1.Although the mental process that creates a fresh and original poem or drama is doubtless that which originates and elaborates scientific discoveries, there is clearly a discernible difference between the creators.
(A)peripheral to
(B)contiguous with
(C)opposed to
(D)analogous to
(E)inconsistent with
2.It is disappointing to note that the latest edition of the bibliography belies its long-standing reputation for by some significant references to recent publications.
(A)imprecision.. appropriating
(B)relevance.. adding
(C)timeliness.. updating
(D)meticulousness.. revising
(E)exhaustiveness.. omitting
3.Although Simpson was ingenious at to appear innovative and spontaneous, beneath the ruse he remained uninspired and rigid in his approach to problem-solving. (A) intending
(B)contriving
(C)forbearing
(D)declining
(E)deserving
4.She was criticized by her fellow lawyers not because she was not , but because she so prepared her cases that she failed to bring the expected number to trial.
(A)well versed.. knowledgeably
(B)well trained.. enthusiastically
(C)congenial.. rapidly
(D)hardworking.. minutely
(E)astute.. efficiently
5.Schlesinger has recently assumed a conciliatory attitude that is not by his colleagues, who continue to compromise.
(A)eschewed.. dread
(B)shared.. defend
(C)questioned.. reject
(D)understood.. advocate
(E)commended.. disparage
6.The National Archives contain information so that researchers have been known never to publish because they cannot bear to bring their studies to an end.
(A)divisive
(B)seductive
(C)selective
(D)repetitive
(E)resourceful
7.We first became aware that her support for the new program was less than __________ when she declined to make a speech in its favor.
(A)qualified
(B)haphazard
(C)fleeting
(D)unwarranted
(E)wholehearted
8.When a person suddenly loses consciousness, a bystander is not expected to diagnose the problem but to attempt to counter its effects by starting vital functions if they are absent. (A) cure.. precipitate
(B)minimize.. predict
(C)determine.. detect
(D)diagnose.. counter
(E)magnify.. evaluate
9.The remark was only slightly , inviting a chuckle, perhaps, but certainly not a . (A) audible.. reward
(B)hostile.. shrug
(C)amusing.. rebuke
(D)coherent.. reaction
(E)humorous.. guffaw
10.Doors were closing on our past, and soon the values we had lived by would become so obsolete that we would seem to people of the new age as as travelers from an ancient land.
(A)elegant
(B)ambitious
(C)interesting
(D)comfortable
(E)quaint
11.Ability to is the test of the perceptive historian, a history, after all, consists not only of what the historian has included, but also, in some sense, of what has been left out. (A) defer
(B)select
(C)confer
(D)devise
(E)reflect
12.Some artists immodestly idealize or exaggerate the significance of their work; yet others, to exalt the role of the artist, reject a transcendent view of art.
(A)appearing
(B)disdaining
(C)seeking
(D)failing
(E)tending
13.Estimating the risks of radiation escaping from a nuclear power plant is __________ question, but one whose answer then becomes part of a value-laden, emotionally charged policy debate about whether to construct such a plant.
(A)an incomprehensible
(B)an undefined
(C)an irresponsible
(D)a divisive
(E)a technical
14.Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of historical interest.
(A)historical
(B)intrinsic
(C)astronomical
(D)experimental
(E)superfluous
15.Religious philosopher that he was, Henry More derived his conception of an infinite universe from the Infinite God in whom he believed, a benevolent God of _______ whose nature was to create .
(A)plenitude ..abundance
(B)vengeance .. justice
(C)indifference .. suffering
(D)indulgence .. temperance
(E)rectitude .. havoc
16.While some argue that imposing tolls on highway users circumvents the need to raise public taxes for road maintenance, the phenomenal expense of maintaining a vast network of roads reliance on these general taxes.
(A)avoids
(B)diminishes
(C)necessitates
(D)discourages
(E)ameliorates
17.Although they were not direct , the new arts of the Classical period were clearly created in the spirit of older Roman models and thus many features of the older style.
(A)impressions .. introduced
(B)translations .. accentuated
(C)copies .. maintained
(D)masterpieces .. depicted
(E)borrowings .. improvised
18.In spite of the increasing of their opinions, the group knew they had to arrive at a consensus so that the award could be presented.
(A)impartiality
(B)consistency
(C)judiciousness
(D)incisiveness
(E)polarity
19.By forcing our surrender to the authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of on society.
(A)anarchy
(B)permanence
(C)provincialism
(D)tyranny
(E)autonomy
20.Our high vocabulary for street crime contrasts sharply with our _______ vocabulary for corporate crime, a fact that corresponds to the general public's unawareness of the extent of corporate crime.
(A)nuanced ..subtle
(B)uninformative ..misleading
(C)euphemistic ..abstract
(D)differentiated ..limited
(E)technical ..jargon-laden
21.While scientists dismiss as fanciful the idea of sudden changes in a genetic code (spontaneous mutation), it is possible that nature, like some master musician, _________ on occasion, departing from the expected or predictable.
(A)repeats
(B)improvises
(C)ornaments
(D)corrects
(E)harmonizes
22.Despite the of time, space, and history, human societies the world over have confronted the same existential problems and have come to remarkably _____ solutions, differing only in superficial details.
(A)continuity.. identical
(B)uniformity.. diverse
(C)actualities.. varied
(D)contingencies.. similar
(E)exigencies.. unique
23.Although he was known to be extremely in his public behavior, scholars have discovered that his diaries were written with uncommon .
(A)reserved.. frankness
(B)polite.. tenderness
(C)modest.. lucidity
(D)reticent.. vagueness
(E)withdrawn.. subtlety
24.With the of scientific knowledge, work on the new edition of a textbook begins soon after completion of the original.
(A)limitation
(B)culmination
(C)veneration
(D)certainty
(E)burgeoning
25.She is most frugal in matters of business, but in her private life she reveals a streak of ________.
(A)antipathy
(B)misanthropy
(C)virtuosity
(D)equanimity
(E)prodigality
26.If the state government's latest budget problems were , it would not be useful to employ them as examples in the effort to avoid the inevitable effects of shortsighted fiscal planning in the future.
(A)typical.. representative
(B)exceptional.. aberrant
(C)anomalous.. illuminating
(D)predictable.. helpful
(E)solvable.. insignificant
27.Just as some writers have the capacity of language to express meaning, Giacometti the failure of art to convey reality.
(A)scoffed at .. abjured
(B)demonstrated.. exemplified
(C)denied.. refuted
(D)proclaimed.. affirmed
(E)despaired of .. bewailed
28.In spite of the fact that it is convenient to divide the life span of animals into separate stages such as pre-natal, adolescent, and senescent, these periods are not really ________.
(A)advanced
(B)variable
(C)repeatable
(D)connected
(E)distinct
29.Although the number of reported volcanic eruptions has risen exponentially since 1850, this indicates not volcanic activity but rather more widespread and _______ record keeping.
(A)abating..detailed
(B)increasing..systematic
(C)substantial..erratic
(D)stable..superficial
(E)consistent..meticulous
30.The challenge of interpreting fictional works written under politically repressive regimes lies in distinguishing what is to an author's beliefs, as opposed to what is by political coercion.
(A)innate.. understood
(B)organic.. imposed
(C)contradictory.. conveyed
(D)oblique.. captured
(E)peripheral.. demanded
31.I am often impressed by my own other people's idiocies: what is harder to is that they, in their folly, are equally engaged in putting up with mine.
(A)analysis of.. justify
(B)forbearance toward.. underestimate
(C)exasperation with .. credit
(D)involvement in .. allow
(E)tolerance of .. appreciate
32.Despite vigorous protestations, the grin on the teenager's face her denial that she had known about the practical joke before it was played on her parents.
(A)belied
(B)illustrated
(C)reinforced
(D)exacerbated
(E)trivialized
33.Far from undermining the impression of permanent decline, the statue seemed emblematic of its surroundings.
(A)indecorous.. opulent
(B)grandiose.. ramshackle
(C)pretentious.. simple
(D)ungainly.. elegant
(E)tawdry.. blighted
34.Despite the fact that it is almost universally , the practice of indentured servitude still in many parts of the world.
(A)condemned… abates
(B)tolerated.. survives
(C)proscribed.. persists
(D)mandated.. lingers
(E)disdained.. intervenes
35.What these people were waiting for would not have been apparent to others and was perhaps not very their own minds.
(A)obscure to
(B)intimate to (C) illusory to
(D)difficult for
(E)definite in
36.The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba by using hybridization to ________ favorable traits was finally abandoned in favor of a simpler and much faster ______: the domestication of flourishing wild strains.
(A)eliminate.. alternative
(B)reinforce.. method
(C)allow.. creation
(D)reduce.. idea
(E)concentrate.. theory
37.According to one political theorist, a regime that has as its goal absolute , without any law or principle, has declared war on justice.
(A)respectability.. codification of
(B)supremacy .. suppression of
(C)autonomy .. accountability to
(D)fairness .. deviation from
(E)responsibility .. prioritization of
38.Despite its , the book deals with a number of crucial issues.
(A)optimism .. cursorily
(B)importance .. needlessly
(C)virtues .. inadequately
(D)novelty .. strangely
(E)completeness .. thoroughly
39.Although frequent air travelers remain unconvinced, researchers have found that, paradoxically, the disorientation inherent in jet lag also may yield some mental health .
(A)temporal.. benefits
(B)acquired.. hazards
(C)somatic .. disorders
(D)random .. deficiencies
(E)typical .. standards
40.Ironically, the proper use of figurative language must be based on the denotative meaning of the words, because it is the failure to recognize this meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity.
(A)esoteric
(B)literal
(C)latent
(D)allusive
(E)symbolic
41.Although it seems that there would be a greater risk of serious automobile accidents in densely populated areas, such accidents are more likely to occur in sparsely populated regions.
(A)paradoxical
(B)axiomatic
(C)anomalous
(D)irrelevant
(E)portentous
42.If the theory is self-evidently true, as its proponents assert, then why does _________ it still exist among well-informed people?
(A)support for
(B)excitement about
(C)regret for
(D)resignation about
(E)opposition to
43.Although the of cases of measles has , researchers fear that eradication of the disease, once believed to be imminent, may not come soon.
(A)occurrence.. continued
(B)incidence.. declined
(C)prediction.. resumed
(D)number.. increased
(E)study.. begun
44.Nothing his irresponsibility better than his delay in sending us the items he promised weeks ago.
(A)justifies.. conspicuous
(B)characterizes.. timely
(C)epitomizes.. unnecessary
(D)reveals.. conscientious
(E)conceals.. inexplicable
45.The author did not see the inherent in her scathing criticism of a writing style so similar to her own.
(A)disinterest
(B)incongruity
(C)pessimism
(D)compliment
(E)symbolism
46.Whereas the Elizabethans struggled with the transition from medieval _______ experience to modern individualism, we confront an electronic technology that seems likely to reverse the trend, rendering individualism obsolete and interdependence mandatory.
(A)literary
(B)intuitive
(C)corporate
(D)heroic
(E)spiritual
47.Our biological uniqueness requires that the effects of a substance must be verified by _________ experiments, even after thousands of tests of the effects of that substance on animals.
(A)controlled
(B)random
(C)replicated
(D)human
(E)evolutionary
48.Today water is more in landscape architecture than ever before, because technological advances have made it easy, in some instances even to install water features in public places.
(A)conspicuous.. prohibitive
(B)sporadic.. effortless
(C)indispensable.. intricate
(D)ubiquitous.. obligatory
(E)controversial.. unnecessary
49.While many Russian composers of the nineteenth century contributed to an emerging national style, other composers did not idiomatic Russian musical elements, instead the traditional musical vocabulary of Western European Romanticism.
(A)utilize ..rejecting
(B)incorporate.. preferring
(C)exclude.. avoiding
(D)repudiate.. expanding
(E)esteem.. disdaining
50.Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder was obsessed with his ________ perfection, he was rarely a painting, creating endless variations of a scene on one canvas, one on top of another.
(A)quest for.. satisfied with
(B)insistence on .. displeased with
(C)contempt for.. disconcerted by
(D)alienation from.. immersed in
(E)need for.. concerned with