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陈圣元句子填空section 1-42(No题)

Section 1

1. Hydrogen i s the ----el ement of the uni verse i n that i t provi des the buildi ng bl ocks from whi ch the other el ements are produced.

(A) steadiest

(B) expendable

(D) final

(E) fundamental

2. Few of us take the pai ns to study our cheri shed convi cti ons; indeed, we almost have a natural---- doi ng so.

(A) aptitude for

(B) repugnance to

(D) ignorance of

(E) reacti on after

3. It i s hi s dubi ous di sti ncti on to have proved what nobody woul d thi nk of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four wri tes wi th all the characteri sti cs of----.

(A) maturi ty

(B) fiction

(D) art

(E) brilliance

4. The primary cri teri on for----a school i s i ts recent performance: cri tics are----to extend credi t for earlier victori es.

(A) eval uati ng .. prone

(B) investi gati ng .. hesi tant

(D) improvi ng .. eager

(E) admini steri ng .. persuaded

5. Number theory i s rich in problem s of an especiall y----sort: they are tantalizingl y sim ple to state but----diffi cult to sol ve.

(A) cryptic.. decepti vel y

(B) spuri ous.. equally

(D) elegant.. rarel y

(E) vexing ..notori ousl y

6. In faili ng to see that the justice's pronouncement

merel y----previ ous deci si ons rather than actually establi shi ng a precedent, the novice l aw clerk--- the scope of the j usti ce's judgment.

(A) synthesized.. limited

(B) overturned.. mi sunderstood

(D) qualified.. overemphasiz ed

(E) recapi tulated.. defi ned

7. When theori es formerl y consi dered to be----i n their sci entifi c objecti vi ty are found i nstead to reflect a consi stent observati onal and eval uati ve bi as, then the presumed neutrali ty of sci ence gi ves way to the recogni ti on that categories of knowledge are human----.

(A) di si nterested.. constructi ons

(B) call ous.. errors

(D) convi nci ng.. imperati ves

(E) unassail abl e.. fantasi es 1. Al though the minuet appeared simple, i ts---- steps had to be studi ed very carefull y before they coul d be gracefull y----i n public.

(A) progressive.. reveal ed

(B) intricate.. executed

(D) minute.. di scussed

(E) entertai ni ng.. styliz ed

2. The resul ts of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were----not only because these resul ts

chall enged ol d assum pti ons but al so because they called the---- methodology i nto questi on.

(A) provocati ve.. prevailing

(B) predictable.. contemporary

(D) intri guing.. proj ected

(E) speci ous.. ori ginal

3. Despi te the----of many of their coll eagues, some schol ars have begun to em phasize "pop cul ture" as a key for----the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.

(A) antipathy.. entangli ng

(B) di scernment.. eval uati ng

(D) skeptici sm.. deci phering

(E) enthusiasm.. symbolizing

4. In the seventeenth century, direct fl outi ng of a generall y accepted system of val ues was regarded as----, even as a si gn of madness.

(A) adventurous

(B) frivol ous

(D) impermissi ble

(E) irrati onal

5. Queen Elizabeth I has qui te correctl y been call ed a ----of the arts, because many young arti sts recei ved her patronage.

(A) connoi sseur

(B) cri tic

(D) scourge

(E) judge

6. Because outlaws were deni ed----under medi eval law, anyone could rai se a hand agai nst them with l egal----.

(A) propri ety.. authority

(B) protecti on.. impunity

(D) rights.. collaborati on

(E) provi si ons.. vali dity

7. Rather than enhanci ng a country's securi ty, the successful devel opment of nuclear weapons coul d serve at first to i ncrease that country's----.

(A) bol dness

(B) infl uence

(D) moderati on

(E) vul nerabili ty

1. Physi ci sts rejected the innovati ve experimental technique because, al though i t----som e problem s, it al so produced new----.

(A)clarifi ed.. data

(B)eased.. i nterpretati ons

(C)resol ved.. compli cati ons

(D)caused.. hypotheses

(E)reveal ed.. i nconsi stencies

2. Duri ng a peri od of protracted ill ness, the si ck can become infirm, ----both the strength to work and many of the specifi c skill s they once possessed.

(A)regai ni ng

(B)denyi ng

(C)pursui ng

(D)insuri ng

(E)losi ng

3. The pressure of popul ation on availabl e resources i s the key to understandi ng hi story; consequently, any hi stori cal writi ng that takes no cognizance of----facts i s----fl awed.

(A) demographi c.. i ntrinsicall y

(B) ecol ogi cal.. margi nally

(D) psychol ogical.. phil osophi cally

(E) poli tical.. demonstrati vel y

4. It i s puzzling to observe that Jones's novel has recentl y been

cri ticized for i ts----structure, since commentators have tradi ti onall y argued that i ts most obvi ous----i s i ts rel entlessl y ri gi d, i ndeed schemati c, framework.

(A) attenti on to.. preoccupati on

(B) speculati on about.. characteri sti c

(D) vi olati on of.. contradi cti on

(E) lack of.. fl aw

5. It comes as no surpri se that societi es have codes of behavi or; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be----.

(A) predictable

(B) unexpected

(D) explici t

(E) confusi ng

6. The characterizati on of hi storical anal ysi s as a form of ficti on i s not likel y to be received----by either hi storians or li terary criti cs, who agree that hi story and ficti on deal wi th----orders of experi ence.

(A) quietl y.. si gnifi cant

(B) enthusiastically.. shifting

(D) sympathetically.. di sti nct

(E) contenti ousl y.. reali sti c

7. For some time now, ----has been presum ed not to exist: the cynical convi cti on that everybody has an angle i s consi dered wisdom.

(A) rati onali ty

(B) flexibility

(D) di si nterestedness

(E) insi ncerity 1. The ----of mass li teracy coi ncided wi th the first i ndustrial revol uti on; i n turn, the new expansi on i n li teracy, as well as cheaper pri nti ng, hel ped to nurture the----of popular literature.

(A) buil ding.. mi strust

(B) reappearance.. di splay

(D) sel ecti on.. i nfl uence

(E) emergence.. ri se

2. Al though anci ent tool s were----preserved, enough have

survi ved to all ow us to demonstrate an occasi onall y i nterrupted but generall y----progress through prehi story.

(A) partiall y.. noti ceabl e

(B) superfi ciall y.. necessary

(D) rarely.. continual

(E) needl essly.. i ncessant

3. In part of the A rctic, the land grades into the l andfast i ce

so----that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hi dden sea.

(A) permanentl y

(B) impercepti bl y

(D) precari ousl y

(E) sli ghtl y

4. Kagan maintai ns that an i nfant's reacti ons to i ts fi rst stressful experi ences are part of a natural process of devel opment, not

harbi ngers of chil dhood unhappi ness or ----si gns of adol escent anxiety.

(A) propheti c

(B) normal

(D) virtual

(E) typical

5. An i nvesti gati on that i s----can occasi onall y yi el d new facts, even notable ones, but typi call y the appearance of such facts i s the resul t of a search i n a defi ni te directi on.

(A) timel y

(B) ungui ded

(D) uncom plicated

(E) subj ecti ve

6. Like many ei ghteenth-century schol ars who li ved by cul ti vati ng those i n power, Wi nckelmann negl ected to neutralize, by som e

-----gesture of comradeshi p, the resentment hi s peers were bound to feel because of hi s----the hi gh and mighty.

(A) quixotic.. i ntri gue wi th

(B) enigmati c.. familiari ty wi th

(D) sal utary.. questi oni ng of

(E) unfei gned.. sympathy for

7. In a----society that worshi ps effi ciency, i t i s diffi cul t for a sensi ti ve and i deali sti c person to make the ki nds of----deci si ons that al one spell success as i t i s defined by such a society.

(A) bureaucratic.. edifyi ng

(B) pragmati c.. hardheaded

(D) competi ti ve.. evenhanded

(E) modern.. dysfunctional

1. Her----shoul d not be confused wi th miserli ness; as l ong as I

have known her, she has always been willi ng to assi st those who are in need.

(A) intem perance

(B) intolerance

(D) diffi dence

(E) frugali ty

2. Natural selecti on tends to eliminate genes that cause i nheri ted di seases, acti ng most strongl y agai nst the m ost severe di seases; consequentl y, hereditary di seases that are----woul d be expected to be very----, but, surpri si ngly, they are not.

(A) lethal.. rare

(B) untreated.. dangerous

(D) new.. perpl exing

(E) widespread.. acute

3. Unfortunatel y, hi s damagi ng attacks on the ramificati ons of the economic poli cy have been----by hi s wholehearted acceptance of that policy's underl yi ng assum pti ons.

(A) suppl emented

(B) undermined

(D) di verted

(E) redeemed

4. Duri ng the opera's most famous ari a the tem po chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed----, wi thout necessary relati on to what had gone before.

(A) tedious

(B) melodious

(D) compelli ng

(E) cauti ous

5. In the machi nelike worl d of cl assi cal physi cs, the human

intell ect appears----, si nce the mechani cal nature of cl assi cal physi cs does not ----creati ve reasoni ng, the very abili ty that had made the formul ati on of classi cal pri nci pl es possi ble.

(A) anomalous.. all ow for

(B) abstract.. speak to

(D) enduring.. val ue

(E) contradi ctory.. exclude

6. Duri ng the 1960's assessments of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of i t as a worthwhil e, stabl e i nsti tution to widespread----i t as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose----was both imminent and wel come.

(A) flight from.. resti tuti on

(B) fasci nati on wi th.. corruption

(D) censure of.. di ssol uti on

(E) reli nqui shm ent of.. ascent

7. Documenting science's----philosophy would be----, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientif ic concepts as the f oundations for their speculations.

(A) distrust of.. elementary

(B) inf luence on.. superf luous

(D) dependence on.. diff icult

(E) diff erences f rom.. impossible 1. The spelli ngs of many Old Engli sh words have been----i n the livi ng language, although their pronunciati ons have changed.

(A) preserved

(B) shortened

(D) revi sed

(E) improved

2. The sheer di versi ty of tropical pl ants represents a

seemingl y----source of raw materi al s, of whi ch only a few have been utilized.

(A) exploi ted

(B) quantifi able

(D) inexhausti bl e

(E) remarkabl e

3. For centuries animal s have been used as----for peopl e i n experiments to assess the effects of therapeuti c and other agents that might l ater be used i n humans.

(A) benefactors

(B) compani ons

(D) precedents

(E) surrogates

4. Social tensi ons among adul t facti ons can be---- by poli ti cs, but adolescents and chil dren have no such----for resol vi ng their conflict with the excl usi ve worl d of adul ts.

(A) intensified.. attitude

(B) complicated.. reli ef

(D) adjusted.. mechani sm

(E) reveal ed.. opportuni ty

5. The state i s a network of exchanged benefi ts and beliefs,

----between rulers and citiz ens based on those l aws and procedures that are----to the maintenance of communi ty.

(A) a compromise.. i nimical

(B) an i nterdependence.. subsi diary

(D) an equi valence.. prerequi si te

(E) a reci proci ty.. conducive

6. Far from vi ewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enli ghtened intell ectual, hi storians of the 1960's portrayed him as----thi nker, eager to fill the young wi th hi s politi cal orthodoxy whil e censori ng ideas he did not like.

(A) an adventurous

(B) a doctrinaire

(D) a j udici ous

(E) a cyni cal

7. To have true di sci ples, a thi nker must not be too----: any effecti ve i ntellectual l eader depends on the abili ty of other peopl e to----thought processes that di d not origi nate with them.

(A) popular.. di smi ss

(B) methodical.. interpret

(D) self-confi dent.. revi taliz e

(E) pragmati c.. di scourage

1. Clearl y refuti ng skepti cs, researchers have---- not onl y that gravitati onal radi ati on exists but that i t al so does exactl y what theory----i t shoul d do.

(A) doubted.. warranted

(B) estimated.. accepted

(D) assumed.. deduced

(E) supposed.. asserted

2. Sponsors of the bill were----because there was no opposi tion to it wi thi n the legi sl ature until after the measure had been si gned i nto law.

(A) unreliabl e

(B) well-intenti oned

(D) relieved

(E) detai ned

3. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consi der the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, i s her----search for her daughter.

(A) extended

(B) agitated

(D) moti veless

(E) heartl ess

4. Y ellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 philadelphians in 1793, and so----Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared af ter nearly two decades in----in the W estern Hemisphere.

(A) terrorized.. contention

(B) ravaged.. secret

(D) corrupted.. quiescence

(E) decimated.. abeyance

5. Al though----, almost self-effaci ng i n hi s private life, he di spl ays in hi s plays and essays a strong----publici ty and controversy.

(A) conventi onal.. i nterest i n

(B) monotonous.. reliance on

(D) retiri ng.. penchant for

(E) evasi ve.. impatience wi th

6. Comparati vel y few rock musi ci ans are willing to laugh at themsel ves, al though a hint of----can boost sal es of vi deo cli ps very ni cel y.

(A) self-deprecati on

(B) congeni ality

(D) embarrassment

(E) self-doubt

7. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look----; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting f rom a sense of the ----of natural beauty and human glory.

(A) beautif ul.. immutability

(B) cheerf ul.. transistorizes

(D) luxuriant.. simplicity

(E) conventional.. wildness 1. Since it i s now----to build the compl ex central processi ng uni t of a computer on a si ngl e sili con chip usi ng photolithography and chemical etchi ng, i t seem s pl ausi ble that other mini ature structures might be fabri cated i n---- ways.

(A) unprecedented.. undi scovered

(B) diffi cul t.. rel ated

(D) mandatory.. congruent

(E) routi ne.. similar

2. Given the evi dence of Egyptian and B abyl oni an----l ater Greek ci vilizati on, i t would be incorrect to view the work of Greek

sci enti sts as an entirel y i ndependent creati on.

(A) di sdai n for

(B) imitati on of

(D) deference to

(E) infl uence on

3. Laws do not ensure soci al order si nce laws can always be----, which makes them----unl ess the authori ties have the will and the power to detect and puni sh wrongdoi ng.

(A) contested.. provi si onal

(B) circumvented.. anti quated

(D) vi olated.. ineffecti ve

(E) modifi ed.. unstabl e

4. Since she believed him to be both candi d and trustworthy, she refused to consi der the possibili ty that hi s statement had been----.

(A) irrelevant

(B) faceti ous

(D) cri tical

(E) insi ncere

5. Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater----their eff orts to build a progressive party than the----of the progressives already elected to the legislature.

(A) support f or.. advocacy

(B) threat to.. promise

(D) obstacle to.. resistance

(E) praise for.. reputation

6. It i s strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply----canyons of thi nki ng, their impri soni ng si des carved out by the----of past usage.

(A) cleaved.. erupti ons

(B) rooted.. fl ood

(D) ridged.. ocean

(E) notched.. mountai ns

7. That hi s i ntransi gence i n making deci si ons---- no open

di sagreement from any quarter was well known; thus, clever subordi nates l earned the art of----their opi ni ons i n casual remarks.

(A) elici ted.. quashi ng

(B) engendered.. recasti ng

(D) embodied.. i nsti gating

(E) forbore.. emendi ng

1. Created to serve as perfectl y as possi ble their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in A meri ca's Shaker communi ti es are now---- for their beauty.

(A) environment.. accepted

(B) owners.. empl oyed

(D) reality.. transformed

(E) image.. seen

2. In order to----her theory that the reacti ons are ----, the sci enti st conducted many experiments, all of which showed that the heat of the first reaction i s more than twi ce that of the second.

(A) support.. different

(B) comprehend.. constant

(D) capture.. val uable

(E) demonstrate.. probl ematic

3. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seem s to overpower us and dri ve us to---- accounts for an easil y and readil y di gesti ble porti on of news.

(A) insul ar

(B) investi gati ve

(D) subj ecti ve

(E) sensati onal

4. William James l acked the usual----death; wri ting to hi s dyi ng father, he spoke without---- about the ol d man's impending death.

(A) longi ng for.. regret

(B) awe of.. i nhi bi ti on

(D) apprehensi on of.. el oquence

(E) antici pati on of.. commiserati on

5. Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, f ear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.

(A) simultaneous

(B) serious

(D) partial

(E) transitional

6. It i s ironic that a cri tic of such overwhelming vani ty now suffers from a measure of the oblivi on to whi ch he was forever----others, in the end, all hi s----has only worked agai nst him

(A) dedicati ng.. self-processi on

(B) leadi ng.. self-ri ghteousness

(D) relegati ng.. sel f-sacrifice

(E) condemni ng.. self-anal ysi s

7. Famous am ong job seekers for i ts----, the company, qui te apart from generous salari es, bestowed on i ts executi ves annual bonuses and such----as l ow-i nterest home mortgages and company cars.

(A) magnanimity.. reparati ons

(B) inventi veness.. benefi ts

(D) di scernment.. prerogatives

(E) altrui sm.. credi ts 1. There are no soli tary, free-li vi ng creatures; every form of life

is----other form s.

(A) segregated from

(B) parall el to

(D) overshadowed by

(E) mimicked by

2. The sal e of A l aska was not so much an A merican coup as a matter of----for an imperial Russi a that was short of cash and unabl e to---- i ts own conti nental coastli ne.

(A) negligence.. fortify

(B) custom.. mai ntai n

(D) expediency.. defend

(E) exigency.. rei nforce

3. Despi te assorted effusi ons to the contrary, there i s no necessary link between sci entifi c skill and humani sm, and, qui te possi bl y, there may be something of a----between them.

(A) generali ty

(B) fusi on

(D) di chotomy

(E) reciproci ty

4. A common argument claim s that i n folk art, the arti st's subordi nati on of techni cal mastery to i ntense feeli ng----the direct communicati on of emoti on to the vi ewer.

(A) facilitates

(B) averts

(D) implies

(E) represses

5. While not com pletely nonpl ussed by the usuall y causti c responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonethel ess vi si bl y---- by their li vel y criti ci sm.

(A) humiliated

(B) di scomfited

(D) di sgraced

(E) tantalized

6. In ei ghth-century Japan, peopl e who---- wastel and were rewarded wi th offici al ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of---- fi elds.

(A) conserved.. forested

(B) reclaimed.. arabl e

(D) irrigated.. accessi bl e

(E) located.. desi rabl e

7. If duty i s the natural----of one's ----the course of future events, then peopl e who are powerful have duty pl aced on them whether they like i t or not.

(A) correlate.. understandi ng of

(B) outgrowth..control over

(D) mitigant.. preoccupation with

(E) arbi ter.. responsi bili ty for

1. By di vesti ng himself of all regaliti es, the former ki ng----the consi derati on that custom arily protects monarchs.

(A) merited

(B) forfei ted

(D) concealed

(E) extended

2. A perenni al goal i n zool ogy i s to i nfer functi on from----, rel ati ng the----of an organi sm to i ts physical form and cell ular organizati on.

(A) age.. ancestry

(B) classifi cati on.. appearance

(D) structure.. behavi or

(E) locati on.. habi tat

3. The soci ol ogi st responded to the charge that her new theory was----by poi nti ng out that i t di d not i n fact contradi ct accepted soci ol ogical pri ncipl es.

(A) banal

(B) hereti cal

(D) complex

(E) superfi cial

4. Industri ali sts seized economic power onl y after i ndustry

had----agri cul ture as the preeminent form of producti on; previ ousl y such power had----l and ownershi p.

(A) sabotaged.. threatened

(B) overtaken.. produced

(D) joi ned.. relied on

(E) suppl anted.. resi ded i n

5. Rumors, embroi dered wi th detail, li ve on for years, nei ther denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among peopl e not known for thei r----.

(A) insi ght

(B) obsti nacy

(D) tolerance

(E) creduli ty

6. No l onger----by the beli ef that the world around us was expressl y desi gned for humani ty, many people try to fi nd

intell ectual----for that l ost certai nty i n astrol ogy and i n mystici sm.

(A) sati sfi ed.. reasons

(B) sustai ned.. substi tutes

(D) hampered.. equival ents

(E) restri cted.. parallel s

7. People shoul d not be prai sed for their virtue if they lack the energy to be----; i n such cases, goodness i s merel y the effect of----.

(A) depraved.. hesi tati on

(B) cruel.. effortl essness

(D) unj ust.. boredom

(E) ini quitous.. impi ety 1. Animal s that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to----them afterward on the basi s of their most conspicuous features, such as their fl owers.

(A) recogniz e

(B) hoard

(D) retrieve

(E) approach

2. As for the alleged value of expert opi ni on, one need

onl y----government records to see---- evi dence of the fail ure of such opi ni ons i n many fi el ds.

(A) inspect.. questi onabl e

(B) retai n.. circum stanti al

(D) consul t.. strong

(E) eval uate.. probl emati c

3. In sci entifi c i nqui ry i t becomes a matter of duty to expose a

----hypothesi s to every possi bl e ki nd of----.

(A) tentati ve.. examination

(B) debatable.. approximation

(D) logical.. el aboration

(E) suspect.. correl ati on

4. Charlotte Sal omon's biography i s a reminder that the currents of pri vate life, however di verted, di sl odged, or twi sted by ----public events, retai n their hol d on the----recordi ng them.

(A) transi tory.. cul ture

(B) dramatic.. maj ori ty

(D) conventi onal.. audience

(E) relentl ess.. i nsti tuti on

5. Phil osophi cal probl em s ari se when peopl e ask questi ons that, though very----, have certai n characteri sti cs i n common.

(A) relevant

(B) elementary

(D) di verse

(E) controversial

6. Al though Johnson----great enthusi asm for hi s em ployees'

proj ect, i n reali ty hi s i nterest i n the proj ect was so----as to be almost nonexi stent.

(A) generated.. redundant

(B) di spl ayed.. preemptive

(D) fei gned.. perfunctory

(E) demanded.. di spassi onate

7. Not all the indi cators necessary to convey the effect of depth i n

a picture work simul taneousl y, the pi cture's ill usi on of----

three-dimensi onal appearance m ust therefore resul t from the

vi ewer's i ntegrati on of vari ous i ndicators perceived----.

(A) imitati ve.. coi nci dentall y

(B) uniform.. successi vel y

(D) expressi ve.. sym patheti call y

(E) schemati c.. passi vel y

1. The natural bal ance between prey and predator has been increasi ngl y----, most frequentl y by human i nterventi on.

(A) cel ebrated

(B) predicted

(D) di sturbed

(E) questi oned

2. There i s some----the fact that the author of a book as sensi ti ve and i nformed as Indi an A rti sans di d not devel op her i nterest in Native A meri can art until adul thood, for she grew up i n a region rich i n A merican Indi an culture.

(A) irony i n

(B) sati sfacti on i n

(D) concern about

(E) presumptuousness i n

3. Ecol ogy, like economics, concerns i tself with the movement of valuabl e----through a compl ex network of producers and consumers.

(A) commodi ties

(B) di vi dends

(D) nutrients

(E) artifacts

4. Observable as a tendency of our cul ture i s a -----of

------psychoanal ysi s: we no l onger feel that i t can sol ve our

emoti onal probl ems.

(A) di vergence.. certainl y about

(B) confrontati on.. eni gmas i n

(D) defense.. weaknesses i n

(E) fail ure.. ri gor in

5. The struggle of the generations i s one of the obvi ous constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presum ptuous to suggest that the ri valry between young and ol d i n Western society during the current decade i s ----criti cal.

(A) perenni all y

(B) di sturbi ngl y

(D) archetypally

(E) capti ousl y

6. Rhetori c often seems to----over reason i n a heated debate, with both si des----i n hyperbol e.

(A) cl oud.. subsi ding

(B) prevail.. yiel di ng

(D) reverberate.. cl amori ng

(E) trample.. tangling

7. Mel odramas, which presented stark oppositi ons between innocence and criminali ty, virtue and corrupti on, good and evil, were popul ar preci sel y because they offered the audi ence a world ----of----.

(A) bereft.. theatricality

(B) composed.. adversi ty

(D) depri ved.. polarity

(E) devoi d.. neutrali ty 1. In the current research program, new varieti es of appl e trees are eval uated under di fferent agri cul tural----for tree siz e, bl oom densi ty, frui t size, ----to vari ous soil s, and resi stance to pests and di sease.

(A) circum stances.. proximity

(B) regulati ons.. conformity

(D) auspi ces.. suscepti bili ty

(E) confi gurati ons.. propensi ty

2. At first, I found her gravity rather i ntimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that----was very near the surface.

(A) seri ousness

(B) confi dence

(D) poi se

(E) determinati on

3. Even though i n today's Soviet Uni on the----the Muslim cl ergy have been accorded power and pri vileges, the Muslim lai ty and the rank-and-file cl ergy still have li ttle----to practi ce their reli gi on.

(A) practi ti oners among.. opportunity

(B) di ssidents withi n.. obli gati on

(D) leaders of.. lati tude

(E) traditionali sts among.. i ncenti ve

4. The proponents of recombi nant DNA research have deci ded to----federal regulati on of their work; they hope that by making thi s compromise they can forestall proposed state and l ocal control s that might be even stiffer.

(A) protest

(B) insti tute

(D) encourage

(E) di sregard

5. It i s to the noveli st's credit that all of the epi sodes i n her novel are presented reali sti call y, wi thout any----or pl ayful supernatural

tri cks.

(A) el uci dation

(B) di scrimination

(D) authenti city

(E) whimsy

6. Our new tool s of system s anal ysi s, powerful though they may be, l ead to----theories, especiall y, and predictabl y, i n economics and poli tical sci ence, where productive approaches have l ong been

hi ghl y----.

(A) pragmati c.. specul ati ve

(B) inelegant.. efficaci ous

(D) wrongheaded.. convergent

(E) simpli sti c.. elusi ve

7. Nineteenth-century schol ars, by examining earlier geometri c Greek art, found that cl assical Greek art was not a magi cal----or a brilliant---- bl endi ng E gyptian and A ssyrian art, but was independentl y evol ved by Greeks i n Greece.

(A) stratagem.. appropri ation

(B) exemplar.. synthesi s

(D) paradi gm.. construct

(E) appari ti on.. amal gam

1. Dreams are----in and of them selves, but, when combi ned with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.

(A) uni nformati ve

(B) startli ng

(D) unregulated

(E) uncontroll able

2. The Muses are----deiti es: they avenge themsel ves wi thout mercy on those who weary of their charms.

(A) rueful

(B) ingenuous

(D) vi ndicti ve

(E) di spassionate

3. Without the psychi atri st's promise of confi dentiali ty, trust

is----and the pati ent's communi cati on limited; even though

confi denti ality can thus be seen to be preci ous i n therapy, moral responsi bili ty sometimes requires a willingness to----i t.

(A) implicit.. extend

(B) ambi guous.. appl y

(D) assumed.. examine

(E) impaired.. sacrifi ce

4. Having fully em braced the beli ef that government by persuasi on i s preferabl e to government by----, the l eaders of the movement have recentl y----most of their previ ous statements supporti ng totalitari ani sm.

(A) intimidati on.. i ssued

(B) partici pation.. moderated

(D) demonstrati on.. deli berated

(E) coerci on.. repudi ated

5. The powers and sati sfacti ons of primeval peopl e, though few and meager, were----- their few and simple desires.

(A) simul taneous wi th

(B) commensurate with

(D) circum scri bed by

(E) rui ned by

6. Some sci enti sts argue that carbon com pounds play such a central rol e i n life on Earth because of the possibili ty of----resul ti ng from the carbon atom's abili ty to form an unendi ng seri es of different mol ecul es.

(A) deviati on

(B) stability

(D) variety

(E) invi gorati on

7. Whereas the art cri ti c V asari saw the painti ng enti tled the Mona Lisa as an ori gi nal and wonderful----feat, the reproduction of a natural obj ect, the aesthetes saw it as----that required deci phering.

(A) collaborative.. an aberrati on

(B) hi stori cal.. a sym bol

(D) mechani cal.. an imitati on

(E) vi sual.. an ill usi on

1. As late as 1891 a speaker assured hi s audience that si nce profi table farming was the resul t of natural abili ty rather than----, an educati on i n agricul ture was----.

(A) instructi on.. vi tal

(B) effort.. diffi cul t

(D) sci ence.. i ntell ectual

(E) luck.. sensel ess

2. In spi te of the----nature of Scotland's terrai n, i ts mai n roads are surpri si ngly free from severe----.

(A) rocky.. weather

(B) mountainous.. grades

(D) unpredictable.. damage

(E) landl ocked.. slipperi ness

3. Wal pole's art collection was huge and fasci nati ng, and hi s novel The C astl e of Otranto was never out of pri nt; none of thi s mattered to the V ictori ans, who----him as, at best, ----.

(A) di smi ssed.. insi gnificant

(B) judged.. worthwhile

(D) reviled.. meager

(E) taunted.. dangerous

4. Since the author frequently----other scholars, hi s objecti on to di sputes i s not onl y irrelevant but al so----.

(A) supports.. overbearing

(B) provokes.. fri ghteni ng

(D) ignores.. peevi sh

(E) attacks.. surpri si ng

5. Longdale and Stern di scovered that mitochondria and chloropl asts----a l ong, identifiabl e sequence of DNA; such a coinci dence coul d be----onl y by the transfer of DNA between the two system s.

(A) manufacture.. accompli shed

(B) reveal.. repeated

(D) share.. expl ai ned

(E) maintai n.. contradi cted

6. Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climati c fl uctuati ons, there will be, among sci enti sts,

consi derabl e----the possi bility that i ncreasi ng level s of atmospheric CO2 can cause l ong-term warming effects.

(A) interest i n

(B) uncertai nty about

(D) worry about

(E) experimentation on

7. Without seeming unworl dl y, William James appeared wholl y removed from the----of soci ety, the conventionali ty of academe.

(A) ethos

(B) ideali sm

(D) paradoxes

(E) commonplaces

1. Heavil y perfumed whi te fl owers, such as gardeni as, were favori tes wi th collectors i n the ei ghteenth century, when----was valued much more highl y than i t i s today.

(A) scent

(B) beauty

(D) color

(E) variety

2. In a m ost impressi ve demonstrati on, Pavarotti sail ed through V erdi's "C eleste A i da," normall y a tenor's----, wi th the casual enthusiasm of a folk si nger performing one of hi s favori te----.

(A) pi tfall.. recital s

(B) gl ory.. chorales

(D) delight.. chanteys

(E) routi ne.. composers

3. Dependence on forei gn sources of heavy metal s, though----, remai ns----for Uni ted States forei gn policy.

(A) deepeni ng.. a challenge

(B) dimini shi ng.. a problem

(D) debilitati ng.. an embarrassment

(E) unavoi dable.. a precedent

4. Cynics beli eve that peopl e who----compliments do so i n order to be prai sed twice.

(A) bask i n

(B) gi ve out

(D) gl oat over

(E) shrug off

5. Al though nothi ng coul d be further from the truth, frei ght railroads have been----of----the nati on's shift from oil to coal by charging exorbi tant fees to transport coal.

(A) accused.. impedi ng

(B) proud.. accel erati ng

(D) conscious.. contri buti ng to

(E) wary. . interferi ng wi th

6. Al though the revel ati on that one of the contestants was a fri end left the judge open to charges of l ack of----, the j udge remai ned adamant i n her assertion that acquai ntance di d not necessaril y imply----.

(A) prudence.. tolerance

(B) detachment.. foreknowl edge

(D) prej udice.. preference

(E) di si nterestedness.. parti ali ty

7. Withi n the next decade, sophi sti cated tel escopes now orbi ti ng the Earth will determine whether the conti nents really are m ovi ng, ----the i nci pient----am ong geol ogi sts about the validity of the theory of conti nental drift.

(A) obviati ng.. consensus

(B) forestalli ng.. rift

(D) engenderi ng.. specul ation

(E) resol vi ng.. rumors 1. The commissi ons cri ti cized the l egi slature for making coll ege attendance dependent on the ability to pay, chargi ng that, as a resul t, hundreds of qualifi ed young peopl e woul d be----further educati on.

(A) entitl ed to

(B) stri vi ng for

(D) uni nterested i n

(E) partici pating in

2. In m ost Nati ve A meri can cul tures, an arti cle used i n prayer or ritual i s made wi th extraordi nary attenti on to and ri chness of detail: it i s decorated m ore----than a similar articl e i ntended for----use.

(A) delicatel y.. vocati onal

(B) colorfully.. festi ve

(D) subtl y.. commerci al

(E) lavi shly.. everyday

3. Having no sense of moral obligati on, Shi pl er was as littl e

subj ect to the----of conscience after he acted as he was m oti vated by its----before he acted.

(A) rewards.. chasti sement

(B) balm.. el oquence

(D) ridi cul e.. allure

(E) qualms.. atonement

4. Freud deri ved psychoanal yti c knowl edge of chil dhood indirectl y: he----chil dhood processes from adul t----.

(A) reconstructed.. memory

(B) condoned.. experi ence

(D) released.. monotony

(E) inferred.. antici pati on

5. While she i ni tiall y suffered the fate of many pioneers—the incom prehensi on of her coll eagues—octogenarian Nobel l aureate Barbara McClintock has li ved to----the tri umph of her

once----sci entifi c theories.

(A) descry.. i nnovative

(B) regret.. i nsi gnifi cant

(D) enjoy.. authoritati ve

(E) savor.. heterodox

6. Broadway audiences have become i nured to---- and so----to be pl eased as to make their ready ovations meaningl ess as an i ndi cator of the quality of the producti on before them.

(A) sentimentali ty.. rel uctant

(B) condescensi on.. di si nclined

(D) cleverness.. eager

(E) medi ocri ty.. desperate

7. Any l anguage i s a conspi racy agai nst experi ence i n the sense that it i s a collecti ve attempt to----experi ence by reducing it into

di screte parcel s.

(A) extrapol ate

(B) transcri be

(D) amplify

(E) manage

1. There i s perhaps some truth i n that waggi sh ol d defi ni tion of a schol ar—a siren that call s attenti on to a fog wi thout doing anythi ng to---- i t.

(A) descri be

(B) cause

(D) di spel

(E) thicken

2. Cryogeni c energy storage has the advantage of being sui tabl e i n any----, regardl ess of geography or geology, factors that may----both underground gas storage and pumped hydroel ectric storage.

(A) locati on.. limit

(B) climate.. deter

(D) proporti on.. typify

(E) surface.. hamper

3. The newborn human i nfant i s not a passi ve fi gure, nor an acti ve one, but what might be call ed an acti vely----one, eagerl y attenti ve as it i s to si ghts and sounds.

(A) adapti ve

(B) sel ecti ve

(D) recepti ve

(E) intuiti ve

4. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, al though in----, conti nued to consti tute----politi cal force throughout the century.

(A) error.. an i nconsequenti al

(B) retreat.. a powerful

(D) jeopardy.. an ineffecti ve

(E) command.. a vi able

5. Nature's energy effi ciency often----human technol ogy: despi te the i ntensi ty of the light firefli es produce, the amount of heat i s negligi bl e; onl y recentl y have humans devel oped chemical

light-produci ng system s whose effi ciency----the firefl y's system.

(A) engenders.. mani pulates

(B) refl ects.. simulates

(D) inhi bits.. matches

(E) determines.. reproduces

6. Scholars' sense of the uni queness of the central concept of "the state" at the time when poli tical sci ence became an academic fi el d qui te naturall y led to stri vi ng for a correspondi ngl y----m ode of study.

(A) thorough

(B) di stinctive

(D) sci enti fic

(E) dynamic

7. Just as astrol ogy was for centuri es----fai th, counteri ng the strength of establi shed churches, so today believi ng i n astrol ogy i s an act of---- the professi onal sci ences.

(A) an i ndivi dual.. rebelli on by

(B) an accepted.. antagoni sm toward

(D) a hereti cal.. support for

(E) an unknown.. concern about 1. Despi te the fact that the two council members bel onged to different poli tical parties, they---- the i ssue of how to finance the town debt.

(A) complicated

(B) avoided

(D) reported on

(E) agreed on

2. The breathing spell provi ded by the----arms shi pments shoul d gi ve all the combatants a chance to reeval uate their posi ti ons.

(A) pl ethora of

(B) moratori um on

(D) concentrati on on

(E) devel opment of

3. The noti on that cul tural and bi ol ogi cal i nfl uences----determine cross-cul tural di versi ty i s di scredi ted by the fact that, i n countl ess aspects of human existence, it i s cul tural programming that overwhelmingl y accounts for cross-populati on variance.

(A) joi ntly

(B) completel y

(D) equall y

(E) eventually

4. Because medieval women's public parti cipati on i n spi ritual life was not wel comed by the mal e establi shment, a

compensati ng----religi ous wri tings, i noffensi ve to the members of the establi shment because of i ts----, became important for many women.

(A) invol vement wi th.. pri vacy

(B) attenti on to.. popul ari ty

(D) di ssati sfacti on wi th.. profundity

(E) resi stance to.. domesti ci ty

5. Thi s fi nal essay, i ts prevaili ng ki ndliness----by occasi onal flashes of savage irony, bespeaks the----character of the author.

(A) illuminated.. imperturbabl e

(B) marred.. dichotomous

(D) exemplified.. chi valrous

(E) dil uted.. ruthless

6. Al though hi s attem pts to appear psychoti c were so----as to be almost----, there i s evi dence that Ezra Pound was abl e to avoid standi ng trial for treason merel y by faki ng symptom s of mental illness.

(A) spontaneous.. amusi ng

(B) contrived.. beli evabl e

(D) stylized.. di stressi ng

(E) sporadi c.. premedi tated

7. The ----questi ons that consi stently structure the study of hi story must be di sti ngui shed from merel y----questi ons, which have their day and then pass i nto obli vion.

(A) recurrent.. practi cal

(B) insti nctive.. factual

(D) phil osophical.. random

(E) perenni al.. ephemeral

1. Despi te the apparentl y bewil dering compl exity of thi s procedure, the underl ying----i s quite----.

(A) simpli ci ty.. calcul ated

(B) pri ncipl e.. el ementary

(D) purpose.. effecti ve

(E) theory.. modern

2. In tel evi si on programming, a l ater viewi ng time often----a more----audi ence and, therefore, more challenging subj ects and themes.

(A) requires.. cri ti cal

(B) evinces.. affl uent

(D) eliminates.. reali sti c

(E) invi tes.. general

3. The cul ti vati on of the emoti on of natsukashii, interpretabl e as "pl easant sorrow," bri ngs Japanese to Kyoto i n the spri ng, not

to----the cherry bl ossom s i n full bloom but to----the fadi ng, falli ng flowers.

(A) mourn.. exclaim over

(B) honor.. protect

(D) arrange.. preserve

(E) savor.. grieve over

4. Adam Smith's Weal th of Nati ons (1776) i s still worth readi ng, more to appreci ate the current----of Smith's valid contri buti ons to economics than to see those contri buti ons as the ----of present-day economics.

(A) di sregard.. outgrowths

(B) reaffirmati on.. concerns

(D) acceptance.. byproducts

(E) importance.. vesti ges

5. At several poi nts i n hi s di scussi on, Graves, i n effect,

----evi dence when i t does not support hi s argument, tail ori ng i t to hi s needs.

(A) addresses

(B) creates

(D) suppresses

(E) substi tutes

6. Regardl ess of what----theories of poli ti cs may propound, there is nothi ng that requires daily politi cs to be cl ear, thorough, and consi stent— nothi ng, that i s, that requires reali ty to conform to theory.

(A) vague

(B) asserti ve

(D) vi cious

(E) ti dy

7. Exposure to sustai ned noi se has been cl aimed to----bl ood pressure regul ati on i n human bei ngs and, particul arl y, to i ncrease hypertensi on, even though some researchers have obtai ned inconcl usi ve resul ts that----the rel ati onshi p.

(A) sharpen.. confl ate

(B) increase.. dimini sh

(D) di srupt.. neutralize

(E) impair.. obscure 1. After a sl ow sales start earl y i n the year, mobil e homes have been gai ni ng favor as----to i ncreasi ngl y expensi ve conventi onal housi ng.

(A) reacti on

(B) an addi ti on

(D) an alternati ve

(E) a chall enge

2. Just as such apparentl y basi c thi ngs as rocks, cl ouds, and cl am s are, i n fact, i ntri catel y structured enti ti es, so the self, too, i s not an "elementary particl e," but i s ----constructi on.

(A) a complicated

(B) a convol uted

(D) an amorphous

(E) an illusory

3. Consi deri ng how l ong she had yearned to see Ital y, her first reacti on was curi ousl y----.

(A) medi tati ve

(B) tepid

(D) unori gi nal

(E) insi ghtful

4. The successful----of an archaeol ogical si te requires scientifi c knowledge as well as cul tural----.

(A) evoluti on.. awareness

(B) revel ati on.. depth

(D) anal ysi s.. aesthetics

(E) synthesi s.. understandi ng

5. As pai nted by C onstable, the scene i s not one of bucoli c----; rather i t shows a striki ng emoti onal and i ntellectual----.

(A) intensi ty.. boredom

(B) complacence.. detachment

(D) vi tali ty.. exci tement

(E) nostal gia.. pl aci di ty

6. Our times seem especi all y ----to bad i deas, probabl y because in throwi ng off the shackl es of tradi ti on, we have ended up bei ng

qui te----untested theori es and untri ed remedies.

(A) impervi ous.. tolerant of

(B) hostil e.. dependent on

(D) prone.. wary of

(E) indifferent.. devoi d of

7. Al though he attempted repeatedl y to----her of her convicti on of hi s i nsi nceri ty, he was not successful; she remai ned----i n her judgment.

(A) remind.. forceful

(B) convi nce.. unfei gned

(D) di sabuse.. adamant

(E) free.. unsure

1. Al though adol escent maturati onal and devel opmental states occur in an orderl y sequence, their timing----wi th regard to onset and durati on.

(A) lasts

(B) varies

(D) accelerates

(E) dwi ndles

2. Many of the earli est col onial houses that are still standi ng have been so modifi ed and enl arged that the----desi gn i s no l onger----.

(A) pertinent..rel evant

(B) intended.. necessary

(D) appropriate.. appli cabl e

(E) ini tial.. di scernibl e

3. While the del egate clearl y sought to----the optimism that has emerged recentl y, she stopped short of suggesti ng that the conference was near coll apse and might produce nothi ng of

si gnifi cance.

(A) substanti ate

(B) dampen

(D) el uci date

(E) reki ndle

4. The ol d man coul d not have been accused of---- hi s affecti on; hi s conduct toward the chil d betrayed hi s----her.

(A) lavi shi ng.. fondness for

(B) spari ng.. tolerance of

(D) sti nti ng.. adorati on of

(E) promi sing.. di slike of

5. A l eadi ng chemist believes that many sci enti sts have diffi cul ty with stereochemi stry because much of the rel evant nomenclature is----, i n that i t combi nes concepts that shoul d be kept----.

(A) obscure.. interrelated

(B) specialized.. i ntact

(D) descri ptive.. separate

(E) impreci se.. di screte

6. Among the many----of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goal s of the project's promoters can be achi eved wi th impressi ve----.

(A) hi ghlights.. effici ency

(B) features.. savi ngs

(D) claim s.. speed

(E) defects.. econom y

7. Though sci ence i s often imagi ned as a----- expl orati on of external reality, scienti sts are no different from anyone el se: they are----human bei ngs enmeshed i n a web of personal and social circum stances.

(A) fervent.. vul nerabl e

(B) neutral.. rati onal

(D) di si nterested.. passionate

(E) cauti ous.. dynamic 1. Social scienti sts have establi shed fairl y clear-cut----that descri be the appropri ate behavi or of chil dren and adul ts, but there seem s to be---- about what consti tutes appropri ate behavi or for adol escents.

(A) functions.. ri gidi ty

(B) estimates.. indirectness

(D) regulati ons.. certai nty

(E) studi es.. misapprehensi on

2. As l ong as nations cannot themsel ves accumul ate enough physi cal power to domi nate all others, they must depend on----.

(A) allies

(B) resources

(D) educati on

(E) self-determinati on

3. We realized that John was still young and impressi onabl e, but were nevertheless surpri sed at hi s----.

(A) naivete

(B) obsti nateness

(D) ingeni ousness

(E) resol ve

4. Al though Mount Sai nt Helens has been more----during the l ast 4,500 years than any other volcano i n the coterminous Uni ted States, its l ong dormancy before i ts recent erupti on----its vi olent nature.

(A) awe-i nspiri ng.. restrai ned

(B) gaseous.. confi rmed

(D) familiar.. moderated

(E) volatil e.. suggested

5. Changes of fashi on and public taste are often----and resi stant to anal ysi s, and yet they are among the most----gauges of the state of the public's collective consci ousness.

(A) transparent.. useful

(B) ephemeral.. sensi ti ve

(D) arbi trary.. probl emati c

(E) permanent.. reliabl e

6. The poet W. H. A uden believed that the greatest poets of hi s age were almost necessarily irresponsi bl e, that the possessi on of great gifts----the ----to abuse them.

(A) negates.. temptati on

(B) control s.. resol ution

(D) tempers.. procli vi ty

(E) obviates.. i nclinati on

7. The sel f-important cant of musicol ogi sts on record jackets often suggests that true appreciati on of the music i s an----process cl osed to the unini ti ated li stener, however enthusi asti c.

(A) unreliabl e

(B) arcane

(D) elementary

(E) intuiti ve

1. Many arti sts believe that successful imitati on, far from being symptomati c of a l ack of----, i s the fi rst step i n l earni ng to be creati ve.

(A) elegance

(B) resol uti on

(D) ori gi nali ty

(E) sympathy

2. As seri ous as she i s about the bullfi ght, she does not all ow respect to----her sense of whimsy when pai nting it.

(A) inspire

(B) provoke

(D) attack

(E) sati sfy

3. No one i s----about Stephens; he inspires ei ther uncri ti cal adulati on or profound----i n those who work for him.

(A) neutral.. anti pathy

(B) infuri ated.. aversi on

(D) enthusiastic.. venerati on

(E) apprehensi ve.. consternati on

4. Before about 1960, vi rtuall y all accounts of evol uti on assum ed most adaptati on to be a product of sel ection at the l evel of populati ons; recent studi es of evol uti on, however, have found

no----thi s----vi ew of sel ection.

(A) departures from... controversi al

(B) basi s for.. pervasi ve

(D) precursors of.. innovati ve

(E) cri tici sm s of.. renowned

5. The new bi ol ogical psychi atry does not deny the contri buti ng rol e of psychol ogical factors i n mental ill nesses, but posi ts that these factors may act as a catal yst on existi ng physi ol ogi cal condi ti ons and----such ill nesses.

(A) di sgui se

(B) impede

(D) preci pi tate

(E) consummate

6. Duri ng peri ods of social and cul tural stabili ty, many art academies are so firmly controlled by ----that all real creati ve work must be done by the----.

(A) dogmati sts.. di senfranchi sed

(B) managers.. reactionari es

(D) imposters.. academicians

(E) speciali sts.. eli te

7. The First World War began in a context of j argon and verbal delicacy and conti nued in a cl oud of----as----as l anguage and literature, skillfully used, could make i t.

(A) circumlocuti on.. li teral

(B) cliche.. luci d

(D) particul ari ty.. deli berate

(E) subj ecti vi ty.. enthralli ng 1. Because no comprehensi ve----exist regarding personal readi ng practi ces, we do not know, for example, the greatest number of books read i n an i ndi vidual lifetime.

(A) records

(B) insti ncts

(D) proposal s

(E) commercial s

2. In our corporati on there i s a----between male and

female----because 73 percent of the men and 34 percent of the women polled beli eve that our company provi des equal compensati on to men and women.

(A) contrast.. stereotypes

(B) difference.. percepti ons

(D) resembl ance.. em ployees

(E) similari ty.. aspirati ons

3. The wonder of De Qui ncey i s that although opi um domi nated hi s life, it never----him; i ndeed, he turned i ts use to----when he publi shed the story of its i nfl uence i n the London Magazi ne.

(A) overcame.. al trui sm

(B) intimidated.. tri umph

(D) conquered.. gai n

(E) released.. necessity

4. The reduction of noi se has been----i n term s of----i ts sources, but the al ternative of canceli ng noi se out by addi ng sound wi th the opposi te wave pattern may be more useful i n practice.

(A) justifi ed.. di ffusi ng

(B) accompli shed.. tracki ng

(D) explai ned.. i sol ati ng

(E) approached.. eliminati ng

5. While Parker i s very outspoken on i ssues she cares about, she i s not----; she concedes the---- of opposi ng arguments when they expose weaknesses i nherent i n her own.

(A) fickle.. validi ty

(B) arrogant.. restrai nt

(D) congeni al.. i ncompatibili ty

(E) unyiel di ng.. speci ousness

6. Hampshire's asserti ons, far from showi ng that we can----the anci ent puzzles about objecti vi ty, reveal the i ssue to be even

more----than we had thought.

(A) adapt.. pressi ng

(B) di smi ss.. relevant

(D) admire.. el usi ve

(E) appreci ate.. i nteresti ng

7. Usuall y the first to spot data that were i nconsi stent with other findi ngs, in thi s particul ar experiments she l et a number of---- resul ts sli p by.

(A) inaccurate

(B) verifiabl e

(D) sali ent

(E) anomalous

1. Psychol ogy has sl owly evol ved i nto an---- sci entific di scipli ne that now functi ons autonomousl y with the same pri vileges and responsi bili ties as other sci ences.

(A) independent

(B) unusual

(D) uncontroll ed

(E) inacti ve

2. A maj or goal of l aw, to deter potenti al criminal s by puni shi ng wrongdoers, i s not served when the penal ty i s so sel dom invoked that it----to be a ----threat.

(A) tends.. seri ous

(B) appears.. real

(D) fail s.. deceptive

(E) seems.. coerci ve

3. When peopl e are happy, they tend to gi ve---- interpretati ons of events they wi tness: the eye of the behol der i s----by the emoti ons of the behol der.

(A) chari table.. col ored

(B) elaborate.. di squi eted

(D) vague.. sharpened

(E) coherent.. confused

4. Even those who di sagreed wi th Carmen's vi ews rarel y faul ted her for expressi ng them, for the posi ti ons she took were as----as they were controversi al.

(A) complicated

(B) poli tical

(D) commonplace

(E) thoughtful

5. New research on technol ogy and publi c policy focuses on how seemingl y----desi gn features, generall y overl ooked in most anal yses of publi c works projects or i ndustrial machi nery, actuall y----soci al choices of profound si gnifi cance.

(A) insi gnifi cant.. mask

(B) inexpensi ve.. produce

(D) ingeni ous.. permit

(E) inopportune.. hasten

6. Paradoxically, R obi nson's excessi ve denial s of the worth of early works of science fi cti on suggest that she has become

qui te----them.

(A) refl ecti ve about

(B) enamored of

(D) encouraged by

(E) offended by

7. Cezanne's delicate watercol or sketches often served as----of a subj ect, a way of gatheri ng full er knowl edge before the arti st's fi nal engagement of the subj ect in an oil pai nti ng.

(A) an abstracti on

(B) an enhancement

(D) a reconnai ssance

(E) a transcri ption 1. Though i t woul d be----to expect Barnard to have worked out all of the limitations of hi s experiment, he must be----for hi s neglect of quanti tati ve anal ysi s.

(A) unj ust.. pardoned

(B) impudent.. di smi ssed

(D) poi ntless.. examined

(E) inexcusabl e.. recognized

2. The hi erarchy of medical occupati ons i s i n many ways

a----system; i ts strata remai n----and the practiti oners in them have very li ttle verti cal m obility.

(A) heal th.. skill ed

(B) delivery.. basic

(D) trai ning.. i nferi or

(E) caste.. i ntact

3. Noti ng the murder victim's flacci d musculature and pearlike figure, she deduced that the unfortunate fell ow had earned hi s li ving in some----occupati on.

(A) treacherous

(B) presti gi ous

(D) illegi timate

(E) sedentary

4. In Germany her startli ng powers as a noveli st are wi del y----, but she i s almost unknown i n the Engli sh-speaki ng worl d because of the diffi culti es of----her eccentri c prose.

(A) ignored.. edi ting

(B) admired.. transl ati ng

(D) obscured.. comprehending

(E) di spersed.. transcri bing

5. Liberty i s not easy, but far better to be an ----fox, hungry and threatened on i ts hill, than a----canary, safe and secure i n i ts cage.

(A) unfri endly.. fragile

(B) aging.. young

(D) imperi ous.. lethargi c

(E) unfettered.. well-fed

6. Re melti ng ol d metal cans rather than making primary

al uminum from bauxite ore shi pped from overseas saves producers millions of dollars i n----and production costs.

(A) di stri buti on

(B) sal vage

(D) procurement

(E) research

7. Johnson never----to i gnore the standards of decent conduct mandated by company policy if----compliance wi th i nstructions from hi s superi ors enabl ed him to do so, whatever the effects on hi s subordi nates.

(A) deigned.. taci t

(B) attempted.. halfhearted

(D) scrupl ed.. li teral

(E) wished.. fei gned

1. Al though the feedi ng acti vi ties of whal es and walruses gi ve the seafl oor of the B eri ng Shelf a devastated appearance, these acti vi ti es seem to be actuall y----to the area, ----its productivi ty.

(A) destructive.. counterbalanci ng

(B) rehabili tative.. dimini shi ng

(D) detrimental.. redirecti ng

(E) superfl uous.. encum beri ng

2. In an age wi thout radi o or recordi ngs, an age---- by pri nt, ficti on gained i ts greatest ascendancy.

(A) decimated

(B) denigrated

(D) emphasized

(E) resurrected

3. Scienti sts' pri stine reputation as devotees of the di si nterested pursui t of truth has been----by recent evi dence that some sci enti sts have deli beratel y ----experimental results to further their own careers.

(A) rei nforced.. publi shed

(B) validated.. suppressed

(D) compromised.. fabricated

(E) resusci tated.. chall enged

4. Al though Johnson's and Smith's i niti al fasci nation with the fortunes of those j ockeyi ng for power i n the l aw firm----after a few months, the two pai d suffi cient attenti on to determine who their lunch partners shoul d be.

(A) revi ved

(B) emerged

(D) flagged

(E) persi sted

5. A war, even if fought for i ndi vi dual li berty and dem ocrati c rights, usually requires that these pri nci ples be----, for they are----the regimentati on and di sci pline necessary for military effici ency.

(A) espoused.. contrary to

(B) suppressed.. fulfill ed through

(D) foll owed.. di srupti ve of

(E) rejected.. i nherent i n

6. To test the----of borrowi ng from one fi eld of study to enri ch another, simpl y i nvesti gate the extent to whi ch term s from the one may, wi thout forci ng, be----the other.

(A) risk.. confused wi th

(B) uni versality.. appli ed to

(D) rate.. superseded by

(E) effi cacy.. utilized by

7. The E ngli sh noveli st William Thackeray consi dered the cul t of the criminal so dangerous that he cri ti cized Di ckens' Oli ver Twi st for making the characters i n the thi eves' ki tchen so----.

(A) threateni ng

(B) riveting

(D) fearsome

(E) irritating 1. The di scovery that, fri cti on excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate i s so simpl e to state and to grasp that there i s a tendency to----its si gnifi cance.

(A) underrate

(B) control

(D) prai se

(E) eliminate

2. Their m utual teasi ng seemed----, but i n fact i t----a l ong-standing hostili ty.

(A) aimless.. produced

(B) friendly.. masked

(D) bi tter.. reveal ed

(E) clever.. averted

3. Nothi ng that few empl oyees showed any----for compl ying with the corporati on's new safety regul ati ons, Peterson was forced to concl ude that acceptance of the regul ations woul d be----, at best.

(A) aptitude.. unavoi dabl e

(B) regard.. i ndeterminate

(D) patience.. imminent

(E) enthusiasm.. grudging

4. It has been argued that poli ti cs as----, whatever i ts transcendental cl aims, has always been the system ati c organizati on of common hatreds.

(A) a theory

(B) an i deal

(D) a contest

(E) an eni gma

5. In many sci ence ficti on film s, the opposi ti on of good and evil i s portrayed as a----between technol ogy, whi ch i s----, and the errant will of a depraved i ntellectual.

(A) fusi on.. useful

(B) struggl e.. dehumanizing

(D) conflict.. benefi cent

(E) similari ty.. malevolent

6. Al though scienti sts claim that the seemingl y----l anguage of their reports i s more preci se than the fi gurati ve language of fi ction, the language of sci ence, like all l anguage, i s i nherentl y----.

(A) ornamental.. subtl e

(B) uni dimensi onal.. uni ntelli gi ble

(D) literal.. allusi ve

(E) subj ecti ve.. metaphori cal

7. In recent decades the i dea that Cez anne i nfl uenced C ubi sm has been caught i n the---- between art hi storians who credi t Braque with its i nventi on and those who----Pi casso.

(A) crossfire.. tout

(B) interpl ay.. advocate

(D) deliberati on.. attri bute

(E) tussle.. substi tute

1. Agronomists are i ncreasi ngl y worri ed about "desertificati on," the phenomenon that i s turni ng many of the world's ----fi elds and pastures i nto----wastel ands, unabl e to support the people livi ng on them.

(A) fertile.. barren

(B) producti ve.. bl ooming

(D) poorest.. margi nal

(E) largest.. saturated

2. Old beliefs di e hard: even when j obs became----, the

long-standi ng fear that unempl oyment coul d return at a moment's notice----.

(A) vacant.. peri shed

(B) easier.. changed

(D) protected.. subsi ded

(E) avail able.. receded

3. Intellectual----and fli ght from boredom have caused him to rush pell-mell into si tuati ons that l ess----spi rits might hesi tate to approach.

(A) restl essness.. adventurous

(B) agitati on.. passi ve

(D) tranquility.. versatil e

(E) curi osi ty.. l ethargic

4. Science advances i n----spiral i n that each new conceptual scheme----that phenomena explai ned by i ts predecessors and adds to those explanati ons.

(A) a di scontinuous.. decries

(B) a repeti ti ve.. vi ti ates

(D) an anomal ous.. captures

(E) an explosive.. questi ons

5. Poli teness i s not a----attri bute of human behavi or, but rather a central virtue, one whose very existence i s i ncreasi ngl y being----by the faddi sh requirement to "speak one's mind."

(A) superfi cial.. threatened

(B) pervasi ve.. undercut

(D) preci ous.. repudi ated

(E) tri vial.. affected

6. The pai nti ng was l arger than i t appeared to be, for, hangi ng i n a darkened recess of the chapel, i t was----by the perspecti ve.

(A) improved

(B) aggrandized

(D) jeopardized

(E) dimini shed

7. Because folk art i s nei ther compl etel y rej ected nor accepted as an art form by art hi stori ans, their fi nal eval uati ons of it necessaril y remai n----.

(A) arbi trary

(B) estimable

(D) unspoken

(E) equivocal 1. Because i t i s----to ----all the busi ness costs related to empl oyee di scontent, an accurate estimate of the magni tude of these costs i s not easil y cal culated.

(A) diffi cul t.. measure

(B) impossi ble.. j ustify

(D) usel ess.. di scover

(E) necessary.. pi npoi nt

2. Consi der the universal canni bali sm of the sea, all of whose creatures----one another.

(A) hi de from

(B) ferret out

(D) gli de among

(E) compete against

3. How coul d words, confi ned as they i ndi vi duall y are to

certai n----meani ngs specifi ed i n a di cti onary, eventuall y come, when combi ned i n groups, to create obscurity and actuall y to prevent thought from bei ng----?

(A) indefini te.. arti culated

(B) conventi onal.. concei vabl e

(D) archai c.. expressed

(E) preci se.. communi cabl e

4. Even though they tended to be----strangers, fifteenth-century Europeans di d not automaticall y associ ate----and danger.

(A) trusti ng of.. di versi ty

(B) haughty wi th.. nonconformity

(D) antagoni sti c to.. rudeness

(E) hostil e to.. forei gnness

5. The m odern age i s a permi ssi ve one i n which thi ngs can be sai d explici tly, but the ol d tradi ti on of----di es hard.

(A) garrul ousness

(B) exaggeration

(D) bombast

(E) euphemi sm

6. Al though many fi ndi ngs of the Sovi et and Uni ted States probes of V enus were complementary, the two sets of atmospheric resul ts clearl y coul d not be----wi thout a major change of data or----.

(A) obtai ned.. experimentati on

(B) completed.. posi ti on

(D) reconcil ed.. i nterpretati on

(E) produced.. fal sifi cati on

7. While i t i s assum ed that the mechaniz ation of work has

a----effect on the li ves of workers, there i s evi dence avail able to suggest that, on the contrary, mechanizati on has served to----some of the tradi tional rol es of women.

(A) sal utary.. improve

(B) dramatic.. undermine

(D) debilitati ng.. weaken

(E) revol uti onary.. rei nforce

1. Al though economists have tradi ti onall y consi dered the di strict to be sol el y an agricul tural one, the----of the i nhabitants'occupati ons makes such a cl assifi cation obsolete.

(A) producti vi ty

(B) di versi ty

(D) profi tability

(E) stability

2. The author of thi s book----overl ooks or minimizes some of the probl ems and shortcomings i n otherwi se highl y successful forei gn industri es i n order to ----the poi nts on whi ch they excel and on which we might try to emulate them.

(A) acci dentall y.. exaggerate

(B) purposel y.. emphasiz e

(D) intenti onally.. confuse

(E) cleverl y.. compound

3. Crosby's colleagues have never l earned, at l east not i n time to avoid embarrassi ng them sel ves, that her occasi onal----air of befuddlement----a di splay of her formidable intelli gence.

(A) genui ne.. dominates

(B) alert.. contradi cts

(D) bogus.. presages

(E) painstaki ng.. succeeds

4. To ensure the development and expl oitati on of a new technol ogy, there must be a constant----of several neverthel ess

di sti nct acti vi ties.

(A) interpl ay

(B) implementati on

(D) improvement

(E) explorati on

5. Some custom s travel well; often, however, behavi or that i s consi dered the epi tome of----at home i s percei ved as impossi bl y rude or, at the least, harmlessl y bizarre abroad.

(A) novel ty

(B) eccentrici ty

(D) coarseness

(E) tolerance

6. The----of the earl y Greek phil osophers'attempts to expl ai n the operati ons of the cosm os led certain later thi nkers to i nquire i nto the----of human reason.

(A) diffi cul ty.. ori gi n

(B) meaning.. supremacy

(D) equivocations.. subtlety

(E) fail ures.. efficacy

7. Ever prey to vagrant impul ses that impell ed him to----hi s talents on a host of unworthy projects, hi s very----nonetheless enhanced hi s reputati on, for the sheer energy of hi s extravagance dazzled observers.

(A) undermine.. enthusi asm

(B) isol ate.. sel ecti veness

(D) squander.. di ssi pati on

(E) implicate.. geni us 1. Given the existence of so many facti ons i n the fi el d, i t was unreali sti c of A nna Freud to expect any----of opi ni on.

(A) freedom

(B) reassessm ent

(D) expressi on

(E) formati on

2. Al though specifi c concerns may determine the i ntent of a research project, i ts resul ts are often----.

(A) unanti ci pated

(B) benefi ci al

(D) spectacular

(E) specialized

3. To li st Reill y's achi evements i n a fragmentary way i s----, for i t di stracts our attenti on from the----themes of her work.

(A) unproducti ve.. di sparate

(B) misleadi ng.. i ntegrati ng

(D) logical.. important

(E) inevi table.. unsetti ng

4. People frequentl y denigrate books about recent catastrophes as morall y----attem pts to profi t, from misfortune, but i n m y view our desire for such books, together wi th the venerabl e tradi ti on to which they bel ong, ----them.

(A) inopportune.. encourages

(B) fortui tous.. fosters

(D) despi cabl e.. legi timizes

(E) corrupt.. generates

5. That many of the important l aws of science were di scovered duri ng experiments desi gned to----other phenomena suggests that experimental resul ts are the----of i nevi table natural forces rather than of pl anni ng.

(A) anal yze.. foundati ons

(B) di sprove.. predecessors

(D) illuminate.. consequence

(E) verify.. essence

6. Al though i n eighteenth-century Engl and an acti ve cul tural life accompanied the begi nnings of middl e-class consumeri sm,

the-----of literacy was----wi th the ri se of such consumeri sm i n the different areas of the country.

(A) repudiati on.. reconciled

(B) renewal.. i nconsi stent

(D) spread.. compati ble

(E) degree.. uncorrel ated

7. The trai nees were given copies of a fini shed manual to see whether they coul d them selves begi n to----the i nflexibl e, though taci t, rules for composi ng more of such i nstructi onal materi al s.

(A) desi gn

(B) revi se

(D) standardize

(E) deri ve

1. The availabili ty of oxygen i s an essenti al----for animal life, while carbon di oxide i s equall y---- for plant life.

(A) choice.. opti onal

(B) duplicati on.. sel ective

(D) condi ti on.. necessary

(E) luxury.. harmful

2. Prudery actuall y draws attention to the vi ce i t i s supposed to----; the very act that forbi ds speech or prohi bi ts si ght----what i s hi dden.

(A) condemn.. di storts

(B) moni tor.. si gnal s

(D) obviate.. fosters

(E) di vul ge.. conceal s

3. After thirty years of tel evi si on, people have become "speed watchers"; consequently, if the camera li ngers, the interest of the audience----.

(A) broadens

(B) begins

(D) flags

(E) clears

4. Compared mathematicall y to sm oking and drivi ng, almost everythi ng el se seem s relati vely ri sk-free, ----almost nothi ng seem s worth regulati ng.

(A) yet

(B) si nce

(D) even though

(E) as l ong as

5. Ironi call y, Carver's preci si on in sketchi ng li ves on the edge of despair ensures that hi s stori es will sometimes be read too narrowl y, much as Di ckens' soci al-reformer rol e once caused hi s broader concerns to be----.

(A) ignored

(B) rei nforced

(D) dimini shed

(E) di versifi ed

6. The demi se of the ri gorous academic curricul um in hi gh school resul ted, i n part, from the progressi ve rhetori c that----the study of subj ects previ ousl y thought----as part of school learni ng.

(A) advocated.. necessary

(B) enhanced.. i ndi spensable

(D) undermined.. popular

(E) sanctioned.. i nappropri ate

7. While some see i n practical j okes a wi sh for mastery i n miniature over a world that seem s very----, others believe that the jokes' purpose i s to di srupt, by reduci ng all transacti ons to----.

(A) dubi ous.. confusi on

(B) di sorderl y.. symmetry

(D) unrul y.. chaos

(E) turbulent.. uniformity 1. Aspartame, a new artifici al sugar substi tute, i s

onl y----repl acement for sacchari n because, unlike sacchari n, i t breaks down and l oses i ts sweeteni ng characteri sti cs at hi gh temperatures, maki ng it----for baki ng.

(A) an i nterim.. i deal

(B) an apparent.. excellent

(D) a si gnifi cant.. probl emati c

(E) a partial.. unsui tabl e

2. Trapped thousands of years ago i n A ntarcti c i ce, recentl y

di scovered air bubbl es are----time capsul es filled wi th i nformati on for scienti sts who chart the hi story of the atm osphere.

(A) inconsequential

(B) broken

(D) respl endent

(E) impenetrabl e

3. In the days before the mass marketing of books, censorshi p was---source of----, which hel ped the sale of the book and i nspi red Ralph Wal do Emerson to remark: "Every burned book enlightens the worl d".

(A) a respected.. opini on

(B) a constant.. gui dance

(D) an unnoti ced.. opposi ti on

(E) an unpromisi ng.. criti ci sm

4. It was not only the----of geol ogi sts that---- earli er devel opment of the revol utionary i dea that the Earth's continents were m ovi ng

pl ates; cl assical physi ci sts, who coul d not then expl ain the mechani sm, had decl ared conti nental m ovement impossi ble.

(A) indeci si veness.. chall enged

(B) radicali sm.. deterred

(D) assum pti ons.. hastened

(E) resi stance.. mandated

5. Al though often extremel y cri tical of the medi cal professi on as a whole, peopl e are rarel y willing to treat their personal doctors wi th equal----.

(A) impetuosi ty

(B) sarcasm

(D) contempt

(E) condescensi on

6. Aalto, like other m oderni sts, beli eved that form foll ows function; consequently, hi s furni ture desi gns asserted the----of human needs, and the furni ture's form was----human use.

(A) uni versality.. refi ned by

(B) importance.. relegated to

(D) primacy.. determined by

(E) variabili ty.. refl ected i n

7. A----acceptance of contemporary form s of social behavior has misled a few i nto believi ng that values i n conflict wi th the present age are for all practi cal purposes----.

(A) casual.. reliabl e

(B) superfi cial.. trenchant

(D) cauti ous.. redemptive

(E) pl ainti ve.. redundant

1. With its maverick approach to the subject, Shere Hi te's book has been more wi dely debated than most; the media throughout the country have brought the author's----opini ons to the publi c's attenti on.

(A) controversial

(B) authoritati ve

(D) concl usi ve

(E) articul ate

2. Though many medi eval women possessed devoti onal books that had bel onged to their mothers, formal wri tten evi dence of women bequeathing books to their daughters i s scarce, whi ch suggests that such bequests were----and requi red no----.

(A) unselfi sh.. rati onalizati on

(B) tangenti al.. approval

(D) covert.. di screti on

(E) spuri ous.. record

3. Al though their ini ti al anger had----somewhat, they conti nued to----the carel ess worker who had broken the machi ne.

(A) bl azed.. assail

(B) dimini shed.. appease

(D) subsi ded.. condone

(E) intensified.. torment

4. Borrowi ng a copyrighted book from a library amounts to a form of theft----by entrenched custom: the copyri ght owner's property, the book, i s used repeatedl y without----for such use.

(A) engendered.. applicati on

(B) antici pated.. acknowl edgement

(D) provoked.. adj ustment

(E) perpetrated.. permi ssi on

5. The noti on that a parasite can alter the behavi or of a host organi sm i s not mere fi cti on; i ndeed, the phenomenon i s not even----.

(A) observable

(B) real

(D) rare

(E) imagi nabl e

6. Al though Shakespeare recei ved li ttl e formal educati on, schol arshi p has i n recent years----the vi ew that he was----the work of cl assi cal authors.

(A) substanti ated.. unimpressed by

(B) eroded.. obsessed by

(D) questi oned.. i nfl uenced by

(E) undermined.. unfamiliar wi th

7. Darwi n's method di d not reall y----the i dea of race as an important conceptual category; even the much more central i dea of species was li ttle more than a theoretical----.

(A) require.. conveni ence

(B) apply.. measurement

(D) subsum e.. vali dati on

(E) reject.. fact 1. The functi ons of the hands, eyes, and brai n are so----that usi ng the hands duri ng earl y chil dhood hel ps to promote the chil d's entire---- devel opment.

(A) intertwi ned.. perceptual

(B) unalterable.. i ntellectual

(D) regulated.. adol escent

(E) indi vidualized.. social

2. Before 1500 North America was i nhabi ted by more than 300 cultural groups, each wi th di fferent custom s, soci al structures, worl d vi ews, and l anguages; such diversity----the exi stence of a si ngl e Native A meri can cul ture.

(A) complements

(B) implies

(D) argues against

(E) explai ns away

3. That dealers----enough to nurture a young modern painter's career rather than pl under i t exist i s not impossi ble, but the

public's---- appeti te for modern art makes such deal ers l ess and less likely.

(A) chivalrous.. di scriminati ng

(B) magnanimous.. quirky

(D) cynical.. fini cky

(E) reckless.. zeal ous

4. In the absence of any----caused by danger, hardshi p, or even cultural di fference, most utopi an communi ti es deteriorate i nto----but enervati ng backwaters.

(A) turmoil.. frantic

(B) mistrust.. nai ve

(D) decimati on.. intrusi ve

(E) stimul ati on.. pl acid

5. As Juanita argued, thi s new code of conduct i s l aughabl e; i ts pri ncipl es are ei ther----, offeri ng no wi sdom but the obvi ous, or are so devoi d of specifi c advice as to make almost any acti on----.

(A) irresol ute.. unlikel y

(B) corroborati ve.. redundant

(D) homogeneous.. imparti al

(E) labyrinthi ne.. unacceptable

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(A) desi gned.. retain

(B) produced.. aid

(D) sel ected.. promote

(E) conserved.. foil

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(D) enflamed..exceeded

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(B) devoted.. i dolatry

(D) candi d.. di screti on

(E) rancorous.. cri ti ci sm

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(E) a si ngl e.. eclecti c

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(D) culminati on

(E) totali ty

6. Busi ness forecasts usuall y prove reasonabl y accurate when the assum pti on that the future will be much like the past i s----; i n times of maj or----i n the busi ness environment, however, forecasts can be dangerousl y wrong.

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(D) entertai ned.. ri sks

(E) sati sfi ed.. shifts

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(B) commensurate

(D) measured

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(B) abruptly.. si gnifi cant

(D) understandabl y.. perti nent

(E) eventually.. i ntenti onal

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(B) bol stered.. a needl ess

(D) enhanced.. an i ntenti onal

(E) colored.. an untimely

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(A) contexts.. hi erarchi cal

(B) structures.. personal

(D) chronologi es.. generi c

(E) narratives.. ambi valent

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(A) ensure.. promoting

(B) inhi bit.. perpetuati ng

(D) modify.. appreciati ng

(E) suppl ement.. confi ni ng

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(B) desert.. manageabl e

(D) reject.. i ntricate

(E) prize.. tractabl e

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