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ER

When the salesman in the guitar department of a music store plays an e

505-555 (Easy) | Assumption

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Bunuel

17 May 2021, 04:00

6

8

3,534

by: Bunuel

23 May 2021, 04:00

-1

When the rate of inflation exceeds the rate of return on the most

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snipertrader

06 Oct 2017, 03:28

55

19

18,168

by: VerbalBot

23 Aug 2025, 00:48

ER

When the products of several competing suppliers are perceived by

555-605 (Medium) | Complete the Passage

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1, 2

mojorising800

15 Sep 2022, 03:21

206

24

59,593

by: KarishmaB

18 Nov 2024, 05:13

When the price of a certain product increases, its demand decreases

805+ (Hard) | Must be True

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happypuppy

13 Nov 2021, 01:33

32

6

7,935

by: aryanrgupta

04 Sep 2024, 19:43

ER

When the Pinecrest Animal Shelter, a charitable organization, was in

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Bunuel

01 Apr 2020, 01:55

21

12

7,210

by: VerbalBot

25 Nov 2025, 19:41

ER

When the ocean is calm, its surface absorbs much of the sunlight reach

605-655 (Medium) | Complete the Passage

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Bunuel

27 Aug 2019, 02:18

5

3,429

by: VerbalBot

17 Dec 2025, 01:55

ER

When the nineteenth-century German bacteriologist Robert Koch

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Bunuel

07 Apr 2025, 00:30

9

3

1,676

by: Bunuel

04 May 2025, 01:30

ER

When the manufacturers in a given country are slower to adopt new tech

705-805 (Hard) | Must be True

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Bunuel

27 Sep 2019, 01:17

10

4

6,476

by: VerbalBot

03 Nov 2024, 22:57

-1

When the manufacturer of Voltage, a major soft drink, changed its secr

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Carcass

16 Feb 2019, 04:52

7

5

5,324

by: VerbalBot

04 Feb 2026, 00:11

ER -2

When the government taxes the sale of a particular type of good, eithe

805+ (Hard) | Inference

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RudeyboyZ

23 Jul 2015, 07:31

45

18

8,450

by: VerbalBot

02 Apr 2024, 04:37

ER

When the government of a nation announced recently that a leader of

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noboru

03 May 2018, 00:52

82

13

20,614

by: Hrley

10 Nov 2025, 01:07

When the famous art collector Vidmar died, a public auction of her col

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Hovkial

23 Jul 2019, 06:11

37

9

6,889

by: VerbalBot

15 Apr 2025, 00:08

ER

When the economy is in a recession, overall demand for goods and servi

555-605 (Medium) | Similar Reasoning

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Bunuel

21 Jan 2020, 07:11

7

2

5,342

by: VerbalBot

11 Aug 2025, 20:32

ER

When the defendant in a trial chooses not to testify, the

555-605 (Medium) | Inference

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imhimanshu

21 Jun 2012, 06:57

21

7

8,807

by: VerbalBot

31 May 2025, 09:10

When the ancient fossils of a primitive land mammal were unearthed in

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Swanoff

20 Nov 2025, 03:13

3

2

710

by: Sajjad1994

13 Dec 2025, 04:37

ER

When teaching art students about the use of color, teachers should use

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patto

15 Feb 2019, 11:52

38

6

12,732

by: VerbalBot

05 Sep 2025, 20:34

ER

When students receive positive feedback that focuses on getting a ques

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Bunuel

13 Oct 2023, 01:30

13

5

3,592

by: VerbalBot

11 Apr 2026, 04:28

ER

When students receive negative criticism generated by computer program

655-705 (Hard) | Assumption

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RichaChampion

04 May 2018, 10:55

10

6,054

by: wee2uhot

20 Aug 2021, 00:54

ER

When storing Renaissance oil paintings, museums conform to standards

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1, 2

gurpreet07

16 Sep 2018, 01:36

125

25

37,495

by: egmat

12 Dec 2025, 02:01

ER

When species are extensively hunted, individuals that reach reproducti

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idinuv

21 Jan 2019, 04:58

137

13

35,357

by: VerbalBot

29 May 2025, 10:48

ER

When soil is plowed in the spring, pigweed seeds that have been buried

805+ (Hard) | Must be True

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gtr022001

20 Jan 2011, 00:03

35

16

10,860

by: VerbalBot

30 Jan 2026, 06:56

ER

When so many oysters died off the coast of Britain that some native sp

655-705 (Hard) | Resolve Paradox

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gmatophobia

26 Nov 2023, 12:15

14

2

3,693

by: VerbalBot

07 Dec 2025, 07:14

When several of a dermatologist's patients complained of a rash on jus

655-705 (Hard) | Strengthen

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vikasp99

27 Feb 2017, 06:07

16

10

8,051

by: VerbalBot

29 Apr 2025, 11:24

ER

When selecting a specialist for any major medical procedure, such as

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Bunuel

13 Sep 2019, 02:02

17

6

5,336

by: Priyanshu_57

25 Jun 2024, 20:34

ER -1

When school administrators translate educational research into a stand

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Carcass

03 Aug 2019, 16:29

10

3

4,394

by: VerbalBot

13 Jan 2026, 00:07

-1

When sales for an Omnimedia-owned home decorating magazine plunged by

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unraveled

08 May 2020, 03:04

8

3

3,107

by: VerbalBot

20 Sep 2022, 19:31

ER

When romance novels were located in the back of the bookstore, they ac

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Bunuel

03 Sep 2019, 22:49

13

7,353

by: Paras96

19 Sep 2023, 10:41

When released into the atmosphere, the refrigerant Freon damages the

555-605 (Medium) | Must be True

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Carcass

06 Mar 2020, 04:39

3

4,027

by: adarsh1508

09 Feb 2025, 07:46

ER

When purchasing a new automobile, consumers are generally wary of car

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505-555 (Easy) | Weaken hide tags

imhimanshu

16 May 2012, 05:26

19

8

11,563

by: VerbalBot

21 Apr 2025, 02:10

ER

When purchasing a new automobile, consumers are generally wary of car

505-555 (Easy) | Complete the Passage

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Bunuel

01 Apr 2022, 01:30

3

2

2,298

by: VerbalBot

13 Jan 2025, 05:00

ER

When President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act

555-605 (Medium) | Inference

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charanrana

29 Sep 2022, 10:27

4

1

2,193

by: samrat123456

25 Jan 2023, 10:54

ER

When presented with the evidence against him, Ellison

555-605 (Medium) | Similar Reasoning

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SriTamDas

07 Nov 2021, 10:04

6

1

2,870

by: unraveled

11 Dec 2021, 07:32

ER

When prescribing a medication, doctors have to compare the positive ef

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DealMakerOne

21 Oct 2019, 11:32

9

2

2,633

by: VerbalBot

11 Feb 2026, 04:34

-2

When poor people rely on public assistance year after year,

605-655 (Medium) | Conclusion, Must be True

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gmatbull

07 Aug 2010, 07:34

41

10

10,404

by: SSWTtoKellogg

10 Jan 2026, 10:33

ER

When politicians resort to personal attacks, many editorialists critic

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655-705 (Hard) | Conclusion hide tags

vikasp99

20 Feb 2017, 02:43

19

3

14,866

by: VerbalBot

24 Jan 2026, 16:41

ER

When police pull over a driver suspected of operating a vehicle while

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605-655 (Medium) | Conclusion hide tags

Sajjad1994

04 Mar 2017, 11:25

10

7

5,066

by: Thekingmaker

10 Jun 2021, 22:53

ER

When permits for the discharge of chemicals into a waterway

605-655 (Medium) | Assumption

605-655 (Medium) | Assumption hide tags

anandnk

07 Jan 2004, 13:16

27

6

11,726

by: VerbalBot

21 Dec 2025, 01:36

When people who have not used ketamine, a narcotic drug, are tested

655-705 (Hard) | Logical Flaw

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devikeerthansr

25 Apr 2018, 01:43

13

5

4,827

by: VerbalBot

28 Jan 2026, 08:58

When people today recall Hannibal Barca, the Carthaginian general who

655-705 (Hard) | Bold Face CR

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Carcass

23 May 2023, 11:40

4

1

2,723

by: Carcass

25 May 2023, 05:00

ER

When people show signs of having a heart attack an electrocardiograph

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705-805 (Hard) | Weaken hide tags

akela

22 Aug 2018, 11:26

47

14

10,409

by: arushi118

23 Mar 2026, 12:42

ER

When people predict that certain result will not take place unless a

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Bunuel

23 Jul 2018, 05:04

206

8

34,306

by: VerbalBot

25 Jan 2026, 13:24

ER

When people experience throbbing in their teeth or gums, they have ser

705-805 (Hard) | Logical Flaw, Similar Reasoning

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Bunuel

20 Feb 2020, 07:16

13

5

5,926

by: Ghoskrp3

07 Apr 2025, 04:44

ER

When people evade income taxes by not declaring taxable income, a vici

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1, 2

wunderbar03

19 Jun 2024, 00:05

853

27

98,767

by: dhruva09

04 Nov 2025, 08:20

ER

When people engage in activities that help others, their brain release

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1, 2

ritjn2003

14 Jan 2019, 07:04

497

20

62,976

by: licrolicro

12 Jul 2025, 20:04

ER

When people are worried about general economic conditions, they tend

805+ (Hard) | Resolve Paradox

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Bunuel

09 May 2022, 04:00

9

2

2,066

by: ajay0520

15 Apr 2025, 03:30

ER

When people are told that some behavior is common, they are more likel

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Bunuel

10 Apr 2022, 03:00

46

8

8,108

by: ahddhah

17 Nov 2025, 07:35

ER

When patients with clinical depression come to Royal Cornhill Mental..

655-705 (Hard) | Inference

655-705 (Hard) | Inference hide tags

AdityaHongunti

22 Sep 2018, 23:09

83

12

14,739

by: VerbalBot

12 Jan 2026, 08:36

ER

When parts of the skeleton of a Neanderthal male were assembled

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Bunuel

04 Mar 2024, 02:30

4

2,296

by: Bunuel

06 Apr 2024, 04:30

ER

When parents and grandparents tell personal and family histories to th

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555-605 (Medium) | Assumption hide tags

taha1234

04 Jul 2021, 01:47

21

13

4,989

by: VerbalBot

30 Mar 2026, 03:39

ER

When one thousand entering college freshmen were recently

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Chembeti

27 Feb 2012, 00:06

46

11

9,985

by: VerbalBot

04 Aug 2024, 11:09