PP1 (Shorter) Verbal Section 1 (Medium) Q1

<p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#27ae60;">The Right Answer</span></span></p> <p>You want to use <u><strong><span style="color:#8e44ad;">Math Strategy</span></strong></u> for this 1-blanker. The phrase &quot;in that&quot; indicates that the two ideas support each other. Looking to the right of that phrase, we see that &quot;dramatic literature takes as its subject matter the important events...&quot; We want to repeat, or at least go along with, this idea in the blank. So I would guess a word like &quot;uses,&quot; &quot;takes in,&quot; or &quot;talks about.&quot;</p> <p>The best match for these guesses is <span style="color:#27ae60;">recapitulates</span>.</p> <p><span style="font-size:20px;"><span style="color:#e74c3c;">The Wrong Answers</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">confounds</span>: This choice <b>has no evidence.&nbsp;</b>There is no evidence that the history is either being confused or clarified.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">repudiates</span>: This choice <strong>contradicts</strong> the logic of the sentence. Dramatic literature is &quot;taking in&quot; the subject matter, not rejecting it.</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">anticipates</span>: This choice is wrong from a <b>usage</b> point of view. How can you &quot;anticipate&quot; the HISTORY of something?</li> <li><span style="color:#e74c3c;">polarizes</span>: This choice is wrong from a <strong>usage</strong> point of view. What does it mean to &quot;polarize&quot; a history? Makes no sense.</li> </ul>