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Reading Section Main Sections - correct answer - Vocabulary - Reading Comprehension - Punctuation/grammar - Transitions - Rhetorical Synthesis Reading Types of Questions - correct answer - Vocabulary - Purpose - Dual Texts - Retrieval - Main Idea - Claims - Charts - Conclusions Vocabulary Basic Approach - correct answer 1. Read Q 2. ID Type (most logical word or phrase, most nearly means) 3. Read Text (who or what is describing) 4. Highlight (transition wor...

What is the central thrust of the passage? A. During the Renaissance, women still experienced fewer opportunities than men to write and to receive a quality education. B. Changes in education during the Renaissance affected both the goals of, and the rewards available to, women writers. Correct Answer C. The conventional view of women's writing in the Renaissance is wrong. D. Lack of education was responsible for the scarcity of writing careers open to women during the Renaissance. - corr...

Maven - correct answer Someone who is experienced Dilettante - correct answer Amateur Cogent - correct answer Convincing Reticent - correct answer Uncommunicative Consummate - correct answer Complete, perfect, skill Impropriety - correct answer Failure to observe standards or show due honesty or modesty Gainsay - correct answer Deny/reject Bemoan - correct answer Express discontent Remunerated - correct answer Pay some...

A parallel-plate capacitor (with a vacuum in between the plates) is connected to a battery. In Step 1, the distance between the plates is increased while the battery is still attached. In Step 2, the battery is disconnected and a dielectric is placed in between the plates. Which of the following is true about the change of potential energy in each of the steps? A. ΔPE1 > 0 and ΔPE2 > 0 B. ΔPE1 > 0 and ΔPE2 < 0 C. ΔPE1 < 0 and ΔPE2 > 0 D. ΔPE1 < 0 and ΔPE2 &...