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Proponents of climate change theory have lamented the steady [#permalink] New post  24 Oct 2017, 17:10
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Proponents of climate change theory have lamented the steady decrease in the _______ of Greenland; they fear that the melting ice will raise sea levels around the world, perhaps flooding coastal cities and much of Florida.
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(A) flukes
(B) cads
(C) dirges
(D) floes
(E) fibs

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Re: Proponents of climate change theory have lamented the steady [#permalink] New post  14 Nov 2017, 04:04
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The blank agrees with the clue “melting ice,” thus floes, a synonym for glaciers, is correct. Trap answer dirges relates to “lamented” but is not what is decreasing in Greenland.

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