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GRE 32- Verbal Question 2

Question 2
Contemporary authors are much more at liberty to be candid than were authors of previous centuries, but modern writers nevertheless
often find themselves _______ portions of their works.
A-emancipating
B-censoring
C-refuting
D-censuring
E-ameliorating
F-expurgating

B and F
The clue in the sentence is much more at liberty to be candid. The triggers are but and nevertheless. Both triggers are opposite direction
triggers, so the correct answer must mean something that relates to the opposite of to be candid. A good word for the blank
therefore might be deleting. Emancipating means setting free, which is not quite the same as deleting, so you can eliminate choice (A).
Censoring means deleting, so choice (B) is a correct answer. Refuting means proving false, so choice (C) is incorrect. Censuring means
expressing strong disapproval, so choice (D) is not a credited answer. Ameliorating means easing or lessening, and does not mean
deleting, so you can eliminate choice (E). Expurgating means changing by removing words, so choice (F) is a correct answer.

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