A reviewer for, an overseer to.
The sentence says that “no one submitted
a construction project proposal if another expressed concerns.” Each of the
engineers could look over a proposal before submission, and thereby act as
“an overseer to” the others. The only other option that gives that same
meaning is “a reviewer for,” since reviewers check for issues. “A go between
for” and “a negotiator for” are an incorrect pair, since there is nothing in the
sentence that suggests that the engineers negotiate with each other. A
“hindrance to” is tempting but has a negative spin, and there is nothing in the
sentence suggesting that the relationship is negative. Similarly, “an estimator
for” is attractive because construction project proposals involve estimates, but
the second part of the sentence says that the issue was only whether other
engineers “expressed concerns” about project feasibility or cost estimates. It
does not say that the engineers performed each others’ cost estimates, so “an
estimator” is going too far.
29.
Cunning, subterfuge.
Both Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty
engage in “clever deception,” though one of them is ethical and the other is
not. The blank requires a synonym for “clever deception.” “Cunning” and
“subterfuge” can both mean “clever deception” and so are the correct
answers. “Immorality” and “wrongdoing” do not imply anything clever, and
“brilliance” and “judgment” do not imply deception.
30.
Transparent, overt.
The etymology, or origin, of the word “alpha” is
described as “obscure,” and the word “while” implies that the blank, which
describes the etymology of “omega,” will be not obscure. Both “transparent”
and “overt” carry this meaning. “Complicated” and “abstruse” are the
opposite of the desired meaning, and neither “erudite” (learned, scholarly) nor
“scholarly” fits the meaning of the sentence.
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