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, J ones 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. J oe 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
