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The life of Rumel, who enhanced his own political strength as he fought for his people's freedom, suggests that not all liberation movements result in the________________of their leaders.

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(D) The word not in the second half of the sentence indicates a contradiction in ideas within the sentence. It is stated that Rumel's political strength had enhanced (meaning increased) even while he was fighting for his people's freedom. Because of the suggestion of a contradiction within the sentence, the missing word must mean the opposite of enhancement of strength. Among the choices, down fall is the only word that has this meaning, and is the answer.

Because Dr.Chambers worked in a highly___________field of scientific research, her reports and papers were necessarily filled with technical jargon meaningless to all but a few of her coworkers.

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(D) if the technical jargon used by Dr. Chambers could not be understood by anyone except a few of her own co-workers, she mast have been working in highly specialized field and not in a highly unstable, or regarded or controversial or subsidized field. So, (D) is the answer.

The notion that cultural and biological influences _______________determine cross - cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.

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(D) The sentence refers to the relative impacts of cultural and biological influences on cross-cultural diversity (meaning diversity in culture within the same population). The second port says categorically that the fact is that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is the cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance. Since this is contrasted with the notion hinted in the first part of the sentence (by the use of the phrase 'discredited by the fact'), that notion must be either that it is the biological influences that have such an overwhelming impact, or that the biological influences have at least as strong an impact as cultural influences over cross-cultural diversity. Among the choices, the word equally lends the second of these meanings to the given sentence, and is the answer.

In her crusade to make public servants accountable to voters, she________________the nations unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians. 

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(A) The person referred to in the sentences is a crusader who wishes to make public servants accountable to people So, What would she have done to the unscrupulous and self-indulgent politicians of the nation? Among the choices, 'exposed them' is the only appropriate choice.

Alice Walker's prize - winning novel exemplifies the strength of first - person narratives; the protagonist tells her own story so effectively that any additional commentary would be____________. 

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(C) (Exemplifies means is an example of : protagonist means the chief character, particularly in a novel written in the first person). A novel usually has dialogues spoken by the various characters laced with additional descriptions and commentary by its author. This sentence refers to a novel which is an eminent example of a first person narrative (in which the story is written as if it is told by its principal character herself without any such additional commentary or description). If according to this reader, the protagonist tells her own story so effectively, any additional commentary can be considered to be unnecessary or superfluous So, (C) is the answer.

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