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<p>Though its wings look extremely <strong><em>, the butterfly is _</em></strong> enough to fly as high as 7,000 feet.</p>

<p>A) vivid .. powerful
B) iridescent .. skillful
C) slender .. thick
D) beautiful .. heavy
E) fragile .. sturdy</p>

<p>I'm down to C and E, can't choose. I think both work perfectly fine. What do you guys think</p>

<p>And how about this one?</p>

<p>George was so eager to _______ his preconceptions that he grasped at an fact that seemed to ________ the undeniable gaps in his theory.</p>

<p>A) reinforce .. strengthen
B) preserve .. bridge
C) convey .. widen
D) overcome .. plus
E) disregard .. destroy</p>

<p>I chose D but I'm not too sure.</p>

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<p>hmm yea they are obviously antonyms…i would say they both work…but if i had to choose, i would choose E ust because thick doesnt really describe the butterfly interms of physical prowess.</p>

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<p>yeah i would pick E for the first one. (for the same reason cricket stated)</p>

<p>for the second one i think the answer is B because George wanted his preconceptions to be true, so he was willing to “bridge”, which in this case means to make the gaps in his theory irrelevant.</p>

<p>can you post the answers? i’m curious</p>

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<p>I’m with diligency</p>

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<p>yeah, E and B</p>