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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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Since fanatics usually regard themselves as self- less patriots eager

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21 Jan 2021, 14:10

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31 Aug 2023, 05:12

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igloo

09 Oct 2012, 04:01

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by: jenniferlopez8255

19 Jun 2023, 01:45

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Parliament did not accord full refugee benefits to twelve of the recen

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tejal777

08 Nov 2019, 03:18

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12 Jun 2023, 10:41

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Despite the warnings that tobacco companies are now required

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30 Jul 2011, 12:30

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25 Mar 2023, 22:54

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souvik101990

09 May 2018, 10:38

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25 Mar 2023, 00:19

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Unlike the use of headset telephones,which allow drivers to keep their

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rahulchow

07 Apr 2011, 00:21

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23 Aug 2022, 23:10

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A group of sudents who have begun to clean up Frederick Law Olmstead's

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sreehari1250

29 Nov 2018, 04:15

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16 Nov 2025, 15:15

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According to a recent study of sexual behavior in the U.S., over half

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badribaba1984

04 Oct 2018, 04:29

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25 Jul 2025, 04:26

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The soft drink company’s flat earnings for the second quarter reflect

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BillyZ

21 Feb 2022, 08:22

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by: Raman109

03 Dec 2023, 06:59

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So heavy were the storm’s rains and hailstones, and its gusts of gale-

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souvik101990

05 Dec 2018, 23:55

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09 Nov 2023, 00:50

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Researchers are studying plastics that dissolve at different

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anandsebastin

17 Oct 2006, 08:03

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10 Oct 2023, 10:20

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Not only speech enables man to handle and pass on more complicated ide

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Shaheensingh17

31 May 2017, 00:32

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27 Aug 2023, 05:49

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Like in 2004, car sales to first-time buyers as often, if not more oft

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crejoc

11 Mar 2019, 03:44

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24 Aug 2023, 01:13

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Like many of his contemporaries did, Bob Dylan wrote songs that became

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souvik101990

30 Jun 2019, 23:59

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24 Aug 2023, 00:54

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Not all employment selection mechanisms that have a “disparate effect,

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kasulty

07 Jul 2010, 01:30

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by: VerbalBot

14 Aug 2023, 04:52

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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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For all their usefulness in facilitating comparisons between cities of

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BillyZ

28 Oct 2017, 05:26

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10 Jul 2023, 07:59

Mechanisms for employee participation in corporate decision

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gmatbull

26 May 2018, 12:31

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05 Jul 2023, 05:20

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Contrary to financial analysts, who predicted last year that the

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LordStark

28 Jul 2021, 00:25

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10 Apr 2023, 10:46

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While consumer groups have become alarmed over the high rates of inter

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eybrj2

02 Oct 2018, 02:02

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06 Apr 2023, 22:52

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Now generally regarded as a forgery, the Kensington Rune Stone, a 90-k

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BukrsGmat

21 Aug 2012, 20:26

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24 Feb 2023, 04:10

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In Scotland, the number of wild salmon have been reduced because of un

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solidcolor

15 Jan 2019, 10:35

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by: VerbalBot

16 Dec 2022, 05:44

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What both puzzles and intrigues many investigators is the differing

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Sajjad1994

27 Oct 2020, 04:32

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30 Oct 2022, 11:32

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In 1950s, when Mother Theresa wanted to form an orphanage with only th

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daagh

05 Mar 2019, 21:58

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22 Aug 2022, 04:15

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Uninformed about students' experience in urban classrooms, critics oft

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bschool83

16 Jan 2019, 23:55

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by: CrackverbalGMAT

21 Sep 2020, 00:49

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Displays of the aurora borealis, or "northern lights", can heat the at

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student26

03 May 2020, 07:06

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Critics contend that the new missile is a weapon whose importance is

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Vercules

16 Nov 2018, 03:11

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26 Feb 2025, 08:33

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Under the Department of Transportation's old rules

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shaarang

06 Dec 2018, 21:24

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25 Jun 2024, 04:24

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Defying efforts by policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic at restr

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sondenso

05 Jun 2008, 02:28

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06 Jan 2024, 06:06

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aragonn

14 Oct 2018, 00:45

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23 Dec 2023, 11:00

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Such orb-weaving spiders like the argiope build webs in an essentially

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age

26 Jun 2017, 06:16

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19 Dec 2023, 09:30

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Arctic terns, being true long-distance migrants, they nest in coastal

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sivasanjeev

05 Apr 2019, 04:30

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11 Dec 2023, 05:42

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The recent floods in Pakistan were caused by an incessant

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daagh

27 Sep 2010, 10:38

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19 Nov 2023, 04:10

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If the ice of Greenland and Antarctica were to melt, the sea level wou

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KristinHR

03 May 2018, 00:42

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20 Oct 2023, 22:12

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prakash111687

13 Jul 2012, 07:57

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19 Sep 2023, 06:35

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The new “e-waste” salvage company collects electronic waste items

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nishtil

21 Aug 2019, 21:04

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14 Sep 2023, 02:58

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Hans Christian Andersen wrote fairy tales, which have been

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Daeny

23 Sep 2012, 10:13

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16 Jul 2023, 11:05

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The presence of blue-green algae blooms i

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daagh

21 Aug 2017, 04:58

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12 Jun 2023, 04:48

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The Coast guard is conducting tests to see whether pigeons can be

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rakesh_chi

21 Apr 2023, 09:07

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21 Apr 2023, 09:03

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Because the enemy's new ship is the quietest and it is therefore the

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generis

19 Dec 2018, 12:03

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15 Apr 2023, 07:51

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The attorney turned down the law firm’s offer of a position because sh

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tarek99

30 May 2018, 09:06

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01 Mar 2023, 23:46

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Regardless of their form or function, all aerodynamically enhanced, cu

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RyanDe680

29 Nov 2018, 03:27

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24 Feb 2023, 00:07

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The Forbidden City in Beijing, from which the emperors ruled by heaven

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19 Mar 2019, 10:48

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22 Jan 2023, 21:31

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souvik101990

07 May 2018, 12:19

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05 Jan 2023, 04:13

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GMATBuster's Weekly Verbal Quiz

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GMATBusters

20 May 2020, 05:22

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by: bb

31 May 2020, 16:14

An increasing body of scientific research suggests that the overall he

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Bunuel

26 Jul 2019, 08:00

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27 Jul 2019, 10:24

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The public's general concern about the solvency of the Social Security

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generis

20 Jan 2019, 09:58

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17 Nov 2025, 05:02

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Explorer Bob Ballard recently discovered a completely intact

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ankurgupta03

20 Jun 2013, 06:49

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05 Oct 2025, 13:06

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Critics of the trend toward privately operated prisons consider correc

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walker

20 May 2019, 03:53

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24 Feb 2025, 07:55

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More than ever, paper is expected to be recycled this year, due to new

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Praetorian

15 Sep 2003, 04:03

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11 Feb 2024, 22:26

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