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In stark contrast to the previous director’s penchant for grand, speculative hypotheses, Dr. Vance adopted a markedly __________ posture toward the newly unearthed fossil fragments, refusing to attribute them to a novel hominin species until exhaustive anatomical comparison had been completed.

Which two of the following answer choices, when inserted into the sentence, produce completed sentences that are similar in meaning?

  1. circumspectCevap
  2. guardedCevap
  3. C
    empirical
  4. D
    dogmatic
  5. E
    scholarly
  6. F
    erudite

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The correct answer choices are 'circumspect' and 'guarded'. Both words mean cautious, prudent, and restrained, which perfectly completes the contrast with the previous director's penchant for speculative hypotheses.
The sentence presents a clear structural contrast introduced by 'In stark contrast to'. The previous director favored 'grand, speculative hypotheses', whereas Dr. Vance refuses to jump to conclusions before completing exhaustive comparisons. Therefore, the blank must describe a cautious, non-committal attitude. The words 'circumspect' (careful to consider all circumstances and consequences; cautious) and 'guarded' (cautious and non-committal) fit the sentence perfectly and produce sentences of equivalent meaning.

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1
Analyze structural clues and pivot phrases in the sentence stem.
The opening phrase 'In stark contrast to' signals an opposite relationship between the previous director's style ('grand, speculative hypotheses') and Dr. Vance's posture.
Identifying sentence polarity dictates the expected meaning of the blank.
2
Determine the required contextual meaning for the blank.
The elaboration clause ('refusing to attribute them... until exhaustive anatomical comparison had been completed') indicates that the blank requires a word meaning cautious, restrained, or non-committal.
The sentence context requires an attitude characterized by care and hesitation.
3
Evaluate option pairs for semantic equivalence and contextual fit.
'circumspect' and 'guarded' both mean cautious, wary, and restrained in taking a definitive stand. Inserting either word creates sentences with equivalent meaning.
GRE Sentence Equivalence requires selecting two words that produce coherent sentences with identical overall meaning.

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