6. Rousseau’s short discourse, a work that was
generally ---- the cautious, unadorned prose
of the day, deviated from that prose style in its
---- discussion of the physical sciences.
(A) critical of .. lengthy
(B) superior to .. austere
(C) bolder than .. intelligent
(D) consistent with .. unrestrained
(E) influenced by .. uninspired
7. Certainly Murray’s preoccupation with the task
of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot
a kind of monomania, but it must be regarded
as a ---- or at least an innocuous one.
(A) tame
(B) tendentious
(C) meretricious
(D) beneficent
(E) sincere
8. GARBLED: COMPREHEND::
(A) convoluted : tangle
(B) obscured : recognize
(C) emancipated : free
(D) expunged : excite
(E) determined : placate
9. HEAT : CALORIMETER::
(A) distance : odometer
(B) gasoline : tachometer
(C) wind : velocity
(D) rain : humidity
(E) ocean : tide
10. ALLY : WAY ::
(A) patriot: brawl
(B) crew: ship
(C) spouse : marriage
(D) peer : class
(E) teammate : game
6.D 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.E
