relevant to the GRE and posted in the right forum.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explanation

The colon introduces an explanation.

“Not instantaneous”  means it doesn’t happen in an instant.

“or even _____”  means  “not even _____”  — so the blank is something that is less than instantaneous in duration, or perhaps equally quick, but the logic suggests it’s another way of saying  “quick”  or  “immediate.”

If it’s not instantaneous or even _____, the blank should be a word meaning  “very quick”  or  “taking no time.”

A.  salutary means beneficial, healthful and it is unrelated to time.

B.  deliberate means done consciously/intentionally and it is actually the opposite of quick, but if it’s  “not instantaneous or even deliberate,”  that doesn’t fit, deliberate would be slower, not faster, than instantaneous.

C.  sequential means happening in a sequence it is again unrelated to speed.

D.  momentary means lasting for a very short time and this is close in meaning to instantaneous.

E.  inevitable means unavoidable once again this is unrelated to speed.

So, the   best answer is D

Syntaxnomad · Answer

Sajjad1994

this explanation says it is E .

Analysis: When negating the progression, the vocabulary is getting weaker and weaker, so the logic 
here is "It does not happen immediately, or even not necessarily," so choose the E option for the 
correct answer. inevitable is inevitable. 
 
Translation: Reinforcement of memories is not immediate or even inevitable: every memory must be 
coded and changed from short-term to long-term storage, and some memories are more clearly 
etched than others for unknown reasons. 
 
Source: Consolidating a memory is not instantaneous, after all, or even inevitable. Every memory must 
be encoded and moved from short-term to long-term storage. Some of those memories are, for 
whatever reason, more vividly imprinted than others.

Sajjad1994 · Answer

Explained  here  why D is the answer and not E.

Consolidating memory is not instantaneous or even _____: every memory

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