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<li>C? of disappearance</li>
<li>B includes</li>
<li>A advocate of</li>
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<p>Am I right? Thanks for posting anyhow.</p>
<p>Is it cowardly?
The “struggling along in a garret a.k.a. an attic” (superfluous vocab to confuse) describes the popular stereotype of an inventor.</p>
<p>Here’s the one SC that I missed today:
Opponents of the research institute label it ------ anachronism; its scholars, they allege, have ------- rivaling those of the pre-Revolutionary French nobility.</p>
<p>A. an elitist . . perquisites
B. a monarchical . . tribulations
C. an irreproachable . . luxuries
D. a reprehensible . . afflictions
E. a commendable . . privleges</p>
<p>I’m not certain, but I believe the answer is A?</p>
<p>Haha… Sorry! I deleted my post. The answer was solitary.</p>
<p>I agree with the above poster. A, right?</p>
<p>I think it’s A. </p>
<p>Is it right?</p>
<p>The first word is a negative because it is a adjective used to describe the research institute by its Opponents, so it must be a negative. That immediately eliminates C and E, because “irreproachable” and “commendable” are positives. “Tribulations” means something like “suffering,” so that definitely doesn’t fit and we’re down to A and E. Choice A fits more because “elitist” means that person or thing is considered superior to others, and “prerequisites” mean like “requirement” and “conditions necessary to be fulfilled.” Thus, it makes the most sense that the research institute is labeled “elitist” if its scholars have all the knowledge and resources and conditions very similar to the French Nobility.</p>
<p>It was solitary. Darn.</p>
<p>And yes you’re all correct it is A. Thanks for the explanation Cortana however it’s perquisites not prerequisites.</p>
<p>Anyone taking a practice test tomorrow?</p>
<p>Also, does anyone know what tests the new BB will have?</p>
<p>I’ll be taking another test tomorrow.</p>
<p>I’m curious as to what tests the new BB will have. Perhaps they will include some recent ones. :)</p>
<p>What tests are you taking right now?/Where did you get them? Did you finish all the BB ones?</p>
<p>I finished most of BB tests. I’m taking past QAS that I found searching online. I recently took 2007 Oct QAS and 2011 May QAS.</p>
<p>Wow, I’m loving this thread! There’s no way I could get 2400 but I’m still gonna aim for 2300 :)</p>
<p>Honestly, I myself am aiming for a 2400 too, and I am darn close too!
Took Practice Test 2 on the Official Online Course
Math: 800 (Usually get 780 or 790 (one stupid q wrong per test)) First time!!!</p>
<p>CR: 780…I got 3 wrong so I lost an extra point for wrong answer penalty! It was a dumb vocab question too…I was uncertain on it when I choose it.</p>
<p>6 Ernest Gaines“s A Lesson Before Dying is ------- of rural Louisiana: the writing is so evocative that the Southern atmosphere seems almost to ------- from the book“s pages. </p>
<p>(A) critical . . fade
(B) suggestive . . ebb
(C) reminiscent . . veer
(D) dismissive . . seep
(E) redolent . . waft</p>
<p>Correct is E. I was stuck between B and E (Wasn’t sure what ebb meant) but chose B because I felt redolent didn’t make sense in context. It means distinct smell, but when I read the definition while studying I though it actually mean smell…in a literal sense. One I truly didn’t know, and the last one I got wrong because I didn’t read the question carefully enough.</p>
<p>Writing: 710 - 12 essay, 7 wrong MC.
I can’t say I am too worried about this section. It used to be my strongest, but ever since I made a breakthrough in CR, writing has just gone down for me. I am not too worried because I will just refresh myself on grammar rules and become more confident when using NO ERROR. I used to only get 2-4 wrong on this section, but will probably get better at this. There are only I believe 18 possible grammar mistakes on the multiple choice, I will have to look over those and I believe I will be fine here. </p>
<p>Good luck to all looking for a 2400. Hey, if a question doesn’t bounce our way on test day, at least we will get a 2250 or 2300+</p>
<p>Here are a few questions from the BB that I missed (took this test maybe a week ago) and I"m wondering if you guys could help me out. </p>
<p>p 793 (test 7, section 8) CR questions:</p>
<p>9). When I read “capping this enumeration” in the passage (line 33), I felt that the professor was listing reasons for why he was fired in a sort of sarcastic way (C). Just wondering what points to the correct answer (E).</p>
<p>13). CB’s answer confuses me (I picked A, and not B). I guess you could say that “tedium” doesn’t belong at a progressive college, but how does that point to the college being “liberal and experimental”? I didn’t see much passage support when reading it.</p>
<p>Just finished the October 2009 QAS. Results are IN :):</p>
<p>CR: missed 3. So close to an 800. 780
M: missed 1. There goes my 800. 770
W: missed 3. I thought I was better than that? Wrote a pretty solid essay (10-12 quality). 730-770</p>
<p>2280 - 2320.</p>
<p>My goal next weekend: 2400.</p>
<p>On a side note: the SAT is 26 days away :D!!</p>
<p>On another side note: I missed no sentence completions. I noticed that SEVERAL of the words were from Direct Hits and The Essential 300 Words’ Facebook Page :D!!!</p>
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<p>I picked A as well “successful and respected.” The answer is indeed “B” because the professor explicitly mentions:</p>
<p>“The triteness of the attempt, the tedium of it, tried forbearance of the limit; at a progressive college, surely, one had the right to expect something better …” </p>
<p>The question clearly wants you to look for an opposite of “trite” (boring, banal, hackneyed, unoriginal) and “tedium” (think tedious). A, or successful and respected, is a distraction from the real answer, B, or liberal and experimental. An experimental college would likely not be “trite” or boring or tedious. </p>
<p>Here’s the College Board’s official explanation - you can get College Board’s official explanations in the bookowner’s area on the CB website …</p>
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<p>Here again I’ll redirect you to College Board’s official explanations. </p>
<p>I personally put down B, which said the purpose of his “enumeration” was to “prove that Jocelyn is a poorly run college.” “Prove” is too strong of a word and the single professor’s accusations do not “prove” anything. They are merely his grievances about a variety of issues, some of which are trivial, and some of which are serious, and in no way “prove” anything. </p>
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<p>Looking over my answers - I was SO close to a 800 in CR. I had whittled the choices down to 2 for question, and I just had to pick the wrong one. If I had left it blank … 800 BOOM :D. </p>
<p>Anyway, I need someone to edify me on this sentence. </p>
<p>(Set in) South Carolina in 1964, the novel The Secret Life of Bees (is) not about bees (but about) Lily, a 14 year old who (runs) away from home. (No error)</p>
<p>Is it no error?</p>
<p>^ Hmmm not sure, but is it no error?</p>
<p>^Yes. Why?</p>