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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Transitions

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In a 2022 analysis, researchers applied a statistical model to a set of words to infer the rate of cognate replacement—the rate at which a word will be replaced over time with a noncognate form—in Indo-European languages. The researchers found that negative adjectives like “homeless” evolve most rapidly;        negative nouns evolve most slowly.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?

A

hence,

B

subsequently,

C

meanwhile,

D

similarly,