<p>The study’s warning that monkey populations were declining in Guatemala and Mexico was --------- by new evidence that nearby populations along the Belize River were ---------.</p>
<p>a) corroborated. . . prospering
b) confirmed. . . extant
c) belied. . . dwindling
d) diminished. . . debilitated
e) tempered. . . thriving</p>
<p>The answer is e. I do nooooot get this in the least bit. I even double checked the meaning of the word “temper” and it still doesn’t make sense.</p>
<p>Tempered (I’m pretty sure) means that something has been subdued, or lessened in intensity–or in this case, probably disproved/lost popularity/something</p>
<p>So! If the monkey populations are CLAIMED to be going down in A, but were actually rising (thriving) in B+C which are nearby, then ofc the claim would be tempered.</p>
<p>temperate whether is like moderate or mild. So the study was quieted down cuz the monkeys were stll havin babies</p>
<p>^^ivychan and nbafan together hit the **tempered<a href=“hardened”>/b</a> nail on the head.</p>
<p>One of the meanings of “to temper” is to soften, counterbalance, or even neutralize, as in
the wind is tempered by …
the hostility is tempered by …
the success is tempered by …</p>
<p>The new evidence that nearby populations along the Belize River were thriving does not negate the warning that monkey populations were declining in Guatemala and Mexico; that evidence reduces the warning’s urgency.</p>
<p>Well, I didn’t know the precise meaning … but I’d heard the phrase “success was tempered by” to mean success was impartial, mitigated, or even countered.</p>
<p>Besides that, using the POE, none of the others fit. ;)</p>