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A GRE question
Alright, here is a GRE question for you. I answered it incorrectly but I do not understand the thought process behind the given answer choice. So leave me your answers if you will so that I can justify my opinions::
Recent advances in research methodologies in neuroscience have created excitement in academic circles and have __________ greater interest in funding new research projects in the field.
a) stymied
b) intensified
c) magnified
d) engendered
e) multiplied
So? What's your choice?
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engendered : it means to bring something into existence....so , a greater interest has been created !
stymied is a complete no-no,
while the other words do not go well when followed by greater...
was my answer correct ?
'intensified'?
engendered!
Alright, I am going to give away the answer now. I guessed 'intensified' which was wrong, and the correct answer was 'engendered'. I guess I did not know the meaning of engendered correctly at that time and had never read it being used in a sentence before. And so there goes my desire to prove that Barron's has faltered thanks to printing mistakes. Snap!!
Since it was GRE,i guessed engendered..otherwise,in India,the answer could have been 'intensified'.:)
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