gre-text completion part

8/9/2019 GRE-Text Completion Part

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Section: Text Completion (1014)

1. Just as different people can have very different personalities, so too can petseven those of thesame species and breed possess varied_______.

a) Initiations (start)

b) Implementations (accomplishment)

c) Aptitudes (inherent ability or power or sill)

d) !ationali"ations (main# reasonable)

e) $emperaments (usual mood)

%. &rustrated by her husband's lac of ____ (i) ____, isa tried to motivate him to ____(ii)____ for

#reater thin#s.

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Initiative (willin#ness to #et thin#s done) iti#ate (to mae soft or better)

assitude (a feelin# of lac of interest or ener#y) Invi#orate (#ive life or ener#y to)*lo+uence (powerful and fluent tal) trive (to mae #reat effort or try vi#orously)

-. At the ed#es of the universe astronomers have discovered ____(i)____ obects called +uasars, which

have #iven scientists the first direct____(ii)____ of the e/istence of stars in distant #ala/ies.

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remote 0orroboration (confirmation that the fact is true)

aranormal (supernatural) 2istortion (deformation)

3iscous (sticy) Intuition (feelin# that somethin# is true)

4. If one were ased who transmitted the first radio broadcast of the human voice, one mi#ht #uess the

_______ inventor 5u#lielmo arconi,butin fact the feat was accomplished by the much less well6nown!e#inald &essenden.

a) Infamous

b) !enowned

c) 0ontin#ent (conditional or used to describe when somethin# can occur only when somethin# else does first)d) 0o#ent (powerfully persuasive)

e) Insistent (demandin# attention)

7. $he differencein economic terms between a bond and a note is still observed by the 8nited tates

$reasury,butin other marets the _____(i)_____ the two terms has become unimportant and the

two words are used _____(ii)_____.

1 2

2istinction between tatisticallyimilarity of interchan#eably

8sefulness of differentially

9. :ow nown as Administrative rofessionals' 2ay, ecretaries' 2ay was created in 1;7% by


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>. ?hen editin# manuscripts, literary scholars must remain acutely aware of te/tual ____(i)____@ the

differences amon# extant(e/istin#) versions of the same worresultin# from printin# errors, editin#

demands, or constant revisionsoften mae it ____(ii)____ for scholars to publish truly

____(iii)____ te/ts.

1 2 3

conformities eorative (ne#ative or insultin#) 0osmetic(superficial)

anomalies 2auntin# (intimidatin# or discoura#in#) innovative

con#ruities banal Authoritative (definitive or trustworthy)

. ?ith a similar contrast between a partly cloudy sy and a dar street, the cover of the recent roc

02 _______ a famous surrealist paintin# from the early 1;BBs.

a) Admires

b) Cbfuscates ( mae obscure or unclear)

c) *voes (call forth or remind6feelin#s, emotions etc)

d) 2isenchants (disappoint, free from enchantments)

e) anctions

;. Althou#h John &. =ennedy was nown for his carefree fla# football #ames, 5erald &ord should be_______ as our football presidentD


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1-. Althou#h considerable _____(i)_____ resources had already been e/pended on the new dru#,

development had to be halted due to adverse effects durin# human testin#@ once hailed as a

ind of _____(ii)_____ that could be used to treat numerous physical and mental ailments, the

dru# will liely be remembered only as a financial albatross that banrupted its developers.

1 2

Assiduous(dili#ent) inecure(an office that involves minimal duties)

ecuniary(monetary, financial) endicant(be##ar)

?holesome(healthy) anacea(cure6all)

14. heila would often _______ about her boyfriend's habits, but everyone could tell that her seemin#ly

bitter complaints were mostly facetious (funny or not serious).

a) ?affle(tal foolishly or without purpose)

b) !ail(to complain, critici"e severely)

c) 2issemble(pretend)

d) 5rieve(to feel sorrow)

e) ince(chop or cut into small pieces)

17. Althou#h the stress tests #iven to *uropean bans are supposed to reassure ____(i)____ investors bydistin#uishin# the reliable financial institutions from the more ____(ii)____ ones, the lac of candor

from those reportin# has made the test results ____(iii)____.

1 2 3

roli/(verbose) recarious(insecure or unsafe) monetar y

0antanerous(irritable) taunch(steadfast) uspect

timorous venerated sound

19. 0arey and ylar's constant bickering(+uarrel) dismayed(disappointment) their mother, who had

#rown weary of their _______.

a) +uabbles (bicerin#, a +uarrel about petty points)

b) audations (praise)

c) Affectations (pretense or fain#)d) rocrastinations(delayin# an action for latter time)

e) . $he ayor was so _______ by the lon# trial that, despite his eventual ac+uittal, he admitted his

failin# health and declined to run for reelection.

a) 2istrau#ht(overwrou#ht, a#itated)

b) */onerated(free from char#e, ac+uit)

c) Inspired

d) 2ebilitated (to mae wea)

e) 3indicated (ac+uit, ustify, e/culpate, absolve)

1. 2espite her hearin# loss and ____(i)____ painful arthritis, a was a pleasant and surprisin#ly

____(ii)____ do#.

1 2

mildly *nervated (lacin# stren#th or debilitated)

0hronically(characteri"ed by the lon# sufferin#,

opposite to acute)

a#ile

sympathetically acute

1;. ?hile any bird e## will suffice(be sufficient) for the tradition of e## decoratin#, those with

_______ shells are preferred, so as to prevent breain# when their contents are hollowed.

a) $enuous(very thin)

b) ristine(immaculately clean and unused)c) ermeable


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d) !esilient(recover readily from adversity)

e) Cbtuse(thic)

%B.


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%7.Although&ather's 2ay, first celebrated in 1;B, is now an honored tradition in the 8nited tates, it

did notalways enoy such _____(i)_____@ rather, unofficial _____(ii)_____ from prominent fi#ures

such as ?oodrow ?ilson and ?illiam Jennin#s Eryan were re+uired before Americans embraced

the holiday.

1 22ecorum Cpprobrium (infamy or dishonor)

*nnui (tiredness and boredom) Accolades (honor, praise)

*steem hyperbole

%9. ome conservative theolo#ians subscribe to the belief of Eiblical ____(i)____ as far as the cripture

never bein# wron# when it comes to revealin# 5od, his vision, and his news to humanity. . ?hen he was alive, the ma#nate was described as arro#ant, bitterly critical, and ____(i)____.

evertheless, the speaer, who was often the victim of his le#endary ____(ii)____, was able to find

____(iii)____ thin#s to say about him.

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*fficacious 2iatribes (an an#ry speech that stron#ly critici"es a person or thin#) ma#nanimous

Eellicose *ncomiums Imperious (arro#ant)

0hastened *ulo#ies 3indictive

%. ?hen the mother _____(i)_____ the disruptive(troubled)child, she did not e/pect his siblin#s toencoura#e malevolent behavior@ rather, she anticipated that the children would mockand

_____(ii)_____ their troublesome brother and throu#h this punishment, he would refrain from

harassin# others.

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$outed 2eride (ridicule)

0alumniated (defame, to lie to tarnish(stain) someone elseFsreputation)

aud

illoried (punish, critici"e violently) !ene#e (fail to eep promise, #o bac on)

%;. any city6dwellers have a _______ of nowled#e about their food sourcesD indeed, a number of

people have never even seena live chicen or cow.

a) ith (central idea or essence of somethin#)

b) 2ross (waste)

c) urfeit (e/cess)

d) 2ir#e (re+uiem)e) 2earth (shorta#e)

-B. ost fans dismissed the press release detailin# the comedian's ill health as a hoax(tric), as she had

fre+uently _______ her audience by feigning(belie or pretend) a physical ailment as part of her sta#e

routine.

a) !econnoitered (e/plore)

b)


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-1. An aloe plant may be an e/cellent choice for those who are interested in #ardenin# but eep busy

schedules@ aloes easily _______ without fre+uent waterin# or careful maintenance.

a) &acilitate

b) In#est (consume or absorb)c) 0onsume

d) &lourish

e) Advance

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->. indsay, cognizant ofthe effects of second6hand smoe but hesitantto inconvenience her party

#uests, _______, as she was unsurewhether to as people to smoe outside durin# the party.

a) 2issembled

b) 3acillated (be undecided about anythin#)

c) *+uivocated (be deliberately ambi#uous in order to mislead)

d) 2ispara#ed

e) 0oncurred

-. $he literary a#ent too ____(i)____ at the statement that slush piles are nothin# but ____(ii)____@

he ar#uedthat several maor authors, includin# tephenie eyer, Judith 5uest, and even Anne

&ran, were discovered in such piles of unsolicited(not ased for), soon6to6be6reectedmanuscripts.

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5ratification (satisfaction) !e+uisitions (re+uest)

Accession 2ross (worthless)

8mbra#e (offence) 0ompendium (collection)

-;. ?hile some academics applaud the modernist movement in many universities to treat history and

fiction as inherently relatedfields, there remains a vocal #roup of traditionalhistorians and literarycritics who _____(i)_____ such _____(ii)_____ worldview and insist that the _____(iii)_____

nature of the two disciplines must be inviolate(protected).

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3enerate a do#matic eparate

2eride An a/iomatic (evident without proof) o#ical

0elebrate A heretical (heterodo/) intertwined

4B. Adventures of


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4%. $he ____(i)____ state of the city's public schools certainly demands immediate attention, but it is

important that our remedies be thou#htful and comprehensive. ?hile appropriate measures of

teacher performance and subse+uent accountability will undoubtedly play a vital role in revitali"in#

our schools, it would be ____(ii)____ the many other factors at play, factors as widely diver#ent asthe system's deterioratin# physical capital and students' home lives. *ven the most talented teachers

are challen#ed, for e/ample, to ____(iii)____ of an unstable or abusive home environment on a

student's ability to learn.

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*/ecrable (worst and hateful) An error to ne#lect $erminate the ability

$endentious (biased) A solution to i#nore iti#ate the effects

$ransient A panacea to solve */acerbate the influence

4-. ?ith his relentless ener#y but e+ually diminutive(small)attention span, 5arlin _____(i)_____ his

talents on several potentially e/citin# but uncompletedproects, much to the dismay of his friendswho, whileveneratin#his enthusiasm,____(ii)____ his unfocused nature.

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+uandered (spend wastefully) Impu#ned (challen#e as wron#)

*vinced (to e/press clearly) arried (impede or bloc the movement of)

Eurnished 2efalcated (embe""le)

44. $he ori#ins of a $omatina, an annual panish event in which participants hurl overripe tomatoes at

one another for up to two hours, are _______, with possible theories includin# a friendly food fi#ht

and a volley (hit)aimed at a bad musician.

a) *sotericb) *phemeral

c) Apposite (appropriate)

d) :ebulous (va#ue)

e) 8bi+uitous

47. $he _______ #roup in the adoinin# room made it difficult for students tain# the mid6term

e/amination to concentrate.

a) Cbstreperous (noisily a##ressive)

b) Guiescent

c) !apacious (#reedy or voracious)

d) *nervated (lethar#ic)

e) Anta#onistic (a##ressive)

49. usan _______ the theater@ she bou#ht ticets for all the shows put on by the local drama #roup.

a) Abhorred

b) 0herished

c) Cwned

d) oathed

e) ana#ed


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4>. $he so6called Hthieves' cant was a ____(i)____ lan#ua#e created by thieves, be##ars, and swindlers

in *n#land in the 17-Bs to allow them to communicate without the authorities nowin#what was

#oin# on. Althou#h the cant was widely used by criminal subcultures five hundred years a#o, it is

now mostly ____(ii)____, found onlyin literature and fantasy role6playin# #ames.

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0landestine (secret) Cbsolete

Eour#eois (middle class) ervasive

acrile#ious (disrespectful towards somethin# sacred) 0ontemporary

4. 0urrently _______ in philately(stamp collector), !o#er decided to pursue his new hobbybecause he

had already become an e/pertnumismatist(coin collector).

a) A dilettante (amateur)

b) A philanderer

c) A mentor (#uru)d) A specialist

e) An eccentric

4;. ?hilethe ____(i)____ structures of e#o proects are often impressive, it's the internal

____(ii)____ such as flower pots, sin fi/tures, and worin# windows that mae them truly ma#ical.

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Au#ust (honorable) inutiae (a small detail)

*/ternal trata#ems (a scheme or clever plot)

Incidental (minor) roboscises (lon# nose)

7B.!rior totain# on the new invader, the defendin# army had en#a#ed in arduous(toilsome)combat@ it

is liely that the _______ resultin# from wa#in# two battles in two daysplayed a part in its

subse+uent defeat.a) Eellicosity

b) u#nacity

c) acification

d) *nervation

e) A##ravation

71. Cften considered one of the best films in cinematic history, Ereafast at $iffany's faced several

____(i)____ durin# production. $he film's star, Audrey


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7%. $he ____(i)____ of medieval papal(issued by the pope)power was the pontificate(pope)of Innocent III,

whose immense (hu#e)personal presti#e cowed monarchs fromthepowerfulhilip II HAu#ustus of

&rancetothe ____(ii)____ John of *n#land, who earned such derisive(mocin#)epithets(nic name)as

Hacland and Hoftsword. *ven before Innocent's tenure, thou#h, the involvement of ope

. 2urin# trainin# to handle ____(i)____ ar#uments, the students on the debate team practicedtechni+ues for +uicly comin# up with remars that were ____(ii)____ even when they mi#ht now

very little about the topic and would have only a few minutes to prepare.


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purious anctimonious (hypocritically pious)

*/temporaneous 5ermane (relevant)

0ontentious seditious (insti#ative to rebellion)

7. Althou#hthey stood with the con#ressman in a tenuous(wea)display of solidarity(unity),theincensed(an#ry)commissioners could not conceal their _______.

a) 0amaraderie (friendship and loyalty)

b) !ancor (bitter an#er or resentment)

c) Adulation (hypocritical praise)

d) &acetiousness (playful humor)

e)


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!ans !eflected

resti#e +uandered (waste)

&ortunes !eaped (win, #et, #ather, ac+uire)

94. In 1>>Bs colonial :ew *n#land, uritans _______ the celebration of 0hristmas, which theyconsidered to be an odious reminder of the ope's tyranny.

a) lacated

b) */tolled

c) 0ircumscribed (limited)

d) tempered

e) repudiated (refuse to acnowled#e, cast off, abandon)

97. $he ____(i)____ linin# of an e##shell is ____(ii)____, and this is the reason usin# salt water to boil

an e## can mae the e## taste salty. &or the same reason, it is important not to store e##s in the

refri#erator with uncovered, stron#6smellin# food items since the scents can ____(iii)____ the e##,

causin# it to taste bad.

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Kol (the yellow spherical part of ane## that is surrounded by the

albumen)

Impermeable ermeate

embrane (a pliable tissue) &le/ible Addle (mi/ up, become rotten)

Albumen (e## white) orous infect

99. any do# owners treat their pets too _______, for#ettin# that canines(6;, do#lie) have evolved in

competitive environments in which emotional coddling(treat with e/cessive indul#ence)was a si#n of

weaness.

a) A##ressively

b) Gui/otically (unrealistically)

c) &ortuitously

d) indul#ently

e) belli#erently

9>. As part of arina AbramoviLs #roundbreain# e/hibition at the useum of odern Art in :ew

Kor 0ity, the artist herself logged(cut lumber) >BB hours over the course of - months in a small chair.

3isitors were invited to sit across from the performance artist's stolid countenance, for whatever

____(i)____ they desired, the ____(ii)____ sittin# for only a few momentsand theboldsittin# for

several hours@ the visitors thus became ____(iii)____ components of the piece, wittin#ly or

unwittin#ly.

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$enure(period of time to hold aoffice)

Eoorish (rude) 0ulpable (blameworthy)

Approbation 5enial (amiable) :ascent (be#innin#)


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68. !epulsed by _______ employees, the e/ecutive informed his staff that he preferred

constructive criticism to calculated flattery.a) :atty (mared by up6to6datedness in dress and manners)

b) rofli#ate (wasteful)

c) !apacious (#reedy)

d) ententious (concise, pithy)e) Cbse+uious (flatterin#, fawnin#)

9;. tudents may consider modernist wors such as James Joyce's &inne#an's ?ae to be more

_______ than 3ictorian proseD 3ictorian narratives are linear and predictable, while Joyce's tortuous

plots are fra#mented and ficle (unpredictable),and they confound (pu""le, ama"e, confuse)the reader.

a) Eanal

b) !econdite

c) *le#iac(sad, mournful)

d) undane

e) ane#yric (hi#hly complimentary)

>B. It struc rofessor teele as _____(i)_____ that the ei#hteenth6century Eavarians devoted such

effort to buildin# houses of worship because at the same time, the rest of *urope's reli#ious fervorwas _____(ii)_____, whilemovements such as nihilism #ained steam.

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&elicitous (fortunate, lucy) ?elterin# (roll over)

Anomalous &orswearin# (abne#ate, reect)

Guerulous 2issipatin# (disperse)

>1. Ancient #enerals, lacin# modern technolo#ies such as radio and satellite communication, often

found that one of the most si#nificant challen#es in warfare was accurate _______ of the myriad

(countless)of chan#eson the battlefield or in the campai#n.a) fortifications

b) adulterations

c) appraisal (assessment)

d) accretion

e) adumbration (prediction)

>%. In psycholo#ical literature, the Hsleeper effect refers to the phenomenon in which a persuasivemessa#e from a trustworthy source loses _______ over time, whilethe efficacyof a messa#e from a

less credible source simultaneously increases.

a) preciseness

b) erudition

c) evasiveness (va#ueness)d) control

e) co#ency (validity, relevance)

>-. undits do not believe that the sporadic(irre#ular)calls for her ouster(Thestate of being ejected, forced out)

outcries spurred by both her unusual lifestyle and social policieshave compelled the monarch to

seriously consider _______.

a) abne#ation

b) vacillation

c) casti#ation

d) asceticism (self6restraint)

e) misanthropy


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>4. &or some time, scientists refused to believe that *arth's continents are made of movin# tectonic

plates. hysicists, who could not devise a theory to e/plain the now6accepted process, reected the

theory outri#ht, as did #eolo#ists, who were far too ____(i)____ in their thinin#, thereby

____(ii)____ the advancement of science for a time.

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Cfficious (meddlin#, interferin#) 0hecin#

Assiduous Limning (a drawin# of the outlines of forms or obects)

2o#matic Asseveratin# (assertin#, sayin#)

>7. *.. 2octorow ar#ues that the role of artists in the %1st century is to provide a reminder that even in

____(i)____world, one thin# is ____(ii)____D America will always be a nation of ____(iii)____ free

e/pression.

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An Arcadian (pastoral) *#re#ious (very bad) 8nfettered (unrestricted)

An idiosyncratic Autonomous 0ircumscribed (restricted)

A volatile Immutable (undeniable, absolute,unchan#eable)

Jin#oistic (fanatically patriotic)

>9. 2olly adison, the wife of resident James adison, was nown especially for her _______,

remainin# calmeven as the Eritish invaded ?ashin#ton 2.0. durin# the ?ar of 11%.

impracticality

cynicism (distrust)

e+uanimity (calmness)

"eal

malevolence (wishin# ill to others)

>>. eth was e/tremely _______, and did not enoy activities that re+uired effort to meet new people.

e/troverted introverted (timid, shy)

#re#arious

lacluster (aded)

aded (e/hausted)

>. $hou#h2enise's collea#ues occasionally too the distant loo on her face to mean that she was

____(i)___, she was actually thorou#hly ____(ii)____ of what was happenin# in the office at all

times.

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truant (absent without permission) insensible

oblivious (do not notice, unaware, for#etful) sedulous (dili#ent)fetchin# (attractive, eye6catchin#) co#ni"ant (aware)

>;. ome reli#ious leaders have declared inaction on environmental issues to be _______, because it

may now be considered a sinto pollute the earth.

fathomable

splenetic (irritable)

ini+uitous (sinful)

diaphanous (so thin as to transmit li#ht)

dilatory (slow)


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B. Eecause he ate hi#h6calorie snacs while ridin# the e/ercise bie, Julie ridiculed2e!ay's "orkout

(e/ercise)philosophy as _______.

fatuous (foolish, stupid, meanin#less)

pithy (terse)

indolent (la"y)

hacneyed precarious (uncertain)

1. arty could not help but view the #lass as half6emptyD for e/ample, when the economy turned

around(improve dramatically)and obs be#an to ____(i)____,arty insisted to all who would listen that

the #ood news would be +uite transient, that another recession was ____(ii)____, and that those who

doubted him would later appreciate his unwillin#ness to celebrate.

1 2

proliferate superfluous (abundant)

a##randi"e imminent

pi+ue (to mae someone an#ry Mstimulate or e/cite) odious

%. $he recent convert, still a _______ with respect to the rites of her church, did not yet feel

completely comfortable in her new faith.

pil#rim

iconoclast (one who challen#es traditional establishments)

ascetic (one who practices self6denial as a spiritual discipline)

tyro (novice)

poseur (a person who habitually pretends to be somethin# he is not)

-. 3eeder claims that the very notion(fanciful idea)of the e/istence of synonyms is____(i)____, as words

depend on ____(ii)____, connotation, and lin#uistic and cultural conte/t for their ____(iii)____meanin#s.

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veracious denotation (indication) subective

fallacious co#itation (hard thinin# or study) distinct

maladaptive (do not showwelcome to chan#es)

mastication (chewin#) interchan#eable

4. oliticians' tendency to ____(i)____ their own virtues by demeanin# their opponents is

____(ii)____D what if voters for#et the name of the candidate and remember only that of his

adversaryN1 %

enfeeble (mae wea) inudicious (unwise)

tout (to praise, adverti"e positively to show off) ostentatious

democrati"e apt (appropriate)

7. 3ideo #ame enthusiasts now that, whilethe astoundin# advances in technolo#ical innovation mi#ht

increase the level of fun of the #amin# e/perience, such a result isby no means(definitely not)_______.

desultory (purposeless, aimless)

endemic (widespread, or in specific re#ion or people)

salient (main)

ineluctable (inevitable) seminal (fundamental, ori#inal)


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9. iddlemarch author 5eor#e *liot reportedly(accordin# to report)bemoaned the dearth of ____(i)____

women, of which her well6educatedmain character, 2orothea, was a ____(ii)____. $herefore, *liot

scholars have lon# debated the author's meanin# in marryin# 2orothea to the elderly preacher

0asaubon and havin# him e/ploithis bride for ____(iii)____ needs.

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captious (tendin# to find fault toeverythin#)

paradi#m menial

erudite (scolarly, learned) miso#ynist (does not lie women) clerical

venal (corrupt, bribable) chimera (ima#ination) nebulous (fu""y, indistinct)

>. 2ismissed by the establishment, professing(an open avowal of some belief)nothin# but disdain for the

canon(priest), and yet beloved by his followers who trumpet(pronounce, state)his _______ opinions,

the raffish(carefree, devil6may6care)pundit is lau#hin# all the way to the ban.

iconoclastic (challen#in# the establishments)

blithe (carefree and happy)

inveterate (habitual)

meretricious (showy and deceptive) metriless

. $he 1;99 openin# of the relatively e/pansive 5race emorial Erid#e si#naled a ____(i)____

improvement in hi#hway safety in the low country of outh 0arolina@ the old brid#e had been

____(ii)____ narrow, creatin# a ____(iii)____ drivin# e/perience for traders and tourists alie.

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prodi#ious (so #reat in si"e orforce)

insufficiently malodorous

subsidiary (secondary) mea#erly (insufficiently) cantanerous (irritable)

radiant (bri#ht) precariously (insecurely) perilous (frau#ht in dan#er)

;. arah 5rand's short story, H$he $enor and the Eoy was a ____(i)____ account of her popular novel

$he


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$his meant that the prisoners were forced to assume that they were bein# ____(iii)___, even when

the #uard was of6duty, allowin# prison administrators to be economical in their employment of#uards.

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schematic (model, plan) constricted (thin, sli#ht) casti#ated

epitome (abstract, prOcis, outline) panoramic (wide ran#in# view) scrutini"ed (e/amined closely)

+uintessence (epitome) salubrious e/onerated

;. $he #rave accusations made by the plaintiffwere almost entirely _____(i)_____ the testimony oftwo witnesses. $herefore, when the court _____(ii)_____ the credentials(proof)of those witnesses,

the plaintiff's case disinte#rated, and the relevant claims were shown to be _____(iii)_____.

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subservient to vindicated facetious

isolated from repudiated (reect) unerrin# (correct)

dependent on debated specious

;;. odern tennis fans have come to reali"e that, althou#h, +uantum technolo#ical leaps in rac+uet

technolo#y have lead to _______ increases in the speed and powerwith which players can hit the

ball, this has not necessarily lead to a more entertainin# #ame.

innocuous

halcyon

malleable

commensurate (proportionate)

tractable

1BB. any aor ea#ue Easeball relief pitchers choose an electrifyin# theme son# to play as

they tae the mound@ the son# _______ their fans and instills fear in their opponents.

eviscerates (tae away a vital part of somethin#)

enervates

assua#es

innervates (stimulate to action)

pervades

1B1. *mmet !ay, a fictional a"" #uitarist in ?oody Allen's film weet and owdown, is aparado/icalcharacter@ whilehe displays sophisticatedmusical artistry, hispersonalityis typically

_______.

petulant

ele#ant

audacious maladroit (clumsy)

multi6faceted

1B%. $he editorial, thou#hintended to ____(i)____ the current administration, inadvertently

(accidently)____(ii)____ several claims made a#ainstthe re#ime su##ested as a preferable alternative,

effectively ____(iii)____ any plans for a chan#e in leadership.

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impu#n (challen#e as false) attenuated (to mae or become weaer) politici"in# (chan#e, alter)

bolster (support and stren#then) substantiated (to #ive support to aclaim)

metamorphosin# (transform)

venerate beni#hted(daren)

castratin#(weaen)


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