For Directions: each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding on circle the answer sheet. Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeledA through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when in fact, it was so dull that some even nodded off (A) illumimating (D) disjomted inserted in the sentence, eat Tits the moaneng of the sentence as a whole Example: Hoping to ------ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be -—----- to both labor and management. (A) (B) (C) (D) enforce. . useful end. divisive overcome unattractive extend . . satisfactory resol (E) ve . . accep table ~ OO OO ® 1. Momentum gathered for a new property tax, but the -----— from home owners so great that this was proposal had to be anticipation (A) . endorsed (B) publicity revealed (C) penalty . abridged (D) opposition . abandoned (E) backlash included Most 2. of the students found the lecturer’s speech ---—--, (B) cryptic (C) tedious (&) unsettling . The attempts of epidemiologists to ------ the infectious ulumately disease proved'futile: as soon as they to managed ------ 1t m one community, it would somewhere emerge else (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) contain. . check . extend control eradicate unleash cure defend monitor replicate . The-accused affected a ------ air during the interview; he made no vehement protestation of mnocence, just a -------denial of guilt. (A) subdued . scathing bombastic (B) remorseful (C) pugnacious . terse quizzical (D) loquacious nonchalant (E) . perfunctory . The award-winning novel is such ------- tale that its intricacy very has a daunting effect on readers. aconvoluted (A) anenthralling (D) aculpable (B) asuccinct (C) felicitous a (B) Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Example: Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed _ a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both labor and management. The kiwi bird’s wings are -------: that is, they are rudiments of wings and serve no function. (A) ostentatious (D) invasive (B) vestigial (BE) kinetic (C) prodigious Because all members of this organization are idealists, they ------- any assertion that political enterprises should be purely -------. (A) ignore. . universal (B) (C) (D) criticize . . visionary condemn. . benevolent denounce . . pragmatic (B) end. . divisive (E) condone .. indulgent (C) overcome . . unattractive (D) extend . . satisfactory The critic noted that the ------- tone that characterizes (A) enforce . . useful (E) resolve . . acceptable AQDOO®@ 1. Women in the United States gained ------- long after Black American men did, but Black citizens had greater difficulty exercising their new voting rights. (A) restitution (D) initiatives (B) suffrage (E) levies (C) solace statistical data about the size, growth, and distribution of human populations. (D) qualitative (B) demographic . Electing not to stay in subordinate positions in large firms, some attorneys ------- , seeking more ------- and independence elsewhere. 4 (D) (E) resign .. autonomy recant .. conformity (B) somber (D) conciliatory (C) stoic (E) strident Peter was ------- without being ------- : he held fast to his beliefs but avoided arguing about them with others. (B) haphazard . . quarrelsome (C) (D) sentimental . . litigious resolute . . polemical (E) steadfast . . acquiescent (C) conjectural (E) anecdotal (A) compromise . . servility (B) persevere . . competence (C) “acquiesce . . banality (A) benign (A) decisive . . philanthropic . Marketing firms rely heavily on ------- information: (A) classified much of the writer’s work stands in stark contrast to his gentle disposition. . African American poet Lucille Clifton writes in a ‘ notably ------- style, achieving great impact in a . few unadorned words. (A) incantatory (D) unstinting (B) economical (E) evenhanded (C) disaffected Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank — indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. Example: 3. Gwendolyn Brooks was ------- writer: she wrote more than twenty books of poetry as well as numerous essays and reviews. (A). aneloquent (C) aprolific (B) an idiosyncratic (D) areluctant ' (E) a subversive His book on the history of science is admittedly Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both labor and management. conventional, perhaps even ------- ; nevertheless, (A) enforce . . useful (B) end . . divisive (C) overcome. . unattractive (A) (B) anachronistic . . a superficial inscrutable . . an exhaustive (C) (D) (E) vacuous . . a contentious audacious. . a limited pedestrian . . an edifying (D) extend. . satisfactory ®OOOO®@ (E) resolve . . acceptable it is ------- work that covers a formidable amount of ground. Li 1. That Carl Stokes, former mayor of Cleveland, was truly ----- -- is evident from the significant impact he had in many different arenas. (A) humble (D) reflective (B) casual (C) influential (E) aloof . Though the work of celebrated artist Eugene Delacroix ------- accolades from both art critics and the public, he remains -------, someone shrouded in mystery. (A) (B) (C) distributed . . a paradox garnered . . an enigma excluded. . a revelation (D) received . . a dilemma (E) assumed .. an apparition The executive was faulted for acting ------- , for implementing sweeping changes without fully considering what the consequences might be. (A) incompatibly (B) remorsefully (C).disingenuously (D) precipitately (E) belligerently By ------- many aspects of natural river ecosystems, . some dams cause serious harm, producing ------ Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted, Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A effects on water, land, wildlife, and even the atmosphere. through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (A) improving . . pernicious (B) disrupting . . nominal (C) inhibiting . . negligible (D) altering . . deleterious sentence as a whole. Example: Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed compromise that they felt would be ------- to both a labor and management. (A) enforce . . useful (B) end. . divisive (C) overcome . . unattractive (D) extend . . satisfactory (E) resolve . . acceptable AQOOoO® 1. In 2008, Muslims in the United States were the religious group most evenly ------- the political spectrum: 29 percent liberal, 38 percent moderate, 25 percent conservative. (A) distributed across (C) concerned about (B) predicted by (D) opposed to (E) disconnected from 2. As one of history’s most visible proponents of -------, this activist lectured internationally on the evils of alcohol consumption, (A) debauchery (B) suffrage (C) democracy (D) temperance (E) individualism (E) obliterating . . salutary The company was so ------- . So unwilling to change, . that it lost any ability to compete in a ------- market. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) flighty .. perilous tractable .. global innovative . . fluctuating intransigent . . volatile unmanageable . . regulated Although it is natural to take umbrage at ------. remarks, Latoya always went to great pains to act as though she was not ------- when people harshly criticized her. (A), acerbic . . affronted (B) barbed. . unaffected (C) discreet . . flustered (D) droll .. intimidated (E) churlish . mollified Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omutted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the $0 ----=- Its modest achievement that even the author wondered whether the response was truly deserved. (A) indifference — inconsistent with (B) recnmination (D) incredulity indicative of (E) acclamation disproportionate to Example: would be ----—- to both that they felt compromise a t. labor and managemen (A) enforce useful (B) end = divisive (C) overcome . unattractive (D) extend _ satisfactory ({E) resolve. acceptable ®©O®QOoOoe John Hope Frankhn's From Slavery to Freedom 1 WAS o-see%* book because it permanently altered how United States history was studied, (A) anmfluental (B) a comfortable (C) aplodding (D) a confusing (E) an outrageous Students already confused by difficult college admission procedures will be further ------- by the university's complex new online process. (A) cheered (B) frustrated (D) fascinated (E) soothed (C) encouraged Cherokee women traditionally exercised ------ authonty they managed agriculture, determined clan membership, and wielded considerable economic power (A) extensive (B) temporary (D) passive (E) unjust (C) limited commensurate with (C) exahation — essential to sentence as a whole Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed 4. The ------- that met the novella upon publication was The participants in the study considered themselves soeeeee , but in yielding to the wishes of the group, they were assuming - ----- values. (A) autonomous collective (B) expedient egotistical (C) cooperanve | communal (D) munificent . narcissistic (E) egalitarian = reciprocal Basset hounds tend to be ------- breed of dog. most are not easily aroused into action. (A) aperspicacious (C) anestimable (E) a resolute (B) a phlegmatic (D) an overbearing ------true of a that was career lle’s Somervi Mary . she wrote on astronomy, mathematics, physics, and geography, among other subjects. (A) philisune (B) amateur (C) charlatan (D) polymath (E) ideologue Eager to appear sophisticated and learned, Vincent cultivated a persona that was both ------- and ------ (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) benevolent pedantic morose gregarious cosmopolitan cavalier urbane erudite mordant unequivocal Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole nothing empty flattery but (A) appreciative of (D) suspiciousof Example: Hoping to ------ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be ------ to both labor management and (A) enforce useful {B) end = divisive (C) overcome . unattractrve (D) extend. satisfactory (E) resolve acceptable A®OOOS 1. Because the perfumer possessed an unusually sensitive nose, he had the ability to ------ subtle vanations in even the most complex odors (A) foretell (D) avoid (B) contain (E) detect (C) endure 2. The official’s record was both ------and ------ : he missed many important votes and never led any legislative initiatives. (A) scant undistinguished (B) identical ambitious. (C) umique short-lived. (D) lacking . accomplished (E) reasonable — timid 3. Irene is -- -- compliments, feeling that they are ofte: (B) proudof (C) hungry (E) vulnerable to 4. When elected director general Health of the World Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan work promised to waeeree to be unflagging in her efforts to produce , results. (A) vainglonously (C) indefatugably (B) complacently (E) circumspectly (D) meffectually 5. Some deep sea creatures discovered by marine biologists to ------ seem the imagination, so great 1s the these creatures and the more ------ between farmliar marine organisms found in shallower waters. (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) baffle enmity defy dispanty electnfy .. collusion elucidate. discrepancy exhaust duplicity Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been ormtted Beneath the five words or sets of words labeled A sentence are through E, Choose the word or set of words that, when {A) smugness sentence as a whole While many educators have hailed the new documentary a ----- about climate change as for teachers their students on interested in engaging the issue, such enthusiasm is far from ------ Example: Hoping to ----- the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be ------ to both labor and management. {A) (B) (C) (D) enforce useful — end divisive overcome unattractive extend satisfactory (E) resolve acceptable OH@OOO*e® 1. Dave Anderson, founder of a national restaurant chain, promotes ~-, encouraging others to start their own ---- (A) marketability (C) appropriation (B) philanthropy (D) entreprencurship (E) connoisseurship 2. The English monarch Ehzabeth I may have wanted the miniature portraits of herself and her mother disgraced kept secret, since they were ------ her nng. (A) (B) concealed within carved upon (C) (D) displayed beside sheltered from (E) different from 3. Aware that his party's ------was a direct result image of its distasteful policies, the candidate espoused a kinder, more -------, political platform. (A) affable malicious (B) miserly acnmonious (C) benevolent harsh (D) amiable. pragmatic (E) humane altruistic - (B) cunning (D) chagnn inserted the sentence, best fits the meaning of the in 4, Edgar's ------- at having the simple bungled assignment was from his lips and eyes clear trembling averted (A) windfall (EB) stealth (C) satisfaction unclear (B) hindrance | unanimous (C) harbinger uninformed (D) boon universal (E) prerequisite unsubstantiated Fermat's last theorem has been called the most ---- problem in all mathematics for over 350 years, the conjecture ------ mathematicians, unul it was finally proven in 1995 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) intricate marginalized arduous | assuaged facile . beleaguered banal beguiled vexing stymied . The lifestyle of modern-dance pioneer Isadora Duncan it was marked was considered -------, since by unconventional behavior and attitudes (A) equestrian (B) abstermous (D) perfunctory (E) bohemian (C) innocuous 8. The normally was uncharacteristically ------ Mr Bell «-e-eee the film in discussing in an interview last week. (A) buoyant (B) voluble upbeat cryptic (C) ebullient effusive (D) inscrutable guarded (E) garrulous loquacious Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet. sentence Each below has one or two blanks each blank ae ot ete Be ees re aU We So of Maa) lover bond we the reeal -- lnipor --, for tent example, Chinese alchemists ie nina been cae es Coe ee oe ce a accidentally discovered gunpowder while ree trying to create ------ that would make their E, through Choose the word or set of words that, when emperor immortal. 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That bison congregate in large herds suggests that they -----are animals, yet individually they appear -—- - -, (B) taciturn overbearing instigation (B) 4 Anotonous -----, the eritic struck readers as being more concerned with the ------ of his own literary (A) fastidious 2. The ------- of new orders meant that enough work had to arrived keep everyone at the plant working overtime influx (A) a potion seemingly indifferent to their circumstances (B) proud attentive tumd (C) = dejected patronizing (D) (E) fortitude abeyance (C) tractable impassive (C) ubiquitous finicky (D) gregarious _ stolid (E) companionable — skittish Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath words the sentence are five words or sets of labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the religious complex symbolism, its function was generally more ------- than -------. decorative (A) . . devotional (B) (C) (D) (E) sentence as a whole. Example: Hoping to ------ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be ------- to both labor and management. (A) (B) (C) (D) enforce . . useful end . . divisive overcome unattractive . . extend . . satisfactory resolve (E) . . acceptable @Aa@QOO®oO®e 1. According to his supervisor, Kenji was an inveterate -------; he habitually put off doing his work until the last minute. iconoclast (A) connoisseur (B) procrastinator (C) (E) misanthrope (D) protégé . Although pre-Columbian jewelry often incorporated ritualistic .. utilitarian . theological aesthetic . . practical pragmatic .. conspicuous cosmetic . Mayor Hardy remains ------- in her -------, refusing to an adopt expedient silence on controversial issues of social importance, circumspect (A) . fervor neutral . . (B) ambition vocal (C) equanimity firm (D) .. outspokenness confident . . capriciousness (E). . Unlike her predecessor's rambling prose, Susan Hubell's reports were both ------- and comprehensive. (A) interminable intractable (C) (E) succinct’ (B) complete banal (D) . The sentimentality of Tom's screenplay was so that extreme it bordered on -------, (A) rectitude opulence (B) munificence (C) mawkishness (D) serendipity (E) hh sentence below has one or two blanks, cach blank pating that something has been omitted. Beneath doctor. entence words labeled A are five words or sets of ugh E. Choose the word or set of words that, when ed in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the (A) enticed (B) recompensed enervated (C) (D) (E) alienated rejuvenated lence as a whole. Hoping to ------- the dispute, negotiators proposed that eeromise they felt would be ------to both bor and management. enforce . . useful (B) end . . divisive + ) overcome . . unattractive 1D) extend . . satisfactory (BE) resolve . . acceptable could Sally not ------ the family trip to Colorado, “but her older brother Brad was able to ------ many _ Of its details. describe (A) . . overlook 5. As head of the National Education Association in 1965-66, Elizabeth Duncan Koontz advocated higher salaries for teachers because she believed that the more ------ teaching is, the greater its attraction for highly qualified people. (A) precarious (D) lucrative (B) forceful (C) controversial (E) productive 6. Although in public life Simone de Beauvoir's feminist stance was uncompromising, her persona! life revealed a greater degree of ideological -------. (A) reciprocity (B) flexibility (D) coherence (EF) analysis avoid. {B) . dismiss 7. Noting a ------ of robins around his home, the an overall ------- in this species’ population. (C) forget... memorize {(D) prevent . . recognize (E) remember . , recall _ The theory is ------- so much ------ evidence that it is “now accepted by the great majority of scientists. (A) inconsistent with . . valid (A) dearth . . diminution spate (B) . . disruption jumble (C) . . stability plethora (D) . . erosion scattering (E) . . uniformity 8. The critic wrote that Hoffman's novel was ------ , so abominable, in fact, that slamming it shut was the only it provided. pleasure unrelated to . . known {D) dependent on . . contradictory 4E) upheld by . . irrelevant (A) prescient Yot wishing to incur the disapproval of her teachers, who were generally ------. Helen was ------- attempting (B) labyrinthine metaphysical (D) fadical new artistic styles in her paintings. A traditional . . delighted about -) progressive. . opposed to > a. . criticized for . Secretive about conviction (C) bird-watcher wondered whether this reflected Far 4. from exhausting him, the more arduous work seems the schedule to have ------convalescent (C) execrable audacious (E) Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when distinguish (A) . . irreconcilable fits the meaning inserted in the sentence, best of the sentence as a whole. Example: Hoping to ------ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be to both labor and management. (A) (B) (C) (D) enforce . . useful end . . divisive overcome . . unattractive extend . . satisfactory resolve (E) . . acceptable A®GQOO® 1. Tania excels at dancing the merengue, having the steps during her childhood years in the ~-----Dominican Republic. diverted (A) (D) confused mastered (B) (E) promised ignored (C) The 2. artist, often so ------ as to seem unapproachable, tended to be more relaxed and easygoing when among friends. (A) generous (D) reserved (B) creative (C) sympathetic (E) reasonable 3. For centuries, Mars has been called the “Red Planet,” Mars but the designation is , because is not precisely red. atechnicality (A) (C) anepigram (E) a platitude a misnomer (B) an (D) understatement 4, In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to ------ sometimes his incongruous Mexican and American identities by combining to worldviews create unique vision, one (B) (C) (D) (E) . . simultaneous assimilate synthesize .. divergent . . redundant mitigate reinforce . . equivalent 5. The mayor's reelection by an overwhelming was majority not so much an endorsement of ------ as it his administration's was a of his opponent's extreme views. programs (A) .. vindication adversities .. denunciation (B) methods (C) . . dissemination (D) policies . . repudiation indifference (E) . . ratification Wertmiiller’s Lina film Love and Anarchy 1s a its utle, contemplating the two concepts without taking a position on them. demolition (A) of critique (B) of (C) commemoration of (E) diatribe against meditation (D) on . City leaders practiced ------ out of respect for ------taxpayers, the number of new public projects. forbearance (A) . , augmenting mendacity (B) . . circumventing austerity (C) . curtailing profligacy (D) . . truncating reticence (E) . . extolling call To Carlos ------ would be to mistake his natural and self-confidence youthful high spirits for willful defiance. (A) superfluous (B) voracious obstreperous (C) (D) duplicitous (EB) incredulous Page 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 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