Manhattan Prep - 5 Lb. Book of Gre Practice Problems 1,800 Practice Problems in Book and Online (Manhattan Prep 5 lb Series (2019 Edition))-Manhattan Prep (2019)
Supplants, contemptible. “Requisite” means made necessary by
circumstances or regulation, so “a requisite amount of regulatory pressure” is
the normal, suitable, or necessary amount of pressure on “a business.” But
what does
this business do? Regarding “pressure” about “industry safety
standards,” the business [does something to] “its own non-compliance … with
yet another series of suspect omissions.” The blanks must make the sentence
generally read this way: A business that [replaces or substitutes = blank (i)]
bad safety standards with “yet another” set of bad safety standards is very
[bad = blank (ii)]. “Supplants” is a synonym for replaces and “contemptible”
means despicable or deplorable, so these choices fit. “Imbue” means inspire
or permeate with some characteristic or feeling. “Non-compliance” could be
said to be imbued with “omissions” of compliance, but “yet another”
separates and distinguishes the “omissions” from the original “non-
compliance”; the context and structure of the sentence make this choice
wrong. “Verifies” is too positive in the first blank and “laudable,” or worthy
of praise, is too positive in the second blank. There is no indication in the
sentence that a business that behaves this way is “contrived,” which means
unrealistic or artificially created.
96.
Draconian. “Belied” means contradicted or was at odds with. Thus, the
boss’s on-the-job style is contradicted by his “amiable,” or warm, friendly
style in the interview. The clue is that the young hire (the new employee)
experiences “chagrin,” which is mental distress or unease. “Draconian,”
which means harsh, strict, or severe, is best. Don’t be confused by
“nonplussed,” the primary meaning of which is confused or surprised—it
doesn’t capture the boss’s strictness. The answer “friendly” is a trap for
anyone who doesn’t notice the word “belied” earlier in the sentence.
“Fatuous” (silly and pointless) is a great GRE word, but doesn’t match the
intended meaning. “Illicit” (illegal) goes too far: there is nothing in the
sentence to suggest that the boss is behaving illegally.
