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1. A computer program can provide information in ways that force students to ________ learning instead of being merely
________ of knowledge.


(A) shore up ... reservoirs


(B) accede to ... consumers


(C) participate in ... recipients


(D) compensate for ... custodians


(E) profit from ... beneficiaries


2. The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the ________ in which they develop: for example, leaves display a
wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.


(A) relationship


(B) species


(C) sequence


(D) patterns


(E) environment
3. One theory about intelligence sees ________ as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since animals are
mute, they must be ________ as well.


(A) behavior ... inactive


(B) instinct ... cooperative


(C) heredity ... thoughtful


(D) adaptation ... brutal


(E) language ... mindless
4.
Though
________
in
her
personal
life,
Edna
St.
Vincent
Millay
was
nonetheless
________
about
her
work,
usually
producing several pages of complicated rhyme in a day.


(A) jaded ... feckless


(B) verbose ... ascetic


(C) vain ... humble


(D) impulsive ... disciplined


(E) self-assured ... sanguine
5. The children's ________ natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.


(A) mercurial


(B) blithe


(C) phlegmatic


(D) introverted


(E) artless
6. By ________ scientific rigor
with a quantitative approach, researchers in the social sciences
may often have ________
their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that are
well suited to quantitative methods.


(A) undermining ... diminished


(B) equating ... enlarged


(C) vitiating ... expanded


(D) identifying ... limited


(E) imbuing ... broadened
7.
As
early
as
the
seventeenth
century,
philosophers
called
attention
to
the
________
character
of
the
issue,
and
their
twentieth-century counterparts still approach it with ________ .


(A) absorbing ... indifference


(B) unusual ... composure


(C) complex ... antipathy


(D) auspicious ... caution


(E) problematic ... uneasiness

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1. Since most if not all learning occurs through ________ , relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if
the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.


(A) assumptions


(B) experiments


(C) comparisons


(D) repetitions


(E) impressions
2.
The
new
________
of
knowledge
has
created
________
people:
everyone
believes
that
his
or
her
subject
cannot
and
possibly should not be understood by others.


(A) specialization ... barriers between


(B) decline ... associations among


(C) redundancy ... complacency in


(D) disrepute ... concern for


(E) promulgation ... ignorance among
3. If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for the parasite to ________ if the host
species becomes ________, so do its parasites.


(A) atrophy ... healthy


(B) reproduce ... extinct


(C) disappear ... widespread


(D) succumb ... nonviable


(E) mate ... infertile
4.
The
author
argues
for
serious
treatment
of
such
arts
as
crochet
and
needlework,
finding
in
too
many
art
historians
a
cultural blindness ________ to their ________ textiles as a medium in which women artists predominate.


(A) traceable ... prejudice against


(B) opposed ... distrust of


(C) referring ... need for


(D) reduced ... respect for


(E) corresponding ... expertise in
5.
Those
who
fear
the
influence
of
television
deliberately
________
its
persuasive
power,
hoping
that
they
might
keep
knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated.


(A) promote


(B) underplay


(C) excuse


(D) laud


(E) suspect
6. Because the high seriousness of their narratives resulted in part from their metaphysics, Southern writers were
praised for their ________ bent.


(A) technical


(B) discursive


(C) hedonistic


(D) philosophical


(E) scientific
7. Far from being ________ , Pat was always ________ to appear acquiescent.


(A) unctuous ... loath


(B) brazen ... reluctant


(C) ignoble ... concerned


(D) obsequious ... eager


(E) gregarious ... willing
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1. Though ________ to some degree, telling a small lie sometimes enables one to avoid ________ another's feelings.


(A) necessary ... mollifying


(B) regrettable ... harming


(C) unfortunate ... exaggerating


(D) attractive ... considering


(E) difficult ... resisting
2. Perhaps because scientists
have been
so intrigued by dogs'
superior senses of
smell and hearing, researchers
have
long
________ their eyesight, assuming that they inhabit a drab, black-and-white world, devoid of color.


(A) studied


(B) coveted


(C) appreciated


(D) resented


(E) underestimated
3. Despite a string of dismal earnings reports, the two-year-old strategy to return the company to profitability is beginning to
----.


(A) falter


(B) disappoint


(C) compete


(D) work


(E) circulate
4.
The
President
reached
a
decision
only
after
lengthy------,
painstakingly
weighing
the
----opinions
expressed
by
cabinet
members.


(A) deliberation.. divergent


(B) confrontation.. unanimous


(C) relegation.. consistent


(D) speculation.. conciliatory


(E) canvassing.. arbitrary



5. Although just barely ________ as a writer of lucid prose, Jones was an extremely ________ editor who worked superbly
with other writers in helping them improve the clarity of their writing.


(A) deficient ... muddling


(B) proficient ... contentious


(C) adequate ... capable


(D) appalling ... competent


(E) engaging ... inept
6. The accusations we bring against others should be ________ ourselves; they should not ________ complacency and easy
judgments on our part concerning our own moral conduct.


(A) definitions of ... produce


(B) instructions to ... equate


(C) denigrations of ... exclude


(D) warnings to ... justify


(E) parodies of ... satirize
7. Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore
unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ________.


(A) arbitrary


(B) superfluous


(C) interesting


(D) flexible


(E) constant
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1.
Some
activists
believe
that
because
the
health-care
system
has
become
increasingly
________
to
those
it
serves,
individuals must ________ bureaucratic impediments in order to develop and promote new therapies.


(A) attuned ... avoid


(B) inimical ... utilize


(C) unresponsive ... circumvent


(D) indifferent ... supplement


(E) sensitized ... forsake
2.
The
acts
of
vandalism
that
these
pranksters
had
actually
________
were
insignificant
compared
with
those
they
had
________ but had not attempted.


(A) hidden ... renounced


(B) advocated ... meditated


(C) inflicted ... dismissed


(D) committed ... effected


(E) perpetrated ... contemplated
3. Though one cannot say that Michelangelo was an impractical designer, he was, of all nonprofessional architects known,
the most ________ in that he was the least constrained by tradition or precedent.


(A) pragmatic


(B) adventurous


(C) empirical


(D) skilled


(E) learned

4. Before adapting to changes in values, many prefer to ________ , to ________ the universally agreed-on principles that
have been upheld for centuries.


(A) innovate ... protect


(B) resist ... defend


(C) ponder ... subvert


(D) vacillate ... publicize


(E) revert ... ignore
5. Although the records of colonial New England are ________ in comparison with those available in France or England, the
records of other English colonies in America are even more


(A) sporadic ... irrefutable


(B) sparse ... incontrovertible


(C) ambiguous ... authoritative


(D) sketchy ... fragmentary


(E) puzzling ... unquestionable
6. High software prices are frequently said to ________ widespread illegal copying, although the opposite
—
that high prices
are the cause of the copying
—
is equally plausible.


(A) contribute to


(B) result from


(C) correlate with


(D) explain


(E) precede
7. Because early United States writers thought that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found
in common speech, they ________ the vernacular.


(A) dissected


(B) avoided


(C) misunderstood


(D) investigated


(E) exploited
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scientists dismiss as fanciful the idea of sudden changes in a genetic code (spontaneous mutation), it is possible that
nature, like some master musician,---- on occasion, departing from the expected or predictable.


(A) repeats


(B) improvises


(C) ornaments


(D) corrects
(E) harmonizes

e the _____ of time, space, and history, human societies the world over have confronted the same existential problem
s and have come to remarkably _____ solutions, differing only in superficial e the _____ of time, space, and
(A) continuit
y…identical?

(B)
uniformity…diverse?

(C)
actualities…varied?

(D)
contingencies…similar?

(E)
exigencies…unique


3. Although he was known to be extremely_________ in his public behavior, scholars have discovered that his diaries were
written with uncommon_________.


(A) reserved.. frankness


(B) polite.. tenderness


(C) modest.. lucidity


(D) reticent.. vagueness


(E) withdrawn.. subtlety
4. With the_________ of scientific knowledge, work on the new edition of a textbook begins soon after completion of the
original.


(A) limitation


(B) culmination


(C) veneration


(D) certainty


(E) burgeoning
5. She is most frugal in matters of business, but in her private life she reveals a streak of ________.


(A) antipathy


(B) misanthropy


(C) virtuosity


(D) equanimity


(E) prodigality
6.
If
the
state
government's
latest
budget
problems
were_________,
it
would
not
be
useful
to
employ
them
as_________
examples in the effort to avoid the inevitable effects of shortsighted fiscal planning in the future.


(A) typical.. representative


(B) exceptional.. aberrant


(C) anomalous.. illuminating


(D) predictable.. helpful


(E) solvable.. insignificant
7. J ust as some writers have_________ the capacity of language to express meaning, Giacometti_________ the failure of art
to convey reality.


(A) scoffed at .. abjured


(B) demonstrated.. exemplified


(C) denied.. refuted


(D) proclaimed.. affirmed


(E) despaired of .. bewailed

76.
1. In spite of the fact that it is convenient to divide the life span of animals into separate stages such as pre-natal, adolescent,
and senescent, these periods are not really ________.


(A) advanced


(B) variable


(C) repeatable


(D) connected


(E) distinct
2.
Although
the
number
of
reported
volcanic
eruptions
has
risen
exponentially
since
1850,
this
indicates
not_________volcanic activity but rather more widespread and_______ record keeping.


(A) abating..detailed


(B) increasing..systematic


(C) substantial..erratic


(D) stable..superficial


(E) consistent..meticulous
3.
The
challenge
of
interpreting
fictional
works
written
under
politically
repressive
regimes
lies
in
distinguishing
what
is_________ to an author's beliefs, as opposed to what is_________by political coercion.


(A) innate.. understood


(B) organic.. imposed


(C) contradictory.. conveyed


(D) oblique.. captured


(E) peripheral.. demanded
4. I am often impressed by my own ---- other people
engaged in putting up with mine.


(A) analysis of.. justify


(B) forbearance toward.. underestimate


(C) exasperation with .. credit


(D) involvement in .. allow


(E) tolerance of .. appreciate
5. Despite vigorous protestations, the grin on the teenager
before it was played on her parents.


(A) belied


(B) illustrated


(C) reinforced


(D) exacerbated


(E) trivialized
6. Far from undermining the impression of permanent decline, the ---- statue, seemed emblematic of its ---- surroundings.


(A) indecorous.. opulent


(B) grandiose.. ramshackle


(C) pretentious.. simple


(D) ungainly.. elegant


(E) tawdry.. blighted
7. Despite the fact that it is almost universally ----, the practice of indentured servitude still ---- in many parts of the world.


(A) condemned… abates



(B) tolerated.. survives


(C) proscribed.. persists


(D) mandated.. lingers


(E) disdained.. intervenes




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1.
It
is
assumed
that
scientists
will
avoid
making
________claims
about
the
results
of
their
experiments
because
of
the
likelihood that they will be exposed when other researchers cannot ________ their findings.


(A) hypothetical ... evaluate


(B) fraudulent ... duplicate


(C) verifiable ... contradict


(D) radical ... contest


(E) extravagant ... dispute
2. As long as the nuclear
family is ________ a larger kinship group through contiguous residence on undivided land, the
pressure to ________ and thus to get along with relatives is strong.


(A) nurtured among ... abstain


(B) excluded from ... compromise


(C) embedded in ... share


(D) scattered throughout ... reject


(E) accepted by ... lead

3. In contrast to the substantial muscular activity required for inhalation, exhalation is usually a ________ process.


(A) slow


(B) passive


(C) precise


(D) complex


(E) conscious

4. The
documentary
film
about
high
school
life
was
so
realistic
and
________
that
feelings
of
nostalgia
flooded
over
the
college-age audience.


(A) logical


(B) pitiful


(C) evocative


(D) critical


(E) clinical

5.
Although
Georgia
O'Keeffe
is
best
known
for
her
affinity
with
the
desert
landscape,
her
paintings
of
urban
subjects
________ her longtime residency in New York City.


(A) condemn


(B) obfuscate


(C) attest to


(D) conflict with


(E) contend with
6. Even though the survey was designated as an interdisciplinary course, it involved no real ________ of subject matter.


(A) encapsulation


(B) organization


(C) synthesis


(D) discussion


(E) verification
7. The failure of many psychotherapists to ________ the results of pioneering research could be due in part to the specialized
nature of such findings: even ________ findings may not be useful.


(A) understand ... baffling


(B) envision ... accessible


(C) utilize ... momentous


(D) reproduce ... duplicated


(E) affirm ... controversial
76(2)
1.
In
the
nineteenth
century,
novelists
and
unsympathetic
travelers
portrayed
the
American
West
as
a
land
of
________
adversity, whereas promoters and idealists created ________ image of a land of infinite promise.


(A) lurid ... a mundane


(B) incredible ... an underplayed


(C) dispiriting ... an identical


(D) intriguing ... a luxuriant


(E) unremitting ... a compelling
2. Honeybees tend to be more ________ than earth bees: the former, unlike the latter, search for food together and signal
their individual findings to one another.


(A) insular


(B) aggressive


(C) differentiated


(D) mobile


(E) social
3. Joe spoke of superfluous and ________ matters with exactly the same degree of intensity, as though for him serious issues
mattered neither more nor less than did ________.


(A) vital ... trivialities


(B) redundant ... superficialities


(C) important ... necessities


(D) impractical ... outcomes


(E) humdrum ... essentials
4. The value of Davis' sociological research is compromised by his unscrupulous tendency to use
materials
________
in
order
to
substantiate
his
own
claims,
while
________
information
that
points
to
other
possible
conclusions.


(A) haphazardly ... deploying


(B) selectively ... disregarding


(C) cleverly ... weighing


(D) modestly ... refuting


(E) arbitrarily ... emphasizing
5.
Once
Renaissance
painters
discovered
how
to
________
volume
and
depth,
they
were
able
to
replace
the
medieval
convention of symbolic, two-dimensional space with the more ________ illusion of actual space.


(A) reverse ... conventional


(B) portray ... abstract


(C) deny ... concrete


(D) adumbrate ... fragmented


(E) render ... realistic
6. He had expected gratitude for his disclosure, but instead he encountered ________ bordering on hostility.


(A) patience


(B) discretion


(C) openness


(D) ineptitude


(E) indifference
7. The diplomat, selected for her demonstrated patience
and skill in conducting such delicate negotiations,
---- to make a decision during the talks because any
sudden commitment at that time would have been ----.
(A) resolved.. detrimental
(B) refused.. apropos
(C) declined.. inopportune
(D) struggled.. unconscionable
(E) hesitated.. warranted

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1. Because the monkeys under study are ---- the presence of human beings, they typically ----human observers and go about
their business
(A) ambivalent about .. welcome
(B) habituated to .. disregard
(C) pleased with .. snub
(D) inhibited by .. seek
(E) unaware of .. avoid

2. Give he previously expressed interest and the
ambitious tone of her recent speeches, the senator’s
attempt to convince the
public that she is not inter-ested in running for a second term is ----.
(A) laudable
(B) likely
(C) authentic
(D) futile
(E) sincere

3. Many of her followers remain ---- to her, and even those who have rejected her leadership are unconvinced of the ---- of
replacing her during the current turmoil.
(A) opposed.. urgency
(B) friendly.. harm
(C) loyal.. wisdom
(D) cool.. usefulness
(E) sympathetic.. disadvantage




4. Unlike many recent interpretations of Beethoven’s

piano sonatas, the recitalist’s per
formance was a delightfully free and
introspective one; nevertheless, it was also, seemingly paradoxically, quite ----.
(A) appealing
(B) exuberant
(C) idiosyncratic
(D) unskilled
(E) controlled

5. Species with relatively ---- metabolic rates, including hibernators, generally live longer than those whose metabolic rates
are more rapid.

(A) prolific
(B) sedentary
(C) sluggish
(D) measured
(E) restive

6. Belying his earlier reputation for ---- as a negotiator, Morgan had recently assumed a more ---- stance for which many of
his erstwhile critics praised him.
(A) intransigence.. conciliatory
(B) impropriety.. intolerant
(C) inflexibility.. unreasonable
(D) success.. authoritative
(E) incompetence.. combative

7. Although Irish literature continued to flourish after the sixteenth century, a ---- tradition is ---- in the visual arts: we think
about Irish culture in terms of the word, not in terms of pictorial images.
(A) rich.. superfluous
(B) lively.. found
(C) comparable.. absent
(D) forgotten.. apparent
(E) lost.. extant

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1. Although sales have continued to increase since last April, unfortunately the rate of increase has ________.


(A) resurged


(B) capitulated


(C) retaliated


(D) persevered


(E) decelerated




2. Although the mental process that creates a fresh and original poem or drama is doubtless ________ that which originates
and elaborates scientific discoveries, there is clearly a discernible difference between the creators.


(A) peripheral to


(B) contiguous with


(C) opposed to


(D) analogous to


(E) inconsistent with
3. It is disappointing to note that the latest edition of the bibliography belies its long-standing reputation for ________ by
________ some significant references to recent publications.


(A) imprecision ... appropriating


(B) relevance ... adding


(C) timeliness ... updating


(D) meticulousness ... revising


(E) exhaustiveness ... omitting
4.
Although
Simpson
was
ingenious
at
________
to
appear
innovative
and
spontaneous,
beneath
the
ruse
he
remained
uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving.


(A) intending


(B) contriving


(C) forbearing


(D) declining


(E) deserving
5. She was criticized by her fellow lawyers not because she was not ________ , but because she so ________ prepared her
cases that she failed to bring the expected number to trial.


(A) well versed ... knowledgeably


(B) well trained ... enthusiastically


(C) congenial ... rapidly


(D) hardworking ... minutely


(E) astute ... efficiently
6. Schlesinger has recently assumed a conciliatory attitude that is not ________ by his colleagues, who continue to ________
compromise.


(A) eschewed ... dread


(B) shared ... defend


(C) questioned ... reject


(D) understood ... advocate


(E) commended ... disparage
7. The National Archives contain information so ________ that researchers have been known never to publish because they
cannot bear to bring their studies to an end.


(A) divisive


(B) seductive


(C) selective


(D) repetitive


(E) resourceful