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22 Jul 2025, 11:35
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Of course, we would all like to believe that our every success is of our own manufacture, but to believe that is to neglect the (i) _________ element present in all lives, beginning with a birth lottery that assigns to some such gifts as intelligence and to others such (ii) _________ as wealth.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| A. common | D. encumbrances |
| B. inchoate | E. dispensations |
| C. serendipitous | F. piques |
29 Jul 2025, 09:53
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A “birth lottery” is offered as an example of the sort of element the first word describes. Since a lottery is random, based on chance, the first blank should be something like “due to luck,” and that is just what “serendipitous” means. Be careful of the trap answer “common.” Although “common element” is a frequently used expression, it does not capture the correct meaning, which is random. “Inchoate” (incipient, only partially in existence) is a good GRE word, but it has the wrong meaning. The second blank looks to be roughly synonymous with gifts. “Dispensations” will work there, while “encumbrances” and “piques” are both negative.
Answer: C,E
A “birth lottery” is offered as an example of the sort of element the first word describes. Since a lottery is random, based on chance, the first blank should be something like “due to luck,” and that is just what “serendipitous” means. Be careful of the trap answer “common.” Although “common element” is a frequently used expression, it does not capture the correct meaning, which is random. “Inchoate” (incipient, only partially in existence) is a good GRE word, but it has the wrong meaning. The second blank looks to be roughly synonymous with gifts. “Dispensations” will work there, while “encumbrances” and “piques” are both negative.
Answer: C,E
