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Struggling with the uphill descent, the ancient jalopy blew [#permalink] New post  23 Oct 2017, 08:38
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Struggling with the uphill descent, the ancient jalopy blew a gasket when it reached the level pla\teau, and then the car slowly (i) _________ to a stop.
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(A) careened
(B) castigated
(C) trundled
(D) tarried
(E) transmuted



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Re: Struggling with the uphill descent, the ancient jalopy blew [#permalink] New post  06 Nov 2017, 18:27
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The clue “slowly” points to the correct answer — only trundled can describe a slow movement from a car. Careened describes a fast, out-of-control movement, and tarried describes a person lingering.

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Re: Struggling with the uphill descent, the ancient jalopy blew [#permalink] New post  26 Apr 2020, 10:37
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Re: Struggling with the uphill descent, the ancient jalopy blew [#permalink] New post  10 May 2020, 11:25
how is it possible to learn the vocabulary of all the words. is there a technique to eliminate words otherwise.
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