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ER -1

X: Since many chemicals useful for agriculture and medicine derive fro

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Bunuel

07 Feb 2020, 08:06

6

2

4,670

by: ShubhamDadhe

07 Nov 2023, 01:31

ER

X: Since many chemicals useful for agriculture and medicine derive fro

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vikasp99

07 Feb 2020, 08:07

43

11

12,249

by: egmat

05 Jan 2026, 02:06

X: When a rare but serious industrial accident occurs,

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smashingpumpkins

25 Aug 2009, 08:00

30

13

11,539

by: VerbalBot

31 May 2023, 08:16

ER

Xani and Yata are the only two languages spoken in the country of

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paddy994

21 Dec 2022, 06:19

15

7

4,195

by: VerbalBot

20 Dec 2025, 01:23

ER

Xavier: Demand by tourists in Nepal for inexpensive thangka paintings

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kuldeepkrlhd

25 Aug 2023, 00:34

10

2

2,474

by: VerbalBot

05 Nov 2024, 09:48

ER

Xavier: The new fast-food place on 10th Street is out of business alre

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gmatophobia

04 Aug 2023, 10:01

10

6

3,327

by: egmat

05 Jan 2026, 02:14

ER

XLs sales in the last quarter were the highest when considering sales

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Bunuel

16 Sep 2022, 01:50

5

2

4,256

by: VerbalBot

28 Mar 2025, 15:08

Xycorp plans to develop an innovative new video game involving extreme

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Kurtosis

01 Apr 2016, 11:30

58

15

14,046

by: VerbalBot

20 Aug 2025, 02:16

ER

XYZ Corporation has two divisions, both of which performed consistentl

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Bunuel

03 Jan 2022, 02:30

16

4

6,087

by: mdsaddamforgmat

04 Jan 2022, 00:53

ER

XYZ, aquatic mammals inhabiting Florida’s rivers and coastal waters

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UtterNonsense

04 Aug 2021, 23:59

27

15

13,814

by: VerbalBot

24 Oct 2023, 00:21

ER

Y has been believed to cause Z. A new report, noting that Y and Z are

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Bunuel

08 Mar 2026, 00:45

48

4

25,337

by: VerbalBot

08 Mar 2026, 00:43

ER

Yacob: Because of inflation, manufacturing the least valuable coins in

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LamboWalker

22 Jun 2024, 04:18

27

5

7,443

by: chattyyee

09 Nov 2025, 23:08

ER

Years ago gardeners who grew water plants sometimes dumped their

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ashutosh_73

08 Mar 2024, 08:19

33

6

7,199

by: egmat

18 Mar 2026, 16:42

ER

Years ago, some in the government's intelligence community feared the

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Bunuel

12 Aug 2024, 01:30

7

2

1,565

by: Bunuel

01 Sep 2024, 16:00

ER

Yeasts capable of leavening bread are widespread, and in the many cent

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seofah

31 May 2024, 09:57

455

13

75,229

by: JustKeepGoing

06 May 2026, 18:13

-1

Yoga can help strength muscles and increase flexibility. Because muscl

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kuttingchai

30 Apr 2018, 05:56

21

12

12,077

by: himssss29

11 Sep 2025, 09:47

ER

Yolanda: Gaining access to computers without authorization and manipul

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Bunuel

09 Apr 2020, 05:34

1

3,528

by: stne

16 Apr 2020, 12:32

ER

Yolanda: Gaining access to computers without authorization and manipul

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Bunuel

09 Apr 2020, 05:34

15

7

7,282

by: glagad

19 Nov 2024, 21:18

ER

Yorco and Zortech are two corporations that employ large numbers of fu

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pb_india

19 Jul 2021, 00:24

232

18

58,967

by: sriramsundaram91

30 Mar 2026, 04:24

Moved:

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. What does the sp

Bunuel

24 Jun 2018, 10:39

13

5,911

by: ahddhah

29 Jul 2025, 21:13

ER

You should not praise an act of apparent generosity unless you believe

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Bunuel

03 Mar 2020, 05:20

1

3,782

by: eakabuah

02 Apr 2020, 14:53

ER

Young children are advised to consume Vitamin D, a necessary

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Raxit85

01 Dec 2019, 08:55

17

4

5,125

by: A_Nishith

20 Oct 2025, 20:56

Young people believe efforts to reduce pollution, poverty

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AshutoshB

01 Sep 2018, 20:10

27

3

6,781

by: Nipunh

29 Nov 2025, 00:31

Young whales, not yet ready to mate, tend to stay out in the

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2013gmat

12 Aug 2013, 11:42

16

10

5,604

by: VerbalBot

02 May 2021, 05:16

ER -1

Ythex has developed a small diesel engine that produces 30 percent les

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1, 2, 3

Bunuel

21 Aug 2024, 01:14

345

48

61,941

by: Hobo

12 Jul 2025, 23:00

ER

Yuriko: Our city's campaign to persuade parents to have their

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Raxit85

09 Nov 2019, 02:59

4

2

2,751

by: Doer01

13 Jan 2020, 09:19

YXK is currently the television network with the highest overall

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akanshaxo

17 Feb 2019, 01:50

17

2

4,918

by: VerbalBot

03 Aug 2025, 16:16

ER

Zachary: One would have to be blind to the reality of moral obligation

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Bunuel

03 Mar 2020, 01:38

10

7

7,292

by: VerbalBot

01 Jul 2024, 22:42

ER

Zachary: One would have to be blind to the reality of moral obligation

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Bunuel

03 Mar 2020, 02:13

46

8

8,407

by: VerbalBot

13 Oct 2025, 05:14

ER

Zachary: The term “fresco” refers to paint that has been applied to we

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abhimahna

06 May 2020, 02:47

22

6

9,089

by: VerbalBot

18 Jan 2026, 22:26

ER -1

Zachary: The term fresco refers to paint that has been applied to we

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abhimahna

17 Oct 2017, 02:50

18

12

7,649

by: guddo

07 Apr 2026, 13:45

ER

Zack's Coffeehouse schedules free poetry readings almost every Wednesd

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GloriousResolve

14 Nov 2011, 12:00

45

10

9,391

by: VerbalBot

14 Sep 2025, 11:27

ER

Zambia is a closed economy in which the best and the brightest work

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Skywalker18

09 Mar 2018, 22:36

65

16

11,300

by: VerbalBot

09 Jan 2025, 18:19

ER

Zebra mussels, a nuisance when they clog the intake pipes of nuclear

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maddy2u

21 Mar 2019, 00:41

47

11

19,311

by: VerbalBot

15 Mar 2025, 21:11

ER

Zelda: Dr. Ladlow, a research psychologist, has convincingly demonstra

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Marcab

24 May 2019, 00:00

108

15

15,955

by: VerbalBot

30 Oct 2025, 20:32

ER -1

Zelda: Dr. Ladlow, a research psychologist, has convincingly demonstra

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Bunuel

24 May 2019, 00:01

15

4

7,212

by: VerbalBot

03 Mar 2026, 00:23

ER

Zeta Manufacturing, a producer of low-cost chairs and tables, plans to

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Bunuel

17 May 2023, 01:30

5

2,771

by: Bunuel

04 Jun 2023, 03:00

ER

Zimba: Nostradamus, the world famous predictor, published his prophesi

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Bunuel

11 Nov 2022, 02:30

14

2

4,778

by: Gemmie

28 Aug 2024, 22:46

ER

Zimbabwes farmland produces only a fraction of the total export outpu

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Bunuel

24 Jun 2022, 10:30

1

1,316

by: chrisgeo

29 Jun 2022, 08:36

ER

ZOMG! The Bang, Bang CR Guide

Guides & Resources

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whiplash2411

08 May 2026, 19:46

741

11

182,256

by: VerbalBot

14 Oct 2025, 18:07

ER

Zoning laws in the town of Brugerville were changed in 2018

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

04 Jun 2025, 02:45

8

5

2,977

by: VerbalBot

14 Mar 2026, 07:22

ER

Zoo director: The city is in a financial crisis and must reduce its sp

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Bunuel

24 Jan 2020, 01:44

13

7

7,286

by: VerbalBot

29 Mar 2023, 05:46

ER

Zoologist: Animals can certainly signal each other with sounds and ges

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rahulkiller321

19 May 2017, 05:23

73

12

13,460

by: VerbalBot

11 Apr 2026, 05:20

ER

Zoologist: Every domesticated large mammal species now in existence wa

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akela

01 Aug 2017, 10:36

79

19

14,158

by: sb995

06 May 2025, 13:48

ER

Zoologist: Horseflies are attracted to horizontally polarized light

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Frank28

06 Jul 2020, 12:27

22

5

5,905

by: VerbalBot

15 Aug 2024, 01:15

Zoologist: In the Lake Champlain area, as the North American snowshoe

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akela

30 May 2018, 10:00

11

5

6,375

by: VerbalBot

23 Nov 2025, 04:45

-1

Zoologist: Meerkats are desert mammals that live in groups

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catfreak

27 Sep 2011, 22:41

13

15

8,204

by: VerbalBot

31 Mar 2024, 04:32

ER

Zoologist: Plants preferentially absorb heavy nitrogen from rainwater

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ganand

26 Aug 2017, 05:38

11

6

7,531

by: Raman109

13 Jun 2024, 12:41

Zoologists have determined that the size of the litters produced by ma

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globaldesi

21 Apr 2019, 03:26

6

4

3,521

by: VerbalBot

24 Jan 2021, 05:17

ER

Zoologists seeking evidence that the Gigantopithicus (giant ape) once

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Bunuel

09 Mar 2022, 02:30

7

6

4,202

by: WeakToComprehend

12 Jun 2025, 01:31