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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L5-10  BODYGUARD : PERSON ::

[A] police office : traffic

[B] teacher : pupil

[C] mayor : city

*[D] soldier : country

[E] secretary : office

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L5-9  FIRE : INFERNO ::

[A] speech : shout

[B] wind : temperature

*[C] storm : hurricane

[D] whale : minnow

[E] plant : flower

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L5-8   APPLE : SKIN ::

[A] potato : tuber

*[B] melon : rind

[C] tomato : fruit

[D] maize : cob

[E] rhubarb : leafstalk

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L5-7 Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look [….. ];  melancholy resulting from a sense of the [….. ] of natural beauty and human glory

[A] beautiful .. immutability

*[B] cheerful .. transitoriness

[C] colorful .. abstractness

[D] luxuriant .. simplicity

[E] conventional .. wildness

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L5-6 Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hit of [….. ] can boost sales of video clips very nicely.

*[A] self-deprecation

[B] congeniality

[C] cynicism

[D] embarrassment

[E] self-doubt

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L5-5 Although [ ….. ] almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong [ ….. ] publicity and controversy.

[A] conventional .. Interest in

[B] monotonous  .. Reliance on

[C] shy .. Aversion toward

*[D] retiring .. Penchant for

[E] evasive .. Impatience with

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L5-3 The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her [ ….. ] search for her daughter.

[A] extended

*[B] agitated

[C] comprehensive

[D] motiveless

[E]heartless

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2  Sponsors of the bill were [ ….. ] because there was no opposition to it within the legislature until after the measure had been signed into law.

[A] unreliable

[B] well-intentioned

[C] persistent

*[D] relieved

[E] detained

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L5-1   Clearly refuting sceptics, researchers have [ ….. ] not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what theory  [ ….. ] it should do.

[A] doubted .. warranted

[B] estimated  .. accepted

*[C] demonstrated .. predicted

[D] assumed .. deduced

[E] supposed .. asserted

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L4-16 droll: laugh

*[A] grisly: flinch

[B] bland: tire

[C] shrill: shriek

[D] coy: falter

[E] wily: smirk

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L4-37 eschew:

[A] invest

[B] consume

[C] maintain

[D] condemn

*[E] seek

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L4-36  ubiquitous:

[A] uniform

[B] unanimous

*[C] unique

[D] anachronistic

[E] mediocre

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L4-35  banality:

[A] accurate portrayal

[B] impromptu statement

*[C] original expression

[D] succinct interpretation

[E] elaborate critique

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L4-34 divest:

[A] multiply

[B] initiate

[C] triumph

[D] persist

*[E] endow

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L4-33  recant:

[A] propose

[B] respond

[C] instruct

*[D] affirm

[E] disclose

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L4-32  impudent:

[A] compelling

[B] mature

*[C] respectful

[D] thorough

[E] deliberate

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L4-31  substantiation:

*[A] disproof

[B] dissent

[C] delusion

[D] debate

[E] denial

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L4-30  aggregate:

[A] altered plans

[B] intended actions

[C] unexplained occurrences

*[D] isolated units

[E] unfounded conclusions

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L4-29  quandary:

[A] state of suppressed enmity

*[B] state of complete certainty

[C] state of mild hysteria

[D] state of unprovoked anger

[E] state of feeble opposition

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L4-28  brilliance:

*[A] dullness

[B] emptiness

[C] awkwardness

[D]  state of immobility

[E]  excess of information

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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L4-16 droll: laugh

*[A] grisly: flinch

[B] bland: tire

[C] shrill: shriek

[D] coy: falter

[E] wily: smirk

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L4-15 doggerel: verse

*[A] burlesque: play

[B] sketch: drawing

[C] operetta: symphony

[D] fable: narration

[E] limerick: sonnet

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L4-14 striated: groove

[A] adorned: detail

[B] woven: texture

[C] engraved: curve

[D] constructed: design

*[E] braided: strand

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L4-13 invincible: subdued

[A] inconsistent: expressed

*[B] impervious: damaged

[C] imprudent: enacted

[D] bolted: separated

[E] expensive: bought

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L4-11 pitch: sound

*[A] color: light

[B] mask: weight

[C] force: pressure

[D] energy : heat

[E] velocity: time

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L4-10 varnish: wood

[A] etch: glass

[B] tarnish: silver

*[C] wax: linoleum

[D] burnish: metal

[E] bleach: fabric

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L4-9 syllabus: course

[A] rules: jury

[B] map: destination

[C] recipe: ingredients

[D] appetizer: meal

*[E] agenda: meeting

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L4-8 babble : talk

[A] chisel: sculpt

[B] harmonize: sing

*[C] scribble: write

[D] hint: imply

[E] quibble: elude

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L4-7 That his intransience in making decisions [ ….. ]  no open disagreement from any quarter was well known; thus clever subordinates learned the art of [ ….. ]  their opinions in casual remarks.

[A] elicited.. quashing

[B] engendered.. recasting

*[C] brooked.. intimating

[D] embodied.. instigating

[E] forbore.. emending

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L4-6  It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply [ ….. ]  canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the [ ….. ] of past usage.

[A] cleaved.. eruptions

[B] rooted.. flood

*[C] incised.. river

[D] ridged.. ocean

[E] notched.. mountains

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L4-3  Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be  [ ….. ] , which makes them  [ ….. ]  unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.

[A] contested .. provisional

[B] circumvented .. antiquated

[C] repealed .. vulnerable

*[D] violated .. ineffective

[E] modified .. unstable

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L4-1  Since it is now  [ ….. ] to build the complex central processing unit of a computer on a single silicon chip using photolithography and chemical etching, it seems plausible that other miniature structures might be fabricated in  [ ….. ]  ways.

[A] unprecedented .. undiscovered

[B] difficult .. related

[C] permitted .. unique

[D] mandatory .. congruent

*[E] routine

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L3-38 limpid:

[A] rampant

[B] vapid

*[C] turbid

[D] rigid

[E] resilient

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L3-37 effrontery:

*[A] decorum

[B] candor

[C] resolution

[D] perplexity

[E] meditation

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L3-36  gist:

*[A] tangential point

[B] tentative explanation

[C] faulty assumption

[D] flawed argument

[E] meaningless distinction

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L3-33  levy:

[A] reconsider

[B] relinquish

[C] repatriate

[D] revitalize

*[E] rescind

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L3-32  nexus:

*[A] disconnected components

[B] tangled threads

[C] lost direction

[D] unseen obstacle

[E] damaged parts

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L3-31  flippant:

[A] evenly distributed

[B] well coordinated

[C] inflexible

[D] sane

*[E] earnest

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L3-30  diverge:

[A] relay

[B] bypass

[C] enclose

[D] work quickly

*[E] come together

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L3-28  commotion:

[A] desirability

[B] likability

[C] propensity

[D] changeability

*[E] tranquility

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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L3-16 subsidy: support

[A] assistance: endowment

[B] funds: fellowship

[C] credit: payment

*[D] debt: obligation

[E] loan: note

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L3-15 torque: rotation

[A] centrifuge: axis

[B] osmosis: membrane

*[C] tension: elongation

[D] elasticity: variation

[E] gas: propulsion

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L3-14 redolent: smell

[A] curious: knowledge

[B] lucid: sight

[C] torpid: motion

[D] ephemeral: touch

*[E] piquant: taste

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L3-13 proctor: supervise

[A] prophet: rule

[B] profiteer: consume

[C] profligate: demand

*[D] prodigal: squander

[E] prodigy: wonder

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L3-12 countenance: toleration

[A] defer: ignorance

[B] renounce: mistrust

[C] encroach: jealousy

*[D] demur: objection

[E] reject: disappointment

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L3-11 slither: snake

[A] perch: eagle

[B] bask: lizard

*[C] waddle: duck

[D] circle: hawk

[E] croak: frog

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L3-9 maverick: conformity

[A] renegade: ambition

*[B] extrovert: reserve

[C] reprobate: humility

[D] zealot: loyalty

[E] strategist: decisiveness

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L3-9 glaring: bright

[A] iridescent: colorful

[B] perceptible: visible

[C] discordant: harmonious

[D] peppery: salty

*[E] deafening: loud

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L3-8 choir : singer

[A] election: voter

[B] anthology: poet

*[C] cast: actor

[D] orchestra: composer

[E] convention: performance

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L3-7  When theories formerly considered to be [ ….. ]  in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human [ ….. ] .

*[A] disinterested .. constructions

[B] callous .. errors

[C] verifiable .. prejudices

[D] convincing .. imperatives

[E] unassailable .. Fantasies

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L3-6  In failing to see that the justice’s pronouncement merely [ ….. ]  previous decisions rather than actually establishing a precedent, the novice law clerk [ ….. ]  the scope of the justice’s judgement.

[A] synthesized .. limited

[B] overturned .. misunderstood

[C] endorsed .. nullified

*[D] qualified .. overemphasized

[E] recapitulated .. Defined

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L3-5  Number theory is rich in problems of an especially [ ….. ] sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but [ ….. ]  difficult to solve.

[A] cryptic .. deceptively

[B] spurious .. equally

[C] abstruse .. ostensibly

[D] elegant .. rarely

*[E] vexing .. notoriously

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L3-4  The primary criterion for [ ….. ]  a school is its recent performance; critics are [ ….. ]  to extend credit for earlier victories.

[A] evaluating.. prone

[B] investigating.. hesitant

*[C] judging.. reluctant

[D] improving.. eager

[E] administering.. persuaded

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L3-3  It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody woud think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of [ ….. ] .

*[A] maturity

[B] fiction

[C] inventiveness

[D] art

[E] brilliance

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L3-2  Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural [ ….. ] doing so.

[A] aptitude for

*[B] repugnance to

[C] interest in

[D] ignorance of

[E] reaction after

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L3-1 Hydrogen is the   [ ….. ] element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

[A] steadfast

[B] expendable

[C] lightest

[D] final

*[E] fundamental

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

T02S01-38  QUOTIDIAN :

*[A] extraordinary 

[B] certain

[C] wishful 

[D] secret 

[E] premature

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T02S01-36  ABJURE :

[A] commingle 

[B] arbitrate

*[C] espouse 

[D] appease 

[E] pardon

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T02S01-35  CADGE :

[A] conceal 

[B] influence

[C] reserve 

*[D] earn 

[E] favor

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T02S01-34 ACCRETION :

[A] ingestion of a nutrient 

[B] loss of the security on a loan

[C] discernment of subtle differences 

*[D] reduction in substance caused by erosion

[E] sudden repulsion from an entity

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T02S01-33 EXCULPATE :

*[A] attribute guilt 

[B] avoid responsibility

[C] establish facts 

[D] control hostilities

[E] show anxiety

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T02S01-32 CONSOLE :

[A] pretend sympathy

[B] reveal suffering

*[C] aggravate grief

[D] betray 

[E] vilify

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T02S01-31 DILATE :

*[A] narrow 

[B] strengthen

[C] bend 

[D] push 

[E] soften

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T02S01-30 STABILITY :

[A] disparity 

*[B] inconstancy 

[C] opposition

[D] carelessness 

[E] weariness

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T02S01-29  GLOBAL :

*[A] local 

[B] unusual

[C] unpredictable 

[D] hot-headed 

[E] single-minded

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T02S01-28 LIMP :

[A] true

*[B] firm 

[C] clear

[D] stark 

[E] endless

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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

T02S01-16 VOLATILE : TEMPER ::

[A] prominent : notoriety

*[B] ready : wit

[C] catastrophic : disaster

[D] gentle : heart

[E] expressive : song

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T02S01-15  EQUIVOCATION : AMBIGUOUS ::

[A] mitigation : severe

[B] contradiction : peremptory

*[C] platitude : banal

[D] percept : obedient

[E] explanation : unintelligible

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T02S0114  MALADROIT : SKILL ::

[A] intemperate : anger

[B] unreasonable : intuition

[C] sluggish : fatigue

*[D] glib : profundity

[E] morose : depression

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T02S01-13 MOCK :  IMITATE ::

[A] satirize : charm

[B] condense : summarize

[C] placate : assuage

[D] adapt : duplicate

*[E] taunt : challenge

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T02S01-12 CENTRIFUGE : SEPARATE ::

[A] thermometer : calibrate

[B] statue : chisel

[C] floodgate : overflow

*[D] colander : drain

[E] television : transmit

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T02S01-11  PURIFY : IMPERFECTION ::

[A] align : adjustment

[B] weary : boredom

[C] disagree : controversy

*[D] verify : doubtfulness

[E] hone : sharpness

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T02S01-10  SOOT : COMBUSTION ::

[A] lint : brushing

[B] gravel : crushing

[C] gristle : tenderizing

[D] rubbish : housecleaning

*[E] sawdust : woodcutting

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T02S01-9  ORGAN : KIDNET ::

[A] skeleton : kneecap

*[B] bone : rib

[C] neuron : synapse

[D] abdomen : stomach

[E] blood : aorta

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T02S01-8   JUDGE : GAVEL ::

[A] detective : uniform

[B] doctor : stethoscope

*[C] referee : whistle

[D] soldier : insignia

[E] lecturer : podium

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

T02S01-7  His imperturbability in the face of evidence indicating his deliberate fraud failed to reassure supporters of his essential […..]; instead, it suggested a talent for  [….. ] that they had never suspected.

[A] culpability .. intrigue

[B] wisdom .. reproof

[C] remorse .. loquacity

[D] probity .. guile

[E] combativeness .. Compromise

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T02S01-6  The current penchant for [….. ] a product by denigrating a rival, named in the advertisement by brand name, seems somewhat [….. ]: suppose the consumer remembers only the rival’s name?

[A] criticizing .. inefficient

*[B] touting .. foolhardy

[C] enhancing .. insipid

[D] evaluating .. cumbersome

[E] flaunting .. Gullible

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T02S01-5  If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature’s more [ ….. ] creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

[A] mettlesome

[B] industrious

[C] domestic

[D] lackluster

*[E] feckless

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T02S01-4  We accepted the theory that as people become more independent of one another, they begin to feel so isolated and lonely that freedom becomes [ ….. ] condition that most will seek to  [ ….. ].

[A] a permanent .. postpone

[B] a common .. enter

*[C] a negative .. escape

[D] a political .. impose

[E] an irreparable .. Avoid

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T02S01-3  Since many casual smokers develop lung cancer and many [ ….. ] smokers do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their[ ….. ] the cancer-causing agents known to be present in cigarette smoke.

*[A] heavy .. susceptibility to

[B] chronic .. concern about

[C] habitual .. proximity to

[D] devoted .. reliance upon

[E] regular .. exposure to

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T02S01-2  An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members, because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to [ ….. ] the institutions of which they are a part.

[A] reform 

[B] coerce 

[C] honor

*[D] discredit 

[E] intimidate

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T02S01-1  In the British theater young people under thirty-five have not had much [ ….. ] getting recognition onstage, but offstage ? in the ranks of playwrights, directors, designers, administrators ? they have mostly been relegated to relative obscurity.

*[A] trouble 

[B] satisfaction

[C] curiosity about 

[D] success at

[E] fear of

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

T154-38  VERITABLE :

[A] impetuous 

[B] pernicious

[C] inefficacious

[D] disastrous 

*[E] specious

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T154-37  OPPROBRIOUS :

[A] meretricious 

[B]innocuous 

[C] invulnerable 

*[D] irreproachable

[E] ambitious

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T154-36  UNTOWARD :

[A] direct 

[B] decisive 

[C] necessary 

*[D] favorable and anticipated 

[E] confident and prepared

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T154-35 DEFERENCE  :

[A] aversion

[B] resignation

[C] suspicion

[D] inattention

*[E] contempt

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T154-34  PRECIPITATE :

*[A] deliberate

[B] determined

[C] dissident

[D] desperate

[E] divided

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33  POLEMICAL :

[A] imitative 

[B] lavish 

*[C] conciliatory

[D] attractive 

[E] modest

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T1S4-32 BLITH :

[A] conceited 

[B] dim 

[C] sturdy

[D] laconic 

*[E] grave

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T1S4-31 ARRHYTHMIC :

[A] timely 

[B] subordinate

[C] terminal

[D] lacking precision

*[E] exhibiting regularity

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T1S4-30  AMALGAMATE:

[A] study 

[B] circulate 

[C] reduce

[D] endure 

*[E] separate

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T1S4-29 

FREQUENCY :

[A] unity 

*[B] rarity 

[C] gradualness 

[D] persistency 

[E] moderation

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PERTAIN:

[A] be apathetic 

[B] be illegitimate

[C] be irrevocable 

[D] be incongruous 

*[E] be irrelevant

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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE ::

[A] preventive : heal

[B] laudatory : praise

[C] admonitory : fear

*[D] peremptory : dispute

[E] imperative : comply

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T1S4-15  SUITCASE : LUGGAGE ::

[A] gift : package

[B] necklace : garment

[C] room : house

*[D] hat : millinery

[E] faucet : sink

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T1S4-14  CONTIGUOUS : ABUT ::

[A] possible : occur

*[B] simultaneous : coincide

[C] comprehensive : except

[D] synthetic : create

[E] constant : stabilize

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T1S4-13  EXPAND :  VOLUME ::

[A] ascend : flight

*[B] proliferate : number

[C] bend : flexibility

[D] cook : temperature

[E] deflect : heading

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T1S4-11  PEST : IRKSOME ::

[A] salesclerk : courteous

[B] expert : proficient

[C] enigma : unexpected

[D] leader : nondescript

[E] accuser : indicted

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T1S4-11  PEST : IRKSOME ::

[A] salesclerk : courteous

*[B] expert : proficient

[C] enigma : unexpected

[D] leader : nondescript

[E] accuser : indicted

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T1S4-10  FAULTFINDER : CRITICIZE ::

[A] luminary : recognize

[B] athlete : cheer

*[C] arbitrator : mediate

[D] pharmacist : prescribe

[E] dawdler : toil

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T1S4-9  MUTTE : INDISTINCT ::

[A] demand : obedient

[B] plead : obligatory

[C] flatter : commendable

*[D] drone : monotonous

[E] confirm : proven

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

T1S4-7  Not wishing to appear […..], the junior member of the research group refrained from [….. ] any criticism of the senior members’ plan for dividing up responsibility for the entire project.

[A] reluctant .. evaluating

[B] inquisitive .. offering

*[C] presumptuous .. venturing

[D] censorious .. undercutting

[E] moralistic .. observing

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T1S4-6  The theory of cosmic evolution states that the universe, having begun in a state of simplicity and [….. ], has [….. ] into great variety.

[A] equilibrium .. modulated

*[B] homogeneity .. differentiated

[C] contrast .. metamorphosed

[D] proportion .. accelerated

[E] intelligibility .. developed

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T1S4-5  The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its […...] provisions, but in its broader impact:  it made the king subject to the law.

*[A] specific 

[B] revolutionary

[C] implicit 

[D] controversial 

[E] finite

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T1S4-4  Poe’s [ ….. ] reviews of contemporary fiction, which often find great merit in otherwise [ ….. ] literary gems, must make us respect his critical judgment in addition to his well-known literary talent.

[A] thorough .. completed

[B] petulant .. unpopular

*[C] insightful .. unappreciated

[D] enthusiastic .. acclaimed

[E] harsh .. Undeserving

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T1S4-3  Experienced employers recognize that business students who can [ ….. ] different points of view are ultimately more effective as managers than are the brilliant and original students who [ ….. ] dogmatically to their own formulations.

[A] discredit .. revert

*[B] assimilate .. adhere

[C] impose .. refer

[D] disregard .. incline

[E] advocate .. relate

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T1S4-2  This poetry is not [ ….. ]; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.

[A] familiar 

[B] democratic 

[C] technical 

[D] complex

*[E] provincial

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T1S4-1  The senator’s reputation though [ ….. ] by false allegations of misconduct, emerged from the ordeal [ ….. ].

*[A] shaken .. unscathed

[B] destroyed  .. intact

[C] damaged .. impaired

[D] impugned .. unclear

[E] tarnished .. sullied

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L8-38 BELLICOSE:

[A] abashed 

*[B] pacific 

[C] exemplary

[D] ingenuous 

[E] platonic

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L8-37 JUDICIOUSNESS :

[A] deceptiveness 

[B] aloofness 

[C] unorthodoxy 

[D] uncertainty

*[E] indiscretion

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L8-ARREST :

[A] inoculate 

[B] vitalize 

[C] reproduce 

*[D] engage 

[E] retrieve

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L8-35  TRUCULENCE :

[A] general competence 

*[B] sporadic quirkiness

[C] brittleness 

[D] kindness

[E] fragility

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L8-34  LUCUBRATION :

*[A] cursory consideration 

[B] lengthy explanation 

[C] lucidity  

[D] rejection 

[E] inquisition

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L8-33  TOUT :

*[A] denounce 

[B] modify 

[C] restrain

[D] adhere to 

[E] retreat from

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L8-32 OBDURATE :

[A] candid 

*[B] amenable 

[C] talkative

[D] optimistic 

[D] carefree

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31  DISGORGE :

[A] imprint 

[B] suture

[C] convulse

*[D] ingest 

[E] enlarge

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L8-30 DERIVATIVE :

[A] polished 

[B] magnetic 

[C] creditable

[D] recent 

*[E] innovative

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L8-29  STYMIE :

[A] capture 

[B] organize  

[C] reveal 

[D] gain 

*[E] promote

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Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L8-28  EXACTITUDE :

[A] terseness 

[B] dishonesty

*[C] imprecision 

[D] tendency to concede

[E] lack of relevance

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L8-15 FRIEZE : BUILDING ::

*[A] illumination : manuscript

[B] roof : foundation

[C] shading : drawing

[D] column : pillar

[E] melody : rhythm

L8-14 HUBRIS : PRIDE ::

*[A] flattery : praise

[B] revenge : jealousy

[C] whim : humor

[D] awe : prestige

[E] dread : courage

L8-13  OLFACTION : ODOR ::

*[A] classification : object

[B] articulation : sound

[C] predilection : observation

[D] vision : detection

[E] gustation : flavor

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L8-12  DITTY : ORATORIO ::

[A] satire : parody

[B] libretto : opera

*[C] anecdote : novel

[D] fresco : panorama

[E] sonnet : madrigal

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L8-11  FROND : FERN ::

[A] pod : weed

*[B] needle : pine

[C] thorn : rose

[D] bulb : lily

[E] root : potato

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L8-10  DECIPHER : HIEROGLYPH ::

[A] transcribe : recording

[B] separate : component

[C] transmute : metal

*[D] break : code

[E] edit : text

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L8-9  RAINCOAT :  RAIN  ::

[A] wages : inflation

[B] prevention : cure

[C] prediction : weather

[D] insurance : loss

[E] work : unemployment

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Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L8-7  Although normally [….. ], Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she put aside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.

[A] diffident 

[B] contentious 

[C] facetious 

[D] presumptuous

[E] intrepid

230102

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L8-7  Although normally [….. ], Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she put aside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.

*[A] diffident 

[B] contentious 

[C] facetious 

[D] presumptuous

[E] intrepid

230102

L8-6  Unlike the easily studied neutral and ionized [ ….. ] that compose the primary disk of the Milky Way itself, the components of the [ ….. ] surrounding our galaxy have proved more resistant to study.

[A] figments .. envelope

[B] essences .. fluctuations

[C] elements .. problems

[D] calculations .. perimeter

*[E] materials .. region

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L8-5  Old age, even in cultures where it is [ ….. ], is often viewed with [ ….. ].

*[A] venerated .. ambivalence

[B] rare .. surprise

[C] ignored .. condescension

[D] feared .. dismay

[E] honored .. respect

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L8-4  In sharp contrast to the intense [ ….. ] of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress, recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved [ ….. ].

*[A] idealism .. cynicism

[B] individualism .. escapism

[C] sectarianism .. recklessness

[D] assertiveness .. ambition

[E] righteousness .. egalitarianism

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L8-3  In retrospect, Gordon’s students appreciated her [ ….. ] assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to [ ….. ] original thought rather than to review the content of her course.

[A] didactic .. ingrain

[B] intimidating .. thwart

[C] difficult .. discourage

[D] conventional .. explicate

*[E] enigmatic .. stimulate

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2  Foucault’s rejection of the concept of continuity in Western thought, though radical, was not unique; he had [ ….. ] in the United States who, without knowledge of his work, developed parallel ideas.

[A] critics 

*[B] counterparts 

[C] disciple

[D] readers 

[E] publishers

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L8-1  A good doctor knows that knowledge about medicine will continue to [ …..] and that, therefore, formal professional training can never be an  [ …..]  guide to good practice.

[A] vary .. adaptable

*[B] change .. absolute

[C] ossify .. inflexible

[D] pertain .. invaluable

[E] intensify .. obsolescent

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L7-38 PROMPT :

[A] betray 

*[B] check 

[C] sway

[D] complicate 

[E] defer

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37 TOUT :

[A] placate 

[B] misrepresent 

[C] withhold consent

*[D] cast aspersions on 

[E] deny the relevance of

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L7-35  IMPASSIVE :

*[A] overwrought

[B] long-winded

[C] pompous

[D] energetic

[E] adept

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L7-34  CAPRICIOUS :

[A] deductive 

[B] meaningful

*[C] steadfast 

[D] limited 

[E] straightforward

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L7-33  EBULLIENCE :

[A] pomposity 

[B] sterility 

[C] awkwardness 

[D] careful organization 

*[E] calm restraint

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L7-31  TURBLENT :

[A] obverse 

[B] extensive

[C] serial 

*[D] pacific 

[E] deflated

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L7-30 DAMPED :

[A] phonetic 

[B] flexible 

*[C] amplified

[D] concentrated 

[E] variable

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L7-29  TRUCE :

*[A] resumed fighting 

[B] false pretenses 

[C] genuine grievances

[D] nonmilitary service 

[E] tactical error

INFINITY :

*[A] bounded space

[B] physical repulsion

[C] inadequate measurement

[D] weak charge

[E] small miscalculation

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L7-16 ALCHEMY : SCIENCE ::

[A] sideshow : carnival

[B] forgery : imitation

[C] burlesque : comedy

[D] ploy : tactic

*[E] nostrum : remedy

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L7-15 ENTANGLE : INVOLVE ::

[A] caution : fear

[B] compel : force

*[C] grill : question

[D] replicate : copy

[E] waver : adhere

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14  RESCIND : LAW ::

[A] postpone : performance

[B] withdraw : candidacy

[C] default : debt

[D] demote : hierarchy

[E] retire : position

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L7-13  GLIMME : DAZZLE ::

[A] delineate : disclaim

[B] recede : abandon

[C] recite : harangue

[D] muse: reflect

*[E] murmur : resound

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L7-12  EGG : CHICKEN ::

[A] pearl : oyster

*[B] roe : salmon

[C] shell : clam

[D] skin : shark

[E] tusk : walrus

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L7-11  SIMPER : SMILE ::

*[A] babble : talk

[B] thought : blank

[C] look : espy

[D] leer : ogle

[E] wink : eye

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10  EPITAPH : TOMBSTONE ::

[A] pedestal : statue

[B] prologue : play

[C] melody : song

[D] salutation : letter

*[E] motto : shield

221009sun

L7-8  NURTURE : CHILD ::

*[A] cultivate : crop

[B] quench : fire

[C] marvel : infant

[D] secure : possession

[E] delimit : obligation

 221002sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L7-7  Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world [….. ] of [….. ] .

[A] bereft .. theatricality

[B] composed .. adversity

[C] full .. circumstantiality

[D] deprived .. polarity

*[E] devoid .. Neutrality

220928wed

L7-5  The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in Western society during the current decade is [ ….. ] critical.

[A] perennially

[B] disturbingly

*[C] uniquely

[D] archetypally

[E] captiously

220921wed

L7-4  Observable as a tendency of our culture is a [ ….. ] of [ ….. ] psychoanalysis: we no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems.

[A] divergence .. certainty about

[B] confrontation .. enigmas in

*[C] withdrawal .. belief in

[D] defense .. weaknesses in

[E] failure .. rigor in

220918sun

L7-3  Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable [ ….. ] through a complex network of producers and consumers.

*[A] commodities

[B] dividends

[C] communications

[D] nutrients

[E] artifacts

220914wed

L7-2  There is some [ ….. ] the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.

*[A] irony in

[B] satisfaction in

[C] doubt about

[D] concern about

[E] presumptuousness in

220911sun

1  The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly [ ….. ], most frequently by human intervention.

[A] celebrated

[B] predicted

[C] observed

*[D] disturbed

[E] questioned

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Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

5-38 IMPUGN :

[A] revoke 

[B] discharge 

*[C] champion

[D] console 

[E] restore

220904sun

5-37 GLIB :

[A] illiterate 

[B] inexplicit 

[C] verbose

[D] perfunctory 

*[E] labored

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5-36 MACERATE:

*[A] harden by drying

[B] influence by lying

[C] cover by painting

[D] cure by medicating

[E] assess by observing

220828sun

5-35  HACKNEYED:

[A] useful

[B] admissible

[C] ornate

[D] meticulous

*[E] original

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5-34  CODA :

*[A] prelude 

[B] crescendo

[C] solo 

[D] refrain 

[E] improvisation

220821sun

5-32  SKEPTICISM :

[A] plausibility 

[B] audacity

[C] reason 

[D] argument

*[E] conviction

220814sun

5-30 ELABORATE :

[A] criticize 

*[B] simplify 

[C] imbue

[D] expel 

[E] confuse

220807sun

5-29  INNOCENCE :

[A] punishment 

[B] verdict 

[C] corrosion

*[D] guilt 

[E] conflict

220803wed

5-28 PRESS :

[A] excel 

[B] desire 

[C] act 

[D] require 

*[E] withdraw

220731sun

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

5-16 MATRIX : NUMBERS ::

[A] gas : molecules

[B] volume : liquid

*[C] crystal : atoms

[D] interaction : reagents

[E] stratum : layer

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L5-15 SERMON : HOMILETICS ::

*[A] argument : logic

[B] baseball : athletics

[C] word : language

[D] student : pedagogy

[E] album : philately

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14  CLAY : PORCELAIN ::

[A] glass : china

[B] fire : ash

[C] slag : iron

*[D] flax : linen

[E] sand : sediment

220720wed

13  EXHORT : SUGGEST ::

[A] crave : accept

[B] goad : direct

[C] instruct : teach

[D] tamper : adjust

*[E]  conspire : plan

220717sun

11  EMBELLISH : AUSTERE ::

[A] condense : illusive

[B] alter : remarkable

[C] train : clumsy

*[D] adulterate : pure

[E] refine : unique

220710sun

L5-10  COIN : DENOMINATION ::

[A] book : title

*[B] officer : rank

[C] house : architecture

[D] doctor : profession

[E] tree : wood

220706wed

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L5-8  ANXIOUS : REASSURANCE ::

[A] resentful : gratitude

*[B] perplexed : clarification

[C] inured : imagination

[D] vociferous : suppression

[E] abstemious : indulgence

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L5-7  Nineteenth-century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical [….. ] or a brilliant [….. ] blending Egyptian and Assyrian art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.

[A] stratagem .. appropriation

[B] exemplar .. synthesis

[C] conversion .. annexation

[D] paradigm .. construct

*[E] apparition .. amalgam

220625sun

L5-6 Our new tools of systems analysis, powerful though they may be, lead to   [….. ] theories, especially, and predictably, in economics and political science, where productive approaches have long been highly [….. ].

[A] pragmatic .. speculative

[B] inelegant .. efficacious

[C] explanatory .. intuitional

[D] wrongheaded .. convergent

*[E] simplistic .. Elusive

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L5-5  It is to the novelist’s credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any [ ….. ] or playful supernatural tricks.

[A] elucidation

[B] discrimination

[C] artlessness

[D] authenticity

*[E] whimsy

220619sun

L5-4  The proponents of recombinant DNA research have decided to [ ….. ] federal regulation of their work; they hope that by making this compromise they can forestall proposed state and local controls that might be even stiffer.

[A] protest 

[B] institute 

[C] deny

*[D] encourage

 [E] disregard

220615wed

L5-3  Even though in today’s Soviet Union the [ ….. ] the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little [ ….. ] to practice their religion.

[A] practitioners among .. opportunity

[B] dissidents within  .. obligation

[C] adversaries of  .. inclination

*[D] leaders of  .. latitude

[E] traditionalists among  .. Incentive

220612sun

L5-2  At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that [ ….. ] was very near the surface.

[A] seriousness

[B] confidence

*[C] laughter

[D] poise

[E] determination

220609wed

L5-1  In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural [ ….. ] for tree size, bloom density, fruit size, [ ….. ] to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.

[A] circumstances .. proximity

[B] regulations  .. conformity

*[C] conditions .. adaptability

[D] auspices .. susceptibility

[E] configurations .. propensity

220605sun

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L5-38  REDOUBTABLE :

[A] unsurprising

[B] unambiguous

*[C] unimpressive

[D] inevitable

[E] immovable

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L5-37  ENDEMIC :

*[A] exotic

[B] shallow

[C] episodic

[D] manifest

[E] treatable

220529sun

L5-35  GAUCHENESS :

[A] probity

[B] sophistry

[C] acumen

[D] polish

*[E] vigor

220525wed

L5-31  SYNCHRONOUS :

[A] off-key

[B] out-of-order

[C] without pity

*[D] out-of-phase

[E] without difficulty

220511wed

L5-30 SURCHARGE :

[A] loss

[B] liability

[C] decrease

[D] shortfall

*[E] discount

220508sun

L5-29  RANDOMIZE :

[A] distribute

[B] analyze

*[C] systematize

[D] blend

[E] prepare

220504wed

L5-28 LAG :

[A] look around

[B] dodge easily

[C] seem hard

*[D] forge ahead

[E] change radically

220501sun

L5-16  MITIGATE : SEVERE ::

[A] compile : available

[B] restore : new

[C] contribute : charitable

[D] venerate : reverent

*[E] qualify : general

220427wed

L5-15  MUFFLE : SOUND ::

*[A] assuage : grief

[B] maul : object

[C] extract : flavor

[D] endure : agony

[E] conceal :secret

220425sun

L5-13

ALCOVE : RECESS ::

[A] turret : chimney

*[B] come : roof

[C] column : entrance

[D] foyer: ballroom

[E] foundation : building

220417sun

L5-11  LOAP: RUN::

[A] uncover: lose

[B] view: see

[C] sigh: moan

[D] chew: drink

*[E] drawl: speak

220413wed

L5-10  BODYGUARD : PERSON ::

[A] police office : traffic

[B] teacher : pupil

[C] mayor : city

*[D] soldier : country

[E] secretary : office

220410sun

L5-9  FIRE : INFERNO ::

[A] speech : shout

[B] wind : temperature

*[C] storm : hurricane

[D] whale : minnow

[E] plant : flower

 220406wed

L5-8   APPLE : SKIN ::

[A] potato : tuber

*[B] melon : rind

[C] tomato : fruit

[D] maize : cob

[E] rhubarb : leafstalk

 220403wed

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L5-7 Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look [….. ];  melancholy resulting from a sense of the [….. ] of natural beauty and human glory

[A] beautiful .. immutability

*[B] cheerful .. transitoriness

[C] colorful .. abstractness

[D] luxuriant .. simplicity

[E] conventional .. wildness

220330wed

L5-6 Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hit of [….. ] can boost sales of video clips very nicely.

*[A] self-deprecation

[B] congeniality

[C] cynicism

[D] embarrassment

[E] self-doubt

220327sun

L5-5 Although [ ….. ] almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong [ ….. ] publicity and controversy.

[A] conventional .. Interest in

[B] monotonous  .. Reliance on

[C] shy .. Aversion toward

*[D] retiring .. Penchant for

[E] evasive .. Impatience with

220323wed

L5-4  Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so [ ….. ] Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in [ ….. ] the Western Hemisphere.

[A] terrorized .. contention

[B] ravaged .. secret

[C] disabled .. quarantine

[D] corrupted .. quiescence

*[E] decimated .. Abeyance

220320sun

L5-3 The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her [ ….. ] search for her daughter.

[A] extended

*[B] agitated

[C] comprehensive

[D] motiveless

[E]heartless

220316wed

2  Sponsors of the bill were [ ….. ] because there was no opposition to it within the legislature until after the measure had been signed into law.

[A] unreliable

[B] well-intentioned

[C] persistent

*[D] relieved

[E] detained

220313sun

L5-1   Clearly refuting sceptics, researchers have [ ….. ] not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what theory  [ ….. ] it should do.

[A] doubted .. warranted

[B] estimated  .. accepted

*[C] demonstrated .. predicted

[D] assumed .. deduced

[E] supposed .. asserted

220309wed

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L4-38 belie:

[A] flaunt

[B] distend

[C] attune

[D] obviate

*[E] aver

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L4-37 eschew:

[A] invest

[B] consume

[C] maintain

[D] condemn

*[E] seek

 220302wed

L4-35  banality:

[A] accurate portrayal

[B] impromptu statement

*[C] original expression

[D] succinct interpretation

[E] elaborate critique

 220223wed

L4-34 divest:

[A] multiply

[B] initiate

[C] triumph

[D] persist

*[E] endow

 220220sun

L4-33  recant:

[A] propose

[B] respond

[C] instruct

*[D] affirm

[E] disclose

220216wed

L4-31  substantiation:

*[A] disproof

[B] dissent

[C] delusion

[D] debate

[E] denial

 220209wed

L4-30  aggregate:

[A] altered plans

[B] intended actions

[C] unexplained occurrences

*[D] isolated units

[E] unfounded conclusions

220206sun

L4-29  quandary:

[A] state of suppressed enmity

*[B] state of complete certainty

[C] state of mild hysteria

[D] state of unprovoked anger

[E] state of feeble opposition

220202wed

L4-28  brilliance:

*[A] dullness

[B] emptiness

[C] awkwardness

[D]  state of immobility

[E]  excess of information

220130sun

L4-15 doggerel: verse

*[A] burlesque: play

[B] sketch: drawing

[C] operetta: symphony

[D] fable: narration

[E] limerick: sonnet

220123sun

L4-13 invincible: subdued

[A] inconsistent: expressed

*[B] impervious: damaged

[C] imprudent: enacted

[D] bolted: separated

[E] expensive: bought

220116sun

L4-11 pitch: sound

*[A] color: light

[B] mask: weight

[C] force: pressure

[D] energy : heat

[E] velocity: time

220112wed

L4-10 varnish: wood

[A] etch: glass

[B] tarnish: silver

*[C] wax: linoleum

[D] burnish: metal

[E] bleach: fabric

220109sun

L4-9 syllabus: course

[A] rules: jury

[B] map: destination

[C] recipe: ingredients

[D] appetizer: meal

*[E] agenda: meeting

 220105wed

L4-8 babble : talk

[A] chisel: sculpt

[B] harmonize: sing

*[C] scribble: write

[D] hint: imply

[E] quibble: elude

 220102sun

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L4-7 That his intransience in making decisions [ ….. ]  no open disagreement from any quarter was well known; thus clever subordinates learned the art of [ ….. ]  their opinions in casual remarks.

[A] elicited.. quashing

[B] engendered.. recasting

*[C] brooked.. intimating

[D] embodied.. instigating

[E] forbore.. emending

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L4-6  It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply [ ….. ]  canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the [ ….. ] of past usage.

[A] cleaved.. eruptions

[B] rooted.. flood

*[C] incised.. river

[D] ridged.. ocean

[E] notched.. mountains

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L4-5  Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater [ ….. ]  their efforts to build a progressive part than the [ ….. ]  of the progressive already elected to the legislature.

[A] support for.. advocacy

[B] threat to.. promise

[C] benefit from.. success

*[D] obstacle to.. resistance

[E] praise for.. reputation

 211219sun

L4-4  Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been  [ ….. ]

[A] irrelevant

[B] facetious

[C] mistaken

[D] critical

*[E] insincere

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L4-3  Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be  [ ….. ] , which makes them  [ ….. ]  unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.

[A] contested .. provisional

[B] circumvented .. antiquated

[C] repealed .. vulnerable

*[D] violated .. ineffective

[E] modified .. unstable

211212sun

L4-2  Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian  [ ….. ] later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.

[A] disdain for

[B] imitation of

[C] ambivalence about

[D] deference to

*[E] influence on

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L4-1  Since it is now  [ ….. ] to build the complex central processing unit of a computer on a single silicon chip using photolithography and chemical etching, it seems plausible that other miniature structures might be fabricated in  [ ….. ]  ways.

[A] unprecedented .. undiscovered

[B] difficult .. related

[C] permitted .. unique

[D] mandatory .. congruent

*[E] routine .. similar

211205sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L3-38 limpid:

[A] rampant

[B] vapid

*[C] turbid

[D] rigid

[E] resilient

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L3-37 effrontery:

*[A] decorum

[B] candor

[C] resolution

[D] perplexity

[E] meditation

 211128sun

L3-36  gist:

*[A] tangential point

[B] tentative explanation

[C] faulty assumption

[D] flawed argument

[E] meaningless distinction

211124wed

L3-35  grouse:

*[A] rejoice

[B] rekindle

[C] restore

[D] reject

[E] reflect

 211121sun

L3-34 anomalous:

[A] porous

[B] viscous

[C] essential

*[D] normal

[E] elemental

211114sun

L3-32  nexus:

*[A] disconnected components

[B] tangled threads

[C] lost direction

[D] unseen obstacle

[E] damaged parts

211103wed

L3-32  nexus:

*[A] disconnected components

[B] tangled threads

[C] lost direction

[D] unseen obstacle

[E] damaged parts

211103wed

L3-31  flippant:

[A] evenly distributed

[B] well coordinated

[C] inflexible

[D] sane

*[E] earnest

 211031

L3-30  diverge:

[A] relay

[B] bypass

[C] enclose

[D] work quickly

*[E] come together

211027wed

L3-29  indeterminate:

[A] qualified

*[B] definite

[C] stubborn

[D] effective

[E] committed

211024sun

L3-28  commotion:

[A] desirability

[B] likability

[C] propensity

[D] changeability

[E] tranquility

 211020wed

L3-16 subsidy: support

[A] assistance: endowment

[B] funds: fellowship

[C] credit: payment

*[D] debt: obligation

[E] loan: note

211017sun

L3-15 torque: rotation

[A] centrifuge: axis

[B] osmosis: membrane

*[C] tension: elongation

[D] elasticity: variation

[E] gas: propulsion

211013wed

L3-14 redolent: smell

[A] curious: knowledge

[B] lucid: sight

[C] torpid: motion

[D] ephemeral: touch

*[E] piquant: taste

211017sun

L3-13 proctor: supervise

[A] prophet: rule

[B] profiteer: consume

[C] profligate: demand

*[D] prodigal: squander

[E] prodigy: wonder

211006wed

L3-12 countenance: toleration

[A] defer: ignorance

[B] renounce: mistrust

[C] encroach: jealousy

*[D] demur: objection

[E] reject: disappointment

 211003sun

L3-11 slither: snake

[A] perch: eagle

[B] bask: lizard

*[C] waddle: duck

[D] circle: hawk

[E] croak: frog

210929wed

10 maverick: conformity

[A] renegade: ambition

*[B] extrovert: reserve

[C] reprobate: humility

[D] zealot: loyalty

[E] strategist: decisiveness

210925sun

L3-9 glaring: bright

[A] iridescent: colorful

[B] perceptible: visible

[C] discordant: harmonious

[D] peppery: salty

*[E] deafening: loud

210922wed

L3-8 choir : singer

[A] election: voter

[B] anthology: poet

*[C] cast: actor

[D] orchestra: composer

[E] convention: performance

 210919sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L3-6  In failing to see that the justice’s pronouncement merely [ ….. ]  previous decisions rather than actually establishing a precedent, the novice law clerk [ ….. ]  the scope of the justice’s judgement.

[A] synthesized .. limited

[B] overturned .. misunderstood

[C] endorsed .. nullified

*[D] qualified .. overemphasized

[E] recapitulated .. Defined

210912sun

L3-5  Number theory is rich in problems of an especially [ ….. ] sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but [ ….. ]  difficult to solve.

[A] cryptic .. deceptively

[B] spurious .. equally

[C] abstruse .. ostensibly

[D] elegant .. rarely

*[E] vexing .. notoriously

 210908wed

L3-4  The primary criterion for [ ….. ]  a school is its recent performance; critics are [ ….. ]  to extend credit for earlier victories.

[A] evaluating.. prone

[B] investigating.. hesitant

*[C] judging.. reluctant

[D] improving.. eager

[E] administering.. persuaded

210905sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

L3-3  It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody woud think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of [ ….. ] .

*[A] maturity

[B] fiction

[C] inventiveness

[D] art

[E] brilliance

210901wed

L3-1 Hydrogen is the   [ ….. ] element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

[A] steadfast

[B] expendable

[C] lightest

[D] final

*[E] fundamental

210829sun

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L2-38  disingenuousness :

[A] coherent thought

[B] polite conversation

[C] acquisitiveness

*[D] guilelessness

[E] contentiousness

210825wed

L2-37  seminal :

[A] withholding peripheral information

[B] promoting spirited exchange

[C] suggesting contradictory hypotheses

[D] displaying cultural biases

*[E] hampering further development

210822sun

L2-36  timorous :

[A] consummate

[B] faithful

*[C] intrepid

[D] antagonistic

[E] impulsive

210818wed

L2-35  fatuousness :

*[A] sensibleness

[B] courage

[C] obedience

[D] aloofness

[E] forcefulness

210815sun

L2-34  approbation :

[A] disinclination

[B] stagnation

*[C] condemnation

[D] false allegation

[E] immediate repulsion

210811wed

L2-33  nadir :

[A] immobile object

[B] uniform measurement

[C] extreme distance

*[D] topmost point

[E] regular phenomenon

210808sun

L2-32  refute :

[A] reveal

[B] associate

[C] recognize

[D] understand

*[E] prove

210804wed

L2-31  anchor :

[A] unwind

[B] unbend

[C] disjoin

[D] disrupt

*[E] dislodge

210801sun

L2-30  profuse :

[A] sequential

[B] shoddy

*[C] scant

[D] surly

[E] supreme

210725sun

L2-29  renovate :

[A] design to specifications

[B] keep hidden

*[C] cause to decay

[D] duplicate

[E] complicate

210721wed

L2-28  stabilize :

[A] penetrate

[B] minimize

*[C] fluctuate

[D] analyze

[E] isolate

210718sun

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L2-16  skirmish : insignificance ::

[A] revolution : democracy

*[B] duel : formality

[C] feud : impartiality

[D] bout : sparring

[E] crusade : remoteness

210714wed

L2-15  filigree : wire ::

[A] embroidery : knot

[B] bead : string

*[C] lace : thread

[D] fringe : yarn

[E] rope : strand

210711sun

L2-13  accelerate : speed ::

[A] assess : value

[B] elaborate : quality

[C] disperse : strength

*[D] prolong : duration

[E] enumerate : quantity

210704sun

L2-12  redoubtable : awe ::

[A] tart : pungency

[B] tacit : solitude

*[C] despicable : contempt

[D] engrossing : obliviousness

[E] venerable : renown

210630wed

L2-11  castigation : disapproval ::

[A] grief : indignation

[B] hostility : intention

[C] hope : insight

[D] innocence : patience

*[E] blasphemy : irreverence

210627sun

L2-10  school : fish ::

[A] posse : crowd

[B] arrow : feathers

[C] union : labor

*[D] flock : birds

[E] stock : cattle

210623wed

L2-9  tile : mosaic ::

[A] wood : totem

*[B] stitch : sampler

[C] ink : scroll

[D] pedestal : column

[E] tapestry : rug

210620sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

L2-7  Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to in crease that country's   [ ….. ] .

[A] boldness

[B] influence

[C] responsibility

[D] moderation

*[E] vulnerability

210613sun

L2-6  Because outlaws were denied   [ ….. ]  under medeval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal   [ ….. ] .

[A] propriety .. authority

*[B] protection .. impunity

[C] collusion .. consent

[D] rights .. collaboration

[E] provisions .. validity

210609wed

L2-5  Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a   [ ….. ]  of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.

[A] connoisseur

[B] critic

*[C] friend

[D] scourge

[E] judge

210607sun

L2-4  In the seventeenth century, discreet flouting of a genetically accepted system of values was regarded as   [ ….. ] , even as a sign of madness.

[A] adventurous

[B] frivolous

[C] willful

[D] impermissible

*[E] irrational

210601wed

L2-3  Despite the   [ ….. ]  of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop culture" as a key for   [ ….. ]  the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.

[A] antipathy .. entangling

[B] discernment .. evaluating

[C] pedantry .. reinstating

*[D] skepticism .. deciphering

[E] enthusiasm .. symbolizing

210530sun

L2-2  The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were  [ ….. ] not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the  [ ….. ]  methodology into question.

*[A] provocative .. prevailing

[B] predictable .. contemporary

[C] inconclusive .. traditional

[D] intriguing .. projected

[E] specious .. Original

210526wed

L2-1  Although the minuet appeared simple, its  [ ….. ] steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully  [ ….. ] in public.

[A] progressive .. revealed

*[B] intricate .. executed

[C] rudimentary .. allowed

[D] minute .. discussed

[E] entertaining .. stylized

210523sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

38  QUOTIDIAN :

*[A] extraordinary 

[B] certain

[C] wishful 

[D] secret 

[E] premature

210519wed

37  SPECIOUS:

[A] unfeigned 

[B] significant 

*[C] valid 

[D] agreeable

[E] restricted

210516sun

36  ABJURE :

[A] commingle 

[B] arbitrate

[C] espouse 

[D] appease 

[E] pardon

210512wed

35  CADGE :

[A] conceal 

[B] influence

[C] reserve 

*[D] earn 

[E] favor

210509sun

33 EXCULPATE :

*[A] attribute guilt 

[B] avoid responsibility

[C] establish facts 

[D] control hostilities

[E] show anxiety

210502sun

CONSOLE :

[A] pretend sympathy

[B] reveal suffering

*[C] aggravate grief

[D] betray 

[E] vilify

210428wed

31  DILATE :

*[A] narrow 

[B] strengthen

[C] bend 

[D] push 

[E] soften

210425sun

STABILITY :

[A] disparity 

*[B] inconstancy 

[C] opposition

[D] carelessness 

[E] weariness

210421wed

29  GLOBAL :

*[A] local 

[B] unusual

[C] unpredictable 

[D] hot-headed 

[E] single-minded
210418sun

LIMP :

[A] true

*[B] firm 

[C] clear

[D] stark 

[E] endless

210414wed

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

15  EQUIVOCATION : AMBIGUOUS ::

[A] mitigation : severe

[B] contradiction : peremptory

*[C] platitude : banal

[D] percept : obedient

[E] explanation : unintelligible

210407wed

14  MALADROIT : SKILL ::

[A] intemperate : anger

[B] unreasonable : intuition

[C] sluggish : fatigue

*[D] glib : profundity

[E] morose : depression

210404sun

13 MOCK :  IMITATE ::

[A] satirize : charm

[B] condense : summarize

[C] placate : assuage

[D] adapt : duplicate

*[E] taunt : challenge

210331wed

12 CENTRIFUGE : SEPARATE ::

[A] thermometer : calibrate

[B] statue : chisel

[C] floodgate : overflow

*[D] colander : drain

[E] television : transmit

210328sun

11  PURIFY : IMPERFECTION ::

[A] align : adjustment

[B] weary : boredom

[C] disagree : controversy

*[D] verify : doubtfulness

[E] hone : sharpness

210324wed

10  SOOT : COMBUSTION ::

[A] lint : brushing

[B] gravel : crushing

[C] gristle : tenderizing

[D] rubbish : housecleaning

*[E] sawdust : woodcutting

210321sun

9  ORGAN : KIDNET ::

[A] skeleton : kneecap

*[B] bone : rib

[C] neuron : synapse

[D] abdomen : stomach

[E] blood : aorta

210317wed

8   JUDGE : GAVEL ::

[A] detective : uniform

[B] doctor : stethoscope

*[C] referee : whistle

[D] soldier : insignia

[E] lecturer : podium

210321sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

7  His imperturbability in the face of evidence indicating his deliberate fraud failed to reassure supporters of his essential […..]; instead, it suggested a talent for  [….. ] that they had never suspected.

[A] culpability .. intrigue

[B] wisdom .. reproof

[C] remorse .. loquacity

*[D] probity .. guile

[E] combativeness .. Compromise

210310wed

6  The current penchant for [….. ] a product by denigrating a rival, named in the advertisement by brand name, seems somewhat [….. ]: suppose the consumer remembers only the rival’s name?

[A] criticizing .. inefficient

*[B] touting .. foolhardy

[C] enhancing .. insipid

[D] evaluating .. cumbersome

[E] flaunting .. Gullible

210207sun

5  If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature’s more [ ….. ] creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

[A] mettlesome

[B] industrious

[C] domestic

[D] lackluster

*[E] feckless

210303wed

3  Since many casual smokers develop lung cancer and many [ ….. ] smokers do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their[ ….. ] the cancer-causing agents known to be present in cigarette smoke.

*[A] heavy .. susceptibility to

[B] chronic .. concern about

[C] habitual .. proximity to

[D] devoted .. reliance upon

[E] regular .. exposure to

210228sun

2  An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members, because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to [ ….. ] the institutions of which they are a part.

[A] reform 

[B] coerce 

[C] honor

*[D] discredit 

[E] intimidate

210224wed

1  In the British theater young people under thirty-five have not had much [ ….. ] getting recognition onstage, but offstage ? in the ranks of playwrights, directors, designers, administrators ? they have mostly been relegated to relative obscurity.

*[A] trouble 

[B] satisfaction

[C] curiosity about 

[D] success at

[E] fear of

210221sun

38  COMPLAISANCE :

*[A] churlishness 

[B] emptiness

[C] difficulty 

[D] swiftness

[E] vibrancy

210217wed

37  GAINSAY :

[A] fail 

[B] destroy

*[C] speak in support of

[D] receive compensation for

[E] regard with disgust

210214sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

36  PIED :

[A] delicately formed 

[B] precisely detailed 

*[C] solid-colored

[D] smooth 

[E] luminous

210210wed

35  EGRESS  :

*[A] entrance 

[B] decline

[C] wide variation 

[D] inadequate amount

[E] lateral movement

210207sun

34  QUELL :

*[A] foment

[B] divert

[C] confirm

[D] convoke

[E] delay

210203wed

33  INDIGENOUS :

[A] thoughtful 

*[B] acquired 

[C] redundant 

[D] unworthy 

[E] sterile

210131sun

32 INFLATE :

[A] converge 

[B] inhibit 

[C] audit 

*[D] minimize 

[E]  detect

210127wed

31  DISARM :

[A] hold close 

*[B] put on guard 

[C] challenge 

[D] entertain 

[E] instruct
210124sun

29  FOCUS :

[A] disappear 

*[B] disperse 

[C] link 

[D] activate 

[E] layer

210117sun

28  VAGUE :

[A] expressive 

[B] felicitous

*[C] well-defined 

[D] nearly perfect

[E] closely matched

 210113wed

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

16  MISER : THRIFT ::

[A] performer : artistry

*[B] chauvinist : patriotism

[C] mimic : ridicule

[D] politician : compromise

[E] scientist : discovery

200110sun

1.  URBANE :  GAUCHERIE ::

[A] confident : coterie

[B] calculating : imposture

[C] diffident : goodwill

[D] fearful : destruction

*[E] guileless : chicanery

201230wed

12 NUANCE : DISTINCTION ::

[A] remnant : preservation

[B] shade : spectrum

*[C] hint : suggestion

[D] trace : existence

[E] splinter : disintegration

201227sun

11  ARTICULATE : CLEARLY ::

[A] orate : strongly

*[B] shout : loudly

[C] lecture : willfully

[D] malign : incoherently

[E] jest : belligerently

201223wed

10 TALON : EAGLE ::

[A] fang : snake

[B] hoof : horse

[C] quill : porcupine

[D] tusk : elephant

*[E] claw : panther

201220sun

8   DRAWBRIDGE : CASTLE ::

[A] lawn : house

*[B] gangway : ship

[C] aisle : stage

[D] hallway : building

[E] sidewalk : garage

 201213sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

7  Thought science is often imagined as a […..] exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are […..] human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.

[A] fervent .. vulnerable

[B] neutral .. rational

[C] painstaking .. careless

*[D] disinterested .. passionate

[E] cautious .. dynamic

201206sun

6  Among the many [….. ] of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project’s promoters can be achieved with impressive [….. ].

[A] highlights .. efficiency

[B] features .. savings

[C] disadvantages .. innovation

[D] claims .. speed

*[E] defects .. economy

201129sun

5  A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with stereochemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is […...], in that it combines concepts that should be kept […...].

[A] obscure .. interrelated

[B] specialized .. intact

[C] subtle .. inviolate

[D] descriptive .. separate

*[E] imprecise .. discrete

201125wed

4  The old man could not have been accused of [ ….. ] his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his [ ….. ] her.

[A] lavishing .. fondness for

[B] sparing .. tolerance of

[C] rationing .. antipathy for

*[D] stinting .. adoration of

[E] promising .. dislike of

201122sun

3  While the delegate clearly sought to [ ….. ] the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.

[A] substantiate 

*[B] dampen 

[C] encourage 

[D] elucidate

[E] rekindle

201115sun

2  Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that [ ….. ] design is no longer [ ….. ].

[A] pertinent .. relevant

[B] intended .. necessary

[C] embellished .. attractive

[D] appropriate .. applicable

*[E] initial .. discernible

201111wed

1  Although adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing [ ….. ] with regard to onset and duration.

[A] lasts 

*[B] varies 

[C] falters

[D] accelerates 

[E] dwindles

201108sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

38  GRATUITOUS :

[A] thankless 

*[B] warranted

[C] trying 

[D] discreet 

[E] spurious

201101sun

37  TENUOUS :

*[A] substantial 

[B] obdurate

[C] permanent 

[D] ubiquitous 

[E] intelligible

201028wed

36  SEEMLY :

*[A] indecorous

[B] inapparent 

[C] disconnected 

[D] disingenuous 

[E] deleterious

201025sun

35  PERUSE  :

[A] glide along 

[B] argue against

[C] strive for 

[D] pick up 

*[E] glance at

201021wed

34  CORPOBORATE :

[A] tire 

[B] rival 

*[C] deny

[D] antagonize

[E] disengage

201018sun

33 FALLOW :

[A] abundant 

[B] valuable 

[C] necessary

[D] in use 

[E] in demand

201014wed

32 AERATE :

[A] generate 

[B] create 

[C] elevate 

[D] combine water with

*[E] remove air from

201011sun

31  PREDESTINE :

[A] jumble 

[B] doubt 

*[C] leave to chance 

[D] arrange incorrectly 

[E] defy authority

201007wed

30  ALIENATE :

*[A] reunite 

[B] influence 

[C] relieve

[D] match 

[E] revitalize

201004sun

29  SYNCHRONOUS :

[A] unusual in appearance 

[B] of a distinct origin

*[C] occurring at different times

[D] monotonous 

[E] shapeless

28  PEER :

[A] a complicated structure 

[B] an insignificant explanation

*[C] a subordinate person 

[D] an inept musician

[E] an unreliable worker

2000927sun

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

16  QUERULOUS : COMPLAIN ::

[A] humble : fawn

*[B] prodigal : spend

[C] treacherous : trust

[D] laconic : talk

[E] culpable : blame

200920sun

15  FEARLESS : DAUNT ::

[A] perplexed : enlighten

[B] nondescript : neglect

[C] avaricious : motivate

*[D] impassive : perturb

[E] tranquil : pacify

200916wed

14  OPAQUE : LIGHT ::

[A] inaudible : sound

[B] unbreakable : plastic

[C] reflective : mirror

*[D] nonporous : liquid

[E] viscous : fluid

200913sun

1.  CARET :  INSERTION ::

[A] pound : heaviness

[B] tongs : extraction

*[C] comma : pause

[D] quotation : agreement

[E] clip : attachment

200909wed

12 BOMBAST : POMPOUS ::

[A] prose : economical

[B] circumlocution : patient

[C] prattle : succinct

[D] verbiage : mundane

*[E] tirade : critical

200902wed

11  ENDOW : INCOME ::

[A] emit : signals

*[B] endorse : approval

[C] enchant : magic

[D] embark : voyage

[E] endure : hardships

200830sun

10 ELBOW : JOINT ::

[A] cell : tissue

[B] corpuscle : blood

[C] muscle : bone

[D] skull : skeleton

*[E] heart : organ

200826wed

9  BIRD : FEATHERS ::

[A] mammal : spine

[B] hand : fingers

[C] branch : fruit

[D] limb : fur

*[E] fish : scales

200823sun

8   DISGUISE : INDENTIFICATION ::

[A] equivocation : ambiguity

[B] facade : decoration

[C] forgery : wealth

*[D] camouflage : detection

[E] manipulation : advantage

 200819sun

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

7  In recent decades the idea that Cezanne influenced Cubism has been caught in the […..] between art historians who credit Braque with its invention and those who […..] Picasso.

*[A] crossfire .. tout

[B] interplay .. advocate

[C] paradox .. attribute

[D] deliberation .. attribute

[E] tussle .. substitute

200816sun

6  Although scientists claim that the seemingly [….. ] language of their reports is more precise than the figurative language of fiction, the language of science, like all language, is inherently [….. ].

[A] ornamental .. subtle

[B] unidimensional .. unintelligible

[C] symbolic .. complex

*[D] literal .. allusive

[E] subjective .. metaphorical

200809sun

5  In many science fiction films, the opposition of good and evil is portrayed as a […...] between technology, which is […...], and the errant will of a depraved intellectual.

[A] fusion .. useful

[B] struggle .. dehumanizing

[C] parallel .. unfettered

*[D] conflict .. beneficent

[E] similarity .. malevolent

200805wed

4  It has been argued that politics as [ ….. ], whatever its transcendental claims, has always ben the systematic organization of common hatreds

[A] a theory 

[B] an ideal

*[C] a practice 

[D] a contest

[E] an enigma

200802sun

3  Nothing that few employees showed any [ ….. ] for complying with the corporation’s new safety regulations, Peterson was forced to conclude that acceptance of the regulations would be [ ….. ], at best.

[A] attitude .. unavoidable

[B] regard .. indeterminate

[C] respect .. negotiable

[D] patience .. imminent

*[E] enthusiasm .. grudging

200729wed

2  Their mutual teasing seemed [ ….. ], but in fact it [ ….. ] a long-standing hostility.

[A] aimless .. produced 

*[B] friendly .. masked

[C] playful .. contravened

[D] bitter .. revealed

[E] clever .. averted

200726sun

1  The discovery that, friction excluded, all bodies fall at the same rate is so simple to state and to grasp that there is a tendency to [ ….. ] its significance.

*[A] underrate 

[B] control

[C] reassess 

[D] praise 

[E] eliminate

200719sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

37  PLATITUDE :

[A] concise formulation 

*[B] original observation

[C] unsubstantiated claim 

[D] relevant concern

[E] insincere remark

200715wed

36  EXIGENT :

[A] unprepossessing 

*[B] inquisitive

[C] devoted 

[D] absurd 

[E] deferrable

200712sun

35  NATTY :

[A] sloppy 

[B] quiet 

[C] loose

[D] common 

*[E] difficult

200707wed

34  RECUMBENT  :

*[A] well fortified 

[B] standing up

[C] lacking flexibility 

[D] constricted 

[E] alarmed

200705sun

33  STEEP :

[A] relax 

*[B] repulse 

[C] plummet 

[D] clarify

*[E] parch

200701wed

32  INERRANCY :

[A] productivity 

[B] generosity 

[C] volubility 

*[D] fallibility 

[E] plausibility

200628sun

HYPERBOLE :

[A] equivocation 

[B] criticism 

*[C] understatement 

[D] pessimism 

[E]  skepticism

200624wed

30  GRATE :

*[A] soothe 

[B] gather 

[C] acknowledge 

[D] forgive 

[E] improve

200621sun

29  FRACAS :

[A] rapture 

[B] relic 

[C] novel predicament 

*[D] peaceful situation 

[E] just reward

200617wed

28  SECURE :

[A] infest 

[B] unearth 

[C] impart 

[D] implant 

*[E] unfasten

200614sun

27  CONSOLIDATION :

[A] instigation 

*[B] fragmentation

[C] restriction 

[D] opposition

[E] provocation

 200610wed

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

15  PARRY : QUESTION ::

[A] return : affection

*[B] shirk : duty

[C] confront : dread

[D] hurl : insult

[E] surrender : temptation

200607sun

14  BARTER : COMMODITIES ::

[A] arbitrate : disputes

[B] invade : boundaries

[C] debate : issues

*[D] correspond : letters

[E] promote : ranks

200603wed

13  INTEREST :  INVEIGLE ::

[A] evaluate : suggest

[B] foresee : predict

*[C] plan : scheme

[D] interpret : examine

[E] neglect : persecute

200531sun

12 HUMILITY : SUPPLICANT ::

[A] espionage : felon

[B] dilettantism : connoisseur

[C] dogmatism : scholar

[D] gregariousness : teammate

*[E] resistance : adversary

200527wed

11  JEER : DERISION ::

[A] fidget : restraint

[B] cower : menace

[C] slouch : vigilance

*[D] reprimand : censure

[E] frown : adversity

200524sun

10 INSOMNIA : SLEEP ::

*[A] dyslexia : read

[B] hemophilia : bleed

[C] hyperactivity : move

[D] paranoia : hallucinate

[E] malnutrition : eat

 200520wed

9  CURTAIN : STAGE ::

[A] footlight : orchestra

[B] lid : jar

[C] upholstery : sofa

*[D] veil : face

[E] screen : film

200517sun

8   ANIMAL : CAT ::

[A] apple : pear

[B] club : player

*[C] furniture : chair

[D] landscape : tree

[E] body : toe

 200513wed

7  The English novelist William Thackeray considered the cult of the criminal so dangerous that he criticized Dicken’s Olive Twist for making the characters in the thieves’ kitchen so […..].

[A] threatening

*[B] riveting

[C] conniving 

[D] fearsome 

[E] irritating

200510sun

6  To test the [….. ] of borrowing from one field of study to enrich another, simply investigate the extent to which terms from the one may, without forcing, be [….. ] the other.

[A] risk .. confused with

[B] universality .. applied to

[C] decorum .. illuminated by

[D] rate .. superseded by

*[E] efficacy .. utilized by

200506wed

5  A war, even if fought for individual liberty and democratic rights, usually requires that these principles be […...], for they are […...] the regimentation and discipline necessary for military efficiency.

[A] espoused .. contrary to

[B] suppressed .. fulfilled through

*[C] suspended .. incompatible with

[D] followed .. disruptive of

[E] rejected .. inherent in

200503sun

4  Although Johnson’s and Smith’s initial fascination with the fortunes of those jockeying for power in the law firm [ ….. ] after a few months, the two paid sufficient attention to determine who their lunch partners should be.

[A] revived 

[B] emerged

[C] intensified 

[D] flagged 

*[E] persisted

200429wed

3  Scientists’ pristine reputation as devotees of the disinterested pursuit of truth has been [ ….. ] by recent evidence that some scientists have deliberately [ ….. ] experimental results to further their own careers.

[A] reinforced .. published

[B] validated .. suppressed

[C] exterminated .. replicated

*[D] compromised .. fabricated

[E] resuscitated .. challenged

200426sun

2  In an age without radio or recordings, an age [ ….. ] by print, fiction gained its greatest ascendancy.

[A] decimated 

[B] denigrated 

*[C] dominated 

[D] emphasized

[E] resurrected

200422wed

1  Although the feeding activities of whales and walruses give the seafloor of the Bering Shelf a devastated appearance, these activities seem to be actually [ ….. ] to the area, [ ….. ] its productivity.

[A] destructive .. counterbalancing

[B] rehabilitative  .. diminishing

*[C] beneficial .. enhancing

[D] detrimental .. redirecting

[E] superfluous .. encumbering

 200419sun

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

38  SUPINE :

*[A] vigilant 

[B] flustered

[C] distorted 

[D] brittle 

[E] awkward

200415wed

37  PITH :

[A] untimely action 

*[B] insufficient attention

[C] routine treatment

[D] rigid formulation

[E] superficial element

200412sun

36  AVER :

[A] resign indignantly 

[B] condemn unjustly

[C] refuse 

*[D] deny 

[E] resent

200408wed

35  OBDURATE :

*[A] complaisant 

[B] similar

[C] commensurate 

[D] uncommunicative 

[E] transitory

200405sun

34  SCURVY :

[A] completely centered

*[B] above reproach

[C] imaginative  

[D] valiant 

[E] carefree

200401wed

33 EFFRONTERY :

[A] charity 

*[B] deference

[C] simplicity

[D] deceitfulness

[E] stupidity

200329sun

32 RAREFY :

[A] make less humid

[B] make less opaque

[C] make more voluminous

*[D] make more dense

[E] make more oily

200325wed

31  OUTSET :

[A] regression 

[B] series

[C] exit 

[D] interruption 

*[E] termination

200322sun

30 PINCH :

[A] important accomplishment 

[B] apt translation 

*[C] abundant amount 

[D] opportune acquisition

[E] unfamiliar period

200318wed

29  UNCONVENTIONALITY :

[A] perceptibility 

[B] inscrutability

[C] imperturbability 

*[D] fidelity to custom

[E] formality of discourse

200321sun

28 ADHERE :

*[A] detach 

[B] cleanse 

[C] engulf

[D] incise

[E] contain

200311wed

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

16 CREDULOUS : DUPE ::

[A] wealthy : monarch

*[B] insensitive : boor

[C] argumentative : lawyer

[D] spontaneous : extrovert

[E] extravagant : miser

200308sun

15  QUARRY : STONE ::

*[A] fell : timber

[B] dredge : canal

[C] assay : gold

[D] bale : hay

[E] mold : clay

200301sun

14  ABRADED : FRICTION ::

[A] refined : distillate

[B] anodized : metal

[C] diluted : gas

[D] strengthened : pressure

*[E] vaporized : heat

200226wed

DAMP :  VIBRATION ::

[A] drench : moisture

[B] concentrate : extraction

[C] boil : liquid

[D] seal : perforation

*[E] stanch : flow

200223sun

12 EULOGY : PRAISE ::

[A] comedy : laughter

[B] epic : contempt

[C] tirade : awe

*[D] elegy : lament

[E] parody : respect

200219wed

11  ANTIBIOTIC : INFECTION ::

[A] hormone : modification

[B] enzyme : digestion

[C] narcotic : dependency

*[D] coagulant : bleeding

[E] stimulant : relaxation

200216sun

10  PHOTOGRAPH : LIGHT ::

[A] script : scene

[B] film : negative

[C] recording : sound

[D] rehearsal : practice

[E] concert : song

200212wed

9  PRUNE : HEDGE ::

[A] shuck : corn

[B] trim : hair

[C] cut : bouquet

[D] reap : crop

[E] shave : mustache

200209sun

8   SURGEON : DEXTERITY ::

[A] engineer : clarity

[B] sailor : navigation

[C] magistrate : precedent

[D] industrialist : capital

*[E] acrobat : agility

200205wed

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

7  Employees had become so inured to the caprices of top management’s personnel policies that they greeted the announcement of a company-wide dress code with [….. ].

[A] astonishment 

*[B] impassivity

[C] resentment 

[D] apprehension

[E] confusion

200202sun

6  There has been a tendency among art historians not so much to revise as to eliminate the concept of the Renaissance -- to [….. ] not only its uniqueness, but its very existence.

[A] explain 

[B] extol 

[C] transmute

[D] regret 

*[E] contest

200129wed

5  Neither the ideas of philosophers nor the practices of ordinary people can, by themselves, [ ….. ] reality; what in fact changes reality and kindles revolution is the [ ….. ] of the two.

[A] constitute .. divergence

[B] affect .. aim

*[C] transform .. interplay

[D] preserve .. conjunction

[E] alter .. intervention

200126sun

4  Many Americans believe that individual initiative epitomized the 1890’s and see the entrepreneur as the [ ….. ] of that age.

[A] caricature

[B] salvation

[C] throwback

[D] aberration

*[E] personification

200122wed

3  Because they had various meanings in nineteenth-century biological thought, “mechanism” and “vitalism” ought not to  be considered [ ….. ] terms; thus, I find the recent insistence that the terms had single definitions to be entirely [ ….. ].

*[A] univocal .. erroneous

[B] problematic .. anachronistic

[C] intractable .. obtuse

[D] congruent .. suspect

[E] multifaceted .. vapid

200119sun

2  There is something [ ….. ] about the way the building of monasteries proliferated in eighteenth-century Bavaria, while in the rest of the Western world religious ardor was [ ….. ] and church building was consequently declining.

[A] enigmatic .. coalescing

[B] destructive .. changing

[C] immutable .. dissipating

*[D] incongruous .. diminishing

[E] momentous .. Diversifying

200115wed

1  Although providing wild chimpanzees with food makes them less [ ….. ] and easier to study, it is also known to [ ….. ] their normal social patterns.

[A] interesting .. reinforce

[B] manageable .. upset

*[C] shy .. disrupt 

[D] poised .. inhibit

[E] accessible .. Retard

200112sun

37  SPECIOUS:

[A] unfeigned 

[B] significant 

*[C] valid 

[D] agreeable

[E] restricted

200105sun

36  ABJURE :

[A] commingle 

[B] arbitrate

*[C] espouse 

[D] appease 

[E] pardon

200101wed

35  CADGE :

[A] conceal 

[B] influence

[C] reserve 

*[D] earn 

[E] favor

191229sun

34  ACCRETION :

[A] ingestion of a nutrient 

[B] loss of the security on a loan

[C] discernment of subtle differences 

*[D] reduction in substance caused by erosion

[E] sudden repulsion from an entity

191225wed

33 EXCULPATE :

*[A] attribute guilt 

[B] avoid responsibility

[C] establish facts 

[D] control hostilities

[E] show anxiety

191222sun

CONSOLE :

[A] pretend sympathy

[B] reveal suffering

*[C] aggravate grief

[D] betray 

[E] vilify

191218wed

31  DILATE :

*[A] narrow 

[B] strengthen

[C] bend 

[D] push 

[E] soften

191215sun

STABILITY :

[A] disparity 

*[B] inconstancy 

[C] opposition

[D] carelessness 

[E] weariness

191211wed

29  GLOBAL :

*[A] local 

[B] unusual

[C] unpredictable 

[D] hot-headed 

[E] single-minded

191208sun

LIMP :

[A] true

*[B] firm 

[C] clear

[D] stark 

[E] endless

191205thu

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

16 VOLATILE : TEMPER ::

[A] prominent : notoriety

*[B] ready : wit

[C] catastrophic : disaster

[D] gentle : heart

[E] expressive : song

191201sun

15  EQUIVOCATION : AMBIGUOUS ::

[A] mitigation : severe

[B] contradiction : peremptory

*[C] platitude : banal

[D] percept : obedient

[E] explanation : unintelligible

191127wed

14  MALADROIT : SKILL ::

[A] intemperate : anger

[B] unreasonable : intuition

[C] sluggish : fatigue

*[D] glib : profundity

[E] morose : depression

191125mon

13 MOCK :  IMITATE ::

[A] satirize : charm

[B] condense : summarize

[C] placate : assuage

*[D] adapt : duplicate

[E] taunt : challenge

191120wed

12 CENTRIFUGE : SEPARATE ::

[A] thermometer : calibrate

[B] statue : chisel

[C] floodgate : overflow

*[D] colander : drain

[E] television : transmit

191117

11  PURIFY : IMPERFECTION ::

[A] align : adjustment

[B] weary : boredom

[C] disagree : controversy

*[D] verify : doubtfulness

[E] hone : sharpness

191113

10  SOOT : COMBUSTION ::

[A] lint : brushing

[B] gravel : crushing

[C] gristle : tenderizing

[D] rubbish : housecleaning

*[E] sawdust : woodcutting

191110

9  ORGAN : KIDNET ::

[A] skeleton : kneecap

*[B] bone : rib

[C] neuron : synapse

[D] abdomen : stomach

[E] blood : aorta

191107

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

8   JUDGE : GAVEL ::

[A] detective : uniform

[B] doctor : stethoscope

*[C] referee : whistle

[D] soldier : insignia

[E] lecturer : podium

 191103

7  His imperturbability in the face of evidence indicating his deliberate fraud failed to reassure supporters of his essential […..]; instead, it suggested a talent for  [….. ] that they had never suspected.

[A] culpability .. intrigue

[B] wisdom .. reproof

[C] remorse .. loquacity

*[D] probity .. guile

[E] combativeness .. Compromise

191030

6  The current penchant for [….. ] a product by denigrating a rival, named in the advertisement by brand name, seems somewhat [….. ]: suppose the consumer remembers only the rival’s name?

[A] criticizing .. inefficient

*[B] touting .. foolhardy

[C] enhancing .. insipid

[D] evaluating .. cumbersome

[E] flaunting .. Gullible

191028

5  If animal parents were judged by human standards, the cuckoo would be one of nature’s more [ ….. ] creatures, blithely laying its eggs in the nests of other birds, and leaving the incubating and nurturing to them.

[A] mettlesome

[B] industrious

[C] domestic

[D] lackluster

*[E] feckless

191024

4  We accepted the theory that as people become more independent of one another, they begin to feel so isolated and lonely that freedom becomes [ ….. ] condition that most will seek to  [ ….. ].

[A] a permanent .. postpone

[B] a common .. enter

*[C] a negative .. escape

[D] a political .. impose

[E] an irreparable .. Avoid

191021mon

3  Since many casual smokers develop lung cancer and many [ ….. ] smokers do not, scientists believe that individuals differ in their[ ….. ] the cancer-causing agents known to be present in cigarette smoke.

*[A] heavy .. susceptibility to

[B] chronic .. concern about

[C] habitual .. proximity to

[D] devoted .. reliance upon

[E] regular .. exposure to

191017thu

2  An institution concerned about its reputation is at the mercy of the actions of its members, because the misdeeds of individuals are often used to [ ….. ] the institutions of which they are a part.

[A] reform 

[B] coerce 

[C] honor

*[D] discredit 

[E] intimidate

191014mon

1  In the British theater young people under thirty-five have not had much [ ….. ] getting recognition onstage, but offstage ? in the ranks of playwrights, directors, designers, administrators ? they have mostly been relegated to relative obscurity.

*[A] trouble 

[B] satisfaction

[C] curiosity about 

[D] success at

[E] fear of

 191011fri

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

38  VERITABLE :

[A] impetuous 

[B] pernicious

[C] inefficacious

[D] disastrous 

*[E] specious

191007

37  OPPROBRIOUS :

[A] meretricious 

[B]innocuous 

[C] invulnerable 

*[D] irreproachable

[E] ambitious

191003thu

36  UNTOWARD :

[A] direct 

[B] decisive 

[C] necessary 

*[D] favorable and anticipated 

[E] confident and prepared

190930mon

35 DEFERENCE  :

[A] aversion

[B] resignation

[C] suspicion

[D] inattention

*[E] contempt

190926thu

34  PRECIPITATE :

*[A] deliberate

[B] determined

[C] dissident

[D] desperate

[E] divided

190925wed

33  POLEMICAL :

[A] imitative 

[B] lavish 

*[C] conciliatory

[D] attractive 

[E] modest

190923mon

BLITH :

[A] conceited 

[B] dim 

[C] sturdy

[D] laconic 

*[E] grave

190920fri

31 ARRHYTHMIC :

[A] timely 

[B] subordinate

[C] terminal

[D] lacking precision

*[E] exhibiting regularity

190916mon

AMALGAMATE:

[A] study 

[B] circulate 

[C] reduce

[D] endure 

*[E] separate

190912thu

PERTAIN:

[A] be apathetic 

[B] be illegitimate

[C] be irrevocable 

[D] be incongruous 

*[E] be irrelevant

190905thu

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

PROHIBITIVE : PURCHASE ::

[A] preventive : heal

[B] laudatory : praise

[C] admonitory : fear

*[D] peremptory : dispute

[E] imperative : comply

■ 190831sat ■

T1S4-15  SUITCASE : LUGGAGE ::

[A] gift : package

[B] necklace : garment

[C] room : house

*[D] hat : millinery

[E] faucet : sink

■ 190830fri ■

T1S4-14  CONTIGUOUS : ABUT ::

[A] possible : occur

*[B] simultaneous : coincide

[C] comprehensive : except

[D] synthetic : create

[E] constant : stabilize

■ 190829thu ■

T1S4-13  EXPAND :  VOLUME ::

[A] ascend : flight

*[B] proliferate : number

[C] bend : flexibility

[D] cook : temperature

[E] deflect : heading

■ 190828wed ■

T1S4-12 PROLOGUE : NOVEL ::

*[A] preamble : statute

[B] sketch :drawing

[C] movement : symphony

[D] index : book

[E] blueprint : building

■ 190827tue ■

T1S4-11  PEST : IRKSOME ::

[A] salesclerk : courteous

*[B] expert : proficient

[C] enigma : unexpected

[D] leader : nondescript

[E] accuser : indicted

■ 190826mon ■

T1S4-10  FAULTFINDER : CRITICIZE ::

[A] luminary : recognize

[B] athlete : cheer

*[C] arbitrator : mediate

[D] pharmacist : prescribe

[E] dawdler : toil

■ 190825sun ■ 

T1S4-9  MUTTE : INDISTINCT ::

[A] demand : obedient

[B] plead : obligatory

[C] flatter : commendable

*[D] drone : monotonous

[E] confirm : proven

■ 190824sat ■

T1S4-8   FRAGILE : BREAK ::

[A] invisible : see

[B] erratic : control

*[C] flammable : burn

[D] noxious : escape

[E] industrial : manufacture

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■ 190823fri ■

T1S4-7  Not wishing to appear […..], the junior member of the research group refrained from [….. ] any criticism of the senior members’ plan for dividing up responsibility for the entire project.

[A] reluctant .. evaluating

[B] inquisitive .. offering

*[C] presumptuous .. venturing

[D] censorious .. undercutting

[E] moralistic .. observing

T1S4-6  The theory of cosmic evolution states that the universe, having begun in a state of simplicity and [….. ], has [….. ] into great variety.

[A] equilibrium .. modulated

*[B] homogeneity .. differentiated

[C] contrast .. metamorphosed

[D] proportion .. accelerated

[E] intelligibility .. developed

■ 190821wed ■

T1S4-5  The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its […...] provisions, but in its broader impact:  it made the king subject to the law.

*[A] specific 

[B] revolutionary

[C] implicit 

[D] controversial 

[E] finite

■ 190820tue ■

T1S4-4  Poe’s [ ….. ] reviews of contemporary fiction, which often find great merit in otherwise [ ….. ] literary gems, must make us respect his critical judgment in addition to his well-known literary talent.

[A] thorough .. completed

[B] petulant .. unpopular

*[C] insightful .. unappreciated

[D] enthusiastic .. acclaimed

[E] harsh .. Undeserving

■ 190819mon ■

T1S4-3  Experienced employers recognize that business students who can [ ….. ] different points of view are ultimately more effective as managers than are the brilliant and original students who [ ….. ] dogmatically to their own formulations.

[A] discredit .. revert

*[B] assimilate .. adhere

[C] impose .. refer

[D] disregard .. incline

[E] advocate .. relate

■ 190818sun ■

T1S4-2  This poetry is not [ ….. ]; it is more likely to appeal to an international audience than is poetry with strictly regional themes.

[A] familiar 

[B] democratic 

[C] technical 

[D] complex

*[E] provincial

■ 190817sat ■

T1S4-1  The senator’s reputation though [ ….. ] by false allegations of misconduct, emerged from the ordeal [ ….. ].

*[A] shaken .. unscathed

[B] destroyed  .. intact

[C] damaged .. impaired

[D] impugned .. unclear

[E] tarnished .. sullied

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 190816fri ■

T1-38  UNDERMINE :

[A] submerge 

[B] supersede

[C] overhaul 

*[D] undergird 

[E] intersperse

■ 190815thu ■

T1-37  INVETERATE :

*[A] casual 

[B] public 

[C] satisfactory

[D]trustworthy 

[E] sophisticated

■ 190814wed ■

T1-36  VENERATION :

*[A] derision 

[B] blame

[C] avoidance 

[D] ostracism 

[E] defiance

■ 190813tue ■

T1-35  REPINE :

[A] intensify 

[B] excuse

*[C] express joy 

[D] feel sure

[E] rush forward

■ 190812mon ■

T1-34  LOQUACIOUS :

[A] tranquil 

[B] skeptical

[C] morose 

*[D] taciturn

[E] witty

■ 190811sun ■

T1-33  ENERVATE :

[A] recuperate

[B] resurrect

[C] renovate

[D] gather

*[E] strengthen

■ 190810sat ■

T1-32 DEPOSITION :

[A] process of congealing

[B] process of distilling

*[C] process of eroding

[D] process of evolving

[E] process of condensing

■ 190809fri ■

T1-31  ADULTERATION :

[A] consternation 

*[B] purification

[C] normalization 

[D] approximation

[E] rejuvenation

■ 190808thu ■

T1-30 BOYCOTT :

[A] extort 

[B] underwrite 

[C] underbid

[D] stipulate 

*[E] patronize

■ 190807wed ■

T1-29  DIVULGE :

*[A] keep secret 

[B] evaluate by oneself

[C] refine 

[D] restore 

[E] copy

■ 190806tue ■

T1-FALLACY :

[A] personal philosophy

[B] imaginative idea 

[C] unconfirmed theory

[D] tentative opinion 

*[E] valid argument

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 190805mon ■

T1-16 UPBRAID : REPROACH ::

*[A] dote : like

[B] lag : stray

[C] vex : please

[D] earn : desire

[E] recast : explain

■ 190804sun ■

T1-15  EVANESCENT : DISAPPEAR ::

[A] transparent : penetrate

[B] onerous : struggle

[C] feckless : succeed

[D] illusory : exist

*[E] pliant : yield

■ 190803sat ■

T1-14  WORSHIO : SACRIFICE ::

[A] generation : pyre

[B] burial : mortuary

[C] weapon : centurion

[D] massacre : invasion

*[E] prediction : augury

■ 190802fri ■

T1-13

STYGIAN :  DARK ::

*[A] abysmal : low

[B] cogent : contentious

[C] fortuitous : accidental

[D] reckless : threatening

[E] cataclysmic : doomed

■ 190731wed ■

T1-11  FRUGAL : MISERLY ::

*[A] confident : arrogant

[B] courageous : pugnacious

[C] famous : aggressive

[D] rash : foolhardy

[E] quiet : timid

■ 190730tue ■

T1-10  CURIOSITY : KNOW ::

[A] temptation : conquer

[B] starvation : eat

*[C] wanderlust : travel

[D] humor : laugh

[E] survival : live

■ 190728sun ■

T1-9  LAWYER : COURTROOM ::

[A] participant : team

[B] commuter : train

*[C] gladiator : arena

[D] senator : caucus

[E] patient : ward

■ 190726fri ■

T1-8   SEDATIVE : DROWSINESS ::

[A] epidemic : contagiousness

[B] vaccine : virus

[C] laxative : drug

*[D] anesthetic : numbness

[E] therapy : psychosis

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■ 190725thu ■

T1-7  The actual […..] of Wilson’s position was always [….. ] by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to negotiate a settlement.

[A] outcome .. foreshadowed

[B] logic .. enhanced

*[C] rigidity .. betrayed

[D] uncertainty .. alleviated

[E] cowardice .. highlighted

■ 190724wed ■

T1-6  Winsor McCay, the cartoonist, could draw with incredible [….. ]; his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.

[A] sincerity

[B] efficiency

*[C] virtuosity

[D] rapidity

[E] energy

■ 190723tue ■

T1-5  It was her view that the country’s problems had been [ ….. ] by foreign technocrats, so that to invite them to come back would be counterproductive.

[A] foreseen

[B] attacked

[C] ascertained

*[D] exacerbated

[E] analyzed

■ 190722mon ■

T1-4  Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which [ ….. ] treatments are unsatisfactory.

[A] similar

[B] most

[C] dangerous

[D] uncommon

*[E] alternative

■ 190721sun ■

T1-3 There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been [ ….. ] to the extent that they no longer [ ….. ] ecologists.

[A] perfected .. hinder

*[B] exhausted .. interest

[C] prolonged .. require

[D] prevented .. challenge

*[E] delayed .. benefit

■ 190719fri ■

T1

2  Since 1813 reaction to Jane Austen’s novels has oscillated between [ ….. ] and condescension; but in general later writers have esteemed her works more highly than did most of her literary [ ….. ].

[A] dismissal .. admirers

*[B] adoration .. contemporaries

[C] disapproval .. readers

[D] indifference .. followers

[E]approbation .. precursors

1 Nonviolent demonstrations often create such tensions that a community that has constantly refused to [ ….. ] its injustices is forced to correct them: the injustices can no longer be [ ….. ].

■ 190717wed ■ 

*[A] acknowledge .. ignored

[B] decrease  .. verified

[C] tolerate .. accepted

[D] address .. eliminated

[E] explain .. discussed

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 190716tue ■

L8-38 BELLICOSE:

[A] abashed 

*[B] pacific 

[C] exemplary

[D] ingenuous 

[E] platonic

■ 190714sun ■

L8-37 JUDICIOUSNESS :

[A] deceptiveness 

[B] aloofness 

[C] unorthodoxy 

[D] uncertainty

*[E] indiscretion

■ 190713sat ■

L8-ARREST :

[A] inoculate 

[B] vitalize 

[C] reproduce 

*[D] engage 

■ 190712fri ■

L8-35  TRUCULENCE :

[A] general competence 

*[B] sporadic quirkiness

[C] brittleness 

[D] kindness

[E] fragility

■ 190711thu ■

L8-34  LUCUBRATION :

*[A] cursory consideration 

[B] lengthy explanation 

[C] lucidity  

[D] rejection 

[E] inquisition

■ 190710wed ■

L8-33  TOUT :

*[A] denounce 

[B] modify 

[C] restrain

[D] adhere to 

[E] retreat from

■ 190709tue ■

L8-32 OBDURATE :

[A] candid 

*[B] amenable 

[C] talkative

[D] optimistic 

[D] carefree

■ 190708mon ■

31  DISGORGE :

[A] imprint 

[B] suture

[C] convulse

*[D] ingest 

[E] enlarge

■ 190707sun ■

L8-30 DERIVATIVE :

[A] polished 

[B] magnetic 

[C] creditable

[D] recent 

*[E] innovative

■ 190706sat ■

L8-29  STYMIE :

[A] capture 

[B] organize  

[C] reveal 

[D] gain 

*[E] promote

■ 190705fri ■

L8-28  EXACTITUDE :

[A] terseness 

[B] dishonesty

*[C] imprecision 

[D] tendency to concede

[E] lack of relevance

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 190703wed ■

L8-15 FRIEZE : BUILDING ::

[A] illumination : manuscript

[B] roof : foundation

[C] shading : drawing

[D] column : pillar

[E] melody : rhythm

■ 190702tue ■

L8-14 HUBRIS : PRIDE ::

*[A] flattery : praise

[B] revenge : jealousy

[C] whim : humor

[D] awe : prestige

[E] dread : courage

■ 190701mon ■

L8-13  OLFACTION : ODOR ::

*[A] classification : object

[B] articulation : sound

[C] predilection : observation

[D] vision : detection

[E] gustation : flavor

■ 190630sun ■

L8-12  DITTY : ORATORIO ::

[A] satire : parody

[B] libretto : opera

*[C] anecdote : novel

[D] fresco : panorama

[E] sonnet : madrigal

■ 190629sat ■

L8-11  FROND : FERN ::

[A] pod : weed

*[B] needle : pine

[C] thorn : rose

[D] bulb : lily

[E] root : potato

■ 190628fri ■

L8-10  DECIPHER : HIEROGLYPH ::

[A] transcribe : recording

[B] separate : component

[C] transmute : metal

*[D] break : code

[E] edit : text

■ 190627thu ■ 

L8-9  RAINCOAT :  RAIN  ::

[A] wages : inflation

[B] prevention : cure

[C] prediction : weather

*[D] insurance : loss

[E] work : unemployment

8  SLIPPERY : ELUDE  ::

■ 190626wed ■

[A] dangerous : distract

[B] hidden : alarm

[C] temporary : erase

*[D] alluring : entice

[E] overwrought : exclaim

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■ 190625tue ■

L8-7  Although normally [….. ], Alison felt so strongly about the issue that she put aside her reserve and spoke up at the committee meeting.

*[A] diffident 

[B] contentious 

[C] facetious 

[D] presumptuous

[E] intrepid

■ 190624mon ■

L8-6  Unlike the easily studied neutral and ionized [ ….. ] that compose the primary disk of the Milky Way itself, the components of the [ ….. ] surrounding our galaxy have proved more resistant to study.

[A] figments .. envelope

[B] essences .. fluctuations

[C] elements .. problems

[D] calculations .. perimeter

*[E] materials .. region

■ 190622sat ■

L8-5  Old age, even in cultures where it is [ ….. ], is often viewed with [ ….. ].

*[A] venerated .. ambivalence

[B] rare .. surprise

[C] ignored .. condescension

[D] feared .. dismay

[E] honored .. respect

■ 190621fri ■

L8-4  In sharp contrast to the intense [ ….. ] of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress, recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved [ ….. ].

*[A] idealism .. cynicism

[B] individualism .. escapism

[C] sectarianism .. recklessness

[D] assertiveness .. ambition

[E] righteousness .. egalitarianism

■ 190620thu ■

L8-3  In retrospect, Gordon’s students appreciated her [ ….. ] assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to [ ….. ] original thought rather than to review the content of her course.

[A] didactic .. ingrain

[B] intimidating .. thwart

[C] difficult .. discourage

[D] conventional .. explicate

*[E] enigmatic .. stimulate

■ 190619wed ■

2  Foucault’s rejection of the concept of continuity in Western thought, though radical, was not unique; he had [ ….. ] in the United States who, without knowledge of his work, developed parallel ideas.

[A] critics 

*[B] counterparts 

[C] disciple

[D] readers 

[E] publishers

■ 190618tue ■

L8-1  A good doctor knows that knowledge about medicine will continue to [ …..] and that, therefore, formal professional training can never be an  [ …..]  guide to good practice.

[A] vary .. adaptable

*[B] change .. absolute

[C] ossify .. inflexible

[D] pertain .. invaluable

[E] intensify .. obsolescent

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 190617mon ■

L7-38 PROMPT :

[A] betray 

*[B] check 

[C] sway

[D] complicate 

[E] defer

■ 190616sun ■

37 TOUT :

[A] placate 

[B] misrepresent 

[C] withhold consent

*[D] cast aspersions on 

[E] deny the relevance of

■ 190614fri ■

L7-35  IMPASSIVE :

*[A] overwrought

[B] long-winded

[C] pompous

[D] energetic

[E] adept

■ 190613thu ■

L7-34  CAPRICIOUS :

[A] deductive 

[B] meaningful

*[C] steadfast 

[D] limited 

[E] straightforward

L7-33  EBULLIENCE :

[A] pomposity 

[B] sterility 

[C] awkwardness 

[D] careful organization 

*[E] calm restraint

■ 190611tue ■

L7-32  LUCID :

*[A] vague 

[B] cynical

[C] tedious 

[D] unreliable

[E] improper

■ 190610mon ■

L7-31  TURBLENT :

[A] obverse 

[B] extensive

[C] serial 

*[D] pacific 

[E] deflated

■ 190609sun ■

L7-30 DAMPED :

[A] phonetic 

[B] flexible 

*[C] amplified

[D] concentrated 

[E] variable

■ 190608sat ■

L7-29  TRUCE :

*[A] resumed fighting 

[B] false pretenses 

[C] genuine grievances

[D] nonmilitary service 

[E] tactical error

■ 190607fri ■

INFINITY :

*[A] bounded space

[B] physical repulsion

[C] inadequate measurement

[D] weak charge

[E] small miscalculation

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 190605wed ■

L7-16 ALCHEMY : SCIENCE ::

[A] sideshow : carnival

[B] forgery : imitation

[C] burlesque : comedy

[D] ploy : tactic

*[E] nostrum : remedy

■ 190603mon ■

L7-15 ENTANGLE : INVOLVE ::

[A] caution : fear

[B] compel : force

*[C] grill : question

[D] replicate : copy

[E] waver : adhere

■ 190531fri ■

14  RESCIND : LAW ::

[A] postpone : performance

*[B] withdraw : candidacy

[C] default : debt

[D] demote : hierarchy

[E] retire : position

■  190527mon ■

L7-13  GLIMME : DAZZLE ::

[A] delineate : disclaim

[B] recede : abandon

[C] recite : harangue

[D] muse: reflect

*[E] murmur : resound

■ 190524fri ■

L7-12  EGG : CHICKEN ::

[A] pearl : oyster

*[B] roe : salmon

[C] shell : clam

[D] skin : shark

[E] tusk : walrus

■ 190522wed ■

10  EPITAPH : TOMBSTONE ::

[A] pedestal : statue

[B] prologue : play

[C] melody : song

[D] salutation : letter

*[E] motto : shield

■ 190521tue ■

L7-9  SAW : CARPENTER ::

[A] brush : painter

[B] typewriter : author

[C] trowel : bricklayer

[D] wagon : farmer

*[E] scissors : tailor

■ 190519sun ■

L7-8  NURTURE : CHILD ::

*[A] cultivate : crop

[B] quench : fire

[C] marvel : infant

[D] secure : possession

[E] delimit : obligation

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■ 190517fri ■

L7-7  Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world [….. ] of [….. ] .

[A] bereft .. theatricality

[B] composed .. adversity

[C] full .. circumstantiality

[D] deprived .. polarity

*[E] devoid .. neutrality

■ 190516thu ■

L7-6  Rhetoric often seems to [ ….. ] over reason in a heated debate, with both sides [ ….. ] in hyperbole.

[A] cloud .. subsiding

[B] prevail .. yielding

*[C] triumph .. engaging

[D] reverberate .. clamoring

[E] trample .. tangling

■ 1905012sun ■

L7-4  Observable as a tendency of our culture is a [ ….. ] of [ ….. ] psychoanalysis: we no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems.

[A] divergence .. certainty about

[B] confrontation .. enigmas in

*[C] withdrawal .. belief in

[D] defense .. weaknesses in

[E] failure .. rigor in

■ 190509thu ■

L7-3  Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable [ ….. ] through a complex network of producers and consumers.

*[A] commodities

[B] dividends

[C] communications

[D] nutrients

[E] artifacts

■ 190508wed ■

L7-2  There is some [ ….. ] the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.

*[A] irony in

[B] satisfaction in

[C] doubt about

[D] concern about

[E] presumptuousness in

■ 190507tue ■

1  The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly [ ….. ], most frequently by human intervention.

[A] celebrated

[B] predicted

[C] observed

*[D] disturbed

[E] questioned

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 190506mon ■

5-38 IMPUGN :

[A] revoke 

[B] discharge 

*[C] champion

[D] console 

[E] restore

■ 190505sun ■

5-37 GLIB :

[A] illiterate 

[B] inexplicit 

[C] verbose

[D] perfunctory 

*[E] labored

■ 190504sat ■

5-36 MACERATE:

*[A] harden by drying

[B] influence by lying

[C] cover by painting

[D] cure by medicating

[E] assess by observing

■ 190503fri ■

5-35  HACKNEYED:

[A] useful

[B] admissible

[C] ornate

[D] meticulous

*[E] original

■ 190502thu ■

5-34  CODA :

*[A] prelude 

[B] crescendo

[C] solo 

[D] refrain 

[E] improvisation

■ 190501wed ■

5-33  REACTANT :

[A] by-product 

[B] low-grade ore

*[C] inert material 

[D] inorganic substance

[E] nonradioactive element

■ 190430tue ■

5-32  SKEPTICISM :

[A] plausibility 

[B] audacity

[C] reason 

[D] argument

*[E] conviction

■ 190429mon ■

5-31 persistence :

[A] inequality

*[B] inconstancy

[C] irrelevance

[D] incompetence

[E] intemperance

■ 190426fri ■

5-30 ELABORATE :

[A] criticize 

*[B] simplify 

[C] imbue

[D] expel 

[E] confuse

■ 190425thu ■

5-29  INNOCENCE :

[A] punishment 

[B] verdict 

[C] corrosion

*[D] guilt 

[E] conflict

■ 190423tue ■

5-28 PRESS :

[A] excel 

[B] desire 

[C] act 

[D] require 

*[E] withdraw

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 190422mon ■

5-16 MATRIX : NUMBERS ::

[A] gas : molecules

[B] volume : liquid

*[C] crystal : atoms

[D] interaction : reagents

[E] stratum : layer

■190418thu ■

L5-15 SERMON : HOMILETICS ::

*[A] argument : logic

[B] baseball : athletics

[C] word : language

[D] student : pedagogy

[E] album : philately

■190416tue ■

13  EXHORT : SUGGEST ::

[A] crave : accept

[B] goad : direct

[C] instruct : teach

[D] tamper : adjust

*[E]  conspire : plan

■190415mon ■

12  PORTFOLIO : SECURITIES ::

[A] assessment : taxes

[B] computer: programs

[C] insurance : risks

[D] resume : careers

*[E] dossier : reports

■190414sun ■

11  EMBELLISH : AUSTERE ::

[A] condense : illusive

[B] alter : remarkable

[C] train : clumsy

*[D] adulterate : pure

[E] refine : unique

■190413sat ■

L5-10  COIN : DENOMINATION ::

[A] book : title

*[B] officer : rank

[C] house : architecture

[D] doctor : profession

[E] tree : wood

■190412fri ■

L5-9  STANZA : POEM ::

[A] pirouette : ballet

[B] rhyme : verse

[C] duet : chorus

*[D] act : opera

[E] mimicry : pantomime」

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■190412fri ■

L5-9  STANZA : POEM ::

[A] pirouette : ballet

[B] rhyme : verse

[C] duet : chorus

*[D] act : opera

[E] mimicry : pantomime

■ 190403wed ■

L5-1  In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural [ ….. ] for tree size, bloom density, fruit size, [ ….. ] to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.

[A] circumstances .. proximity

[B] regulations  .. conformity

*[C] conditions .. adaptability

[D] auspices .. susceptibility

[E] configurations .. propensity

1. ■ 190404thu ■

2. L5-2  At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that [ ….. ] was very near the surface.

[A] seriousness

[B] confidence

*[C] laughter

[D] poise

[E] determination

■ 190405fri ■

L5-3  Even though in today’s Soviet Union the [ ….. ] the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little [ ….. ] to practice their religion.

[A] practitioners among .. opportunity

[B] dissidents within  .. obligation

[C] adversaries of  .. inclination

*[D] leaders of  .. latitude

[E] traditionalists among  .. Incentive

■ 190406sat ■

L5-4  The proponents of recombinant DNA research have decided to [ ….. ] federal regulation of their work; they hope that by making this compromise they can forestall proposed state and local controls that might be even stiffer.

[A] protest 

[B] institute 

[C] deny

*[D] encourage

 [E] disregard

■ 190408mon ■

L5-5  It is to the novelist’s credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any [ ….. ] or playful supernatural tricks.

[A] elucidation

[B] discrimination

[C] artlessness

[D] authenticity

*[E] whimsy

■190409tue  ■

L5-6 Our new tools of systems analysis, powerful though they may be, lead to   [….. ] theories, especially, and predictably, in economics and political science, where productive approaches have long been highly [….. ].

[A] pragmatic .. speculative

[B] inelegant .. efficacious

[C] explanatory .. intuitional

[D] wrongheaded .. convergent

*[E] simplistic .. Elusive

■ 190410wed ■

L5-7  Nineteenth-century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical [….. ] or a brilliant [….. ] blending Egyptian and Assyrian art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.

[A] stratagem .. appropriation

[B] exemplar .. synthesis

[C] conversion .. annexation

[D] paradigm .. construct

*[E] apparition .. amalgam

8B 9D 10B 11D 12E

13E 14D 15A 16C

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

3. ■ 190411thu ■

L5-8  ANXIOUS : REASSURANCE ::

[A] resentful : gratitude

*[B] perplexed : clarification

[C] inured : imagination

[D] vociferous : suppression

[E] abstemious : indulgence

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 190401aprilfools ■

L5-37  ENDEMIC :

*[A] exotic

[B] shallow

[C] episodic

[D] manifest

[E] treatable

■ 190331sun ■

35  GAUCHENESS :

[A] probity

[B] sophistry

[C] acumen

[D] polish

*[E] vigor

■ 190329fri ■

L5-34  DIN :

*[A] silence

[B] slowness

[C] sharpness

[D] essence

[E] repose

■ 190328thu ■

L5-33  INERTIA :

[A] short duration

[B] massless particle

[C] resistant medium

[D] ability to maintain pressure

*[E] tendency to change motion

■ 190327wed ■

L5-32 PROFUSE :

[A] recurrent

[B] rare

[C] comprehensible

*[D] scanty

[E] flawed

■ 190326tue ■

L5-31  SYNCHRONOUS :

[A] off-key

[B] out-of-order

[C] without pity

*[D] out-of-phase

[E] without difficulty

■ 190325mon ■

L5-30 SURCHARGE :

[A] loss

[B] liability

[C] decrease

[D] shortfall

*[E] discount

■ 190324sun ■

L5-29  RANDOMIZE :

[A] distribute

[B] analyze

*[C] systematize

[D] blend

[E] prepare

■ 190323sat ■

L5-28 LAG :

[A] look around

[B] dodge easily

[C] seem hard

*[D] forge ahead

[E] change radically

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 190322fri ■

L5-16  MITIGATE : SEVERE ::

[A] compile : available

[B] restore : new

[C] contribute : charitable

[D] venerate : reverent

*[E] qualify : general

■ 190321thu ■

L5-15  MUFFLE : SOUND ::

*[A] assuage : grief

[B] maul : object

[C] extract : flavor

[D] endure : agony

[E] conceal :secret

■ 190320wed ■

L5-14  BALLAST : INSTABILITY ::

[A] buoy : direction

*[B] purchase : slippage

[C] lathe: metal

[D] pulley : leverage

[E] hoist : elevator

■190319tue■

L5-13 ALCOVE : RECESS ::

[A] turret : chimney

*[B] come : roof

[C] column : entrance

[D] foyer: ballroom

[E] foundation : building

■190318mon■

11  LOAP: RUN::

[A] uncover: lose

[B] view: see

[C] sigh: moan

[D] chew: drink

*[E] drawl: speak

■ 190317sun ■

L5-10  BODYGUARD : PERSON ::

[A] police office : traffic

[B] teacher : pupil

[C] mayor : city

*[D] soldier : country

[E] secretary : office

■ 190316sat ■

L5-9  FIRE : INFERNO ::

[A] speech : shout

[B] wind : temperature

*[C] storm : hurricane

[D] whale : minnow

[E] plant : flower

■ 190315fri ■

L5-8   APPLE : SKIN ::

[A] potato : tuber

*[B] melon : rind

[C] tomato : fruit

[D] maize : cob

[E] rhubarb : leafstalk

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■ 190314thu ■

L5-7 Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look [….. ];  melancholy resulting from a sense of the [….. ] of natural beauty and human glory

[A] beautiful .. immutability

*[B] cheerful .. transitoriness

[C] colorful .. abstractness

[D] luxuriant .. simplicity

[E] conventional .. wildness

■ 190313wed ■

L5-6 Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hit of [….. ] can boost sales of video clips very nicely.

*[A] self-deprecation

[B] congeniality

[C] cynicism

[D] embarrassment

[E] self-doubt

■ 190312tue ■

5 Although [ ….. ] almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong [ ….. ] publicity and controversy.

[A] conventional .. Interest in

[B] monotonous  .. Reliance on

[C] shy .. Aversion toward

*[D] retiring .. Penchant for

[E] evasive .. Impatience with

■ 181231mon ■

L5-4  Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so [ ….. ] Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in [ ….. ] the Western Hemisphere.

[A] terrorized .. contention

[B] ravaged .. secret

[C] disabled .. quarantine

[D] corrupted .. quiescence

*[E] decimated .. abeyance

■ 181203mon ■

L5-3 The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her [ ….. ] search for her daughter.

[A] extended

[B] agitated

[C] comprehensive

[D] motiveless

[E]heartless

■ 181126mon ■

2  Sponsors of the bill were [ ….. ] because there was no opposition to it within the legislature until after the measure had been signed into law.

[A] unreliable

[B] well-intentioned

[C] persistent

*[D] relieved

[E] detained

■ 181121wed ■

L5-1   Clearly refuting sceptics, researchers have [ ….. ] not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what theory  [ ….. ] it should do.

[A] doubted .. warranted

[B] estimated  .. accepted

*[C] demonstrated .. predicted

[D] assumed .. deduced

[E] supposed .. asserted

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 181117sat ■

L4-38 belie:

[A] flaunt

[B] distend

[C] attune

[D] obviate

*[E] aver

■ 181114wed ■

L4-36  ubiquitous:

[A] uniform

[B] unanimous

*[C] unique

[D] anachronistic

[E] mediocre

 ■ 181113tue ■

35  banality:

[A] accurate portrayal

[B] impromptu statement

*[C] original expression

[D] succinct interpretation

[E] elaborate critique

 ■ 181112mon ■

L4-34 divest:

[A] multiply

[B] initiate

[C] triumph

[D] persist

*[E] endow

■ 181110sat ■

L4-33  recant:

[A] propose

[B] respond

[C] instruct

*[D] affirm

[E] disclose

■ 181108thu ■

L4-32  impudent:

[A] compelling

[B] mature

*[C] respectful

[D] thorough

[E] deliberate

 ■ 181106tue ■

L4-31  substantiation:

*[A] disproof

[B] dissent

[C] delusion

[D] debate

[E] denial

■ 181105mon ■

L4-30  aggregate:

[A] altered plans

[B] intended actions

[C] unexplained occurrences

*[D] isolated units

[E] unfounded conclusions

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■ 181104sun ■

L4-29  quandary:

[A] state of suppressed enmity

*[B] state of complete certainty

[C] state of mild hysteria

[D] state of unprovoked anger

[E] state of feeble opposition

■ 181103sat ■

L4-28  brilliance:

*[A] dullness

[B] emptiness

[C] awkwardness

[D]  state of immobility

[E]  excess of information

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■ 181102fri ■

L4-16 droll: laugh

*[A] grisly: flinch

[B] bland: tire

[C] shrill: shriek

[D] coy: falter

[E] wily: smirk

■ 181101thu ■

L4-15 doggerel: verse

*[A] burlesque: play

[B] sketch: drawing

[C] operetta: symphony

[D] fable: narration

[E] limerick: sonnet

■ 181031wed ■

14 striated: groove

[A] adorned: detail

[B] woven: texture

[C] engraved: curve

[D] constructed: design

*[E] braided: strand

■181030tue■

L4-13 invincible: subdued

[A] inconsistent: expressed

*[B] impervious: damaged

[C] imprudent: enacted

[D] bolted: separated

[E] expensive: bought

■181029mon■

L4-11 pitch: sound

*[A] color: light

[B] mask: weight

[C] force: pressure

[D] energy : heat

[E] velocity: time

181028sun

L4-10 varnish: wood

[A] etch: glass

[B] tarnish: silver

*[C] wax: linoleum

[D] burnish: metal

[E] bleach: fabric

■181027sat■

L4-9 syllabus: course

[A] rules: jury

[B] map: destination

[C] recipe: ingredients

[D] appetizer: meal

*[E] agenda: meeting

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■181025thu■

L4-8 babble : talk

[A] chisel: sculpt

[B] harmonize: sing

*[C] scribble: write

[D] hint: imply

[E] quibble: elude

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■181024wed■

L4-7 That his intransience in making decisions [ ….. ]  no open disagreement from any quarter was well known; thus clever subordinates learned the art of [ ….. ]  their opinions in casual remarks.

[A] elicited.. quashing

[B] engendered.. recasting

*[C] brooked.. intimating

[D] embodied.. instigating

[E] forbore.. emending

■181023tue■

L4-6  It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply [ ….. ]  canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the [ ….. ] of past usage.

[A] cleaved.. eruptions

[B] rooted.. flood

*[C] incised.. river

[D] ridged.. ocean

[E] notched.. mountains

■181022mon■

5  Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater [ ….. ]  their efforts to build a progressive part than the [ ….. ]  of the progressive already elected to the legislature.

[A] support for.. advocacy

[B] threat to.. promise

[C] benefit from.. success

*[D] obstacle to.. resistance

[E] praise for.. reputation

■181019fri■

L4-4  Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been  [ ….. ]

[A] irrelevant

[B] facetious

[C] mistaken

[D] critical

*[E] insincere

 ■181018thu■

L4-3  Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be  [ ….. ] , which makes them  [ ….. ]  unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.

[A] contested .. provisional

[B] circumvented .. antiquated

[C] repealed .. vulnerable

*[D] violated .. ineffective

[E] modified .. unstable

■181017wed■

L4-2  Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian  [ ….. ] later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.

[A] disdain for

[B] imitation of

[C] ambivalence about

[D] deference to

*[E] influence on

■181016tue■

L4-1  Since it is now  [ ….. ] to build the complex central processing unit of a computer on a single silicon chip using photolithography and chemical etching, it seems plausible that other miniature structures might be fabricated in  [ ….. ]  ways.

[A] unprecedented .. undiscovered

[B] difficult .. related

[C] permitted .. unique

[D] mandatory .. congruent

*[E] routine .. similar

-Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■181015mon■

L3-38 limpid:

[A] rampant

[B] vapid

*[C] turbid

[D] rigid

[E] resilient

■181014sun■

L3-37 effrontery:

*[A] decorum

[B] candor

[C] resolution

[D] perplexity

[E] meditation

■181013sat■

L3-36  gist:

*[A] tangential point

[B] tentative explanation

[C] faulty assumption

[D] flawed argument

[E] meaningless distinction

■181012fri■

L3-35  grouse:

*[A] rejoice

[B] rekindle

[C] restore

[D] reject

[E] reflect

■181011thu■

34 anomalous:

[A] porous

[B] viscous

[C] essential

*[D] normal

[E] elemental

■181010wed■

L3-33  levy:

[A] reconsider

[B] relinquish

[C] repatriate

[D] revitalize

*[E] rescind

■181009tue■

L3-32  nexus:

*[A] disconnected components

[B] tangled threads

[C] lost direction

[D] unseen obstacle

[E] damaged parts

 ■181008mon■

L3-31  flippant:

[A] evenly distributed

[B] well coordinated

[C] inflexible

[D] sane

*[E] earnest

■181007sun■

L3-30  diverge:

[A] relay

[B] bypass

[C] enclose

[D] work quickly

*[E] come together

■181006sat■

L3-29  indeterminate:

[A] qualified

*[B] definite

[C] stubborn

[D] effective

[E] committed

■18105fri■

L3-28  commotion:

[A] desirability

[B] likability

[C] propensity

[D] changeability

*[E] tranquility

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■181004thu■

L3-16 subsidy: support

[A] assistance: endowment

[B] funds: fellowship

[C] credit: payment

*[D] debt: obligation

[E] loan: note

■181003wed■

L3-15 torque: rotation

[A] centrifuge: axis

[B] osmosis: membrane

*[C] tension: elongation

[D] elasticity: variation

[E] gas: propulsion

■181002tue■

L3-14 redolent: smell

[A] curious: knowledge

[B] lucid: sight

[C] torpid: motion

[D] ephemeral: touch

*[E] piquant: taste

■181001mon■ 

L3-13 proctor: supervise

[A] prophet: rule

[B] profiteer: consume

[C] profligate: demand

*[D] prodigal: squander

[E] prodigy: wonder

■180930sun■

L3-12 countenance: toleration

[A] defer: ignorance

[B] renounce: mistrust

[C] encroach: jealousy

*[D] demur: objection

[E] reject: disappointment

■180929sat■

L3-11 slither: snake

[A] perch: eagle

[B] bask: lozard

*[C] waddle: duck

[D] circle: hawk

[E] croak: frog

■180928fri■

10 maverick: conformity

[A] renegade: ambition

*[B] extrovert: reserve

[C] reprobate: humility

[D] zealot: loyalty

[E] strategist: decisiveness

■180927thu■

L3-9 glaring: bright

[A] iridescent: colorful

[B] perceptible: visible

[C] discordant: harmonious

[D] peppery: salty

*[E] deafening: loud

■180926wed■

L3-8 choir : singer

[A] election: voter

[B] anthology: poet

*[C] cast: actor

[D] orchestra: composer

[E] convention: performance

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■180925tue■

L3-7  When theories formerly considered to be [ ….. ]  in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human [ ….. ] .

*[A] disinterested .. constructions

[B] callous .. errors

[C] verifiable .. prejudices

[D] convincing .. imperatives

[E] unassailable .. Fantasies

■180924mon■

L3-6  In failing to see that the justice’s pronouncement merely [ ….. ]  previous decisions rather than actually establishing a precedent, the novice law clerk [ ….. ]  the scope of the justice’s judgement.

[A] synthesized .. limited

[B] overturned .. misunderstood

[C] endorsed .. nullified

*[D] qualified .. overemphasized

[E] recapitulated .. Defined

■180922sun■

L3-5  Number theory is rich in problems of an especially [ ….. ] sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but [ ….. ]  difficult to solve.

[A] cryptic .. deceptively

[B] spurious .. equally

[C] abstruse .. ostensibly

[D] elegant .. rarely

*[E] vexing .. notoriously

■180923sat■

L3-4  The primary criterion for [ ….. ]  a school is its recent performance; critics are [ ….. ]  to extend credit for earlier victories.

[A] evaluating.. prone

[B] investigating.. hesitant

*[C] judging.. reluctant

[D] improving.. eager

[E] administering.. persuaded

■180921fri■
L3-3  It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody woud think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of [ ….. ] .

*[A] maturity

[B] fiction

[C] inventiveness

[D] art

[E] brilliance

■180920thu■

L3-2  Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural [ ….. ] doing so.

[A] aptitude for

*[B] repugnance to

[C] interest in

[D] ignorance of

[E] reaction after

■180919wed■

L3-1 Hydrogen is the   [ ….. ] element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.

[A] steadfast

[B] expendable

[C] lightest

[D] final

*[E] fundamental

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.

■180918tue■

L2-38  disingenuousness :

[A] coherent thought

[B] polite conversation

[C] acquisitiveness

*[D] guilelessness

[E] contentiousness

■180916mon■

L2-37  seminal :

[A] withholding peripheral information

[B] promoting spirited exchange

[C] suggesting contradictory hypotheses

[D] displaying cultural biases

*[E] hampering further development

■180916sun■

L2-36  timorous :

[A] consummate

[B] faithful

*[C] intrepid

[D] antagonistic

[E] impulsive

■180915sat■

L2-35  fatuousness :

*[A] sensibleness

[B] courage

[C] obedience

[D] aloofness

[E] forcefulness

■180914fri■

L2-34  approbation :

[A] disinclination

[B] stagnation

*[C] condemnation

[D] false allegation

[E] immediate repulsion

■180913thu■

L2-33  nadir :

[A] immobile object

[B] uniform measurement

[C] extreme distance

*[D] topmost point

[E] regular phenomenon

■180912wed

L2-32  refute :

[A] reveal

[B] associate

[C] recognize

[D] understand

*[E] prove

■180910mon

L2-30  profuse :

[A] sequential

[B] shoddy

*[C] scant

[D] surly

[E] supreme

■180909sun

L2-29  renovate :

[A] design to specifications

[B] keep hidden

*[C] cause to decay

[D] duplicate

[E] complicate

■180908sat

L2-28  stabilize :

[A] penetrate

[B] minimize

*[C] fluctuate

[D] analyze

[E] isolate

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

■180907fri

L2-16  skirmish : insignificance ::

[A] revolution : democracy

*[B] duel : formality

[C] feud : impartiality

[D] bout : sparring

[E] crusade : remoteness

■180906thu

L2-15  filigree : wire ::

[A] embroidery : knot

[B] bead : string

*[C] lace : thread

[D] fringe : yarn

[E] rope : strand

■180905wed

L2-14  complain : carp ::

[A] supply : donate

[B] argue : debate

[C] grumble : accuse

*[D] drink : guzzle

[E] pacify : intervene

■180904

L2-13  accelerate : speed ::

[A] assess : value

[B] elaborate : quality

[C] disperse : strength

*[D] prolong : duration

[E] enumerate : quantity

■180718wed

L2-12  redoubtable : awe ::

[A] tart : pungency

[B] tacit : solitude

*[C] despicable : contempt

[D] engrossing : obliviousness

[E] venerable : renown

■180717tue

L2-11  castigation : disapproval ::

[A] grief : indignation

[B] hostility : intention

[C] hope : insight

[D] innocence : patience

*[E] blasphemy : irreverence

■180716mon

L2-10  school : fish ::

[A] posse : crowd

[B] arrow : feathers

[C] union : labor

*[D] flock : birds

[E] stock : cattle

■180715sun

L2-9  tile : mosaic ::

[A] wood : totem

[B] stitch : sampler

[C] ink : scroll

[D] pedestal : column

[E] tapestry : rug

■180714sat

Directions:  Select the pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair.

L2-8 water : swim ::

[A] grass : grow

[B] knot : tie

[C] plan : implement

[D] flood : damage

[E] snow : ski

Directions:  Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

■180713fri

L2-7  Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to in crease that country's   [ ….. ] .

[A] boldness

[B] influence

[C] responsibility

[D] moderation

[E] vulnerability

■180712thu

L2-6  Because outlaws were denied   [ ….. ]  under medeval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal   [ ….. ] .

[A] propriety .. authority

[B] protection .. impunity

[C] collusion .. consent

[D] rights .. collaboration

[E] provisions .. validity

■180711wed

L2-5  Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a   [ ….. ]  of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.

[A] connoisseur

[B] critic

*[C] friend

[D] scourge

[E] judge

■180710tue

L2-4  In the seventeenth century, discreet flouting of a genetically accepted system of values was regarded as   [ ….. ] , even as a sign of madness.

[A] adventurous

[B] frivolous

[C] willful

[D] impermissible

*[E] irrational

■180709mon

L2-3  Despite the   [ ….. ]  of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop culture" as a key for   [ ….. ]  the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.

[A] antipathy .. entangling

[B] discernment .. evaluating

[C] pedantry .. reinstating

[D] skepticism .. deciphering

[E] enthusiasm .. symbolizing

■180708sun

L2-2  The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were  [ ….. ] not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the  [ ….. ]  methodology into question.

*[A] provocative .. prevailing

[B] predictable .. contemporary

[C] inconclusive .. traditional

[D] intriguing .. projected

[E] specious .. Original

■180707sat

L2-1  Although the minuet appeared simple, its  [ ….. ] steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully  [ ….. ] in public.

[A] progressive .. revealed

*[B] intricate .. executed

[C] rudimentary .. allowed

[D] minute .. discussed

[E] entertaining .. stylized

Directions:  Choose the word or phrase most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the original word.