Big Book Test 4 Section 1 Q6

GRE Verbal Problem Solving
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Can someone clarify a few things in this question?

  1. How are we supposed to know the meaning of the phrase “Expense cannot be numbered”? I assumed that it means that expenses are too much (or even if we take the actual meaning which is like expense is not on the list, still has a negative connotation)
  2. I understand that “expense” is an example of blank 1, so blank 1 will be negative. Something like “bad things” or “disadvantages” (which narrows the options down to C and E)
  3. Idea 2 will support idea 1 because of the semicolon (is this right?). Because if it is, with the OA E, idea 2 seems positive, no? Because if things can be achieved with frugality, then that’s a good thing - where am I going wrong?p

P.S. Is “among” a support word?

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Hi, bumping this up in case it got missed

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  1. I think the phrase “expense cannot be numbered” simply means expense cannot be quantified which would make undertaking a project risky - a negative thing. I agree even with your assumed meaning its still has a negative connotation.

  2. This is correct. For the first blank connotation, only options C and E will work

  3. I disagree. “Because if things can be achieved with frugality, then that’s a good thing”
    This doesn’t make sense in this context. We don’t know what the expense will be so to complete the project the promoters have to be impressively frugal and that’s the only way to complete it. How can this be a good thing?

Semicolon is a support

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Thanks for replying Joan, I see your point. So basically a) we reject C because ‘innovation’ doesn’t have any evidence? b) And then both the ideas are negative as OA is E, right?

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a) yes and
b) yes