105.
Buttress.
“Buttress,” as a noun or a verb, relates to support and is
therefore justified by the clue “needed additional support.” Note that you
certainly do not need to memorize architectural terms for the GRE, but you
should definitely know the metaphorical meaning of buttress (to support). A
“partition” is tempting, but the purpose of such a feature is to divide or
separate two things, not necessarily to support something. An “albatross” is a
bird but is also used metaphorically to mean an ongoing problem. While
“hallmark” and “trademark” can be synonyms, they don’t mean to support.
106.
Veracity, consistent with.
No single experiment can ever prove the
truth, or “veracity,” of a theory. “Rationality” is close but connotes the idea of
the theory being logical, rather than factual. “Candor” (honest and direct
communication) is incorrect because the theory is not telling the truth; rather,
a theory is true (or is not true). For the second blank, in order for the theory to
be supported, or “resilient,” the results from independent labs should agree
with each other, or be “consistent with” each other. The results don’t have to
be “founded on” or “antithetical to” (opposed to) each other in order for the
theory to be supported.
107.
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