A paradox in, infirmity.
The colon in this sentence indicates that the
second part is somehow equivalent to or an example of what is described in
the first part. Although the duty of medical workers is to “maintain the health
of their patients,” they earn money from their patients’ _________ . The
second blank must be a word that is opposed to “health,” such as illness.
“Infirmity” (weakness, frailty) is a match; neither “inattentiveness” (lack of
attention) or “uncertainty” fits this meaning. The first blank must be
describing this contrast, or “paradox.” Neither “a protest against” nor “an
aversion to” describes a contrast.
127.
Focused on, expanded, include.
The sentence contrasts early and later
work in the field of spectroscopy: “early work” had something to do with
“visible light,” while later work had something to do with “any and all
interactions” of a certain type. The two blanks likely need to be filled
together, so scan the answers. The options for the second blank are fairly
similar: they all mean some form of “broadened” or “changed.” If the later
work broadened or changed something for “any and all interactions,” then the
earlier work must have been more narrow in scope. The best pairing is
“focused on” and “expanded”: the early work “focused on” a more narrow
area, while the later work “expanded” to “include” more interactions. For the
first blank, “contrasted with” and “arose from” do not pair with the idea of
broadened or changed to create a contrast between the first two blanks. For
the second, “transformed” and “amended” both mean changed; “expanded” is
a better match for the contrast with the first blank. Finally, “affirm” (assert,
declare) and “endure” do not fit the full phrase: “the concept was expanded to
affirm any and all interactions” or “the concept was expanded to endure any
and all interactions.”
128.
Permissiveness.
The “while” that starts this sentence sets up a contrast:
Abdul is worried that he’s being too “lax,” or easy-going; this same laxness is
why his kids love him so much. “Permissiveness” (providing a lot of freedom,
possibly too much) matches this meaning. “Complacence” (self-satisfaction),
“satisfaction,” and “equanimity” (calmness) don’t mean easy-going, and
“sternness” (very serious, expressing disapproval) is the opposite.
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