Question

Select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that posthumous means happening after someone's death. There may be more than one correct choice.
The Nobel Prize is considered the highest accolade for many disciplines. However, many critics have argued that the rules used by Nobel Prize selection committees have caused deserving individuals to be overlooked. One of the most controversial rules prohibits a single prize from being shared by more than three people. Another contentious rule bans posthumous awards, or awards recognizing the work of individuals who are no longer living.
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The Nobel Prize is considered the highest accolade for many disciplines.
However, many critics have argued that the rules used by Nobel Prize selection committees have caused deserving individuals to be overlooked.
One of the most controversial rules prohibits a single prize from being shared by more than three people.
Another contentious rule bans posthumous awards, or awards recognizing the work of individuals who are no longer living.
Complete the analogy.
tiredness is to sleep as curiosity is to
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student
rest
exploration
Complete the analogy.
germ is to disease as bomb is to
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police officer
explosion
dynamite
Complete the analogy.
elm is to tree as raspberry is to
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pit
candy
fruit
Complete the analogy.
bad is to horrible as warm is to
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hot
temperature
cool

Read the passage. Then, select the antonym of the word in bold.
When Dale decided to become a vegan, he eschewed meat, eggs, and dairy and embraced animal-friendly alternatives like tofu and almond milk. In the process, he became a proficient cook and an excellent baker.

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vegan
alternatives
process
embraced

What is the meaning of the word derided as used in the passage?

One of Claude Monet's early works, Impression, Sunrise, was initially mocked by critics as unfinished, sketchy, and shoddily executed. Today, this painting, once so harshly derided, is housed in the Musée Marmottan Monet in Paris, along with many of the artist's other masterpieces.
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ridiculed
reviewed
misjudged

Answer 1

1) "Another contentious rule bans posthumous awards, or awards recognizing the work of individuals who are no longer living."

2) exploration

3) explosion

4) fruit

5) hot

6) embraced

7) ridiculed