1.A computer program can provide information in ways that force students to ________ learning instead of being merely of knowledge.
(A)shore up .. reservoirs
(B)accede to .. consumers
(C)participate in .. recipients
(D)compensate for.. custodians
(E)profit from .. beneficiaries
2.The form and physiology of leaves vary according to the in which they develop: for example, leaves display a wide range of adaptations to different degrees of light and moisture.
(A)relationship
(B)species
(C)sequence
(D)patterns
(E)environment
3.One theory about intelligence sees as the logical structure underlying thinking and insists that since animals are mute, they must be as well.
(A)behavior.. inactive
(B)instinct.. cooperative
(C)heredity.. thoughtful
(D)adaptation.. brutal
(E)language.. mindless
4.Though in her personal life, Edna St. Vincent Millay was nonetheless _____ about her work, usually producing several pages of complicated rhyme in a day.
(A)jaded.. feckless
(B)verbose.. ascetic
(C)vain.. humble
(D)impulsive.. disciplined
(E)self-assured.. sanguine
5.The children's natures were in sharp contrast to the even-tempered dispositions of their parents.
(A)mercurial
(B)blithe
(C)phlegmatic
(D)introverted
(E)artless
6.By scientific rigor with a quantitative approach, researchers in the social sciences may often have their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that are well suited to quantitative methods.
(A)undermining.. diminished
(B)equating.. enlarged
(C)vitiating.. expanded
(D)identifying.. limited
(E)imbuing.. broadened
7.As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers called attention to the _______ character of the issue, and their twentieth-century counterparts still approach it with ________.
(A)absorbing.. indifference
(B)unusual.. composure
(C)complex.. antipathy
(D)auspicious.. caution
(E)problematic.. uneasiness
8.Since most if not all learning occurs through , relating one observation to another, it would be strange indeed if the study of other cultures did not also illuminate the study of our own.
(A)assumptions
(B)experiments
(C)comparisons
(D)repetitions
(E)impressions
9.The new of knowledge has created people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.
(A)specialization.. barriers between
(B)decline.. associations among
(C)redundancy.. complacency in
(D)disrepute.. concern for
(E)promulgation.. ignorance among
10.If a species of parasite is to survive, the host organisms must live long enough for the parasite to ; if the host species becomes , so do its parasites.
(A)atrophy.. healthy
(B)reproduce.. extinct
(C)disappear.. widespread
(D)succumb.. nonviable
(E)mate.. infertile
11.The author argues for serious treatment of such arts as crochet and needlework, finding in too many art historians a cultural blindness to their ____________ textiles as a medium in which women artists predominate.
(A)traceable.. prejudice against
(B)opposed.. distrust of
(C)referring.. need for
(D)reduced.. respect for
(E)corresponding.. expertise in
12.Those who fear the influence of television deliberately its persuasive power, hoping that they might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated.
(A)promote
(B)underplay
(C)excuse
(D)laud
(E)suspect
13.Because the high seriousness of their narratives resulted in part from their metaphysics, Southern writers were praised for their bent.
(A)technical
(B)discursive
(C)hedonistic
(D)philosophical
(E)scientific
14.Far from being , Pat was always to appear acquiescent.
(A)unctuous.. loath
(B)brazen.. reluctant
(C)ignoble.. concerned
(D)obsequious.. eager
(E)gregarious.. willing
15.Though to some degree, telling a small lie sometimes enables one to avoid another's feelings.
(A)necessary.. mollifying
(B)regrettable.. harming
(C)unfortunate.. exaggerating
(D)attractive.. considering
(E)difficult.. resisting
16.Perhaps because scientists have been so intrigued by dogs' superior senses of smell and hearing, researchers have long their eyesight, assuming that they inhabit a drab, black-and-white world, devoid of color.
(A)studied
(B)coveted
(C)appreciated
(D)resented
(E)underestimated
17.Despite a string of dismal earnings reports, the two-year-old strategy to return the company to profitability is beginning to .
(A)falter
(B)disappoint
(C)compete
(D)work
(E)circulate
18.The President reached a decision only after lengthy , painstakingly weighing the opinions expressed by cabinet members.
(A)deliberation.. divergent
(B)confrontation.. unanimous
(C)relegation.. consistent
(D)speculation.. conciliatory
(E)canvassing.. arbitrary
19.Although just barely as a writer of lucid prose, Jones was an extremely ________ editor who worked superbly with other writers in helping them improve the clarity of their writing.
(A)deficient.. muddling
(B)proficient.. contentious
(C)adequate.. capable
(D)appalling.. competent
(E)engaging.. inept
20.The accusations we bring against others should be ourselves; they should not complacency and easy judgments on our part concerning our own moral conduct.
(A)definitions of.. produce
(B)instructions to.. equate
(C)denigrations of.. exclude
(D)warnings to.. justify
(E)parodies of.. satirize
21.Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ________.
(A)arbitrary
(B)superfluous
(C)interesting
(D)flexible
(E)constant
22.Some activists believe that because the health-care system has become increasingly _________ to those it serves, individuals must bureaucratic impediments in order to develop and promote new therapies.
(A)attuned.. avoid
(B)inimical.. utilize
(C)unresponsive ..circumvent
(D)indifferent.. supplement
(E)sensitized.. forsake
23.The acts of vandalism that these pranksters had actually were insignificant compared with those they had but had not attempted.
(A)hidden .. renounced
(B)advocated .. meditated
(C)inflicted .. dismissed
(D)committed .. effected
(E)perpetrated .. contemplated
24.Though one cannot say that Michelangelo was an impractical designer, he was, of all nonprofessional architects known, the most in that he was the least constrained by tradition or precedent.
(A)pragmatic
(B)adventurous
(C)empirical
(D)skilled
(E)learned
25.Before adapting to changes in values, many prefer to , to the universally agreed-on principles that have been upheld for centuries.
(A)innovate .. protect
(B)resist ..defend
(C)ponder .. subvert
(D)vacillate ..publicize
(E)revert .. ignore
26.Although the records of colonial New England are in comparison with those available in France or England, the records of other English colonies in America are even more .
(A)sporadic.. irrefutable
(B)sparse.. incontrovertible
(C)ambiguous.. authoritative
(D)sketchy.. fragmentary
(E)puzzling .. unquestionable
27.High software prices are frequently said to widespread illegal copying, although the opposite—that high prices are the cause of the copying—is equally plausible. (A) contribute to
(B)result from
(C)correlate with
(D)explain
(E)precede
28.Because early United States writers thought that the mark of great literature was grandiosity and elegance not to be found in common speech, they _______ the vernacular. (A) dissected
(B)avoided
(C)misunderstood
(D)investigated
(E)exploited
29.It is assumed that scientists will avoid making claims about the results of their experiments because of the likelihood that they will be exposed when other researchers cannot their findings.
(A)hypothetical.. evaluate
(B)fraudulent.. duplicate
(C)verifiable.. contradict
(D)radical.. contest
(E)extravagant.. dispute
30.As long as the nuclear family is a larger kinship group through contiguous residence on undivided land, the pressure to and thus to get along with relatives is strong.
(A)nurtured among.. abstain
(B)excluded from.. compromise
(C)embedded in .. share
(D)scattered throughout.. reject
(E)accepted by .. lead
31.In contrast to the substantial muscular activity required for inhalation, exhalation is usually a process.
(A)slow
(B)passive
(C)precise
(D)complex
(E)conscious
32.The documentary film about high school life was so realistic and that feelings of nostalgia flooded over the college-age audience.
(A)logical
(B)pitiful
(C)evocative
(D)critical
(E)clinical
33.Although Georgia O'Keeffe is best known for her affinity with the desert landscape, her paintings of urban subjects her longtime residency in New York City.
(A)condemn
(B)obfuscate
(C)attest to
(D)conflict with
(E)contend with
34.Even though the survey was designated as an interdisciplinary course, it involved no real of subject matter.
(A)encapsulation
(B)organization
(C)synthesis
(D)discussion
(E)verification
35.The failure of many psychotherapists to the results of pioneering research could be due in part to the specialized nature of such findings: even findings may not be useful. (A) understand.. baffling
(B)envision.. accessible
(C)utilize.. momentous
(D)reproduce.. duplicated
(E)affirm.. controversial
36.In the nineteenth century, novelists and unsympathetic travelers portrayed the American West as a land of adversity, whereas promoters and idealists created image of a land of infinite promise.
(A)lurid.. a mundane
(B)incredible.. an underplayed
(C)dispiriting.. an identical
(D)intriguing.. a luxuriant
(E)unremitting.. a compelling
37.Honeybees tend to be more than earth bees: the former, unlike the latter, search for food together and signal their individual findings to one another.
(A)insular
(B)aggressive
(C)differentiated
(D)mobile
(E)social
38.Joe spoke of superfluous and matters with exactly the same degree of intensity, as though for him serious issues mattered neither more nor less than did .
(A)vital.. trivialities
(B)redundant.. superficialities
(C)important.. necessities
(D)impractical.. outcomes
(E)humdrum.. essentials
39.The value of Davis' sociological research is compromised by his unscrupulous tendency to use materials in order to substantiate his own claims, while ________ information that points to other possible conclusions.
(A)haphazardly.. deploying
(B)selectively.. disregarding
(C)cleverly.. weighing
(D)modestly.. refuting
(E)arbitrarily.. emphasizing
40.Once Renaissance painters discovered how to volume and depth, they were able to replace the medieval convention of symbolic, two-dimensional space with the more illusion of actual space.
(A)reverse.. conventional
(B)portray.. abstract
(C)deny.. concrete
(D)adumbrate.. fragmented
(E)render.. realistic
41.He had expected gratitude for his disclosure, but instead he encountered ________ bordering on hostility.
(A)patience
(B)discretion
(C)openness
(D)ineptitude
(E)indifference
42.The diplomat, selected for her demonstrated patience and skill in conducting such delicate negotiations, to make a decision during the talks because any sudden commitment at that time would have been .
(A)resolved.. detrimental
(B)refused.. apropos
(C)declined.. inopportune
(D)struggled.. unconscionable
(E)hesitated.. warranted
43.Because the monkeys under study are the presence of human beings, they typically human observers and go about their business.
(A)ambivalent about .. welcome
(B)habituated to .. disregard
(C)pleased with .. snub
(D)inhibited by .. seek
(E)unaware of .. avoid
44.Give he previously expressed interest and the ambitious tone of her recent speeches, the senator's attempt to convince the public that she is not interested in running for a second term is .
(A)laudable
(B)likely
(C)authentic
(D)futile
(E)sincere
45.Many of her followers remain to her, and even those who have rejected her leadership are unconvinced of the of replacing her during the current turmoil.
(A)opposed.. urgency
(B)friendly.. harm
(C)loyal.. wisdom
(D)cool.. usefulness
(E)sympathetic.. disadvantage
46.Unlike many recent interpretations of Beethoven's piano sonatas, the recitalist's performance was a delightfully free and introspective one; nevertheless, it was also, seemingly paradoxically, quite .
(A)appealing
(B)exuberant
(C)idiosyncratic
(D)unskilled
(E)controlled
47.Species with relatively metabolic rates, including hibernators, generally live longer than those whose metabolic rates are more rapid.
(A)prolific
(B)sedentary
(C)sluggish
(D)measured
(E)restive
48.Belying his earlier reputation for as a negotiator, Morgan had recently assumed a more stance for which many of his erstwhile critics praised him.
(A)intransigence.. conciliatory
(B)impropriety.. intolerant
(C)inflexibility.. unreasonable
(D)success.. authoritative
(E)incompetence.. combative
49.Although Irish literature continued to flourish after the sixteenth century, a _______ tradition is in the visual arts: we think about Irish culture in terms of the word, not in terms of pictorial images.
(A)rich.. superfluous
(B)lively.. found
(C)comparable.. absent
(D)forgotten.. apparent
(E)lost.. extant
50.Although sales have continued to increase since last April, unfortunately the rate of increase has .
(A)resurged
(B)capitulated
(C)retaliated
(D)persevered
(E)decelerated