Barron's 3500 Word List: Mt. Everest or a Mirage

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OK - here is a level 5 question:</p>

<p>The _____ of impact craters on Venus suggests that erosion may have smoothed its surface over the past billion years.</p>

<p>A. magnitude
B. panoply
C. spate
D. ruggedness
E. paucity</p>

<p>I believe you could use common sense to eliminate magnitude and ruggedness. But what about panoply, spate and paucity. Both Direct Hits and PR had paucity and Direct Hits also had spate. How would common sense have helped you decide among panoply, spate and paucity?</p>