<p>For the journalist sentence…Despite the journalists’ [retiring] social life, she maintained a [penchant for] sensationalism." Though that’s not the exact wording, the two words needed to contrast and diffident…aversion do not contrast.</p>
Lolololol. I like how woojoo and I are explaining why the answer is archaeological and the people who answered Homer are just being all whiny and not explaining anything.</p>
<p>I was in extended time testing and I had a total of 9 sections including writing. Did people with regular time have 10 sections with one as an “experimental section?”</p>
<p>Although the journalist was <strong><em>, almost self-effacing in her personal affairs, she had _</em></strong> public controversy and something.</p>
<p>looks like I got this one wrong. its not diffident…aversion.</p>
<p>For the meaning of “hacked down” was it pruning injudiciously or criticizing vigorously?
i thought it was criticizing at first, but i felt it was too extreme of an answer…</p>
<p>verb (used with object), pruned, prun·ing.
1.
to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots).
2.
to cut or lop superfluous or undesired twigs, branches, or roots from; trim.
3.
to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
4.
to remove (anything considered superfluous or undesirable).</p>