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ACT Reading 1.5 Social Science Passage. Based on its context in the passage, which of the following would be the best definition for the word "incongruence" in line 17?
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- 00:03
Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by psychopathological processes. Even psychologists
- 00:09
have a hard time saying that.
- 00:33
Based on its context in the passage, which of the following would be the best definition
- 00:36
for the word "incongruence" in line 17?
- 00:46
"Congruous" by itself describes something that's totally in harmony.
Full Transcript
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But put the prefix "in," which can mean "not," in front of it, and all of a sudden
- 00:56
the word means "not harmonious."
- 01:00
With that in mind we can troll through the choices and find the one that fits.
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(A) is the most obviously incorrect. Something that's incongruous would not be "sensible
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or complementary."
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In fact, it would probably be insensible and uncomplimentary. Notice how we busted out
- 01:14
our prefixes there?
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"Primitive" sounds like the word "primate,"
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which reminds us of monkeys or apes.
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This in turn reminds us that the word can describe something that's not evolved.
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Of course, this doesn't match our definition for "incongruous," so we'll have to
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eliminate (C). Just because something is "incongruous"
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doesn't mean it's not worth our attention.
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Furthermore, if it's ridiculous, we generally like to pay even more attention it.
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Choice (D) is incorrect.
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(B) is best answer. Something that's "incongruous" would definitely be unexpected and out of place.
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But, hey, what fun is life without a few surprises?
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