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SAT Reading 1.1 Sentence Completion
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SAT Reading Section: Sentence Completion Drill 1, Problem 1

SAT Reading 1.2 Sentence Completion
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SAT Reading Sentence Completion Drill 3, Problem 4

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Put this in your thesaurus and Shmoop it. Which word could fill in the blank so that

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the sentence below makes sense?

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We often have a(n) blank conception of the people we love, instead of a purely realistic one.

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And here are the potential answers...

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The word "instead" is a big neon sign that we're looking for a word that means the opposite of "realistic."

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So this is a vocabulary question really.

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We can lose (B) pretty easily. "Adulterated" describes something that's been made poorer

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in quality. So it's not the opposite of realistic.

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"Inadequate" means "not enough" and

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"rank" can mean gross or shockingly conspicuous.

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Neither of these are the opposite of "realistic" either, so we can break-up with them without

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any guilt. You know...inadequate..not enough. Like the gals who wear ton of makeup at recess.

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"Extreme" might look tempting...

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But someone who is "idealized" is perceived as an ideal... a perfect person who probably

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couldn't exist in real life.

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So the answer is D.

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As in "Duuudee."

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