196. Having written 140 books to date, he may well be considered one of the most ________ novelists of the century.

    (A) eccentric

    (B) controversial

    (C) easygoing

    (D) unheralded

    (E) prolific

 197. He continually describes what superhuman labor it has cost him to compose his poems and ________ that, in comparison with his own work, the poetry of other poets is  ________ .

    (A) insists ... meritorious

    (B) insinuates ... profound

    (C) asserts ... laborious

    (D) intimates ... superficial

    (E) maintains ... meticulous

 198. He felt that the uninspiring routine of office work was too ________ for someone of his talent and creativity.

    (A) diverse

    (B) insatiable

    (C) exacting

    (D) enthralling

    (E) prosaic

 199. He found himself in the ________ position of appearing to support a point of view which he abhorred.

    (A) obvious

    (B) innocuous

    (C) anomalous

    (D) enviable

    (E) auspicious

 200. He has the ________ distinction of being the only one in the class to fail the examination.

    (A) voluntary

    (B) dubious

    (C) exemplary

    (D) partial

    (E) logical

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