Despite centuries, several parchments remain ______, not extinct.

Despite centuries, several parchments remain ______, not extinct.

• A. Immutable
• B. Sobriquet
• C. Proclivity
• D. Extant

Answer: (D)

This question tests your ability to pick a word that means still in existence after a long time. Parchments surviving for centuries are not extinct, so you want a term that describes ongoing existence. Extant is the right term because it is a formal word used to say something currently exists or has survived from the past—“several parchments remain extant.” The other options don’t express existence in time: immutable means not changing, sobriquet is a nickname, and proclivity means a tendency. So extant communicates the intended meaning most precisely.

This question tests your ability to pick a word that means still in existence after a long time. Parchments surviving for centuries are not extinct, so you want a term that describes ongoing existence. Extant is the right term because it is a formal word used to say something currently exists or has survived from the past—“several parchments remain extant.” The other options don’t express existence in time: immutable means not changing, sobriquet is a nickname, and proclivity means a tendency. So extant communicates the intended meaning most precisely.