Expression of Ideas

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Mar 17, 2024

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Tyrian purple was a highly prized dye among the Phoenicians (an ancient civilization located in present-day Lebanon). The Phoenicians were famous for using this natural dye to color their clothes a distinctive purple. __________ the name "Phoenicia" itself, some historians claim, may have originally meant "land of purple." Which choice completes the text with the most logical transistion?

Difficulty: Easy

In fact,

Regardless,

Lastly,

On the contrary,

Etched into Peru's Nazca Desert are line drawings so large that they can only be fully seen from high above. Archaeologists have known of the lines since the 1920s, when a researcher spotted some from a nearby football, and they have been studying the markings ever since. __________ archaeologists' efforts are aided by drones that capture high-resolution aerial photographs of the lines. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Easy

Currently,

In comparison,

Still,

However,

Because an achiral molecule is symmetrical, flipping it yields a structurally identical molecule. A flipped chiral molecule, _______ can be compared to a glove that has been turned inside out: it produces a structurally inverted molecule rather than an identical one. Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

Difficulty: Medium

in other words,

by contrast,

for example,

similarly,