Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Nov 2007:30 AM PST
-08:30 AM PST
Learn what truly sets the UC Riverside MBA apart and how it helps in your professional growth
23 Oct 2024, 02:17
Kudos
Bookmarks
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
35%
(medium)
Question Stats:
57% (00:44) correct
42% (01:26) wrong based on 7 sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
When the normally (i)________film director was interviewed, it was only the topic of her next movie that (ii)________her flow of words. Her (iii)________on that subject suggested that it was an unwelcome one.
Blank (i)
Blank (ii)
Blank (iii)
Blank (i)
| A. assiduous |
| B. loquacious |
| C. difdent |
Blank (ii)
| D. diverted |
| E. stanched |
| F. accentuated |
Blank (iii)
| G. taciturnity |
| H. alacrity |
| I. rhapsody |
22 Apr 2025, 11:03
Kudos
Bookmarks
OE
The reader is told that the director’s reaction to being asked about her next movie indicates that it is an unwelcome subject. Of the choices for Blank (iii), both “alacrity” and “rhapsody” would indicate excitement or eagerness to talk about this topic, making them implausible choices. “Taciturnity,” on the other hand, indicates an unwillingness or reserve about speaking; it is therefore the correct choice. This particular reaction is contrasted to the director’s normal conversational style, so the answer to Blank (i) must indicate a ready willingness to converse. “Loquacious,” meaning talkative, is the choice that fts; neither “difdent,” which means reserved, nor “assiduous,” which means diligent, conveys the necessary contrast to taciturnity. Finally, Blank (ii) suggests that the topic of the director’s next movie provoked a verbal reaction different from her usual one. Since the director is normally a talkative person, the unwelcome topic likely checked her conversation; therefore, “stanched” is the correct answer. “Accentuated” indicates the opposite, and while “diverted” might seem plausible, it suggests a potential change of topic unsupported by the rest of the passage.
Thus the correct answer is loquacious (Choice B), stanched (Choice E), and taciturnity (Choice G).
The reader is told that the director’s reaction to being asked about her next movie indicates that it is an unwelcome subject. Of the choices for Blank (iii), both “alacrity” and “rhapsody” would indicate excitement or eagerness to talk about this topic, making them implausible choices. “Taciturnity,” on the other hand, indicates an unwillingness or reserve about speaking; it is therefore the correct choice. This particular reaction is contrasted to the director’s normal conversational style, so the answer to Blank (i) must indicate a ready willingness to converse. “Loquacious,” meaning talkative, is the choice that fts; neither “difdent,” which means reserved, nor “assiduous,” which means diligent, conveys the necessary contrast to taciturnity. Finally, Blank (ii) suggests that the topic of the director’s next movie provoked a verbal reaction different from her usual one. Since the director is normally a talkative person, the unwelcome topic likely checked her conversation; therefore, “stanched” is the correct answer. “Accentuated” indicates the opposite, and while “diverted” might seem plausible, it suggests a potential change of topic unsupported by the rest of the passage.
Thus the correct answer is loquacious (Choice B), stanched (Choice E), and taciturnity (Choice G).
