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SECTION 1
Time — 30 minutes
30 Questions

Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding
oval on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank 4. During the 1990’s, Shanghai benefited from an archi-
indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the tectural -------, the result of a dramatic increase in
sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through innovative and artistic building.
E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in
(A) intransigence (B) plenitude (C) desecration
the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a
(D) stagnation (E) renaissance
whole.
Example: 5. Many subatomic nuclear particles are ------- and
nearly -------: they are hard to track as well as
Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional to detect.
republics overnight; on the contrary, the change
was -------. (A) unstable . . explosive
(B) elusive . . imperceptible
(A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) minute . . immobile
(C) advantageous (D) sufficient (D) charged . . reactive
(E) gradual A B C D E
(E) tenuous . . indivisible

1. Much of our knowledge of dinosaurs comes from 6. Luisa worked with extreme precision, ------- that
excavated bones, which, in ------- other clues such as served her well in her law career.
fossilized tracks and eggs, help us to ------- the
evolution of these creatures. (A) a meticulousness (B) an effrontery
(C) an inhibition (D) a litigiousness
(A) convergence with . . supplant (E) an impetuousness
(B) divergence from . . decode
(C) dependence on . . belie 7. The crafty child tricked his innocent brother, a par-
(D) opposition to . . amplify ticularly ------- and trusting boy, into committing a
(E) conjunction with . . trace mischievous prank.

2. Responding to criticism that the script was rambling (A) guileless (B) intrusive (C) astute
and -------, the new screenwriter revised the dialogue (D) opportunistic (E) circumspect
for greater succinctness and -------.
8. Ellen Ochoa’s ------- with the apparatus in the space
(A) engaging . . simplicity shuttle Discovery was apparent when she adroitly
(B) subjective . . ambiguity manipulated the shuttle’s robot arm.
(C) muddled . . clarity
(D) terse . . emptiness (A) compromise (B) humility (C) machinations
(E) difficult . . abstraction (D) synergy (E) deftness

3. Vernal pools are among the most ------- of ponds: they 9. In 1916 Yellowstone National Park had only 25 bison,
form as a result of snowmelt and a high water table in but the population has since ------- to more than 2,000.
winter, and then they ------- by late summer. (A) dispersed (B) mediated (C) attenuated
(A) transitory . . expand (D) burgeoned (E) reconciled
(B) anachronistic . . overflow
(C) immutable . . drain
(D) itinerant . . teem
(E) ephemeral . . evaporate

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Each question below consists of a related pair of words 12. CALLIGRAPHY : HANDWRITING ::
or phrases, followed by five pairs of words or phrases (A) photography : film
labeled A through E. Select the pair that best expresses a (B) stenography : speech
relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. (C) pottery : clay
(D) embroidery : needlework
Example: (E) loom : weaving
CRUMB : BREAD ::
(A) ounce : unit 13. DESPICABLE : SCORN ::
(B) splinter : wood (A) resourceful : cleverness
(C) water : bucket (B) correctable : error
(D) twine : rope (C) eligible : qualification
(E) cream : butter A B C D E (D) laughable : respect
(E) noteworthy : attention

14. LANDSCAPE : PAINTING ::

10. BROOM : DIRT ::
(A) biography : life
(A) chimney : soot
(B) cartoon : newspaper
(B) mop : floor
(C) canvas : easel
(C) rake : leaves
(D) ventriloquism : voice
(D) shovel : hole
(E) anthem : song
(E) hammer : fragments
15. STREAMLINE : COMPLEXITY ::
11. BURNER : COOK ::
(A) improve : efficiency
(A) lampshade : brighten
(B) deliver : destination
(B) furnace : fuel
(C) corrupt : impurity
(C) boat : float
(D) stretch : elasticity
(D) freezer : thaw
(E) depreciate : value
(E) fan : ventilate

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SECTION 4
Time — 30 minutes
35 Questions

Directions: For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and fill in the corresponding
oval on the answer sheet.

Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank 4. The representative was a traditionalist, reluctant to
indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the support any legislation inconsistent with the nation’s
sentence are five words or sets of words labeled A through most ------- principles.
E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in (A) orthodox (B) impassioned (C) precarious
the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a (D) impressionable (E) indeterminate
whole.
Example: 5. Historian Carlo Botta often contradicted himself, as
when he first championed and then ------- the ideals of
Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional the French Revolution.
republics overnight; on the contrary, the change
was -------. (A) invoked (B) investigated (C) conceived
(D) coveted (E) denounced
(A) unpopular (B) unexpected
(C) advantageous (D) sufficient 6. The author constructed a scenario in which playful,
(E) gradual A B C D E
creative children are rewarded for their ------- and
strict, dour adults are punished for their -------.
1. Originally ------- mainly by young, urban audiences,
rap music was ultimately ------- by its appreciative (A) spontaneity . . rigidity
listeners of all ages across the country. (B) digressions . . mirth
(C) solemnity . . malice
(A) admired . . embraced (D) inflexibility . . rigor
(B) performed . . condemned (E) improvisations . . buoyancy
(C) derided . . ignored
(D) appropriated . . relinquished 7. Although usually warm and ------- in greeting friends,
(E) applauded . . instigated Lauren was too reserved ever to be truly -------.

2. It was out of ------- that Professor Green, the author of (A) joyous . . conventional
several highly respected books in his field, described (B) cordial . . effusive
himself to his colleagues as -------. (C) restrained . . gracious
(D) dismissive . . ebullient
(A) embarrassment . . a paragon (E) genial . . antisocial
(B) magnanimity . . an avenger
(C) insolence . . a pedant 8. Legal scholars argue that when “justice” is interpreted
(D) egotism . . an apprentice too broadly, the concept becomes -------, easily changed
(E) modesty . . a dilettante and controlled by outside forces.

3. The ------- experiences of Madonna Swan, the 1983 (A) malleable (B) influential (C) coherent
North American Indian Woman of the Year, cannot be (D) felicitous (E) prosaic
fully appreciated if they are ------- in a tidy summary.
9. The instructor’s voice was so ------- that most students
(A) varied . . interposed preferred taking a test to listening to its grating sound.
(B) diverse . . condensed
(C) profound . . magnified (A) receptive (B) cajoling (C) melodious
(D) transformative . . embellished (D) muted (E) strident
(E) impressive . . immersed
10. Though surgeon and researcher Charles Drew never
enjoyed celebrity, he truly deserves to be ------- for his
life’s achievements.
(A) mollified (B) lionized (C) accosted
(D) galvanized (E) vilified

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Each question below consists of a related pair of words 17. DEFOLIATION : LEAVES ::
or phrases, followed by five pairs of words or phrases (A) contamination : germs
labeled A through E. Select the pair that best expresses a (B) evaporation : dryness
relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. (C) delimitation : boundaries
(D) acceleration : speed
Example:
(E) dehydration : moisture
CRUMB : BREAD ::
(A) ounce : unit 18. DEBACLE : FAILURE ::
(B) splinter : wood (A) catastrophe : assistance
(C) water : bucket (B) impediment : progress
(D) twine : rope (C) chaos : confusion
(E) cream : butter A B C D E (D) indecisiveness : action
(E) anarchy : order

19. GRIMACE : PAIN ::

11. BOTTLE : CONTAINER ::
(A) applause : praise
(A) door : room
(B) inquiry : curiosity
(B) well : bottom
(C) sneer : contempt
(C) knife : tool
(D) gesture : offense
(D) beaker : fluid
(E) hug : affection
(E) medicine : dose
20. EPIC : HEROIC ::
12. KELP : OCEAN ::
(A) euphony : discordant
(A) cactus : desert
(B) prose : theatrical
(B) alga : plant
(C) melodrama : exaggerated
(C) spider : web
(D) instrument : harmonious
(D) surf : beach
(E) satire : hypocritical
(E) avalanche : snow
21. PROTAGONIST : NOVEL ::
13. BEES : HONEY ::
(A) contributor : anthology
(A) moth : flame
(B) editor : newspaper
(B) fish : bait
(C) reviewer : movie
(C) birds : feathers
(D) subject : biography
(D) sheep : herd
(E) narrator : anecdote
(E) spiders : webs
22. LABYRINTH : PERPLEXITY ::
14. COAT : BODY ::
(A) prison : liberty
(A) bracelet : wrist
(B) harbor : navigation
(B) uniform : team
(C) refuge : relief
(C) mitten : hand
(D) lair : danger
(D) shirt : sleeve
(E) mirage : image
(E) bandage : cut
23. FOIBLE : VICE ::
15. LION : PRIDE ::
(A) frugality : generosity
(A) hawk : prey
(B) obsession : persistence
(B) whale : mammal
(C) venom : malevolence
(C) parrot : jungle
(D) oath : loyalty
(D) sheepdog : flock
(E) fib : lie
(E) wolf : pack

16. ERRATIC : CONSISTENCY ::

(A) lethargic : energy
(B) eccentric : oddity
(C) spellbound : charm
(D) scintillating : conversation
(E) feverish : delirium

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