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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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During her presidency of the short-lived Woman’s State Temperance Soci

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BillyZ

18 Oct 2017, 01:43

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29 Oct 2023, 07:41

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Discrimination in wages paid in occupations that are predominantly mal

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sidbidus

02 Jul 2021, 02:16

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23 Oct 2025, 10:54

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During the 1980’s approximately $50 billion in private investment capi

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eyunni

10 Aug 2019, 02:14

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19 May 2023, 20:45

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Recently declassified information from military satellites in orbit

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BillyZ

30 May 2017, 05:36

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It is no surprise that Riyadh, the Saudi capital where people revere

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fozzzy

11 Jun 2013, 07:22

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07 Sep 2023, 00:17

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The automobile company announced that the average price of next year’s

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faifai0714

02 Nov 2018, 06:56

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Meaning/clarity 2.According to a study, overworked truck dri

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Carcass

19 Dec 2012, 04:47

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by: VerbalBot

10 Oct 2023, 12:59

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The four-million-year-old fossilized skeleton known as Lucy is so smal

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sinharohit

03 Oct 2017, 18:55

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15 Jul 2023, 18:50

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The new house's front door is secured by an electronic lock; a feature

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adg142000

05 Sep 2021, 05:18

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by: VerbalBot

31 Jul 2023, 13:09

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By using a process called echolocation to analyze

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AbdurRakib

14 Jun 2017, 11:28

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by: Dumsy_1711

09 Jan 2024, 06:30

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Dr. Sayre’s lecture recounted several little-known episodes in the

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vishalsuri

10 Dec 2018, 10:27

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08 Feb 2023, 10:52

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Many writers of modern English have acquired careless habits that dama

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spriya

09 Aug 2008, 00:10

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12 Jan 2024, 05:00

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Out of the public’s interest in the details of and conflicts in other

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GMATMadeeasy

03 Aug 2018, 00:39

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by: Ritik25

11 May 2023, 11:50

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In order to conserve the energy and heat they need to spend

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hfbamafan

03 May 2012, 16:11

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by: Keshav1404

06 Jul 2023, 00:19

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dave13

02 Sep 2019, 20:33

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15 May 2023, 18:25

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Though viewed from a distance, Saturn's main rings may

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cool_jonny009

06 Feb 2006, 22:21

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23 Apr 2024, 21:50

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Unlike human runners, who broke the four-minute mile in 1954

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johnycute

16 Jun 2018, 01:11

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09 Apr 2023, 05:10

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While the stock market was bouncing back from its 2002 low, U.S.

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tingle15

27 Jun 2010, 08:47

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14 May 2023, 10:27

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A recent study, published by the California Bureau of Employment, foun

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saikarthikreddy

05 Jun 2018, 00:54

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18 Sep 2023, 02:01

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Many policy experts say that shifting a portion of health-benefit cost

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bmwhype2

20 Sep 2018, 23:19

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06 Feb 2023, 13:14

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After Queen Isabella asked Admiral Columbus to describe the island of

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abhi758

11 Sep 2018, 23:30

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by: VerbalBot

26 Sep 2023, 16:47

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South Korea has witnessed the world's most dramatic growth of Christia

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mm007

11 Sep 2021, 04:44

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by: AndrewN

07 Aug 2023, 15:17

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The principal has sought approval for her plan to grant promotions to

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maaverick

29 Oct 2018, 07:06

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by: vishalsinghvs08

05 Oct 2023, 06:49

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Dr. Hakuta’s research among Hispanic children in the United States ind

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bmwhype2

10 Apr 2019, 02:25

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10 Nov 2025, 03:02

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Framed by traitorous colleagues, Alfred Dreyfus was imprisoned for twe

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ashishd

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17 Jul 2023, 05:07

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Stimulants, such as caffeine, can eliminate pain and fatigue and enhan

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blueseas

09 Aug 2021, 02:49

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29 Sep 2023, 08:26

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It is unclear whether chimpanzees are unique among nonhuman

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nitinneha

05 Sep 2021, 05:35

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10 Dec 2023, 21:37

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Since the last election, the lobbying effort initiated by environmenta

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gaurav2k101

14 Sep 2022, 04:23

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23 Aug 2023, 00:54

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With its abundance of noun inflections, Icelandic is one of several Ge

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GK_Gmat

11 Dec 2018, 06:10

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by: naveengmat15

30 Aug 2023, 10:44

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The commission acknowledged that no amount of money or staff members

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acer2knight

03 Apr 2023, 01:21

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by: vivek1810971

05 Jul 2023, 11:18

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The Scandinavian assault on western Europe culminated in the

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mun23

13 Mar 2013, 12:06

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by: DmitryFarberMPrep

29 Jul 2023, 12:43

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Cash flows to stock and bond mutual funds have gained strength in the

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inakihernandez

25 Apr 2016, 09:28

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by: KarishmaB

19 Nov 2023, 22:35

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Like Haydn, Schubert wrote a great deal for the stage, but he is remem

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acer2knight

13 Nov 2019, 08:22

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07 Dec 2022, 22:31

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Although no proof yet exists of electromagnetic fields generated by

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nitya34

21 Mar 2009, 11:08

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07 Mar 2022, 16:17

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As U.S. nuclear attack submarines prowl their familiar haunts deep wit

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ssandeepan

25 Jun 2021, 00:32

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01 Dec 2023, 20:48

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After July, anyone disposing of or servicing refrigerators must captur

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leeye84

02 Dec 2018, 02:02

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09 Feb 2025, 04:53

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Despite the Puritan sumptuary laws prohibiting the wearing of bright

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generis

30 Apr 2022, 02:48

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by: GMATNinja

26 Apr 2023, 13:32

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When Congress reconvenes, some newly elected members from rural states

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bmwhype2

12 Dec 2019, 05:39

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09 Mar 2023, 04:33

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Whereas heat transferred between the ocean and the atmosphere occurs

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mikeCoolBoy

25 Nov 2009, 09:57

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by: KarishmaB

25 Oct 2023, 00:14

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Trees inherit from their parent trees not only physical features and a

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eybrj2

04 Apr 2012, 14:26

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by: Raman109

05 Dec 2023, 13:05

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"Being" - Really the "black sheep" in the GMAT family?

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egmat

15 Jan 2014, 13:24

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24 Apr 2023, 02:05

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"So much as" vs "As much as"

Adyy96

30 Jul 2016, 05:28

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03 Sep 2024, 06:17

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Competition in the mid-nineteenth century by large western farms gradu

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aquabio

23 Jul 2018, 07:31

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18 Jun 2025, 03:05

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Birds known as honeyguides exhibit a unique pattern of behavior: the b

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aurobindo

30 Aug 2017, 08:05

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08 Dec 2023, 09:58

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After gradual declension down to about 39 hours in 1970, the

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sirrock

09 Dec 2019, 03:35

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03 Jul 2023, 05:44

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Before learning how to make a synthetic growth hormone, scientists had

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ToponepercentGMAT

14 Nov 2017, 07:07

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by: KarishmaB

28 Apr 2023, 00:04

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Although the lesser cornstalk borer is widely distributed, control of

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singh_satya

10 Jan 2019, 05:49

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25 Feb 2025, 07:41

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Balding is much more common among White males than males of other race

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seekmba

02 Apr 2010, 08:46

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04 Apr 2025, 12:13

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President Clinton spent significant money on the No Child

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egmat

05 Feb 2013, 16:46

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08 Sep 2023, 22:55

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Unlike conventional thinking that early tribes of Apache had reached

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daagh

11 Sep 2021, 03:30

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by: jim441

19 Apr 2023, 23:18

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