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(C) a potentate
(D) an ascetic
(E) an interloper
7. Despite its patent ------, this belief has become so -----that no amount of rational argument will suffice to
eradicate it.
(A) validity .. inconsequential
(B) implausibility .. entrenched
(C) credibility .. prevalent
(D) absurdity .. outmoded
(E) novelty .. infrequent
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(A) fragility
(B) reminiscence
(C) perniciousness
(D) whimsicality
(E) plasticity
21. The government ------ its ambassador after his -----behavior brought unwanted negative publicity.
(A) embarrassed .. worth while
(B) promoted .. disreputable
(C) recalled .. disgraceful
(D) honored .. inappropriate
(E) removed .. beneficial
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(D) overlooked
(E) defined
24. Although movie critics felt his portrayal was less than
------, the superstar still won an academy award, more for
his ------ than for his performance.
(A) irritating .. congeniality
(B) inspiring .. accident
(C) stellar .. reputation
(D) terrible .. deftness
(E) great .. obligation
32. The store owner called the police after catching the
two boys ------ candy bars, since he believed that -----offenses would lead to serious crimes if those smaller
transgression were left unpunished.
(A) embezzling .. trivial
(B) shoplifting .. heinous
(C) eliciting .. desultory
(D) removing .. auspicious
(E) pilfering .. venial
33. No account of American history would be -----without a solid consideration of its pre-Columbian
beginnings.
(A) insufficient
(B) lacking
(C) wanting
(D) unfair
(E) complete
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35. Because they are paid on ------, the stores sales people
have an incentive to encourage ------ purchases.
(A) credit .. impetuous
(B) commission .. expensive
(C) time .. thoughtful
(D) purpose .. deliberate
(E) weekdays .. infrequent
(E) tyrannical
41. Nightjars possess a camouflage perhaps unparalleled
in the bird world, by day they roost hidden is shady
woods, so ------ with their surroundings that they are
nearly impossible to ------.
(A) vexed .. dislodge
(B) blended .. discern
(C) harmonized .. interrupt
(D) impatient .. distinguish
(E) integrated .. classify
36. Although Joule was generally ------ with the disco very
of the true nature of heat, many scholars now ascribe that
honor of Mayor.
(A) credited
(B) blamed
(C) charged
(D) displayed
(E) inducted
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(B) displayed .. spoke
(C) captured .. protested
(D) domesticated .. roamed
(E) represented .. publicized
(C) redundant
(D) superficial
(E) prodigious
52. The writer came to be labeled ------ because she
isolated herself in her apartment, shunning outside contact.
(A) a loner
(B) a miser
(C) a connoisseur
(D) a conspirator
(E) an ingnue
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57. No longer narrowly preoccupied with their own
national pasts, historians are increasingly ------ in that they
often take a transnational perspective.
(A) conciliatory
(B) bombastic
(C) mendacious
(D) cosmopolitan
(E) jocular
(D) verbosity
(E) trepidation
63. The aptly named red velvet swordtail fish possesses
skin with a soft and smooth ------.
(A) texture
(B) shape
(C) core
(D) rhythm
(E) circumference
61. Nothing a ------ of robins around his home, the birdwatcher wondered whether this reflected an overall -----in this species population.
(A) dearth .. diminution
(B) spate .. disruption
(C) jumble .. stability
(D) plethora .. erosion
(E) scattering .. uniformity
62. Isabel Allende invokes the spirit of her family with
------, recreating lively incidents with prose that is vital
and exuberant.
(A) fastidiousness
(B) verve
(C) lassitude
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68. hen pundits and columnists obsessively characterize
politicians as disingenuous and tainted, they ultimately
------ the political calling.
(A) incur
(B) recant
(C) circumvent
(D) exacerbate
(E) deprecate
(A) deflects
(B) deduces
(C) disputes
(D) distills
(E) discloses
74. Although the commentator claimed to be politically
neutral, she was quite obviously ------: her broadcasts
always revealed an unmistakable, unreasoning -----toward her pet political causes.
(A) dogmatic .. apathy
(B) straitlaced .. prejudice
(C) optimistic .. pathos
(D) pedantic .. negativism
(E) partisan .. bias
73. The book ------ the notion that intelligent life exists
throughout the universe, arguing that this claim is based
on faculty premises.
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(C) esoteric
(D) capricious
(E) indignant
82. The movies plot was ------: once you knew what
befell the hero, you could ------ the fate of the villain.
(A) convincing .. misinterpret
(B) misleading .. anticipate
(C) predictable .. foresee
(D) ironic .. endorse
(E) spellbinding .. ignore
89. The commentator characterized the electorate as -----because it was unpredictable and given to constantly
shifting moods.
(A) mercurial
(B) corrosive
(C) disingenuous
(D) implacable
(E) phlegmatic
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(A) misguided .. remonstrance
(B) absurd .. erudition
(C) plausible .. lassitude
(D) painstaking .. fabrication
(E) wrongheaded .. chicanery
97. The new antifungal agent has such ------ uses, from
treating Dutch elm disease to rescuing water-damaged
works of art from molds, that it is considered one of the
more ------ antibiotics.
(A) disturbing .. explicit
(B) innovative .. precipitous
(C) mysterious .. recognized
(D) varied .. versatile
(E) similar .. discriminating
100. Because rap and hip-hop offer such -----commentary on contemporary issues, they are often said to
be sharp-edged musical genres.
(A) nebulous
(B) trenchant
(C) circumspect
(D) prosaic
(E) benign
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6. Because drummer Tony Williams paved the way for
later jazz-fusion musicians, he is considered a ----- of that
style.
(A) connoisseur
(B) revivalist
(C) beneficiary
(D) disparager
(E) progenitor
1. Some fans feel that sports events are ----- only when the
competitors are of equal ability, making the outcome of
the game -----.
(A) successful .. assured
(B) boring .. questionable
(C) dull .. foreseen
(D) interesting .. predictable
(E) exciting .. uncertain
5. The bearded dragon lizard is a voracious eater, so ----that it will consume as many insects as possible.
(A) abstemious
(B) cannibalistic
(C) slovenly
(D) insatiable
(E) unpalatable
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(C) insistence upon .. evident
(D) aversion to .. dangerous
(E) predilection for .. atypical
15. Her political ----- came from her ----- vision of the
nation, a vision that included and drew strength from
every social constituency.
(A) autonomy .. sweeping
(B) reticence .. mystical
(C) triumph .. restricted
(D) rebellion .. conventional
(E) success .. comprehensive
16. As one would expect, the reclusive poet ----- public
appearances and invasions of privacy.
(A) rewarded
(B) endorsed
(C) neglected
(D) invited
(E) detested
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(C) detrimental .. communication
(D) tangential .. interpretation
(E) relevant .. legislation
(A) spread
(B) concentration
(C) fading
(D) symptoms
(E) improvement
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34. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyns ----- proved keenest when he
accurately predicted that his books would someday appear
in his native Russia.
(A) foresight
(B) nostalgia
(C) folly
(D) despair
(E) artistry
(E) loyalty
40. Not surprisingly, supporters of the governors plan to
se aside land for a forest preserve were disappointed when
a court decision ----- the plan.
(A) applauded
(B) derailed
(C) acknowledged
(D) permitted
(E) anticipated
43. The dancers performing style was ----- and -----, with
each move taken from another artist, and poorly executed
at that.
(A) rousing .. memorable
(B) pedestrian .. evolving
(C) chaotic .. unprecedented
(D) derivative .. inept
(E) spontaneous .. graceless
38. Creative business stratagems frequently become ----as a result of -----, their versatility and adaptability
destroyed by their transformation into rigid policies.
(A) streamlined .. infighting
(B) mitigated .. jingoism
(C) ossified .. bureaucratization
(D) politicized .. innovation
(E) venerable .. legislation
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(A) cryptic
(B) judicious
(C) jubilant
(D) supercilious
(E) pugnacious
51. The fashion designer favored fabrics that were so ----as to be virtually transparent.
(A) palpable
(B) diaphanous
(C) variegated
(D) luxurious
(E) anomalous
48. It seemed from the size of the crowd, which was -----,
and the resonance of its cheers, which were -----, that the
team was experiencing a resurgence of popularity.
(A) vast .. hollow
(B) sparse .. thunderous
(C) enormous ..deafening
(D) unimpressive .. muted
(E) negligible .. rousing
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(D) sundry
(E) metaphorical
63. The movies plot was -----: once you knew what befell
the hero, you could ----- the fate of the villain.
(A) convincing .. misinterpret
(B) misleading .. anticipate
(C) predictable .. foresee
(D) ironic .. endorse
(E) spellbinding .. ignore
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(D) united
(E) mollified
70. The commentator characterized the electorate as ----because it was unpredictable and given to constantly
shifting moods.
(A) mercurial
(B) corrosive
(C) disingenuous
(D) implacable
(E) phlegmatic
73. Jane was both ----- and -----: she was blatantly proud
and offensively bold.
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79. Oceanographers have identified more than 50 dead
zones around the world: area of sea that various forms of
pollution have rendered ----- life.
(A) conductive to
(B) invaluable to
(C) imperative to
(D) indistinguishable from
(E) bereft of
(C) prodded
(D) ousted
(E) chided
85. The discovery of the fossil was ----- and -----,
surprising scientists and undermining accepted theories
about plant distribution.
(A) exhilarating .. banal
(B) shocking .. prophetic
(C) starting .. revolutionary
(D) appalling .. groundbreaking
(E) unanticipated .. irrelevant
87. Far from being -----, bears in some national parks are
surprisingly ----- when approached by humans; still,
visitors must exercise caution.
(A) benign .. cantankerous
(B) reticent .. bellicose
(C) complacent .. docile
(D) aggressive .. placid
(E) playful .. frisky
82. Extensive travel afforded Langston Hughes a ----perspective, but it was Harlem that served as the creative
----- for his writing.
(A) cosmopolitan .. defense
(B) worldly .. inspiration
(C) moral .. obligation
(D) stunted .. condition
(E) limited .. center
89. The judges for the chili competition were -----, noting
subtle differences between dishes that most people would
not detect.
(A) obscure
(B) deferential
(C) discriminating
(D) sanctimonious
(E) unrelenting
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90. Crucial to the expeditions ----- will be accurate
assumptions about the weather: without them, the safety of
the mountain climbers may be -----.
(A) prosperity .. enhanced
(B) survival .. demonstrated
(C) futility .. compromised
(D) plausibility .. ensured
(E) success .. jeopardized
92. Certain plant seeds are able to remain ----- for years,
appearing lifeless when in fact they are merely inactive.
(A) conspicuous
(B) verdant
(C) pliant
(D) dormant
(E) stunted
100. The company manager was known for both his ----and his -----: he lied frequently, but did so with amazing
flair.
(A) ambivalence .. extravagance
(B) duplicity .. panache
(C) evasiveness .. irascibility
(D) brashness .. charisma
(E)
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(C) rational
(D) salutary
(E) marginal
5. Although strangers compliment the comedian on her
work repeatedly, almost -----, she is always moved by such
enthusiastic encouragement.
(A) tenuously
(B) staunchly
(C) singularly
(D) incessantly
(E) inimitably
6. In contrast to the ----- maneuvers of his colleagues,
Robertos business relations were always open and
aboveboard.
(A) convivial
(B) clandestine
(C) steadfast
(D) fortuitous
(E) frank
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10. Thomas Edison, who found collaboration essential,
never fit the popular stereotype of the ----- inventor,
struggling alone in a garret.
(A) surly
(B) cowardly
(C) solitary
(D) weary
(E) suspicious
19. The 1990s were ----- years for the organization: the
staff was happy, customers were satisfied, and profits were
excellent.
(A) halcyon
(B) notorious
(C) somnolent
(D) capricious
(E) expedient
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re Beaden often used colors so ----- that viewers could not
take their eyes off his works of art.
(A) sensible
(B) residual
(C) vibrant
(D) mannered
(E) formulaic
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(D) denounce .. pragmatic
(E) condone .. indulgent
32. The award-winning novel is such ----- tale that its very
intricacy has a daunting effect on readers.
(A) a convoluted
(B) a culpable
(C) a succinct
(D) an enthralling
(E) a felicitous
38. The critic noted that the ----- tone that characterizes
much of the writers work stands in stark contrast to his
gentle disposition
(A) benign
(B) somber
(C) stoic
(D) conciliatory
(E) strident
39. Peter was ----- without being -----: he held fast to his
beliefs but avoided arguing about them with others.
(A) decisive .. philanthropic
(B) haphazard .. quarrelsome
(C) sentimental .. litigious
(D) resolute .. polemical
(E) steadfast .. acquiescent
36. The kiwi birds wings are -----: that is they are
rudiments of wings and serve no function.
(A) ostentatious
(B) vestigial
(C) prodigious
(D) invasive
(E) kinetic
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43. Some readers find the crime fiction of Patricia
Highsmith to be ----- because her protagonists not always
punished for their -----.
(A) unprincipled .. altruism
(B) ethical .. malfeasance
(C) redemptive .. temperance
(D) immoral .. transgressions
(E) prescriptive .. foibles
44. People did not suddenly learn to use fire, but did so
slowly over time with countless advances offset by ----periods.
(A) explosive
(B) fertile
(C) predictable
(D) contemplative
(E) regressive
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54. The ----- of impact craters on Venus suggests that
erosion may have smoothed its surface over the past
billion years.
(A) magnitude
(B) panoply
(C) spate
(D) ruggedness
(E) paucity
(E) parochial
60. Certain clear patterns in the metamorphosis of a
butterfly indicate that the process is -----.
(A) systematic
(B) voluntary
(C) spontaneous
(D) experimental
(E) clinical
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(C) avoids .. pitfalls
(D) satirizes .. denizens
(E) neglects .. foibles
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(E) a stratagem .. sufficed
86. The art professor was never one to -----: she always
stuck closely to the subject or every lecture.
(A) carp
(B) recant
(C) retaliate
(D) digress
(E) truncate
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88. Because insect communities serve as a sort of
barometer, ----- conditions in their -----, an entomologists
analysis of the insect species in a handful of soil can
reveal much about the ecosystem.
(A) preserving .. habitat
(B) stabilizing .. range
(C) observing .. population
(D) predicting ..destination
(E) registering .. environment
(B) cerebral
(C) facetious
(D) complacent
(E) superficial
94. Readers of history often marvel that ----- events were
triggered by actions that seemed ----- at the time.
(A) marginal .. unconscionable
(B) arbitrary .. capricious
(C) momentous .. trivial
(D) revolutionary .. cataclysmic
(E) inconsequential .. inane
92. In the United States, social activists who strongly ----a particular law can attempt to obtain a constitutional
amendment to ----- it.
(A) concur with .. rescind
(B) object to .. repeal
(C) disagree about .. support
(D) identify with .. nullify
(E) interact with .. ignore
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(A) humble
(B) casual
(C) influential
(D) reflective
(E) aloof
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10. Never an -----, but tending instead to see both sides of
an issue, the senator was considered ----- by those who did
not know her well.
(A) absolutist .. indecisive
(B) authoritarian .. insensitive
(C) elitist .. arrogant
(D) ideologue .. adamant
(E) underachiever .. moderate
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(D) originality
(E) munificence
(B) repulsed by
(C) mystified by
(D) cognizant of
(E) immersed in
26. This new report focuses on how seemingly ----technological design features, often cosmetic in nature,
can actually ----- consumers decisions in profound ways.
(A) insignificant .. influence
(B) inexpensive .. neutralize
(C) innovative .. represent
(D) ingenious .. permit
(E) inane .. criticize
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33. Maxwell Perkins is considered a particularly ----editor because he was among the first to ----- the
extraordinary literary talent of Ernest Hemingway and
Thomas Wolfe.
(A) easygoing .. question
(B) strict .. detect
(C) careful .. inflate
(D) insightful .. recognize
(E) inefficient .. discern
38. If Williams had a fault, it was an almost complete ----others, a proclivity bordering on -----.
(A) sympathy for .. compassion
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(E) inverse .. assimilation
(C) a fad
(D) a testimonial
(E) an argument
47. Unlike the wild turkey, which can successfully fly for
short distances, the domesticated turkey is completely ----flight.
(A) subject to
(B) dependent on
(C) worthy of
(D) captivate d by
(E) incapable of
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55. Although normally cheerful and energetic, Nathan was
noticeably ----- during the week preceding the
announcement of the pending job transfers.
(A) coherent
(B) discreet
(C) subdued
(D) alert
(E) methodical
(C) core
(D) satellite
(E) meteor
61. Civil rights activist Fannie Lou Harmers statement
Im sick and tired of being sick and tired was an
intentional ----- that illustrated Hamers ----- about the
plight of African Americans in the 1960s.
(A) redundancy .. frustration
(B) euphemism .. despair
(C) irony .. exultation
(D) aspersion .. despondency
(E) paradox .. optimism
62. It was not until Dr. Anna Reinstein ----- the results of
her several different research projects that the findings
----- into a single, definitive pattern.
(A) compromised .. coalesced
(B) synthesized .. crystallized
(C) verified .. degenerated
(D) commandeered .. amalgamated
(E) repudiated .. regressed
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66. The widely documented ----- between these two
diseases has prompted scientists to undertake studies to
determine if treating one can ----- the other.
(A) disconnect .. oure
(B) correlation .. ward off
(C) linkage .. duplicate
(D) disparity .. bring about
(E) incoherency .. eliminate
(C) accidental
(D) unbelievable
(E) accomplished
72. The countrys ----- political freedom had been long and
arduous, but eventually the ----- government was replaced
by a true democracy.
(A) quest for .. egalitarian
(B) struggle for .. tyrannical
(C) demand for .. judicious
(D) rejection of .. strict
(E) depletion of .. disposable
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77. Since codfish are ----- part of the marine ecosystem,
their ----- would adversely affect the animals who depend
on them as a source of food.
(A) a negligible .. migration
(B) a vital .. existence
(C) a compatible .. proximity
(D) an integral .. extinction
(E) an inexplicable .. eradication
84. Former news anchor Dan Rather had ----- for colorful
-----: for example, he once describe a political race as
Spandex tight.
(A) a distaste .. aphorisms
(B) a knack .. epistles
(C) a penchant .. locutions
(D) a yen .. paradigms
(E) an antipathy .. euphemisms
80. Ms. Nunez was -----, remaining assured and selfcontrolled even in the most volatile of situations.
(A) ungainly
(B) autocratic
(C) unflappable
(D) egotistical
(E) demonstrative
88. Her actions did not thing but good but since she
performed them out of self-interest, they could not be
called -----.
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(A) altruistic
(B) placatory
(C) benign
(D) fortuitous
(E) punctilious
(E) ubiquitous
94. Some environmentalists fear that the practices
contributing to global warming are so ----- in
industrialized nations that there are no simple ways to ----their effects.
(A) established .. mitigate
(B) latent .. exacerbate
(C) negligible .. alleviate
(D) ephemeral .. palliate
(E) pervasive .. enhance
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99. Despite accusations to the contrary, it is unlikely that
he intended to ----- the articles, since he cited them in his
bibliography.
(A) analyze
(B) illuminate
(C) plagiarize
(D) acknowledge
(E) contradict
100. Ralph Ellison learned the hard way about the ----- of
a written manuscript: he suffered the ----- of the only draft
of a work in progress in a household fire.
(A) magnitude .. isolation
(B) fragility .. preservation
(C) illegibility .. eradication
(D) vulnerability .. destruction
(E) proliferation .. division
1. The new human resources director is both ----- and ----about being able to improve employment opportunities for
women at the executive level: she has great resolve but
harbors no illusions.
(A) practical .. deceptive
(B) cynical .. irrational
(C) excited .. approachable
(D) uncooperative .. naive
(E) determined .. realistic
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(E) sentiment
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(B) undermine .. wavering
(C) assuage . logical
(D) reconcile .. dogmatic
(E) acknowledge .. polemical
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(A) captures .. disrupt
(B) masks .. betray
(C) mirrors .. evoke
(D) undercuts .. exude
(E) violates .. embody
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(E) reinforce .. equivalent
43. The mayors reelection by an overwhelming majority
was not so much an endorsement of his administrations
----- as it was a ----- of his opponents extreme views.
(A) programs .. vindication
(B) adversities .. denunciation
(C) methods .. dissemination
(D) policies .. repudiation
(E) indifference .. ratification
(C) empathy
(D) entertainment
(E) suspense
49. The ability to cram computer circuitry onto silicon
chips faces fundamental limitations: it is possible to make
the innards of a circuit so ----- that they no longer -----.
(A) flexible .. bend
(B) small .. function
(C) desirable .. sell
(D) successful .. work
(E) complex .. break
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54. Difficult working conditions that ranged from merely
----- to extremely intimidating were the norm for jazz
performer Billie Holiday.
(A) engaging
(B) daunting
(C) uniform
(D) congenial
(E) abominable
62. Unlike her more ----- friends, Danielle is ----preferring sleep to almost any kind of activity.
(A) dynamic .. lethargic
(B) gullible .. urbane
(C) oblivious .. solicitous
(D) vivacious .. beguiling
(E) indolent .. listless
63. The only ----- on the flat desert landscape was the
occasional rock outcrop jutting skyward.
(A) regularity
(B) relief
(C) symmetry
(D) vacancy
(E) depression
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(D) proliferation
(E) moratorium
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(B) exuberance
(C) fickleness
(D) naivet
(E) cocksureness
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88. Although she often described reason as the noblest
-----, author Ayn Rand never implied that she rejected -----.
(A) enigma .. logic
(B) faculty .. emotion
(C) fantasy .. rhetoric
(D) good .. rationality
(E) honor .. semantics
(E) recollected
95. Author Luis Zalamea class novel writing ----experience, one that cleanse him of feelings of rebellion
and frustration.
(A) subliminal
(B) perpetual
(C) stupefying
(D) cathartic
(E) corrosive
91. Jacob felt great ----- about his upcoming trip to Brazil;
indeed, he could hardly contain his enthusiasm.
(A) concern
(B) uncertainty
(C) confusion
(D) generosity
(E) excitement
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99. Due to the ----- of architect Benjamin Banneker, the
remarkable street plan for Washington, D.C., that had
nearly been abandoned was ----- and carried out.
(A) artistry .. rejected
(B) persistence .. revived
(C) pessimism .. originated
(D) cautiousness .. postponed
(E) foresight .. ignored
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(A) evenhanded .. muddled
(B) compliant .. conceded on
(C) pacific .. opposed
(D) intransigent .. compromised on
(E) rancorous .. railed against
11. Most people would be amazed to discover how ----their recollections are, even those memories of which they
are most -----.
(A) unpleasant .. frightened
(B) repressed .. unaware
(C) inaccurate .. certain
(D) amorphous .. unsure
(E) trustworthy .. confident
12. Perhaps the most visible sign of the ----- nature of the
Cherokee nation was the fact that the women who led each
clan picked the chief.
(A) stoic
(B) matriarchal
(C) defensive
(D) caustic
(E) didactic
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21. One critic asserts that modern urban architecture
causes sensory deprivation because it fails to provide
visual and tactile -----.
(A) latency
(B) stimulation
(C) complacence
(D) confusion
(E) extension
Sen.Com.
32. Toni Cade Bambaras novels are engrossing because
the protagonists, in striving to achieve goals, are not
simply ----- characters.
(A) passive
(B) tangible
(C) abandoned
(D) autonomous
(E) redundant
(A) aesthetic
(B) partisan
(C) decorous
(D) cerebral
(E) avant-garde
36. Once his integrity had been -----, the mayoral
candidate was quick both to ----- these attacks and to issue
counterattacks.
(A) debunked .. buttress
(B) resorted .. recommence
(C) revoked .. relinquish
(D) impugned .. repudiate
(E) vitiated .. avoid
37. When two chemical compounds are combined, a ----effect can be achieved; the resulting combination can be
more potent than either of the individual compounds
alone.
(A) synergistic
(B) naturalistic
(C) competitive
(D) retroactive
(E) neutralizing
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