Words in Context

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

The historian's sources are uneven, and she does not pretend otherwise. Where the evidence is thin, she says so plainly; where it is rich, she lets the documents speak with the weight they deserve.

As used in the text, what does the word "uneven" most nearly mean?

  • A

    odd-numbered

  • B

    not consistent in quality

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  • C

    unfair

  • D

    not flat

Explanation

Her sources are sometimes thin, sometimes rich — "uneven" means inconsistent in quality, not the topographical, mathematical, or fairness senses.

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