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1.The cause of the disease is fairly simple and has been understood for over a century; by contrast, its symptoms and effects are ___.
A straightforward
B illuminating
C severe
D well researched
E perplexing
2.Throughout the artist's work there runs a thread of psychic darkness strong enough to unnerve the most added sensibility: even her drawings from the comparatively ___ months of her visit to Rome ___ violence secrecy, and despair.
A tranquil…emanate
B morbid…convey
C languid…eschew
D disturbed…express
E felicitous…shum
3.Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and 1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of competing with more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ ministerial showmanship.
A charismatic…cultivation of
B reserved…attraction to
C well-known…disdain for
D conservative…appeal for
E empathetic…distrust of
4.Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousands of tears, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.
A an unremitting…selective
B an unpredictable…limitable
C a sporadic…capricious
D a relentless…egalitarian
E a virulent…preventable
5.He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understand her personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.
A puerile
B imperturbable
C cosmopolitan
D inscrutable
E obdurate
6.The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.
A vacuous
B tedious
C speculative
D allusive
E trenchant
7.The biographer's intense emotional involvement with his subject did not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deep knowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.
A preclude…disinterested
B encourage…fair
C impede…partisan
D advance…pragmatic
E admit…reasonable
8.DISK:FLAT::
A liquid: viscous
B liquid: viscous
C orb: spherical
D mineral: valuable
E vapor: noxious
9.PROPOSAL:ADOPT::
A request: grant
B legislation: amend
C rebuff: conciliate
D authorization: control
E license: revoke
10.FRIGHTEN:TERRIFY::
A lure: entice
B refuse: deny
C conceal: hide
D forgive: pardon
E anger: infuriate
11.VACCINATE:DISEASE::
A operate: recovery
B suture: healing
C diagnose: treatment
D anesthetize: sensation
E amputate: therapy
12.LOCK:SECURE::
A drapery: suspend
B hinge: tighten
C door: close
D cable: coil
E tarpaulin: protect
13.GROUNDLESS:SUBSTANTIATION::
A incredible: plausibility
B germane: cogency
C artless: ingenuousness
D grave: sobriety
E forthright: truthfulness
14.THRONG:DENSENESS::
A caricature: exaggeration
B travesty: acclaim
C morsel: bulk
D emulsion: purity
E morass: unity
15.GRUFFNESS:CONVIVIAL::
A compliancy: unwary
B truculence: vicious
C flippancy: earnest
D erudition: urbane
E despondency: hopeless
16.BADGER:BOTHER::
A aggrieve: injure
B haunt: remember
C quibble: argue
D censure: evaluate
E importune: beg
28.DORMANT
A complex
B caustic
C vigorous
D alien
E flexible
29.PREVALENCE
A rareness
B narrowness
C suitability
D durability
E inequality
30.COVERT
A informal
B undisguised
C unmerciful
D varied
E servile
31.CORRESPOND
A be attractive
B be incongruous
C lack emotion
D become safe
E state weakly
32.DEXTERITY
A lack of skill
B lack of freedom
C uniformity
D honesty
E stubbornness
33.OAF
A sophisticate
B maverick
C ascetic
D diplomat
E executive
34.OBLIGING
A enforced
B taboo
C amusing
D remorseful
E grudging
35.SECEDE
A act decisively
B interfere frequently
C unite with
D fail
E vote
36.UNDETERRED
A evasive
B adaptable
C cunning
D persuaded
E daunted
37.GARISH
A fully healed
B minute
C costly
D muted
E lacking substance
38.FITFUL
A inappropriate
B indulgent
C irksome
D continuous
E enigmatic
