<p>Ok. i will settle diffused vs. dissaffected (or some of you obderate bloggers refer to it as unaffected).</p>
<p>The writing was florid. We want it to be less florid. I will not argue that unaffected is wrong. it is not. but it was not a choice. dissaffected was the choice. diffuse as an adjective means to be wordy, just the opposite of what we want. but as a verb, diffused means to soften or make less brilliant. therefore, it is correct</p>
<p>The word was definitely unaffected.
Also, in the sentence, the word was not used as a verb. The sentence was something like:</p>
<p>David wrote a novel with too many exaggerations, flourishes, literary stylistic devices, etc. (whatever they were, but it was along those lines), so the editor asked him to make it more _________.</p>
<p>diffuse didn't make sense in that context. it was not a verb in the sentence.</p>
<p>Also, did anyone else a passage about a social-psychologist explaining to a writer why people become avid readers? Or was that an experimental section.</p>
<p>What is the general consensus on the political sciences question? artificial construction or unknown quantity</p>
<p>Unaffected vs. Disaffected: were they BOTH answer choices? Or only one of them. 'cause I only remember one.</p>
<p>Artificial construct. It makes no sense to make it an unknown quantity when you're talking about a person whose political opinions are "artificially constructed" by everyone else around him. </p>
<p>"I have just a general CR question. My son is an average student and took the test for the first time yesterday (he walked out pretty shell shocked). He feels fairly confident about the math. However, he feels he did poorly on the CR. I was wondering if the overall opinion of everyone is that the CR reading was difficult this time or was it just him. He plans on working more diligently on the CR for the May exam."</p>
<p>I think CR is a bit harder than it was the last time I took it (several years ago), but the test has changed since then. Maybe that's why. Good luck to him on the May exam; read lots!</p>
<p>Which one do you remember? There was only one, btw.</p>
<p>Okay, I agree with the artificial construct. There were several others that troubled me, but they're not coming to mind at the momet.</p>
<p>Did anyone else say the "degree" question was "stage"? I feel stupid now..ha
And this was my first time taking teh test, and I thought it was fairly easy, at least easier than the equestions in the blue collegeboard book. . . did anyone else think so?? *mainly people who have taken the SAT not for the first time this time)
How many do you guys think a person can get wrong and still get an 800? thanks!</p>
<p>Ok. lets settle dissaffected diffuse question. I have heard everyone say "i am sure it is unaffected...." well, i called my uncle at collegeboard, he is a psychometrician, and asked him to do a mildly illegal favor and tell me which it was. he told me he cannot tell me the correct answer, but the choice was dissaffected. he said that unless there was a printing error, which would be terrible, all test booklets administered on march 1st had a choice that read dissaffected. Now, does diffuse seem more likely. he wanted him to make his writing more diffuse.</p>
<p>mine said unaffected 100% sure.</p>
<p>might be a printing error.</p>
<p>"Diffuse:
characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or writing; wordy."</p>
<p>Why would he make his already pretentious autobiography lengthy and wordy? That will just make his writing less genuine.</p>
<p>unaffected: free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace"
Guaranteed correct if it appeared.</p>
<p>Apparently, people are saying that "disaffected" appeared as an answer, which makes no sense. I'm pretty sure mine said "unaffected."</p>
<p>it was unaffected lol. And it was correct, according to my parents when I asked them afterwards.</p>
<p>According to m-w, unaffected is to be without affectation, which is "speech or conduct not natural to oneself"</p>
<p>Unfortunately I put Diffuse.</p>
<p>for question 21, I think, did everyone put that the lady talking about the marigolds was more comfortable talking to the kids?</p>
<p>I agree it was pulverized but i dont remember putting anything along the lines of underlying negative tones 4 that passage</p>
<p>werent the choices unaffected/diffuse? i dont remember and disaffected</p>
<p>In response to Jake314 or whatever, i checked a couple dictionaries and apparently "dissaffected" isn't a word. Plus, Im 100% positive that my test said "unaffected" and that is the answer i put.</p>
<p>yes...it was most assuredly unaffected</p>
<p>I dont think it shows intensity i thought i showed he was dissappointed but appreciated her will or something. Or was that a different question?</p>
<p>what was the question with sagacity as an answer? does anyone remember the correct answer to that?</p>
<p>I had an experimental CR so maybe that was in it..</p>
<p>did anyone have a passge about a sawmill worker????????? or was that my experimental section considering i had one too many critical reading sects.</p>