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1. Common garlic has ------ properties; during the First

World War British medics saved thousands of lives by
wrapping wounds with garlic-soaked bandaged.
(A) curative
(B) flavoring
(C) inferior
(D) questionable
(E) infamous

(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

2. In her poems, Alice Walker retrieves and ------ parts of

Black culture that some have been all too quick to -----the past as fossilized artifacts.
(A) revitalizes .. consign to
(B) conjoins .. exclude from
(C) realigns .. salvage from
(D) diffuses .. defer to
(E) refracts .. impose on

8. The charlatans seemingly frank and open demeanor

was actually a ------ means of enlisting his patients
confidence.
(A) disingenuous
(B) debilitating
(C) diminutive
(D) cathartic
(E) prosaic

3. The modest acceptance speech of the Academy Award

winning actress revealed a ------ that contrasted with her
uninhibited screen performances.
(A) theatricality
(B) sullenness
(C) flamboyance
(D) reserve
(E) nonchalance

9. Scientific discoveries are often thought of as the result

of ------ effort, but many discoveries have, in fact, arisen
from ------ or a mistake.
(A) conscientious .. a method
(B) incidental .. a mishap
(C) collaborative .. a design
(D) persistent .. an extension
(E) systematic .. an accident

4. Because howler monkeys rarely come out of the trees in

their arboreal habitat, the continued well-being of the rain
forest is ------ to their survival.
(A) inadequate
(B) tangential
(C) indispensable
(D) baneful
(E) expeditious

10. Nations that share a border are, by definition, ------.

(A) allied
(B) partisan
(C) contiguous
(D) pluralistic
(E) sovereign

5. Doug was both ------ and ------ he possessed,

penetrating acuity and discernment and was also
extremely humble.
(A) diligent .. supercilious
(B) perspicacious .. unpretentious
(C) obtuse .. penitent
(D) sagacious .. imposing
(E) apologetic .. unassuming

11. Much of this authors work, unfortunately, is ------,

with ------ chapter often immediately following a sublime
one.
(A) mystical .. a superior
(B) uneven .. a mediocre
(C) predictable .. an eloquent
(D) enthralling .. a vapid
(E) flippant .. an intelligible

6. The Mona Lisa, shipped in a private cabin and received

by important dignitaries, was treated more like ------ than
a painting upon its arrival in the United States.
(A) a perfectionist
(B) a maverick

12. In young children, some brain cells have a ------ that

enables them to take over the functions of damaged or
missing brain cells.
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(A) fragility
(B) reminiscence
(C) perniciousness
(D) whimsicality
(E) plasticity

18. The aspiring writer, who remained ------ even after

being rejected by several major publishers, felt certain of
achieving literary ------.
(A) hopeless .. vindication
(B) disgruntled .. talent
(C) optimistic .. abasement
(D) undaunted .. celebrity
(E) obsequious .. neglect

13. Less government spending is ------ of this political

party, a belief shared by most party members.
(A) an acronym
(B) a retraction
(C) a tenet
(D) a plight
(E) a prospectus

19. Fred often used ------ to achieve his professional goals,

even though such artful subterfuge alienated his
colleagues.
(A) chicanery
(B) diligence
(C) bombast
(D) disputation
(E) consensus

14. Unable to discover how the fire started, the inspectors

filed a tentative report stating that the cause was ------.
(A) noteworthy
(B) definitive
(C) fundamental
(D) conclusive
(E) indeterminate

20. Failure to protect this ------ species from the

destruction of its habitat, will likely result in its ------.
(D) endangered .. extinction
(B) hardy .. security
(C) jeopardized .. emptiness
(D) complex .. spread
(E) thriving .. barrenness

15. The celebrants at the ------ party for Cinco De Mayo

were understandably ------ by the spectacle of the mariachi
bands and the colorful piatas for the children.
(A) somber .. amused
(B) lavish .. dazzled
(C) novel .. jaded
(D) mundane .. astounded
(E) joyous .. stymied

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

16. Hawaii refers both to the group of islands known as

the Hawaiian island and toe the largest island in that ------.
(A) flora
(B) sierra
(C) archipelago
(D) flotilla
(E) savanna

22. Sandras parents were upset to see that she adopted

such a ------ attitude towards her studies, instead of putting
in the hard work they believed was required.
(A) diligent
(B) nonchalant
(C) jovial
(D) harassed
(E) sympathetic

17. Given the exponential growth of scientific knowledge,

medicine is far less ------ unsubstantiated fads than is used
to be; its record of folly, however, remains an undeniable
------.
(A) suspicious of .. qualification
(B) averse to .. encumbrance
(C) vulnerable to .. embarrassment
(D) dependent on .. impossibility
(E) ignorant of .. oversight

23. Solemn yet never ------, the minister delivered a

stirring ------ in praise of the deceased community leader.
(A) cheerful .. obituary
(B) joyous .. elegy
(C) rancorous .. repartee
(D) sentimental .. funeral
(E) lugubrious .. eulogy
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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

30. Although Sarah had signed an agreement to sell her

house, she sued to have the contract ------, arguing that she
had been duped into the sale by the ------ of the buyer.
(A) nullified .. chicanery
(B) upheld .. hyperbole
(C) voided .. probity
(D) amended .. revelation
(E) perused .. altruism

25. In contrast to the satirical stage productions which

habitually ridiculed political figures, the Comedy of
Manners chose as its focus the everyday, ------ reality of
common men and women.
(A) temperamental
(B) humdrum
(C) democratic
(D) warlike
(E) aristocratic

31. Despite many years of efforts by dedicated reformers,

the ------ of inner cities in this country seems to remain
and intractable problem, exacerbated by the death of jobs
and high crime rates.
(A) paucity
(B) flourishing
(C) urbanity
(D) penury
(E) plethora

26. The companys Monday-morning meetings were

regularly contentious, as the querulous participants were
generally inclined to ------ every detail.
(A) stagnate
(B) foment
(C) agree on
(D) cavil at
(E) absolve

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

27. One pleasure of travel documentaries is that they give

us the ------ experience of areas that are too ------ and
expensive for most of us ever to visit in person.
(A) rewarding .. imminent
(B) compelling .. commonplace
(C) disquieting .. banal
(D) incongruous .. exotic
(E) vicarious .. remote

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

28. Because certain documents remain ------, the

investigation can hardly be called ------.
(A) missing .. conclusive
(B) important .. significant
(C) incendiary .. delicate
(D) illegible .. incomplete
(E) public .. open
29. Arriving at a decision will be impossible until the
terms of discussion are properly ------.
(A) fabricated
(B) disregarded
(C) appropriated

34. In an attempt to ------ a love of ------ in their child, the

Burtons read to her very evening before bedtime.
(A) foster .. literature
(B) deflect .. learning
(C) teach .. disinterest
(D) eliminate .. language
(E) deposit .. sleep
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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

42. Many economist believe that since resources are

scarce and since human desires cannot all be ------, a
methods of ------ is needed.
(A) indulged .. apportionment
(B) verified .. distribution
(C) usurped .. expropriation
(D) expressed .. reparation
(E) anticipated .. advertising

37. Coach Madison truly dislikes it when his players

question him because his ego prevents him from seeing his
own mistakes and makes him think that he is ------.
(A) indelible
(B) infallible
(C) fastidious
(D) obtuse
(E) mistaken

43. The range of colors that homeowners could use on the

exterior of their house was ------ by the communitys
stringent rules regarding upkeep of property.
(A) circumscribed
(B) bolstered
(C) embellished
(D) insinuated
(E) cultivated

38. Seldom ------, she remains reluctant to speak even in

the most casual circumstances.
(A) taciturn
(B) calamitous
(C) voluble
(D) obscure
(E) wistful

44. Years of ------ lifting of heavy furniture had left him

too ------ to be able to stand erect for long periods of time.
(A) profitable .. dumbfounded
(B) generous .. distracted
(C) onerous .. hesitant
(D) strenuous .. debilitated
(E) unstinting .. eminent

39. Many private universities depend heavily on ------, the

wealthy individuals who support them with gifts and
bequests.
(A) instructors
(B) administrators
(C) monitors
(D) accountants
(E) benefactors

45. Canadian Lynn Johnston was named Cartoonist of the

Year in 1985, the first woman to be so ------.
(A) inspired
(B) entrusted
(C) honored
(D) employed
(E) refined

40. One of the characters in Milton Murayamas novel is

considered ------ because he deliberately defies an
oppressive hierarchical society.
(A) rebellious
(B) impulsive
(C) artistic
(D) industrious

46. Because the photographer believed that wild animals

should be ------ only in their various natural surroundings,
she ------ often in her career.
(A) depicted .. traveled
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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

47. Folk painter Grandma Moses has become such an

enduring icon that many consider her ------ of America.
(A) an innovator
(B) an emblem
(C) a successor
(D) a detractor
(E) a lobbyist

53. Some Tibetan nomads used yak butter as a ------, one

that often took the place of money in commercial
transactions.
(A) promotion
(B) commodity
(C) formula
(D) refund
(E) register

48. Whether substances are medicines or poisons often

depends on dosage, for substances that are ------ in small
doses can be ------ in large.
(A) useless .. effective
(B) mild .. benign
(C) curative .. toxic
(D) harmful .. fatal
(E) beneficial .. miraculous

54. Geysers vary widely: some many discharge ------,

whereas others many have only a brief explosive eruption
and then remain ------ for hours or days.
(A) violently .. dangerous
(B) continuously .. quiescent
(C) spontaneously .. unpredictable
(D) regularly .. active
(E) faintly .. imperceptible

49. Critics dismissed the engineers seemingly creative

design as being ------, that is, underdeveloped and lacking
in sophistication.
(A) defunct
(B) unorthodox
(C) simplistic
(D) erroneous
(E) ambiguous
50. The professor commented to other faculty members
that Sheila seemed temperamentally suited to the study of
logic, given her ------ for ------ intricate arguments.
(A) sympathy .. influencing
(B) penchant .. evading
(C) disregard .. unhinging
(D) contempt .. following
(E) bent .. analyzing

55. Although the administration repeatedly threatened to

use its authority in order to ------ the student protestors
into submissions, they refused to be intimidated.
(A) ease
(B) delude
(C) cajole
(D) bully
(E) nudge
56. Only after the campaign volunteers became aware of
their candidates questionable motives could they
recognize the ------ statements made in his seemingly -----speeches.
(A) insightful .. astute
(B) partisan .. callous
(C) cordial .. hostile
(D) duplicitous .. candid
(E) cunning .. surreptitious

51. While traveling near the Sun, the comet Hale-Bopp

produced a ------ amount of dust, much more than the
comets Halleys or Hyakutake.
(A) voracious
(B) disposable
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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

58. What started as his mild desire to appear more stylish

rapidly ------ into a virtual ------ the purchase of expensive
suits and shoes.
(A) accelerated .. immunity to
(B) dissipated .. commitment to
(C) escalated .. obsession with
(D) matured .. resistance to
(E) degenerated .. knowledge of

64. While the new legislative initiative is hailed by its

------ as a bold solution to a pressing problem, its -----argue that it will produce no meaningful results.
(A) supporters .. critics
(B) advocates .. proponents
(C) detractors .. antagonists
(D) adversaries .. observers
(E) auditors .. creditors

59. Professor Gray hypothesized that people dependent on

external authority will inevitable falter because they are
------ in self-motivation and self-discipline.
(A) conversant
(B) disinterested
(C) deficient
(D) egotistical
(E) communal

65. Many animals migrate early in certain years,

apparently to avoid the ------ of particularly harsh, snowy
winters.
(A) regression
(B) severity
(C) stigma
(D) aridity
(E) predictability

60. Although in public life Simone de Beauvoirs feminist

stance was uncompromising, her personal life revealed a
greater degree of ideological ------.
(A) reciprocity
(B) flexibility
(C) conviction
(D) coherence
(E) analysis

66. In her autobiography, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher portrays

the ability of Oklahomas African American community
not only to endure decades of ------ but also, ultimately, to
------.
(A) controversy .. yield
(B) prosperity .. flourish
(C) discrimination .. splinter
(D) participation .. disperse
(E) adversity .. triumph

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

67. The professors comments on Hiroshis laboratory

report were ------; they were purely routine and showed
little real engagement with Hiroshis work.
(A) peremptory
(B) astute
(C) deferential
(D) perfunctory
(E) caustic

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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

69. Allegras capacity for ------ never stands in the way of

her ambition; when she sees a chance to further her
interests, she can be quite ------.
(A) impartiality .. objective
(B) equivocation .. unpredictable
(C) compassion .. ruthless
(D) diplomacy .. altruistic
(E) miscalculation .. incredulous

75. Some mistook Joshs ------ for detachment because he

was shy and reserved, they assumed he was ------.
(A) reticence .. pensive
(B) exuberance .. standoffish
(C) modesty .. humble
(D) quirkiness .. arrogant
(E) diffidence .. aloof

70. Artists who purposefully created offensive art in order

to be noticed many be disappointed to find that audiences
can eventually become ------.
(A) beholden
(B) habituated
(C) entitled
(D) cloying
(E) craven

76. Halle Berrys portrayal of Dorothy Dandridge is a

powerful ------, it calls forth the qualities that made
Dandridge a legend.
(A) ingratiation
(B) hyperbole
(C) polemic
(D) predilection
(E) evocation

71. Some artists who leave their native countries call

themselves emigrants rather than exiles because they want
to show that their department was ------.
(A) forcible
(B) dramatic
(C) voluntary
(D) particular
(E) intricate

77. Geoffreys corrupt dealings earned him such disgrace

that any possibility of his being reelected to the city
council was completely ------.
(A) ensured
(B) approved
(C) belittled
(D) eliminated
(E) defended

72. Richard Rodriguez constructed his essay Late

Victorians using various fragments of everyday
experiences, a technique similar to that of constructing a
------ from pieces of different-colored glass.
(A) mosaic
(B) blockade
(C) chisel
(D) pathway
(E) palette

78. Although the editors were reputed to be very ------, the

uneven quality of the material they put into the anthology
suggest they were too ------.
(A) amateurish .. professional
(B) lax .. harsh
(C) selective .. inclusive
(D) judgmental .. discriminating
(E) sensitive .. insightful

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

79. The professors presentation was both ------ and ------:

though brief, it was instructive.
(A) verbose .. mundane
(B) concise .. elaborate
(C) comprehensive .. edifying
(D) succinct .. enlightening
(E) provocative .. technical

85. No longer considered ------, the belief that all of Puerto

Ricos indigenous Taino people perished centuries ago
appears to be a ------ now that modern Taino descendants
have come forward.
(A) conclusive .. reality
(B) tenable .. misconception
(C) mythical .. possibility
(D) erroneous .. delusion
(E) hypothetical.. digression

80. With its large circulation, Essence magazine has

enjoyed ------ only recently challenged by new
publications aggressively seeking female African
American readers.
(A) an aggregation
(B) an inclination
(C) a prognosis
(D) a retrenchment
(E) a preeminence

86. Although easily angered by our mischievous behavior,

our mother could be immediately ------ by our expressions
of remorse.
(A) substantiated
(B) impugned
(C) protected
(D) united
(E) mollified

81. The judges published opinions, though sophisticated

and subtle, were undeniably ------: they left no doubt of
her intentions.
(A) unequivocal
(B) effusive
(C) incorrigible
(D) tenuous
(E) ineffable

87. Scientists wonder what to do with the dead satellites,

jettisoned rockets drifting paint flecks, and other -----orbiting Earth.
(A) flotsam
(B) reconnaissance
(C) decimation
(D) raiment
(E) sustenance

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

88. Although aging brings about profound physiological

changes, it does not often alter an individuals ------ an
irascible thirty year old will probably still be ------ at
seventy.
(A) disposition .. cantankerous
(B) anatomy .. churlish
(C) outlook .. benevolent
(D) personality .. laconic
(E) stature .. robust

83. A certain additive put in gasoline to reduce air

pollution is actually ------ ground water, a finding that
shows that even the most well-intentioned fixes can
sometimes ------.
(A) liquefying .. founder
(B) contaminating .. backfire
(C) purifying .. boomerang
(D) saturating .. reciprocate
(E) polluting .. prevail

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

84. The biologists description of the wolf pack was truly

------, devoid of any emotion or personal prejudice.
(A) dispassionate
(B) insubstantial
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(A) misguided .. remonstrance
(B) absurd .. erudition
(C) plausible .. lassitude
(D) painstaking .. fabrication
(E) wrongheaded .. chicanery

90. Many paintings of the American Southwest convey a

feeling of isolation and loneliness that mirrors the -----landscape they depict.
(A) lush
(B) sprawling
(C) desolate
(D) gaudy
(E) monumental

96. Black Americans in Flight, a mural honoring several

aviation pioneers, also ------ the 1992 spaceflight of
astronaut Mae Jemison.
(A) discerns
(B) introduces
(C) approximates
(D) commemorates
(E) asserts

91. Only recently created, this orchid is a ------, a plant

produced by deliberately crossbreeding two different
varieties of flowers.
(A) misnomer
(B) hybrid
(C) vector
(D) curative
(E) precursor

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

92. The pharmaceutical company insisted that its testing of

new drugs was quite ------, more rigorous than the industry
standard.
(A) stringent
(B) dispersive
(C) conditional
(D) recessive
(E) obtrusive

98. The child had a tendency toward aggressive behavior,

a ------ fighting rather than resolving differences amicably.
(A) propensity for
(B) confusion about
(C) disregard of
(D) hostility toward
(E) compunction about

93. Freedom of expression is not necessarily a ------ force:

communities that encourage it often feel less threatened by
social unrest than do those in which dissent is ------.
(A) revolutionary .. promoted
(B) positive .. prohibited
(C) successful .. protested
(D) divisive .. restricted
(E) militant .. fostered

99. Physical exercise often has a ------ effect, releasing

emotional tension and refreshing the spirit.
(A) pejorative
(B) debilitating
(C) cathartic
(D) retentive
(E) tenacious

94. Thomas Hardys novels are described as ------ because

of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and
agricultural settings.
(A) bucolic
(B) prolific
(C) lugubrious
(D) sundry
(E) metaphorical

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

95. Some skeptics consider the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence (SETI) to be ------, even foolish; others go so
far as to accuse SETI scientists of outright ------ in
applying skewed data.
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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

7. The politicians speech to the crowd was composed of

nothing but -----, a bitter railing against the partys
opponents.
(A) digressions
(B) diatribes
(C) platitudes
(D) machinations
(E) acclamations

2. Alfred Schnittkes musical compositions are -----:

phrases are clipped, broken into sections, and split apart
by long rests.
(A) garnished
(B) improvisational
(C) fragmented
(D) cautious
(E) uniform

8. Favoring economy of expression in writing, the

professor urged students toward a ----- rather than an ----prose style.
(A) spare .. ornate
(B) terse .. opinionated
(C) personal .. academic
(D) baroque .. embellished
(E) repetitive .. intricate

3. The consumer advocate claimed that while drug

manufactures ----- the supposed advantages of their
proprietary brands, generic versions of the same
medications are often equally -----.
(A) tout .. efficacious
(B) research .. innocuous
(C) market .. prohibitive
(D) laud .. counterproductive
(E) extract .. prescriptive

9. As a child, Mary ----- her stringent upbringing;

however, as she grew older she began to appreciate her
grandmothers strict -----.
(A) tolerated .. autonomy
(B) despised .. discipline
(C) embraced .. authority
(D) disavowed .. abstinence
(E) loathed .. liberality

4. Latoyas ----- is shown by her ability to be -----: she can

see her own faults more clearly than anyone else can.
(A) perceptiveness .. self-centered
(B) objectivity .. restrictive
(C) cynicism .. self-destructive
(D) open-mindedness .. complacent
(E) insightfulness .. self-critical

10. His mouth stinging and burning, Virgil hurried to the

kitchen for water to wash away the dishs ----- taste.
(A) earthy
(B) exotic
(C) cloying
(D) acrid
(E) succulent

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

11. Since other seabirds customarily nest in colonies on

ocean cliffs and islands, the marbled murrelets ----nesting in forests many miles from the sea must be
considered -----.
(A) ambivalence about .. hypothetical
(B) indifference to .. bold
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(C) insistence upon .. evident
(D) aversion to .. dangerous
(E) predilection for .. atypical

17. Turn-of-the-century actress Sarah Bernhardt had so

----- a talent that she ----- audiences with her diverse and
utterly convincing characterizations.
(A) unrealized .. enchanted
(B) protean .. bedazzled
(C) eclectic .. wearied
(D) quixotic .. confounded
(E) mediocre .. spellbound

12. The cause of Mozarts ----- is a long-standing medical

-----: over the years, physicians have suggested more than
100 possibilities, including poisoning, malnutrition,
kidney disease, and heart failure.
(A) mortality .. phenomenon
(B) bereavement .. controversy
(C) genius .. enigma
(D) demise .. mystery
(E) death .. trial

18. In the classroom, Carol was unusually -----: on the

playground, however, she became as intractable as the
other children.
(A) optimistic
(B) mercurial
(C) magnanimous
(D) taciturn
(E) docile

13. At first the children were -----, but as the morning

progressed they began to laugh and talk eagerly.
(A) ostentatious
(B) myopic
(C) solicitous
(D) puerile
(E) reticent

19. Bubble gum is not a topic usually treated seriously, so

it is appropriate that this new book tracing the cultural
history of bubble gum has a ----- tone.
(A) morbid
(B) cathartic
(C) pedantic
(D) flippant
(E) reticent

14. Oren missed the plays overarching significance,

focusing instead on details so minor that they would best
be described as -----.
(A) pragmatic
(B) indelible
(C) moribund
(D) picayune
(E) impervious

20. Jamake Highwater manages to touch on the arts of

almost every American Indian nation in one reason-ably
sized book that makes up for its occasional lack of ----with its remarkable -----.
(A) specificity .. detail
(B) discontinuity .. concreteness
(C) loftiness .. inaccessibility
(D) profundity .. inclusiveness
(E) uniqueness .. comparability
21. Though Judd is typically ----- and reserved in social
gatherings, at least nights reception he spoke and acted
with uncharacteristic -----.
(A) loquacious .. alacrity
(B) querulous .. languor
(C) disaffected .. resentment
(D) diplomatic .. decorum
(E) diffident .. aplomb

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

22. Most politicians find television ----- to the ----- of their

messages: the medium plays an essential role in
propagating their ideas.
(A) crucial .. renunciation
(B) indispensable .. dissemination
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(C) detrimental .. communication
(D) tangential .. interpretation
(E) relevant .. legislation

(A) spread
(B) concentration
(C) fading
(D) symptoms
(E) improvement

23. Canaries are often said to have ----- voices because

they make such sweet, harmonious sounds.
(A) insistent
(B) unnatural
(C) melodious
(D) inaudible
(E) strident

29. The authors theory about modern design had an

enormous impact when first published, but as ----- as it
was then, it is now clearly -----.
(A) scholarly .. erudite
(B) lackluster .. impressive
(C) influential .. outdated
(D) primitive .. antiquarian
(E) prestigious .. masterful

24. The ----- plots of Agatha Christies detective stories

reflect the complexities hidden beneath the simple
appearances of English village life.
(A) intricate
(B) discrete
(C) straightforward
(D) elementary
(E) vacuous

30. Texas is known for its wild orchids, whose ----- is

evident in their ----- colors: 52 species have been
catalogues, ranging from pure white to bright red.
(A) novelty.. traditional
(B) diversity .. myriad
(C) stature .. uniform
(D) starkness .. vibrant
(E) toxicity .. varying

25. Government officials authorized ----- because they

wanted to have a complete enumeration of the countrys
population.
(A) a discontinuance
(B) an appointment
(C) a waiver
(D) a census
(E) a levy

31. In 1974 the committee overseeing the Pulitzer Prize in

Literature was ----- so much ----- that it bestowed no
award at all that year.
(A) plagued by .. concordance
(B) afforded with .. esteem
(C) exempt from .. debate
(D) racked with .. dissension
(E) emboldened by .. scrutiny

26. Even in her fiction writing, Denise Chaves functions

as a kind of historian in that she ----- the real experiences
of Hispanic women through her characters.
(A) predicts
(B) defends
(C) chronicles
(D) averts
(E) surmises

32. Pablo Picasso was ----- youth: his extraordinary artistic

talent was obvious at a very early age.
(A) an articulate
(B) an immature
(C) a disturbed
(D) a precocious
(E) a callow

27. Fanatically committed to one political cause, Anderson

was a -----, maintaining an exclusively ----- outlook.
(A) libertine .. provincial
(B) zealot .. partisan
(C) patriot .. indulgent
(D) maverick .. altruistic
(E) rebel .. vicarious

33. Jared has the habits of -----: he lives simply and

donates most of his income to local charities.
(A) a skeptic
(B) a pundit
(C) a dilettante
(D) an insurgent
(E) an ascetic

28. The outbreak of disease could not be labeled

pandemic, since despite its rapid ----- it remained confined
to one small region.
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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

35. The simple and direct images in Dorothea Langes

photographs provide ----- reflection of a bygone social
milieu.
(A) an intricate
(B) a candid
(C) an ostentatious
(D) a fictional
(E) a convoluted

41. Because playing a musical instrument increases brain

activity, it is sometimes used as a ----- to promote learning
in children.
(A) condition
(B) highlight
(C) stimulus
(D) dictum
(E) respite

36. Kates impulsive nature and sudden whims led her

friends to label her -----.
(A) capricious
(B) bombastic
(C) loquacious
(D) dispassionate
(E) decorous

42. The ambassador argues that, in diplomacy, there is a

subtle but important difference between a countrys
showing a willingness to ----- and a too-obvious readiness
to make -----.
(A) negotiate .. concessions
(B) antagonize .. friends
(C) surrender .. enemies
(D) dominate .. inquiries
(E) equivocate .. denunciations

37. Neurosurgeon Alexa Canady maintained that choosing

a career was a visceral decision rather than ----- judgment:
that is, it was not so much rational as -----.
(A) an emotional .. intellectual
(B) a chance .. random
(C) an intuitive .. impulsive
(D) a deliberate .. instinctive
(E) an intentional .. logical

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

44. Lewis Latimers inexpensive method of producing

carbon filaments ----- the nascent electric industry by
making electric lamps commercially -----.
(A) cheapened .. affordable
(B) transformed .. viable
(C) revolutionized .. prohibitive
(D) provoked .. improbable
(E) stimulated .. inaccessible

39. Known her -----, Miranda eagerly welcomes anyone

into her home.
(A) cowardice
(B) prudence
(C) hospitality
(D) aloofness

45. After winning the award, Phillip adopted a haughty

pose, treating even his best friends in a ----- manner.
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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

46. The general was so widely suspected of ----- during

the war that his name eventually became synonymous
with disloyalty.
(A) belligerence
(B) indigence
(C) perfidy
(D) aspersion
(E) tenacity

52. Professor Williams disdained tradition: she regularly

attacked cherished beliefs and institutions, earning a
reputation as -----.
(A) an egalitarian
(B) a dowager
(C) a dilettante
(D) an iconoclast
(E) a purveyor

47. The prose of Richard Wrights autobiographical Black

Boy (1945) is -----, free of stylistic tricks or evasiveness.
(A) imprecise
(B) straightforward
(C) deficient
(D) obtrusive
(E) elliptical

53. Many paintings of the American Southwest convey a

feeling of isolation and loneliness that mirrors the ----landscape they depict.
(A) lush
(B) sprawling
(C) desolate
(D) gaudy
(E) monumental

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

54. Only recently created, the orchid is a -----, a plant

produced by deliberately crossbreeding two different
varieties of flowers.
(A) misnomer
(B) hybrid
(C) vector
(D) curative
(E) precursor

49. Evidence that the universe is expanding ----- our

perception of the cosmos and thus caused a ----- in
astronomical thinking.
(A) advanced .. setback
(B) altered .. revolution
(C) contradicted .. truce
(D) reinforced .. crisis
(E) halted .. breakthrough

55. Freedom of expression is not necessarily a ----- force:

communities that encourage it often feel less threatened by
social unrest than do those in which dissent is -----.
(A) revolutionary .. promoted
(B) positive .. prohibited
(C) successful .. protested
(D) divisive .. restricted
(E) militant .. fostered

50. Although the theory that widespread lead poisoning

contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire has gained
-----, the evidence is still -----.
(A) credence .. irrefutable
(B) disrepute .. dubious
(C) acceptance .. convincing
(D) momentum .. systematic
(E) currency .. inconclusive

56. Thomas Hardys novels are described as ----- because

of their preoccupation with daily life in rural and
agricultural settings.
(A) bucolic
(B) prolific
(C) lugubrious
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(D) sundry
(E) metaphorical

62. The judges published opinions, though sophisticated

and subtle, were undeniably -----: they left no doubt of her
intentions.
(A) unequivocal
(B) effusive
(C) incorrigible
(D) tenuous
(E) ineffable

57. Some skeptics consider the Search for Extraterrestrial

Intelligence (SEIT) to be -----, even foolish; others go so
far as to accuse SETI scientists of outright ----- in
applying skewed data.
(A) misguided .. remonstrance
(B) absurd .. erudition
(C) plausible .. lassitude
(D) painstaking .. fabrication
(E) wrongheaded .. chicanery

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

58. Geoffreys corrupt dealings earned him such disgrace

that any possibility of his being reelected to the city
council was completely -----.
(A) ensured
(B) approved
(C) belittled
(D) eliminated
(E) defended

64. A certain additive put in gasoline to reduce air

pollution is actually ----- groundwater, a finding that
shows that even the most well-intentioned fixes can
sometimes -----.
(A) liquefying .. founder
(B) contaminating .. backfire
(C) purifying .. boomerang
(D) saturating .. reciprocate
(E) polluting .. prevail
65. The biologists description of the wolf pack was truly
-----, devoid of any emotion or personal prejudice.
(A) dispassionate
(B) insubstantial
(C) esoteric
(D) capricious
(E) indignant

59. Although the editors were required to be very -----, the

uneven quality of the material they put into the anthology
suggests they were too -----.
(A) amateurish .. professional
(B) lax .. harsh
(C) selective .. inclusive
(D) judgmental .. discriminating
(E) sensitive .. insightful
60. The professors presentation was both ----- and -----:
though brief, it was instructive.
(A) verbose .. mundane
(B) concise .. elaborate
(C) comprehensive .. edifying
(D) succinct .. enlightening
(E) provocative .. technical

66. No longer considered -----, the belief that all of Puerto

Ricos indigenous Taino people perished centuries ago
appears to be a ----- now that modern Taino descendants
have come forward.
(A) conclusive .. reality
(B) tenable .. misconception
(C) mythical .. possibility
(D) erroneous .. delusion
(E) hypothetical .. digression

61. With its large circulation, Essence magazine has

enjoyed ----- only recently challenged by new publications
aggressively seeking female African American readers.
(A) an aggregation
(B) an inclination
(C) a prognosis
(D) a retrenchment
(E) a preeminence

67. Although easily angered by our mischievous behavior,

our mother could be immediately ----- by our expressions
of remorse.
(A) substantiated
(B) impugned
(C) protected
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(D) united
(E) mollified

(A) haughty .. impudent

(B) irresolute .. insolent
(C) presumptuous .. loquacious
(D) arrogant .. articulate
(E) reverential .. contemptuous

68. Scientist wonder what to do with the dead satellites,

jettisoned rockets, drifting paint flecks, and other ----orbiting Earth.
(A) flotsam
(B) reconnaissance
(C) decimation
(D) raiment
(E) sustenance

74. New Zealand and Spain can accurately be described as

----- because they are diametrically opposite one another
on the globe.
(A) satellites
(B) antipodes
(C) reversals
(D) bifurcations
(E) dichotomies

69. Although again bring about profound physiological

changes, it does not often alter an individuals -----: an
irascible thirty year old will probably still be ----- at
seventy.
(A) disposition .. cantankerous
(B) anatomy .. churlish
(C) outlook .. benevolent
(D) personality .. laconic
(E) stature .. robust

75. Ken took his ----- obligations seriously, patiently

caring for his mother throughout her lung recuperation.
(A) filial
(B) symbiotic
(C) avuncular
(D) convivial
(E) funerary

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

76. The sound produced by the youth orchestra was so

----- that even its least experienced members were abased.
(A) cacophonous
(B) syncopated
(C) harmonic
(D) collaborative
(E) mellifluous

71. Paradoxically, during the French Revolution, the very

leaders who proclaimed ----- philosophies sometimes also
engaged in ----- practices.
(A) regal .. imperial
(B) simplistic .. neutral
(C) liberating .. repressive
(D) totalitarian .. absolutist
(E) scandalous .. compromised

77. Although the archaeologist ----- the symbols on the

cave wall, she was unable to ----- them because they were
too faint.
(A) replicated .. ignore
(B) perused .. discard
(C) obliterated .. translate
(D) recollected .. conceal
(E) scrutinized .. decipher

72. Despite his brilliant career, Gerald was plagued by

doubts and could not ----- his feelings of -----.
(A) imagine .. worthlessness
(B) reconcile .. superiority
(C) embrace .. insecurity
(D) dispel .. inferiority
(E) fathom .. levity

78. Popular interest in music performed by folk singer

Jean Ritchie acted as a ----- because it ----- a wider interest
in the music of Ritchies native Kentucky.
(A) deterrent .. launched
(B) panacea .. overcame
(C) barrier .. awakened
(D) catalyst .. stirred
(E) provocation .. mitigated

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

80. The few female physicians practicing at the end of the

nineteenth century might be considered ----- because they
constituted a very small percentage of all physicians.
(A) miscreants
(B) revisionists
(C) anomalies
(D) pacifists
(E) extremists

86. Citing the ----- of the Asian American community, the

scholar argued that Asian Americans constituted the
regions fastest-growing minority population.
(A) digression
(B) proximity
(C) expansion
(D) stabilization
(E) correlation

81. Rose smiled approvingly but gave neither written nor

spoken permission to proceed with the project: her
consent, in short, was -----.
(A) tacit
(B) fervent
(C) unqualified
(D) impetuous
(E) conditional

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

88. Before becoming a stockbroker, Victoria Woodhull had

a career as a -----, someone believed to have insights about
events beyond ordinary human perception.
(A) mentor
(B) profiteer
(C) counterfeiter
(D) clairvoyant
(E) propagandist

83. One requirement of timeless art is that it deepen and

----- our awareness, not that it merely confirm what we
already know.
(A) hinder
(B) reconcile
(C) control
(D) soothe
(E) extend

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

84. Despairing that the performance of the chief executive

would ever improve, the corporations board of directors
took decisive action and ----- him.
(A) coddled
(B) taunted
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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

(D) dismissive .. seep

(E) redolent .. waft
96. Once thought to be -----, the down redwood was
rediscovered in the 1940s, at which time its continued
survival seemed -----; today, however, it is commonly
cultivated.
(A) immense .. natural
(B) adaptable astonishing
(C) defunct .. inevitable
(D) perennial .. doubtful
(E) extinct .. precarious

91. The universitys aggressive transformation from a

teaching-centered college to a major research institution
has brought ----- that teaching is now being -----.
(A) suspicions .. promoted
(B) recommendations .. discussed
(C) accusations .. neglected
(D) insinuations .. praised
(E) recriminations .. emphasized

97. As the name suggests, a geochronologist is a scientist

who ----- terrestrial materials in order to ----- them.
(A) combines .. sequence
(B) gathers .. display
(C) analyze .. date
(D) examines .. excavate
(E) studies .. synthesize

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

98. Contemporary Inuit sculpture merges traditional

carving techniques with current subject matter; thus, it
----- an Inuit practice while ----- a modern cultural identity.
(A) invalidates .. manifesting
(B) disregards .. invigorating
(C) reappraises .. dissolving
(D) supercedes .. negating
(E) reaffirms .. fashioning

93. Wanting desperately to be perceived as learned and

authoritative, Johnson affected a ----- tone when speaking
in public.
(A) licentious
(B) nihilistic
(C) magisterial
(D) propitiatory
(E) rapturous

99. Although many novelists write for artistic reasons,

others are lured by the money, because popular success in
writing can be so -----.
(A) acquisitive
(B) aesthetic
(C) diverting
(D) lucrative
(E) fulfilling

94. Critics characterized the memoir as ----- because of the

authors excessively sentimental description of her
childhood.
(A) maudlin
(B) candid
(C) pedantic
(D) enigmatic
(E) eclectic

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)

95. Emest Gaines A Lesson Before Dying is ----- of rural

Louisiana: the writing is so evocative that the Southern
atmosphere seems almost to ----- from the books pages.
(A) critical .. fade
(B) suggestive .. ebb
(C) reminiscent .. veer
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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

1. The engineers heard the claims about the new software

with -----, but the demonstration of the software was to
----- that it won them over.
(A) enthusiasm .. comprehensive
(B) skepticism .. convincing
(C) excitement .. lackluster
(D) apathy .. routine
(E) hesitation .. inconclusive

7. This medical study shuns ----- in describing the drugs

dangers; the appeal is to rational evaluation rather than to
fear.
(A) obfuscation
(B) certitude
(C) sensationalism
(D) piety
(E) plausibility

2. Because the candidate had switched his party alliance

immediately before the campaign, his former associates
called him a -----, and even his new allies considered him
an -----.
(A) recruit .. expert
(B) strategist .. imbecile
(C) deserter .. inspiration
(D) prophet .. interloper
(E) traitor .. opportunist

8. Alexis complained that Jim ----- too quickly when their

parents imposed a curfew: instead of negotiating, he
complied without protest.
(A) remonstrated
(B) capitulated
(C) compromised
(D) interceded
(E) equivocated

3. All copies of Verna Harts poster commemorating the

1992 Charlotte Jazz Festival were sold in a few hours, an
unmistakable ----- of the ----- of this artists work.
(A) refutation .. popularity
(B) investigation .. value
(C) demonstration .. mediocrity
(D) duplication .. durability
(E) indication .. appeal

9. Lumbee storyteller Barbara Braveboy-Locklear has

performed in college theaters, powwows, and backyards,
setting whose striking ----- highlights the ----- appeal that
storytelling holds.
(A) formality .. diminishing
(B) variety .. insignificant
(C) uniformity .. ubiquitous
(D) diversity .. universal
(E) incongruity .. trivial

4. Although Virginia Woolf was a central figure in

Londons established literary scene, she nevertheless
perceived herself as being -----.
(A) renowned
(B) permissive
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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

16. The editor did not wish to print an article based on

mere -----; she therefore ordered the reporter to find
convincing -----.
(A) substantiation .. data
(B) speculation .. guesswork
(C) conjecture .. proof
(D) amicability .. rationalization
(E) explanation .. interpretation

11. Claudia is so adept at controlling her temper that she

can seem quite ----- when she is actually -----.
(A) perturbed .. furious
(B) placid .. outraged
(C) serene .. tranquil
(D) stoic .. ebullient
(E) ambivalent .. reticent

17. Linda is ----- in matters large and small: she is

inflexible in her opinions and utterly resistant to
persuasion.
(A) facetious
(B) avuncular
(C) sanguine
(D) obdurate
(E) tractable

12. The young man possessed ----- disposition, abjectly

submissive to the will of others.
(A) an amiable
(B) an inscrutable
(C) a servile
(D) a jocular
(E) a melancholy

18. Jason was truly -----, for he squandered a great deal of

money with no though for the future.
(A) present
(B) infallible
(C) reticent
(D) improvident
(E) sedulous

13. Although other European states broke apart under the

stresses of political upheaval, the seventeenth-century
Dutch republic proved remarkably -----.
(A) propitious
(B) illusory
(C) resilient
(D) pertinent
(E) poignant

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

14. It is her supremely skillful use of sophisticated

laboratory instruments that make Veronica the ----research technician that she is.
(A) susceptible
(B) consummate
(C) visionary
(D) vitriolic
(E) doctrinaire
15. Knowing the rewards of -----, NASA astronaut Ellen
Ochoa encourages students to study hard if they wish to
pursue careers in science and engineering.
(A) generosity
(B) serendipity
(C) diligence
(D) individuality
(E) merriment

20. Mala based her new online business in the -----,

because she wanted to work far away from the crowded,
expensive city.
(A) metropolis
(B) neighborhood
(C) countryside
(D) emporium
(E) multitude
21. In his vivid representations of the African American
experience, painter Roma

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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

(A) anecdotal .. systematic

(B) theoretical .. convoluted
(C) impressionistic .. analogous
(D) unsubstantiated .. dilatory
(E) dogmatic .. rigorous
27. Despite the ----- of books written about Greta Garbo,
she ultimately remains -----, an inscrutable personality
(A) ardor .. a paragon
(B) profusion .. an enigma
(C) bounty .. an icon
(D) obtuseness .. a paradox
(E) dearth .. a mystery

22. By discovering how to ----- an affordable substitute for

cortisone from soybeans, Percy Julian helped to make
arthritis treatment ----- large numbers of people.
(A) eliminate .. superfluous for
(B) synthesize .. prohibitive for
(C) compromise .. feasible for
(D) constitute .. irrelevant to
(E) create .. accessible to

28. Momentum gathers for a new property tax, but the

----- from home owners was so great that this proposal had
to be -----.
(A) anticipation .. endorsed
(B) publicity .. revealed
(C) penalty .. abridged
(D) opposition .. abandoned
(E) backlash .. included

23. Although the women in the eighteenth and nineteenth

centuries who undertook botanical illustration were
primarily -----, their contributions as naturalists and
cataloguers actually helped ----- the field as an academic
discipline.
(A) researchers .. depreciate
(B) amateurs .. legitimize
(C) entrepreneurs .. subsidize
(D) biologists .. eschew
(E) historians .. chronicle

29. Most of the students found the lecturers speech -----;

in fact, it was so dull that some even nodded off.
(A) illuminating
(B) cryptic
(C) tedious
(D) disjointed
(E) unsettling

24. To end his lecture on time, Professor Burke decided to

----- his final point and address it instead at the next class
meeting.
(A) improvise
(B) amend
(C) forgo
(D) reiterate
(E) promote

30. The attempts of epidemiologists to ----- the infectious

disease ultimately proved futile: as soon as they managed
to ----- it in one community, it would emerge somewhere
else.
(A) contain .. check
(B) control .. extend
(C) eradicate .. unleash
(D) defend .. cure
(E) replicate .. monitor

25. Although A.S. Byatts stories are elaborate and

sometimes contain supernatural elements, her characters
do not seem -----; on the contrary, they are quite -----.
(A) simplistic .. eccentric
(B) realistic .. memorable
(C) abstruse .. incomprehensible
(D) contrived .. plausible
(E) intricate .. complex

31. The accused affected a ----- air during the interview;

he made no vehement protestation of innocence, just a
----- denial of guilt.
(A) subdued .. scathing
(B) bombastic .. remorseful
(C) pugnacious .. terse
(D) quizzical .. loquacious
(E) nonchalant .. perfunctory

26. Dr. Allan was told informally of several intriguing

cases that accorded with her theory, but this ----- evidence
could not provide the confirmation that a more ----- series
of experiments would.
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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

33. Women in the United States gained ----- long after

Black American men did, but Black citizens had gather
difficulty exercising their new voting rights
(A) restitution
(B) suffrage
(C) solace
(D) initiatives
(E) levies

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

34. Marketing firms rely heavily on ----- information:

statistical data about the size, growth, and distribution of
human populations.
(A) classified
(B) demographic
(C) conjectural
(D) qualitative
(E) anecdotal

40. African American poet Lucille Clifton writes in a

notably ----- style, achieving great impact in a few
unadorned words.
(A) incantatory
(B) economical
(C) disaffected
(D) unstinting
(E) evenhanded

35. Electing not to stay in subordinate positions in large

firms, some attorneys -----, seeking more ----- and
independence elsewhere.
(A) compromise .. servility
(B) persevere .. competence
(C) acquiesce .. banality
(D) resign .. autonomy
(E) recant .. conformity

41. Unlike some entertainers whose performances rarely

vary, jazz great Louis Armstrong frequently ----- during
his performances, spontaneously ----- new phrasing in
existing songs.
(A) vocalized .. eliminating
(B) improvised .. introducing
(C) deliberated .. satirizing
(D) ad-libbed .. rehearsing
(E) extemporized .. bungling

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

42. Not wanting to speak -----, Julia ----- the urge to

announce her scientific findings until she had doublechecked the data.
(A) harshly .. indulged
(B) prematurely .. suppressed
(C) inappropriately .. acknowledged
(D) rashly .. advanced
(E) enthusiastically.. defined

37. Because all members of this organization are idealists,

they ----- any assertion that political enterprises should be
purely ----(A) ignore .. universal
(B) criticize .. visionary
(C) condemn .. benevolent
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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

(C) promoted .. disappear

(D) counterfeited .. persist
(E) mishandled .. endure
49. Some psychologists argue that a ----- of choices can be
paralyzing, since too many options can impede
meaningful selection.
(A) prohibition
(B) manifestation
(C) misapplication
(D) modicum
(E) plethora

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

50. His goal was to ----- the committees deliberations, and

a measure of his success was the ease with which a
decision was reached.
(A) translate
(B) obfuscate
(C) facilitate
(D) debilitate
(E) exacerbate

45. Hoping to preserve natural habitats, conservationists

lobbied for legislation that would ----- commercial
development in these areas.
(A) mandate
(B) accommodate
(C) economize
(D) diversity
(E) arrest

51. The Classical Age of Greece, 500 B.C. to 323 B.C.

was characterized by contradictions: it was a mix of
superstition and -----, of ----- concepts and centuries-old
traditions.
(A) intuition .. radical
(B) rationality .. revolutionary
(C) reason .. reputable
(D) revelation .. established
(E) conjecture .. progressive

46. Because her new job required daily attendance, Joan

was obliged to ----- her formerly ----- lifestyle as a
traveling musician.
(A) forgo .. sedentary
(B) perpetuate .. nomadic
(C) glorify .. dissolute
(D) augment .. lavish
(E) relinquish .. itinerant

52. Celia Tomlinson personifies -----: she overcame

poverty, language barriers and discrimination to found,
own and operate her own engineering company.
(A) tenacity
(B) nonchalance
(C) circumspection
(D) expediency
(E) munificence

47. The scientist warned that global warming might ----- a

dangerous ----- of some mosquito-borne diseases, resulting
in an increasing number of epidemics around the world.
(A) precede .. decline
(B) stimulate .. resurgence
(C) eliminate .. plague
(D) deter .. expansion
(E) induce .. quarantine

53. The crude animated effects ----- projected images from

seventeenth-century lantern slides have now been
recognized as ----- of modern film animation.
(A) complemented by .. antecedents
(B) forestalled by .. harbingers
(C) depicted in .. derivatives
(D) features in .. replicas
(E) afforded by.. forerunners

48. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were the era

when Pueblo pottery was least likely to do ----- and from
which, consequently, the fewest authentic examples -----.
(A) discovered .. originate
(B) preserved .. survive
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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

55. As scientists at the Smithsonian have observed, the

institutions range of scientific inquiry may be -----, but its
financial resources are far less -----.
(A) restricted .. substantial
(B) unbounded .. confined
(C) admirable .. limited
(D) vast .. extensive
(E) diminishing .. stable

61. The books final chapter on Mildred Imach Cleghrn

suffers from an obvious -----: it fails to cover Cleghorns
years as an Apache tribal leader.
(A) omission
(B) inconsistency
(C) extravagance
(D) misconception
(E) assumption

56. As advocates of free speech confront those who would

regulate entertainment strictly, the debate over shocking
content in movies will likely -----.
(A) abate
(B) concur
(C) mediate
(D) conclude
(E) escalate

62. To keep their negotiations -----, the leaders of rival

groups in the country arranged meetings that were -----.
(A) relaxed .. complex
(B) covert .. prestigious
(C) secret .. clandestine
(D) productive .. unscheduled
(E) diplomatic .. illicit

57. The authors love of harmonious and pleasing sounds

was reflected in the ----- phrases of her fiction.
(A) convoluted
(B) perfidious
(C) bellicose
(D) euphonious
(E) sympathetic

63. Darrens sensitivity to his celebrity clients is nothing

short of -----: he is able to ----- their needs before they
themselves are fully aware of them.
(A) superfluous .. gratify
(B) unconditional .. forestall
(C) preternatural .. anticipate
(D) interminable .. formulate
(E) legendary .. minimize

58. The respect accorded choreographer Martha Graham

by her students and colleagues alike was so great that it
amounted to -----.
(A) exasperation
(B) commiseration
(C) consternation
(D) reconciliation
(E) veneration

64. Detractors attacked the studys -----, claiming that

researchers used lax procedures to gather and analyze
data.
(A) hypothesis
(B) predictability
(C) methodology
(D) corroboration
(E) inflexibility

59. The speaker announced that her primary focus would

be on broad global concerns rather than on ----- issues.
(A) contemporary
(B) substantive
(C) disputatious
(D) pervasive

65. The musical Scrambled Feet ----- the ----- of the

theatrical world, poking fun at actors, directors,
playwrights, and audiences alike.
(A) glorifies .. heroes
(B) spoofs .. genres
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(C) avoids .. pitfalls
(D) satirizes .. denizens
(E) neglects .. foibles

colleagues irritation with a joke that he easily restored

their -----.
(A) appeasing .. despondency
(B) prolonging .. disposition
(C) conceding .. confidence
(D) defusing .. equanimity
(E) disguising .. aloofness

66. The field of cinematography is evolving so rapidly that

cinematographers must constantly ----- their skills to keep
pace with the craft.
(A) harvest
(B) rehash
(C) dislodge
(D) update
(E) unleash

72. The archaeologists examination of the evidence was

remarkably careful and thorough: indeed, it was nothing
short of ----(A) exhaustive
(B) nominal
(C) celebratory
(D) combative
(E) vicarious

67. True vertigo is not mere dizziness but ----- motion: an

involuntary, erroneous perception that one is moving.
(A) a precursor to
(B) an illusion of
(C) an avoidance of
(D) a suspicion of
(E) a consequence of

73. Carla draws ----- responses, reactions characterized by

verbal abuse, from those who disagree with her most
strongly.
(A) languorous
(B) adulatory
(C) amicable
(D) vituperative
(E) sycophantic

68. While serving as editor of the Anchorage Daily News,

Katherine Fanning significantly increased the newspapers
-----, making it Alaskas ----- paper.
(A) integrity .. wittiest
(B) circulation .. oldest
(C) debt .. preeminent
(D) readership .. favorite
(E) liability .. underground

74. Anishinabe activist Winona LaDuke has worked to

----- many parcels of tribal land that, over decades, have
been lost through sales or foreclosures.
(A) publicize
(B) repress
(C) reject
(D) recover
(E) abolish

69. Commentators suggested that many students of the

1950s were ----- radical politics because they saw nothing
in American life against which they should revolt.
(A) susceptible to
(B) implicated in
(C) indifferent to
(D) discreet about
(E) enamored with

75. The route was not -----; it was mazelike, confusing,

and difficult to follow.
(A) imperceptible
(B) dense
(C) substantial
(D) straightforward
(E) ascendant

70. Throughout his term, Governor Clayton was

considered ----- and -----: he said little and did even less.
(A) reserved .. productive
(B) supercilious .. energetic
(C) loquacious .. incompetent
(D) laconic .. ineffectual
(E) effusive .. enervated

76. Evan imperiously demanded that he be awarded a

much-needed raise or be dismissed, ----- that ----- when he
was summarily terminated.
(A) a ploy .. lingered
(B) an entreaty .. flopped
(C) an ultimatum .. backfired
(D) an innuendo .. fizzled

71. The movie stars often infuriating behavior on the set

had few lasting effects: he was so adept at ----- his
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(E) a stratagem .. sufficed

(B) clarify .. terseness

(C) complicate .. elocution
(D) streamline .. verbosity
(E) disguise .. subtlety

77. Many animals are able to ----- the harmful effects of

cold weather by means of feathers, fur, or blubber.
(A) decry
(B) mitigate
(C) predict
(D) simulate
(E) monitor

83. The foundation has been appropriately labeled ----- of

the arts, as many painters and artists have received its
financial support.
(A) a connoisseur
(B) an emissary
(C) a patron
(D) an executor
(E) a beneficiary

78. To students accustomed to using calculators, the

textbooks, suggestion that computations be made by hand
was -----.
(A) imminent
(B) prescient
(C) erudite
(D) unequivocal
(E) anachronistic

84. The senator never formally declared her opposition to

the proposed legislation; instead, she engineered a series
of ----- actions that ultimately ----- passage of the bill.
(A) expeditious .. facilitated
(B) conciliatory .. disconcerted
(C) dilatory .. forestalled
(D) proverbial .. guaranteed
(E) unpremeditated .. thwarted

79. Many people mistakenly imagine that life in space is

full of -----; in reality, an astronauts day includes many
tasks so ----- as to be boring.
(A) tedium .. repetitive
(B) comfort .. leisurely
(C) excitement .. routine
(D) difficulty .. sporadic
(E) stimulation .. unique

85. More concerned with contributing to science than with

earning public acclaim, nineteenth-century astronomer
Caroline Herschel ----- the ----- she received for her
achievements.
(A) relished ..status
(B) resisted .. recognition
(C) denied .. subordination
(D) escaped .. seclusion
(E) demanded .. acceptance

80. Marine biologists consider sea otters ----- eaters

because otters select only two or three kinds of prey out of
thirty potential food sources.
(A) irregular
(B) discriminating
(C) carnivorous
(D) hesitant
(E) abstemious

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

81. Patricia Roberts Harris is considered a -----, having

been the first African American woman to serve in a
presidential cabinet.
(A) visionary
(B) pundit
(C) groundbreaker
(D) bureaucrat
(E) protectionist

87. A research who described a peaceful reunion between

normally adversarial chimpanzees as a ----- criticized for
inferring human motives.
(A) truce
(B) competition
(C) mischance
(D) coincidence
(E) miscalculation

82. In an effort to ----- her writing, Lauren attempted to

eliminate the ----- and make only points that were truly
necessary.
(A) improve .. usefulness
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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

89. In stark contrast to the vague and often rambling

comments of other students, Jessicas remarks were
refreshingly -----.
(A) ambiguous
(B) verbose
(C) convoluted
(D) lucid
(E) benign

95. Place-names can be strikingly -----: there is, for

example, nothing particularly ----- about the town of
Peculiar, Missouri.
(A) expedient .. eccentric
(B) descriptive .. controversial
(C) inimitable .. incongruous
(D) comical .. ludicrous
(E) inapt .. odd

90. Nineteenth-century Plains Indians valued ----- quite

highly and expected their elites to be the most giving of
all.
(A) intrepidity
(B) reticence
(C) candor
(D) jocularity
(E) munificence

96. Such was Nortons generosity that he was at times

criticized for being ----- to a fault.
(A) nonchalant
(B) magnanimous
(C) scrupulous
(D) discerning
(E) substantial

91. The discoveries made by Nobel Prize-winning

geneticist Barbara McClintock are considered to be among
the major ----- of twentieth-century biological science.
(A) deliberations
(B) regulations
(C) suggestions
(D) accomplishments
(E) defenses

97. Identifying Luisa Capetillo only with the early labor

union movement in Puerto Rico ----- the ----- nature of her
career: she also worked in Florida, New York, and Cuba.
(A) impugns .. contentious
(B) condones .. innovative
(C) disregards .. cosmopolitan
(D) accentuates .. comprehensive
(E) overlooks .. pragmatic

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

98. The singer displays her sensitivity to delicate shades of

meaning and feeling in the recording: her performance is a
model of -----.
(A) expansiveness
(B) denotation
(C) nuance
(D) parody
(E) artifice

93. Because Alex was a very ----- person, he found

satisfaction only in work that involved intellectual
stimulation.
(A) peripheral

99. That Carl Stokes, former mayor of Cleveland, was

truly ----- is evident from the significant impact he had in
my different arenas.
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(A) humble
(B) casual
(C) influential
(D) reflective
(E) aloof

(C) a convoluted .. a lucid

(D) a candid .. a poignant
(E) an austere .. a sweeping
5. The scientist ----- the value of an interdisciplinary
approach to environmental studies, arguing such an
approach was of ----- importance in promoting
environmental literacy among students.
(A) invoked .. marginal
(B) touted .. paramount
(C) ignored .. unprecedented
(D) disparaged .. unparalleled
(E) extolled .. questionable

100. Though the work of celebrated artist Eugene

Delacroix ----- accolades from both art critics and the
public, he remains -----, someone shrouded in mystery.
(A) distributed .. a paradox
(B) garnered .. an enigma
(C) excluded .. a revelation
(D) received .. a dilemma
(E) assumed .. an apparition

6. In retrospect, the presidency of Dwight Eisenhower is

perceived as ----- period because it was relatively free of
domestic turmoil.
(A) a tranquil
(B) an intractable
(C) a dire
(D) a convergent
(E) a vanquished

1. The works of Paraguayan artist Carlos Colombino are

-----: they include sculpture, painting, printmaking, and
architecture.
(A) distorted
(B) whimsical
(C) prominent
(D) instructive
(E) varied

7. The two astronomers who simultaneously discovered

Comet Hale-Bopp were -----: individuals pursuing
astronomy as an interest, not as a profession.
(A) researchers
(B) amateurs
(C) skeptics
(D) officials
(E) pioneers

2. Some actors have complained that the director rather

than treating them as his -----, dominated them and
expected them to be -----.
(A) protgs .. recalcitrant
(B) equals .. subservient
(C) rivals .. remorseful
(D) intimates .. overweening
(E) beneficiaries .. callous

8. The dictator ----- democracy as the ----- of ordinary

citizens in government affairs.
(A) scorned .. duty
(B) praised .. absence
(C) lauded .. bungling
(D) endorse .. tyranny
(E) derided .. meddling

3. The Prime Minister handled the crisis calmly and

dispassionately, thereby enhancing his reputation for being
-----.
(A) conciliatory
(B) incorruptible
(C) partisan
(D) imperturbable
(E) cynical

9. The two friends occasionally indulged in -----, as they

both enjoyed a bout of good-natured teasing.
(A) banter
(B) libel
(C) bombast
(D) controversy
(E) blather

4. Writing in a straightforward as opposed to ----- style,

the author produced ----- argument that shed new light on
a controversial topic.
(A) an intricate .. a trivial
(B) a stilted .. a nonsensical
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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

(B) dispense with .. pretext

(C) minimize .. prospect
(D) extend .. doubtfulness
(E) terminate .. probability
16. Once the animals usual sources of nourishment have
been exhausted, acorns are its only means of -----.
(A) resuscitation
(B) distraction
(C) subsistence
(D) camouflage
(E) rehabilitation

11. The passengers experienced an intimacy not

uncommon among vacationers spending days together, an
intimacy more often due to ----- than to any community of
taste.
(A) proximity
(B) compatibility
(C) affluence
(D) finesse
(E) recalcitrance

17. Although many of the students had found the

assignment -----, Harrison completed it with ease.
(A) frivolous
(B) timely
(C) gratifying
(D) arduous
(E) mundane

12. Chairperson and CEO Andrea Jung has revitalized her

company, considered ----- in recent years, to one whose
products now attract millions of consumers worldwide.
(A) avant-garde
(B) moribund
(C) auspicious
(D) spurious
(E) munificent

18. Juan is ----- examining his own feelings and motive he

cannot tolerate -----.
(A) embarrassed about .. adulation
(B) accustomed to .. self-evaluation
(C) averse to .. introspection
(D) mindful of .. meditation
(E) leery of .. spontaneity

13. Jessica was ----- by Jons angry outburst: she literally

did not know what to say, think, or do.
(A) disenchanted
(B) peeved
(C) assuaged
(D) beguiled
(E) nonplussed
14. In Dorothy Wests novel The Living is Easy, the main
character feels ----- by her fathers authority, resenting his
attempts to check her -----.
(A) favored .. growth
(B) fascinated .. anger
(C) trapped .. patience
(D) revived .. energy
(E) limited .. independence

19. The new governor attempted to win the publics

sympathy by ----- himself as the ----- inheritor of his
predecessors fiscal mismanagement.
(A) casting .. hapless
(B) portraying .. complicit
(C) selling .. deceitful
(D) defending .. grateful
(E) commending .. cynical
20. Costa Rican-born artist Jimenez Deredia works on a
----- scale: the sculptures he creates are truly immense.
(A) monumental
(B) prolific
(C) rarified
(D) polemical
(E) holistic

15. Believing that the problem could be solved if enough

information were garnered, the scientist vowed to ----- her
research as long as some ----- of obtaining additional data
existed.
(A) persevere in .. likelihood

21. Gertrude Steins life demonstrates her -----, her refusal

ever to give up without having achieved her goal.
(A) acumen
(B) sedateness
(C) indomitability
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(D) originality
(E) munificence

(B) repulsed by
(C) mystified by
(D) cognizant of
(E) immersed in

22. Around strangers, Ravi appeared -----; but once he was

with his friends, his self-confidence returned, and he
became more -----.
(A) retiring .. taciturn
(B) assured .. skittish
(C) diffident .. assertive
(D) unfaltering .. outgoing
(E) coy .. befuddled

28. Because the editors refused to take a stand on

controversial subjects, their magazine acquired a
reputation for intellectual -----.
(A) dogmatism
(B) timidity
(C) solemnity
(D) rigor
(E) favoritism

23. Despite the ----- of popular interest in rain forests and

medicinal paints, there is a ----- easy-to-use field guides.
(A) burgeoning .. paucity of
(B) dearth .. scarcity of
(C) flurry .. wealth of
(D) restoration .. market for
(E) abatement .. decline in

29. She vowed to proclaim her innocence until she was

-----, cleared from blame for any involvement in the
conspiracy.
(A) licensed
(B) indemnified
(C) exonerated
(D) importuned
(E) consecrated

24. While the manager clearly sought to ----- the optimism

of the marketing team, she stopped short of pronouncing
their plan unfeasible.
(A) sustain
(B) temper
(C) emulate
(D) convey
(E) rekindle
25. Magician Harry Houdini performed spectacular feats
of escape so astounding that they became-----; even now,
his name has a ----- aura for generations who never saw
him perform.
(A) dangerous .. sinister
(B) fraudulent .. crude
(C) miraculous .. soothing
(D) legendary .. mythic
(E) impossible .. tarnished

30. When evidence is -----, reasonable people may demur,

but when firm scientific proof has been supplied, they
should ----- their opposition.
(A) rational .. voice
(B) subjective .. augment
(C) conjectural .. reconsider
(D) misguided .. express
(E) tangible .. circumvent
31. Though usually ----- in her praise, the teacher was ----in acknowledging Chandras achievements: she could not
say enough positive things.
(A) strident .. lavish
(B) sparing .. effusive
(C) cynical .. derisive
(D) timid .. pedantic
(E) irrepressible .. fulsome

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

32. In the early twentieth century, a ----- decimated

American chestnut tree populations; relatively few of
these stately tress now remain.
(A) genesis
(B) resilience
(C) blight
(D) stagnation
(E) quarantine

27. Some medieval European painters saw iniquity all

around them: they felt that the visible world was ----- sin.
(A) sanctified by
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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

(B) generosity toward .. greed

(C) reliance on .. reciprocity
(D) condescension toward .. adoration
(E) trust in .. naivet
39. Rebecca knew that to finish her project she must
overcome her tendency toward ----- and learn to make up
her mind.
(A) indecision
(B) independence
(C) buoyancy
(D) exaggeration
(E) expertise

34. Because only a few speakers of northern Australias

Gegadju language remain, the deaths of these tribal elders
may mean the ----- of their mostly oral traditions.
(A) dissemination
(B) extinction
(C) indoctrination
(D) vindication
(E) interpretation

40. Jane Eyre is among the most ----- of feminist novels: it

is still widely ----- more than 150 years after its
publication.
(A) confusing .. mimicked
(B) provocative .. ignored
(C) enduring .. read
(D) powerful .. overlooked
(E) irrelevant .. taught.

35. As a college professor, Woodrow Wilson was ----- in

all things: he brought the same exacting attention to detail
to preparing his lectures and arranging his office furniture.
(A) meticulous
(B) scholarly
(C) eloquent
(D) ambitious
(E) archaic

41. Led by Massasoit and William Bradford, the

Wampanoag communities and Plymouth Colony created a
military and economic -----, drawing upon on anothers
resources for decades.
(A) experiment
(B) stalemate
(C) dilemma
(D) rivalry
(E) alliance

36. Frances Kellers 1904 expose of abuses of immigrants

by employers ----- a political reaction: it inspired the
Progressive Party to work toward legislation to ----- the
situation.
(A) prophesied .. condone
(B) forestalled .. perpetuate
(C) delineated .. rectify
(D) spurred .. redress
(E) incited .. bungle

42. Jasons gullibility was remarkable: he ----- the most

outrageous assertions and was therefore much too easily
-----.
(A) trusted .. duped
(B) processed .. misjudged
(C) proposed .. deluded
(D) repeated .. apprehended
(E) believed .. imitated

37. Although many swimmers fear encountering jellyfish

in the ocean, most species are actually ----- and do no
harm to humans.
(A) innocuous
(B) bilious
(C) perplexing
(D) amorphous
(E) perilous

43. Because curiosity is deemed the ----- of the scientific

temperament, theoretical physicist Richard Feynman,
renowned for his ceaseless questioning, was regarded by
some as an ----- of the scientific spirit.
(A) essence .. incarnation
(B) bane .. advocate
(C) crux .. inception
(D) hallmark .. adversary

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

44. The editorial charged that some contemporary music

----- fundamental social values by glamorizing what is
essentially an outlaw lifestyle.
(A) enjoins
(B) erodes
(C) augments
(D) spawns
(E) sanctions

50. The corporations code of ethics is ludicrous; its

principles are either -----, offering clichs in lieu of
guidance, or so unspecific as to make any behavior -----.
(A) hackneyed .. unlikely
(B) anonymous .. acceptable
(C) platitudinous .. permissible
(D) portentous .. justifiable
(E) instructive .. commonplace

45. Some people believe a parrot can comprehend the

words it utters, but most biologists believe parrots lack
such ----- ability.
(A) auditory
(B) cognitive
(C) observational
(D) mimetic
(E) prophetic

51. Sally, thoroughly convinced of her own importance,

often acts without -----: she feels no guilt, for example,
about appropriating her brothers possessions.
(A) compunction
(B) gratification
(C) aplomb
(D) indignation
(E) inducement

46. Nothing in the essay is -----: every sentence

contributes in an essential way to the overall meaning.
(A) cohesive
(B) querulous
(C) paramount
(D) mandatory
(E) superfluous

52. While the officials actions were widely denounced,

they were nonetheless -----, fully within the boundaries of
recognized laws.
(A) profitable
(B) legal
(C) unanticipated
(D) unforgivable
(E) disturbing

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

53. While tributyltin (TBT) is generally not as ----- as

certain other toxic substances, studies of its damaging
effects on marine life show it is ----- to mollusk fisheries.
(A) controversial .. valuable
(B) neutral .. attracted
(C) dangerous .. devastating
(D) harmful .. essential
(E) beneficial .. catastrophic

48. Morale among the staff scientists ----- when the

director dolefully announced that chances of the projects
receiving additional funding were -----.
(A) soared .. indeterminate
(B) revived .. overwhelming
(C) plummeted .. infinitesimal
(D) slumped .. unsurpassed
(E) splintered .. calculable
49. The slogan What goes up must come down was so
universally accepted by economists that it was considered
-----.
(A) a conjecture
(B) an axiom

54. Eager to maintain the partys lighthearted atmosphere,

the host skillfully averted ----- between two of his guests
with ----- change of subject.
(A) an impasse .. an ineffectual
(B) an agreement .. a tactful
(C) a friendship .. an irritating
(D) a quarrel .. a diplomatic
(E) a respite .. a botched

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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

56. The editor removed large portions of the manuscript,

----- entire paragraphs that she considered either erroneous
or -----.
(A) interleaving .. simplistic
(B) fabricating .. insidious
(C) revising .. decorous
(D) expurgating .. offensive
(E) salvaging .. immutable

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

57. On Gold Mountain is both ----- and -----: by

recounting her Chinese American relatives lives, Lisa See
also illuminates the larger story of the immigrant
experience in the United States.
(A) conspicuous .. remote
(B) particular .. universal
(C) pertinent .. exclusive
(D) austere .. ornate
(E) superficial .. complex

63. Benjamin Franklin was renowned for being a -----,

having delved deeply into fields as diverse as politics,
business, diplomacy, statecraft, science, and publishing.
(A) sycophant
(B) pedant
(C) pundit
(D) nemesis
(E) polymath

58. Although the hardy emperor penguin survives in

Antarctica in great numbers, the regions harsh climate is
----- to many species.
(A) demeaning
(B) necessary
(C) inhospitable
(D) sustaining
(E) predictable

64. Readers who delight in rarefied words cannot help but

be ----- by the esoteric ----- Annie Dillard expertly wield
in her novel The Maytrees.
(A) enthralled .. portent
(B) incensed .. diction
(C) extolled .. syllogism
(D) entranced .. lexicon
(E) embroiled .. entropy

59. The defendants ----- demeanor on the witness stand

tended to ----- the jurys impression that he had little
respect for the law.
(A) remorseful .. bolster
(B) insolent .. weaken
(C) defiant .. reinforce
(D) deferential .. confirm
(E) lackadaisical .. dispel

65. Media reports alleged that the candidates campaign

strategy was designed to ----- her opponents chances for
election by defaming his reputation.
(A) hobble
(B) decode
(C) expedite
(D) disseminate
(E) augment

60. Metis, the innermost ----- of Jupiter, completes a full

revolution around this giant planet every seven hours.
(A) atmosphere
(B) constellation
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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

67. Essentially a blues artist, Robert Cray plays music

influenced by progressive rock, yet he remains ----- the
blues tradition.
(A) superior to
(B) hampered by
(C) distinct from
(D) grounded in
(E) ambivalent toward

73. In winning the Man Booker Prize, novelist Kiran

Desai ----- an honor that had ----- her mother, Anita Desai,
who a runner up three times but never won.
(A) received .. distinguished
(B) achieved .. eluded
(C) avoided .. motivated
(D) coveted .. overwhelmed
(E) escaped .. evaded

68. The new composite material exhibits an extraordinary

degree of -----, which enables it to be molded into almost
any shape.
(A) plasticity
(B) resonance
(C) inertness
(D) buoyancy
(E) impermeability

74. In the zany, comedy series I Love Lucy, Lucille Balls

exaggerated, clumsy antics displayed the comedians
famous talent for -----.
(A) slapstick
(B) celebration
(C) modesty
(D) misery
(E) tact

69. The forest ranger cautioned the hikers that their

proposed route might prove dangerous, but they ignored
her -----.
(A) vacillation
(B) indiscretion
(C) admonition
(D) transgression
(E) prohibition

75. What had begun as good-natured teasing quickly gave

way to ----- as the lost hikes blamed one another for their
predicament.
(A) supplications
(B) recriminations
(C) musings
(D) permutations
(E) salutations
76. Although some critics maintain that he latest book can
be situated in a ----- genre, it draws liberally on several
different genres and so can rightly be termed -----.
(A) particular .. iconoclastic
(B) venerable .. anachronistic
(C) dominant .. derivative
(D) discrete .. articulate
(E) specific .. eclectic

70. Eager to improve upon their journalists skills, Ines and

Juanita were disappointed in their editor for criticisms that
were often more ----- than -----.
(A) didactic .. extemporaneous
(B) captious .. edifying
(C) perceptive .. incisive
(D) quibbling .. inapt
(E) constructive e.. diplomatic
71. Zoologists hope to learn whether minor variations in
the migration routes of certain animals are intentional or
merely -----.
(A) willful
(B) legendary
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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

83. Because of their spare, white appearance, ancient

Greek statues in modern museums are often considered
-----; yet newly unearthed antiquities showing traces of
bright pigment are not so -----.
(A) plain .. ornate
(B) elaborate .. spartan
(C) ostentatious .. vivid
(D) austere .. unadorned
(E) commonplace .. unattainable

78. The gifted child-poet Minou Drouet, hailed in the

1950s as an artistic -----, now lives in relative -----,
enjoying a privacy unavailable to her as a child.
(A) paragon .. opulence
(B) dilettante .. oblivion
(C) prodigy .. anonymity
(D) guru .. passivity
(E) charlatan .. seclusion

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

79. The legislator is known on Capitol Hill for his

oratorical spontaneity, his ability to deliver ----- speech.
(A) an enigmatic
(B) an abrasive
(C) an impromptu
(D) a meticulous
(E) a lackluster

85. Deer overbrowsing has dramatically reduced plant

----- in many eastern United States forests; the few
surviving plant species are those that regrow quickly of
the deer find -----.
(A) dominance .. edible
(B) longevity .. nutritious
(C) diversity .. unpalatable
(D) mortality .. inaccessible
(E) disease .. toxic

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

86. The teacher unabashedly used -----, flattering his

students in an attempt to coax them to ----- research
projects for extra credit.
(A) subterfuge .. suppress
(B) coercion .. accept
(C) innuendo .. synthesize
(D) cajolery .. undertake
(E) chicanery .. glorify

81. The delegates behavior at the convention was utterly

disgraceful and fully deserving of the ----- it provoked.
(A) rancor
(B) lethargy
(C) commiseration
(D) forbearance
(E) compunction

87. No ----- the case exists: in reaching a decision the

court is bound to break new legal ground.
(A) interest in
(B) demand for
(C) precedent for
(D) authentication of
(E) record of

82. Gwens ambitious desert hike was impeded by the heat

that sapped her strength and resolve, leaving her ----- and
-----.
(A) disoriented .. unerring
(B) dexterous . circumspect
(C) dehydrated .. dissolute
(D) feverish .. resilient
(E) debilitated .. disheartened

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

89. Max Roach is regarded as a ----- of modern jazz

drumming because he was one of the first artists to ----the melodic, rather than merely rhythmic, possibilities of
his instrument.
(A) pioneer .. mimic
(B) progenitor .. exploit
(C) devotee .. jettison
(D) chronicler .. explore
(E) forebear .. repudiate

95. The testimony of the witness, meant to ----- the

defense of the man accused of theft, actually strengthened
the case of his accusers.
(A) appease
(B) deprecate
(C) enlighten
(D) initiate
(E) bolster

90. Lan Cao describes her novel Monkey Bridge as

autobiographical in mood rather than fact, claiming it
depicts -----; not -----, truth.
(A) poetic .. artistic
(B) common .. romanticized
(C) intimate .. personal
(D) emotional .. literal
(E) objective .. actual

96. Unsuccessful in her first campaigns, Barbara Jordan

-----, eventually becoming the first Black woman elected
to the Texas State Senate.
(A) persisted
(B) gloated
(C) retired
(D) despaired
(E) hesitated

91. Because Alejandra and Raina have never allowed their

differences of opinion to come between them, their
friendship remains -----.
(A) conditional
(B) exciting
(C) distant
(D) secretive
(E) steadfast

97. Some scientists speculate that children who wash

frequently are more likely to become asthmatic than those
who wash infrequently: that -----, not the lack of it, is the
problem.
(A) pollution
(B) negligence
(C) nutrition
(D) misbehavior
(E) cleanliness

92. In a grievous example of ----- behavior, the consultants

repeatedly managed to dupe the team of scientists by
presenting fabricated data.
(A) incompetent
(B) contentious
(C) expansive
(D) abstruse
(E) fraudulent

98. Newspaper advertisers feel their messages are more

believable and ----- when they are printed next to news
reports; hence, advertising charges are higher for such
-----.
(A) dominant .. investigation
(B) irrelevant .. proximity
(C) precise .. delivery
(D) persuasive .. positioning
(E) vague .. thoroughness

93. Elephants have a sense of smell that is remarkably

-----: they can reportedly smell water up to several miles
away.
(A) tacit
(B) acute
(C) aromatic
(D) sonorous
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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

4. Heckling during a political rally is so ----- that it

surprises no one; the same behavior, however, is ----when it is exhibited at a scientific conference.
(A) rare. shattering
(B) commonplace .. startling
(C) revolting .. unnerving
(D) trivial .. meaningless
(E) comical .. bearable

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

5. Steve was ----- by the intricacy of the ice crystals

forming on his windowpane: he couldnt take his eyes off
them.
(A) edified
(B) troubled
(C) enervated
(D) emboldened
(E) captivated
6. The experiment did not yield the decisive ----- that the
scientist had hoped for; instead, the findings were only of
----- significance.
(A) outcome .. nominal
(B) results .. influential
(C) conclusion .. distinct
(D) sources .. astronomical
(E) risks .. questionable

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

7. NASA engineer Gloria Yamauchi uses ----- approach to

research in that it draws on physics, aerodynamics,
mathematics, and other fields.
(A) a self-evident
(B) an interdisciplinary
(C) a simplistic
(D) an economical
(E) an impractical

2. Years of neglect had left the inside of the building in

----- condition: workstations were filthy and furnishings
were dilapidated.
(A) a squalid
(B) a volatile
(C) an undaunted
(D) a rudimentary
(E) a cataclysmic

8. Less confident employees tend to be ----- about asking

for a pay increase, preferring to wait for their supervisors
to raise the issue.
(A) voluble
(B) presumptuous
(C) reticent
(D) penitent
(E) tenacious

3. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is only ----- about

birds; despite its title, the documentary actually examines
human relationships.
(A) ostensibly
(B) distinctively
(C) intelligibly
(D) saliently
(E) incontrovertibly

9. In dire need of -----, the travelers fortified themselves

with food and drink in order to complete their journey.
(A) testimony
(B) sponsorship
(C) persecution
(D) nourishment
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(E) sentiment

15. Abida quickly realized that the director was extremely

-----: she and the other cast members could never
anticipate how he would respond.
(A) negative
(B) boring
(C) unpredictable
(D) humorous
(E) courageous

10. John wished to become an ----- because he was

interested in learning about ancient cultures.
(A) astronomer
(B) archaeologist
(C) apologist
(D) illusionist
(E) impostor

16. Flannery OConnor was ----- as a writer of ----- talent

early in her career, receiving high praise for her short
stories while she was still a student.
(A) criticized .. little
(B) challenged .. famous
(C) celebrated .. shallow
(D) condemned .. amazing
(E) recognized .. considerable

11. Although childrens books about animals and plants

are often ----- rather than accurate in their descriptions, a
skillful elementary-school teacher can still ----- such texts
for meaningful scientific learning.
(A) factual .. challenge
(B) fanciful .. exploit
(C) lifelike .. employ
(D) creative .. confuse
(E) realistic .. ignore

17. The bee hummingbird has an average length of only

two inches, making it the most ----- of all hummingbird
species.
(A) voracious
(B) diminutive
(C) capricious
(D) superfluous
(E) prodigal

12. Because she was a successful entrepreneur who

donated large amounts of money to charitable causes,
Madame C.J. Walker is remembered today as both a ----and a -----.
(A) sojourner .. benefactor
(B) protg .. humanitarian
(C) magnate .. prevaricator
(D) raconteur .. dilettante
(E) tycoon .. philanthropist

18. Naturally, ----- facilitates friendships: the people we

live near or interact with frequently are more likely to
become our friends.
(A) enmity
(B) proximity
(C) beneficence
(D) partisanship
(E) magnanimity

13. The ----- of the scientists rebuttal of the hypothesis

was startling even in the notoriously ----- world of
nineteenth-century geology.
(A) ferocity .. contentious
(B) arrogance .. conventional
(C) indifference .. malignant
(D) originality .. narrow-minded
(E) accuracy .. inexact

19. Able to survive subzero temperatures, long periods of

darkness, and days without food, the Arctic wolf is clearly
a very ----- animal.
(A) greedy
(B) social
(C) cunning
(D) hardy
(E) aggressive

14. Like cartoonists, some painters seek to communicate

character -----, but this economy of means is not artistic
shallowness.
(A) precociously
(B) ludicrously
(C) sinuously
(D) mercilessly
(E) succinctly

20. Ellen respects Garys qualities of broad-mindedness

and humanism; she cannot, however, ----- them with his
----- support of a political creed that seems to oppose
precisely those qualities.
(A) repudiate .. jingoistic
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(B) undermine .. wavering
(C) assuage . logical
(D) reconcile .. dogmatic
(E) acknowledge .. polemical

26. Native American potters often ----- the shortcuts

offered by modern technology (such as the use of
commercial clay, pigments, or kiln firing), instead ----- the
traditional methods of their ancestors.
(A) laud .. resuscitating
(B) flout .. relinquishing
(C) circumvent .. renouncing
(D) propound .. cleaving to
(E) eschew .. adhering to

21. The paucity of autobiographical documents left by the

royal attendants has compelled historian Raul Salazar to
----- the motives of these courtiers from their ----- rather
than from any diaries or correspondence.
(A) stipulate .. accomplishments
(B) contemplate .. journals
(C) surmise .. deeds
(D) allege .. assertions
(E) elicit .. missive

27. Tchaikovskys Nutcracker leaves an ----- impression

on audiences: children especially remember the dazzling
costumes and stirring music.
(A) amorphous
(B) indelible
(C) ineffable
(D) innocuous
(E) inscrutable

22. The painter lamented the evanescence of beauty, even

though she seemed in several of her works to have ----- it
as it passed and so ----- it for posterity.
(A) seized .. absolved
(B) vanquished .. perpetuated
(C) arrested .. preserved
(D) neglected .. established
(E) dispelled .. enshrined

28. During the Han Dynasty, trade expansion to distant

Persia, allowed the Chinese to ----- their ----- of other
cultures.
(A) deny .. understanding
(B) increase .. awareness
(C) discourage .. development
(D) enhance .. dismantling
(E) strengthen .. avoidance

23. Excelling in her academic studies, Yuki earned a

number of ----- and wards.
(A) vindications
(B) proposals
(C) contingencies
(D) honors
(E) reprimands

29. The ambitious politician promoted the tax cuts not so

much for the citizens ----- as for his own -----.
(A) reception .. guarantee
(B) welfare .. reputation
(C) disbelief .. goodness
(D) treachery .. persistence
(E) prosperity .. downfall

24. The newspapers editorial section regularly publishes

the ----- of those readers who are knowledgeable enough
about an issue to ----- their points powerfully and
articulately
(A) suggestions .. dismiss
(B) analyses .. subvert
(C) opinions .. argue
(D) retractions .. belabor
(E) experiments .. consider

30. Although certainly talented, the child could not really

be called-----: there was nothing particularly ----- about his
achievements.
(A) a virtuoso .. precocious
(B) a genius .. fanatical
(C) a natural .. affected
(D) a prodigy .. exceptional
(E) an upstart .. modest

25. Doctors initially feared that antibiotics would have

----- effect, destroying healthy tissue as well as harmful
bacteria.
(A) a deleterious
(B) a minuscule
(C) a salutary
(D) an antiquated
(E) an immediate

31. The tranquil story recounted by Ezra Jack Keats in The

Snowy Day ----- the clam presence of the books
illustrations: both ----- the silence of a snow-covered
landscape.
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(A) captures .. disrupt
(B) masks .. betray
(C) mirrors .. evoke
(D) undercuts .. exude
(E) violates .. embody

37. Unlike her predecessors rambling prose, Susan

Hubells reports were both ----- and comprehensive.
(A) interminable
(B) complete
(C) intractable
(D) banal
(E) succinct

32. Jean-Michel Basquiats ascendancy was truly -----: his

provocative art suddenly propelled his from New York
street artist to international celebrity.
(A) piecemeal
(B) digressive
(C) meteoric
(D) conventional
(E) holistic

38. The sentimentality of Toms screenplay was so

extreme that is bordered on -----.
(A) rectitude
(B) opulence
(C) munificence
(D) mawkishness
(E) serendipity

33. Because these speeding particles compositions were

quite different from those of other low-energy cosmic
rays, scientists dubbed them ----- cosmic rays.
(A) intermittent
(B) transitory
(C) resilient
(D) anomalous
(E) mercurial

39. Tania excels at dancing the meringue, having ----- the

steps during her childhood years in the Dominican
Republic.
(A) diverted
(B) mastered
(C) ignored
(D) confused
(E) promised

34. According to his supervisor, Kenji was an inveterate

-----: he habitually put off doing his work until the last
minute.
(A) iconoclast
(B) connoisseur
(C) procrastinator
(D) protg
(E) misanthrope
35. Although pre-Columbian jewelry often incorporated
complex religious symbolism, its function was generally
more ----- than -----.
(A) decorative .. devotional
(B) ritualistic .. utilitarian
(C) theological . aesthetic
(D) pragmatic .. practical
(E) cosmetic .. conspicuous

40. The artist, often so ----- as to seem unapproachable,

tended to be more relaxed and easygoing when among
friends.
(A) generous
(B) creative
(C) sympathetic
(D) reserved
(E) reasonable
41. For centuries, Mars has been called the Red Planet,
but the designation is -----, because Mars is not precisely
red.
(A) a technicality
(B) a misnomer
(C) an epigram
(D) an understatement
(E) a platitude

36. Major Hardy remains ----- in her -----, refusing to

adopt an expedient silence on controversial issues of
social importance.
(A) circumspect .. fervor
(B) neutral .. ambition
(C) vocal .. equanimity
(D) firm . outspokenness
(E) confident .. capriciousness

42. In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to ----- his

sometimes incongruous Mexican and American identities
by combining ----- worldviews to create on unique vision.
(A) distinguish .. irreconcilable
(B) assimilate . simultaneous s
(C) synthesize .. divergent
(D) mitigate .. redundant
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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

44. Lina Wertmullers film Love and Anarchy is a ----- its

title, contemplating the two concepts without taking a
position on them.
(A) demolition of
(B) critique of
(C) commemoration of
(D) meditation on
(E) diatribe against

50. Citing irrefutable evidence of corruption, the

investigating committee ----- the senator for his -----.
(A) castigated .. misconduct
(B) exonerated .. propriety
(C) censured .. veracity
(D) eulogized .. dishonesty
(E) denounced .. rectitude

45. City leaders practiced ----- out of respect for taxpayers,

----- the number of new public projects.
(A) forbearance .. augmenting
(B) mendacity .. circumventing
(C) austerity .. curtailing
(D) profligacy .. truncating
(E) reticence .. extolling

51. Astronomer Heidi Hammel, a proponent of science

education, conveys a passion for planetary science that her
enraptured audiences find -----.
(A) duplicitous
(B) infectious
(C) timorous
(D) equivocal
(E) archaic

46. To call Carlos ----- would be to mistake his natural

self-confidence and youthful high spirits for willful
defiance.
(A) superfluous
(B) voracious
(C) obstreperous
(D) duplicitous
(E) incredulous

52. Joe claimed always to be ----- in a crisis, but Kameko

insisted that he was, on the contrary, easily -----.
(A) overwrought .. undone
(B) flustered .. nonplussed
(C) composed .. consoled
(D) imperturbable .. ruffled
(E) unflappable .. becalmed

47. Honey, with has antibacterial properties, is commonly

used in traditional medicine as a balm to ----- painful
wounds.
(A) enhance
(B) clarify
(C) fortify
(D) soothe
(E) induce

53. Although most people in the early years of the Internet

explored only ----- uses of computer networks, some
unscrupulous people took advantage of the technologys
potential for -----.
(A) forbidden .. fraud
(B) thrifty .. business
(C) unusual .. stability
(D) valid .. education
(E) legitimate.. mischief

48. The biographer now displays greater ----- in her work:

she explores the feelings and motives of her subjects with
deeper insight than she once did.
(A) impatience
(B) puzzlement
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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

60. Some scientists believe that Adlie penguins may be

----- of global warming, that their population decline may
presage climatic changes throughout America.
(A) figments
(B) purveyors
(C) vestiges
(D) derivatives
(E) harbingers

55. Jessicas smile ----- her sorrow, hiding her feelings

from everyone except those who knew her best.
(A) belied
(B) rendered
(C) defiled
(D) embedded
(E) deployed

61. Articles for the magazine are always subjected to

painstaking ----- before publication: fact checkers and
editors ----- them for potential errors before they are sent
to the printer.
(A) disputation .. retract
(B) inspection .. secure
(C) deletion .. proof
(D) scrutiny .. scour
(E) revision .. reject

56. In contrast to chimpanzees, who are extroverted

exhibitionists, orangutans are ----- by nature.
(A) cooperative
(B) demonstrative
(C) harmless
(D) amusing
(E) retiring

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

57. Recognizing that time was a critical factor, the

paramedics responded to the call with -----.
(A) impunity
(B) autonomy
(C) celerity
(D) uncertainty
(E) equanimity

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

58. The newest member of the research team, not wanting

to appear -----, refrained from ----- any criticism of the
principal scientists plan for completing the project.
(A) ambivalent .. evaluating
(B) inquisitive .. voicing
(C) presumptuous .. venturing
(D) censorious .. undermining
(E) didactic ..condoning

64. The sanitized version of the Madame Curie sage had

the dishonest quality of ----- the problems that even she,
the great scientist, could not overcome.
(A) delineating
(B) exposing
(C) minimizing
(D) eulogizing
(E) lambasting

59. Because his themes and use of imagery are highly

eccentric, painter Sigmar Polke is said to have ----- style.
(A) an idiosyncratic
(B) a plangent
(C) a florid
(D) an archaic
(E) an insipid

65. Commercial trade in endangered species of whales

was suspended globally in 1986, but this ----- may end for
some species.
(A) restitution
(B) virulence
(C) fluctuation
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(D) proliferation
(E) moratorium

71. During the 1950s, talented African American actresses

like Dorothy Dandridge were often -----, relegated to
playing mostly stereotypical roles.
(A) enervated
(B) inspired
(C) protected
(D) marginalized
(E) lauded

66. The city councils unanimous rejection of a proposal

so critical to the majors agenda was a shocking ----- for
the major, because she had fully expected the councils
-----.
(A) victory .. approval
(B) letdown .. apathy
(C) surprise .. opposition
(D) advance .. enthusiasm
(E) setback .. support

72. Amanita bisporigera, a variety of destroying angel

mushroom is so ----- that it can be ----- if consumed.
(A) delectable .. disgusting
(B) poisonous .. deadly
(C) scarce .. dangerous
(D) common .. nutritious
(E) beautiful .. tasty

67. The actors reputation as a ----- public figure suffered

after an embarrassing personal incident made him more
----- than illustrious.
(A) serious .. respected
(B) creative .. innovative
(C) charismatic .. permissive
(D) predictable .. heartless
(E) distinguished .. notorious

73. The politician was a ----- speaker whose debating

skills were admired even by the ----- she outwitted.
(A) clever .. opponents
(B) weak .. enemies
(C) powerful .. advisers
(D) good-hearted .. voters
(E) bashful .. applicants

68. Because their previous supervisor had been especially

----- and understanding, the staff members were ----- the
authoritarian style of the new director.
(A) agreeable .. buoyed b
(B) lenient .. put off by
(C) cynical .. stymied by
(D) dictatorial .. resentful of
(E) fervent .. supportive of

74. Michiko Shoda was not of noble rank when she

married into the Japanese imperial family; she was the
first ----- to do so.
(A) foreigner
(B) landowner
(C) commoner
(D) imposter
(E) investor

69. The citys ----- atmosphere resulted from its location at

the crossroads of trade routes used by merchants of many
nations.
(A) conventional
(B) cosmopolitan
(C) homogeneous
(D) provisional
(E) unaffected

75. After years of taking art history courses and visiting

museums, Ed considered himself a true ----- of fine art.
(A) censor
(B) guardian
(C) pilferer
(D) connoisseur
(E) simulator

70. Newscasts are routinely filled with such sensational

stories that the public is seldom ----- by even the most ----revelations.
(A) aroused .. mundane
(B) uplifted .. sordid
(C) appalled .. lurid
(D) educated .. trivial
(E) demoralized .. encouraging

76. The candidate ----- the medias charge of political

inexperience by citing his broad background in both local
and state government.
(A) reiterated
(B) rebutted
(C) relinquished
(D) conflated
(E) disregarded
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(B) exuberance
(C) fickleness
(D) naivet
(E) cocksureness

77. As reformers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X

each sought to ----- social injustice by distinctly different
means.
(A) resuscitate
(B) exonerate
(C) ameliorate
(D) replicate
(E) elaborate

83. Hypatia of Alexandria, a noted mathematician in

Roman Egypt who also taught philosophy and astronomy,
championed -----, deliberately ----- the mystical thinking
and occult practices prevalent during her times.
(A) empiricism .. appropriating
(B) rationalism .. eschewing
(C) stoicism .. bolstering
(D) spiritualism .. subverting
(E) intellectualism .. inculcating

78. While the movie employs stock characterizations,

admirers argue that it is ----- even if its depictions are -----.
(A) maladroit .. proficient
(B) stimulating .. controversial
(C) soporific .. abstruse
(D) compelling .. formulaic
(E) dismal .. maudlin

84. The mayor is renowned for her ----- temperament: she

can be warm and talkative one moment, aloof and
supercilious the next.
(A) acrimonious
(B) melancholy
(C) mercurial
(D) beguiling
(E) officious

79. Believing that scientist should ----- the public about

important scientific issues, marine ecologist Jane
Lubchenco has urged the research community to abandon
its usual ----- in favor of more effective communication.
(A) assuage .. diffidence
(B) apprise .. candor
(C) admonish .. probity
(D) edify .. reticence
(E) beguile .. sophistry

85. The proposed research projects were praised as bother

----- and -----: they were inexpensive yet promised to
break new ground.
(A) affordable .. redundant
(B) pointless .. revolutionary
(C) economical .. innovative
(D) suspect .. efficient
(E) worthwhile . disturbing

80. Some ecosystems are more ----- than others, better

able to withstand changes, while other ecosystems are
more ----- and therefore susceptible to the slightest
alteration.
(A) resilient .. vulnerable
(B) stagnant .. dependent
(C) fragile .. endangered
(D) specialized .. fluid
(E) robust . ubiquitous

86. As health care and nutrition continue to improve,

Americans on average are enjoying increased -----, living
to a more advanced age than ever before.
(A) equanimity
(B) proximity
(C) exclaimed
(D) paused
(E) digressed

81. During decades of oppression, the people lost their

will to resist and became -----, yielding readily to the
governments demands.
(A) resolute
(B) isolated
(C) compliant
(D) cunning
(E) fervid

87. The speaker ----- frequently, but these tangents were

the most entertaining parts of the presentation.
(A) deliberated
(B) gestured
(C) exclaimed
(D) paused
(E) digressed

82. Ryans ----- bothered his friends, who tired of his

instability and constant changes of allegiance.
(A) blundering
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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

94. Like several other important advances in medicine,

penicillin was a somewhat ----- discovery resulting from
----- combination of blind chance and technical expertise.
(A) progressive .. a reliable
(B) wonderful .. an unlucky
(C) untimely .. a profitable
(D) ordinary .. an unfortunate
(E) accidental .. a favorable

89. The governor concluded that, because the citys fiscal

problems were ----- by entrenched mismanagement,
providing rescue funding would be foolhardy.
(A) supplanted
(B) mitigated
(C) ascertained
(D) pragmatic
(E) hackneyed

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

90. Using fiber optics to deliver information initially

seemed a ----- field or research, hard to understand by
nonspeicalists.
(A) substantive
(B) fallacious
(C) recondite
(D) pragmatic
(E) hackneyed

96. The scientist was ----- in her evaluation of her own

research, choosing to analyze and report on seemingly
----- results as well as those that were more expected.
(A) meticulous .. aberrant
(B) resolute .. embryonic
(C) deferential .. convoluted
(D) objective .. quotidian
(E) myopic .. unequivocal

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

97. Writer John Worthen suggested that, in some cases,

biographers should be -----, considering all available
details rather than making ----- a first principle.
(A) forthright .. relevance
(B) cynical .. incrimination
(C) inclusive .. selection
(D) libelous .. discrimination
(E) comprehensive .. drudgery

92. The professors classroom manner was quite -----,

never revealing the warmth and playfulness she showed in
private.
(A) witty
(B) sincere
(C) lively
(D) formal
(E) friendly

98. Grover Pease Osbornes 19\894 economics treatise

was remarkably ----- since it foresaw that technological
advances would increase the availability of natural
resources.
(A) naive
(B) tenacious
(C) prescient
(D) influential
(E) intelligible

93. Instead of taking notes during the interview, the

journalist recorded the celebritys remarks on tape and
later ----- them.
(A) disavowed
(B) transcribed
(C) anticipated
(D) retracted
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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

4. Predictably, detail-oriented workers are ----- keeping

track of the myriad particulars of a situation.
(A) remiss in
(B) adept at
(C) humorous about
(D) hesitant about
(E) contemptuous of
5. The beauty of Mount McKinley is usually clocked:
clouds ----- the summit nine days out of ten.
(A) release
(B) elevate
(C) entangle
(D) shroud
(E) attain

100. Because marine algae indirectly remove atmospheric

carbon dioxide, a major ----- in marine algae populations
might result in ----- levels of carbon dioxide.
(A) transformation .. perceptible
(B) reduction .. elevated
(C) explosion .. increased
(D) decline .. stabilized
(E) change .. uniform

6. In the opening scene, the playwright creates such a

strong impression of the ----- of the main characters that
none of their subsequent, apparently honorable actions can
----- these characters in the eyes of the audience.
(A) integrity .. discredit
(B) conviction .. justify
(C) corruption .. redeem
(D) dignity .. excuse
(E) degradation .. convict

1. After winning the lottery, John bought sports cars, built

a mansion, and wore designer suits, but, by thus ----- his
-----, he alienated his friends.
(A) enduring .. hardship
(B) flaunting .. prosperity
(C) undermining .. image
(D) calculating .. successes
(E) moderating .. consumption

7. By allowing one printer to be used by several

computers, this devise ----- the need for many separate
printers.
(A) accelerates
(B) predetermines
(C) substantiates
(D) precludes
(E) anticipates

2. Ballads often praise popular figures who have

performed feats that many perceive as -----, such as
defending the poor or resisting ----- authority.
(A) modest .. acceptable
(B) inescapable .. legitimate
(C) insufficient .. overpowering
(D) admirable .. unjust
(E) unbelievable .. tolerable

8. In an attempt to malign and misrepresent their

opponents, some candidates resort to -----.
(A) arbitration
(B) narcissism
(C) calumny
(D) tenacity
(E) solicitude

3. As ----- as the disintegration of the Roman Empire must

have seemed, that disaster nevertheless presented some
----- aspects.
(A) momentous .. formidable
(B) decisive .. unavoidable
(C) unexpected .. ambiguous
(D) advantageous .. beneficial
(E) catastrophic .. constructive

9. The stage director insisted that before the next

performance the set be ----- to eliminate its dinginess.
(A) requisitioned
(B) enlarged
(C) refurbished
(D) demolished
(E) relocated
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(A) evenhanded .. muddled
(B) compliant .. conceded on
(C) pacific .. opposed
(D) intransigent .. compromised on
(E) rancorous .. railed against

10. Most pioneers ----- this valley on their journey to the

West because its rugged terrain and frequent landslides
made it a ----- place for travelers.
(A) franked .. fascinating
(B) avoided .. necessary
(C) encompassed .. curious
(D) enjoyed .. troublesome
(E) skirted .. hazardous

16. Leslie thoroughly ----- the text to avoid any lawsuits

that might arise because of the new obscenity law.
(A) condensed
(B) delineated
(C) exterminated
(D) expurgated
(E) transcribed

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

17. The skepticism of some ancient philosophers ----- and

helps to elucidate varieties of nihilism that appeared in the
early nineteenth century.
(A) suppresses
(B) disseminates
(C) undermines
(D) confounds
(E) foreshadows

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

18. The doctor ----- so frequently on disease prevention

techniques that her colleagues accused her of -----.
(A) vacillated .. inconsistency
(B) sermonized .. fidelity
(C) wavered .. steadfastness
(D) experimented .. inflexibility
(E) relied .. negligence

13. Castillos poetry has generated only enthusiastic

response: praise from the general public and ----- from the
major critics.
(A) condemnation
(B) sarcasm
(C) plaudits
(D) irony
(E) pathos

19. Although visitors initially may find touring the city by

subway to be -----, they are pleased to discover that
subways are an inexpensive and ----- way to get around.
(A) wasteful .. generous
(B) daunting .. efficient
(C) extravagant .. prohibitive
(D) convenient .. solitary
(E) enjoyable .. easy

14. Many scientists have such specialized expertise that

they look only at ----- aspects of nature, but ecologists are
concerned with the ----- of the natural environment.
(A) complex .. purity
(B) detailed .. paradox
(C) isolated .. totality
(D) universal .. balance
(E) distant .. erosion

20. New date measuring the ----- of land beneath the

oceans permit accurate generalizations about the
topography of the seafloor.
(A) models
(B) contours
(C) remnants
(D) populations
(E) pigments

15. Notoriously ----- regarding issues of national security,

the Prime Minister dumb founded her opponents when she
----- a defense appropriations bill they had expected her to
contest.
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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

(A) missive .. an illusory

(B) themes .. a thorough
(C) vignettes .. a vivid
(D) treatises .. an authentic
(E) abstracts .. an ambiguous
27. Because an older horse is more ----- than a younger
one, it is safer for a novice rider.
(A) frolicsome
(B) cantankerous
(C) gargantuan
(D) tractable
(E) precipitate

22. It would be a waste of time for any reviewer to bother

----- a book whose utter worthlessness is ----- to even the
least discerning reader.
(A) enjoying .. doubtful
(B) mocking .. figurative
(C) assessing .. welcome
(D) condemning .. obvious
(E) ignoring .. obnoxious

28. The librarys collection is a ----- of Asian American

historical documents, including rare materials about race
relations.
(A) summary
(B) fabrication
(C) consensus
(D) trove
(E) replication

23. In frigid regions a layer of permafrost under the soil

surface prevents water from sinking deep into the soil, and
so the water ----- the land, helping to create bog and ----conditions.
(A) freezes .. tropical
(B) parches .. marsh
(C) inundates .. desert
(D) aerates .. jungle
(E) floods .. swamp

29. Seeking to ----- what people view and read by

determining what art and literature should be available,
censorship laws directly ----- free expression.
(A) govern .. liberate
(B) juxtapose .. prescribe
(C) defer .. nullify
(D) control .. prohibit
(E) balance .. promote

24. Although the bystanders account of the car accident at

first seemed -----, the police officer was surprised, on
further investigation, to find that it was -----.
(A) dubious .. erroneous
(B) incongruous .. inconsistent
(C) implausible .. correct
(D) logical .. pertinent
(E) probable .. coherent

30. Because little rain falls in the district during summer,

municipalities are necessarily ----- to ----- water from
winter storms.
(A) ready .. squander
(B) reluctant .. retain
(C) free .. absorb
(D) careful .. store
(E) unwilling .. conserve

25. The legislation facing Congress was so ----- that it

threatened to shatter the governing bodys fragile
bipartisanship.
(A) divisive
(B) transparent
(C) concordant
(D) repetitive
(E) rhetorical

31. Excessive secrecy tends to ----- excessive curiosity and

thus serves to ----- the very impulses against which it
guards.
(A) inhibit .. protect
(B) disguise .. supplant
(C) satisfy .. limit
(D) compel .. deride
(E) invite .. provoke

26. In All Gods Children Need Traveling Shoes, author

Maya Angelou uses -----, brief descriptive sketches, to
provide ----- view of Ghana that clearly details the land
and its people.
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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

33. Myra laughed exuberantly and embraced her friends

repeatedly, so ----- was she about having been selected.
(A) ambivalent
(B) quizzical
(C) euphoric
(D) jaded
(E) exacting

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

34. The new policy has been called a quiet revolution

because, though introduced without -----, it is already
producing ----- changes.
(A) warning .. specious
(B) fanfare .. momentous
(C) concealment .. transient
(D) hesitation .. ostensible
(E) debate .. negligible
35. Artists who are described as ----- are the first to
experiment with new forms or concepts.

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