Studyguide for the SAT Skill Quiz B: Sent. Comp.

Question 5.
The answer is (B).
Explanation for Question 5:

This question contains challenging vocabulary. By process of

elimination, assassins, toadies, juntas, and prospectors are not
associated with medicine. This leaves only answer (B), quacks. This
negative term was given to people who tried to sell phony panaceas
in rural America.

Question 6.
The answer is (E).
Explanation for Question 6:

Gregarious means to prefer the company of one's kind. Because cows

prefer to remain in herds, they are said to be gregarious animals.

Question 7.
The answer is (B).
Explanation for Question 7:

Taciturn means not inclined to talk. Someone who is normally

withdrawn and shy would also be taciturn when confronted by strangers.

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