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Interpreting the text means discerning its meaning in the absence of the key words. Doing this prior to looking at the answer choices is the best way to quickly eliminate choices that don’t make sense, and the GRE-makers have fun trying to trick you. No worries, though — if you know what to do, you can discern the meaning. First, though, try this simple example:

Directions: Select the two answer choices that, when used to complete the sentence, fit the meaning as a whole and produce two completed sentences that are alike in meaning.

The boxes were so heavy that we could _____ lift them.

easily

hardly

fully

nearly

barely

effortlessly

Even without the missing word, you can construe the meaning of the sentence. The phrase so heavy tells you that these boxes are difficult or impossible to lift. After realizing this, you can immediately eliminate easily and effortlessly. The words fully and nearly are a little tougher to ignore, but they really don’t make sense either. The correct answers are Choices (B), hardly, and (E), barely.