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Ironically, professionalwriters reviseconstantly,while

naive and ------- writers, whoseneed or revision is

much more -------, almostneverdo.

(A) spontaneous' elemental

(B) practiced. . mandatorY(C) untrained. . Pressing

(D) inexperienced. elective

(E) inspi red. .exigent

Her..riends found her ------- confounding; they knew

she ruly caredabout them' but she actedas f shewere

superior to them,

(A) indifference (B) depression (C) imp:rudence

(D) condescension(f')) eminence

While the aphorism"beauty is only skin deep" is often

repeated,he growing ------- of cosmeticsurgery

amongmainstreamconstlmersbeliesAmericans'

purportedack of concern or ------- beauty'

(A) incidence, . inner

(B) popularitY.. suface

(C) afTordabilitY. fading

(D) controversY. comParative

(E ) stereotype',Perfect

Because he backside of the Moon is so different in

appearancerom the side that we have alwaysknown,

astronomel'swere ------- by the grainy photographs

transmittedback to Earth by the first spacecraft o

visit thispreviously ------ egion.

(A) surprised. exPosed

(B) worried. . Protected

(C ) stunned. unseen

(D) intligued. . exPlored

(E) unimpressed. hidden

Even when a scientificexperimentwill not yield

results or many months,a researchermust -------

its development egularly to make sure that tlte -------

of the test conditions is not violated.

(A) investigate. Potential

(B) guard. . ident i tY

(C) ignore. . t lu th

(D) ma i n t a i n . . bas i s

(E) monitor. . integritY

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The jury believed thrl crime to be -------; althoughthe

defenclant laimed self-defense, here seemed o be no

actual ------.

(A) unjustifiable. . Provocation

(B) premeditated. Protocol

(C) heinous. . imPrecation

(D) justified. . preiledent

(E) grievous. . surfeit

Influenced by the yr:ars he spentgrowing up in a

household illed with strife, the author often soughtout

acquaintanceswho demonstrated -'---- for argument

and showeda veritable ------ consensus.

(A) apenchant. . reverenceor

(B) a distaste. vonerationof

(C) an animosity , . disrelishfor

(D) an aptitude . . zeal fot

(E ) adisdain. . contemPtof

The lecturer's frustration was only ------- by the

audience's ------ to talk during her presentation.

(A) compounded, ProPensitY

(B) alleviated. . invitation

(C) soothed. . aurihorization

(D) increased. i:nabilitY

(E ) supplanted..desire

Despitemuch informed -------, the relationshipbetween

sunspot yclesandEarth'sweather emains ------'

(A) argument. . clecisive

(B) confusion, . tenuous

(C) conjecture.. ambiguous

(D) evidence. .c lear

(E) analYsis. s)rstematic

The bookshopwarta ------- of consetvative hought

------- in a radically liberal town.

(A) haven. . inherent

(B) citadel. . fabricated

(C) bastion. , ensconced

(D) center. . cellbrated

(E) juncture. . nurtured

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Greekphilosophers ried to ------- conflicting notions

of changeand stability by posturlating he existenceof

the atom, ------- particle from which all varietiesof

matter are formed.

(A) personify. . amutating(B) reconcile . an ndivisible

(C) simpl i fy , , asPeci f ic

(D) eliminate . . an infinitesimal

(E) confirm . . an interesting

To theuntrainedeye he horseappeatedo be vely -------,

whereasn actuality t was ------- and unrnanageable.

(A) beautiful, . reckless

(B) gen t l e , . w i l d

(C) calm. , ndolent

(D ) spirited. energetic

(B) fi'iendly. . languid

The modern detectivenovei grew out of Gothic fiction,

when nineteenth-centuryauthorsbegan o propose

------- r'ather han snpernatut'al xplanations or

seemingly ------ occurlences,

(A) earth ly. ,everyday

(B) compiex. . scientific

(C ) rational,, mysterious

(D) r 'e l ig ious, , ,miraculous

(E) l i terary. .mnndane

Though scientific discovet'iesare often disproved

shortlyafter hey'vebeenaccepted s act, scientists

still seem o leap o hastyconclusions, ------ that he

------- natureof what canbe called "fact" has not

erodeciheir confidence.

(A) proving. .val id

(B) demonstrating. illusory

(C ) showing., predictable

(D ) denying., distinctive

(E ) admitt ing., volati le

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It was an ngrainedconceptof Sovietdoctrine hat

anotherworld war was -------, and a greatmany Sovie

clomesticand fbreign policies andpracticeswere

clesignedo ensure hat if any nation ------- the war,

it would be therSovietUnion.

(A) impossible, won

(B) survivabl:, . pt'evented

(C ) coming. . commanded

(D) avoidable. . instigated

(E) inevitable. . snrvived

Many believe that azz improvisation is a ct'eationof

the 20th centul:y, ut it is ------- that mprovisationhas

its ------- in tho figured-bassechniques f the 17than

lBth centuries,

(A)unl ike ly. . roots

(B ) poss i b l e . . pas t

(C) arguable. .or ig in

(D) proven, , : fu ture

(E) interesting. . unity

Whaleshult nrrthingandno one n their peaceful

migrations trrlugh the earth'sseas, et aresavagely

huntedby mart,who ------- superiorneed.

(A) presumes (B) perpel.uates (C) r'etains

(D) assimilates (E) rnanifests

The meaningof this ine seems lear: he poet, houg

not denigratinlghe conceptof --"---- , nouetheless

emphasizeshr l mportanceof man'srole in humanity

in th e -------.

(A) independence. abstract

(B) community . . extreme

(C) uni ty, ,srynthesis

(D) perfectio:n . majority

(E) individua.lity . aggregate

His unbriclled cut'iosity ed him to explore every fieldof ----.---, yet his -----.- stancescepthim at oddswith

the devoutsocietyhe so wanted o be acknowledged

by ,

(A) science. interesting

(B) interest. common

(Cl) thought. . unolthodox

(D) hope. .kre let ica l

(E ) study. .,rptimistic

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Because f his inher'ent ------ , Harry steered learof

any ob that he suspected ould turn out to be a travail'

(A) impudence (B) insolence (C) eminence

(D) indolence (F,) integritY

Victolien Sardon'splayLaToscawtts originally written

as a ------- fbr SarahBernhaldt,and ater ------- into the

famousPuccinioPera'

(A) role. . reincarnated

(B ) biography. changed

(C) metaphor. . edited

(D) present. . fictionalized

(E) vehicle. . adaPted

First publishedin 1649,Facheco's ------ treatise

containsnot only chaptersoutlining iconographyandtechnique,but also commentaryon contemporal'y

paintels hat now ------- otll'most comprehensive

information on thesearLists,aswell as the most

thoroughcliscussionavailableon Baroque aesthetics'

(A) inconsequential. cotnprises

(B) invaluable. . constitutes

(C) histor ica l . . lacks

(D) superficial. . suPPorts

(E ) important., excludes

Very little is known of the writer Theophilus; however,from his eclecticwritings, we can------- hat he was

well -------.

(A) assume. .eclucated

(B) understand. disciPlined

(C) appreciate. resPected

(D) expect. exPosed

(E) acknowledge. received

Because e washighly regardedas a theoretical ------

throughouthis career',t is somewhatsurprising that

todayhe is remembered------ for a poem he wrote onpainting.

(A) ar t is t . .pr imar i lY

(B) practitioner . . exclusivelY

(C) painter . .Possib lY

(D) writer. . surrePtitiouslY

(E) mathematician. onlY

98. Her systematicapploachto scientific research

was often rewarded n her ------- life, but it proved

disastrouswhenhet'-------mind examinedevery law

in her friends and firrnily, preventingher from truly

appreciatingothers.

(A) career. . disorganized

(B) private. . analYtical

(C) publ ic. . f lag i le

(D) professional, methodical

(E) fami ly. .order lY

99. Because aw and custom require that a definite

determinationbe ntade,a udge is forcecl o behaveas

if a veldict is ------- , when in fact the evidencemay

not be -------,

(A) negotiable. . Persuasive

(B) self-evident. . accessible

(C) unassailable. insubstantial

(D) incontrovet'titrle, admissible

(E) justified. . conclusive

100. The author presumablybelieves hat all businessmen

are ------- , for het main characters,whateverqualities

they may lack, areviltual paragons f -------'

(A) clever. . inge'nuitY

(B) cove t ous . . g reed

(C) vi r tuous. ,decei t

(D) successful..ambition

(E) cautious, . at:hievement

101.Personal or:respotrdences often a marvelous

reflection of the spirit of an age; the subtle------- of

Swift's epistlesmjrrored the eighteenthcentury delight

in elegant

(A) profundity ., ditties

(B) poignancy . . pejoratives

(C) contempt. , anachronisms

(D) provinciality. . pomPositY

(E) vitriol. . disparagement

102. Ginnie expectsher every submission o be published

or selected or performance,and this time her -------

is likely to be ------- .

(A) candor. . dit;pelled

(B) anticipation . . piqued

(C) enthusiasm. damPened

(D) optimism. . vindicated

(E) awareness., louded

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