(E) frustrations
128. Despite an affected ________ which convinced casual observers that he was
indifferent about his painting and enjoyed only frivolity, Warhol cared deeply about his art and labored at it ________ . (A) nonchalance...diligently (B) empathy...methodically (C) fervor...secretly
(D) gloom...intermittently (E) hysteria...sporadically
129. Despite careful restoration and cleaning of the murals in the 1960s, the colors
slowly but steadily ________ . (A) persisted (B) embellished (C) saturated (D) deteriorated (E) stabilized
130. Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was
singleminded and ________ in her strict ________ the letter of the law. (A) merciful...interpretation of (B) uncompromising...adherence to (C) dilatory...affirmation of (D) vindictive...deviation from (E) lenient...dismissal of
131. Despite her father’s ________ that “a woman??s place is in the home” and a
________ reception from her professors and fellow graduate students, Marian Cleeves went on to become the first woman to receive a doctorate in anatomy from the University of California at Berkeley. (A) warning...gratifying (B) reprimand...lavish
(C) encouragement...respectful (D) admonition...cool (E) maxim...hospitable
132. Despite some personal habits that most people would find repulsive, naked mole
rats are ________ housekeepers. (A) slovenly (B) indifferent (C) meticulous (D) perfunctory (E) repugnant
133. Despite the ________ discussions of recent months, observers say that the
administration and the developer have made progress in their negotiations and are close to ________ on a purchase price. (A) amicable...haggling (B) acrimonious...defaulting (C) heated...agreeing (D) fruitful...settling
(E) constructive...compromising
134. Despite the ________ of the materials with which he worked, many of Tiffany’s
glass masterpieces have survived for more than seventy years. (A) beauty
(B) translucence (C) abundance (D) majesty (E) fragility
135. Despite the___ size of her undergraduate class, the professor made a point of
gettingto know as many as possible of the more than 700 students personally. (A) negligible (B) modest
(C) infinitesimal (D) daunting (E) moderate
136. Despite the current expansion of membership in America, the governing body of
world fencing fears that fencing could be in danger of if it does not become more ________ to spectators. (A) monotony...intelligible (B) overcrowding...resistant (C) extinction...accessible (D) corruption...cordial (E) remoteness...handy
137. Despite the growing ________ of Hispanic actors in the American theater, many
Hispanic experts feel that the Spanishspeaking population is ________ on the stage.
(A) decrease...inappropriate (B) emergence...visible
(C) prominence...underrepresented (D) skill...alienated
(E) number...misdirected
138. Despite the mixture’s ________ nature, we found that by lowering its
temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. (A) resilient (B) volatile
(C) homogeneous (D) insipid (E) acerbic
139. Despite the team members’ resentment of the new coach’s training rules, they
________ them as long as he did not ________ them too strictly. (A) embraced...follow (B) condemned...formulate (C) questioned...interpret (D) challenged...implement (E) tolerated...apply
140. Despite their reputations as soothing love songs sung by mothers to lull fretful
infants to sleep, many lullabies are of a dark, even ________ nature. (A) soporific (B) manipulative (C) threatening (D) auspicious (E) innocuous
141. Determined to hire employees on the basis of their merits rather than on the basis
of their family connections, Johnson refused to ________ nepotism and other forms of favoritism in the engagement of new workers. (A) obscure (B) proscribe (C) countenance (D) misrepresent (E) discern
142. Donald Trump’s latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ________ gambling
palace in the East, easily outglittering its competitors. (A) professional (B) speculative (C) ostentatious (D) lucrative (E) restrained
143. Dr. Charles Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for
emergency use proved so ________ that it became the ________ for the present
blood bank system used by the American Red Cross. (A) irrelevant...inspiration (B) urgent...pattern (C) effective...model (D) innocuous...excuse (E) complex...blueprint
144. Dr. Smith cautioned that the data so far are not sufficiently ________ to warrant
dogmatic assertions by either side in the debate. (A) hypothetical (B) tentative (C) controversial (D) unequivocal (E) imponderable
145. Duke Ellington’s jazz symphonies were attacked by classical critics who felt that
the entire attempt to fuse jazz as a form with classical music should be ________ . (A) promoted (B) documented (C) discouraged (D) acclaimed (E) repeated
146. During the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson remained ________ and in full
command of the situation in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him. (A) impassable (B) imperturbable (C) overbearing (D) frenetic (E) lackadaisical
147. During the Dark Ages, hermits and other religious ________ fled the world to
devote themselves to silent contemplation. (A) renegades (B) skeptics (C) altruists (D) recluses (E) convictions
148. During the Ice Ages, muskoxen ranged as far south as Iowa, in North America,
and Spain, in Europe, but in recent centuries the species has been ________ arctic tundra habitats, such as Greenland and the arctic islands of Canada. (A) barred from (B) confined to
(C) dissatisfied with (D) enervated by (E) unknown in
149. During the last four decades of Tennyson’s long life, his creative powers never
________ , some of his most remarkable work coming after the age of 70. (A) recovered (B) manifested (C) flagged (D) blossomed (E) broadened
150. During the troubles of 1750, the ________ of Scotland was terrible; many Scots
could afford nothing to eat but oatmeal porridge. (A) anarchy (B) reputation (C) punishment (D) apathy (E) poverty
151. Egocentric, at times vindictive when he believed his authority was being
questioned, White could also be kind, gracious, and even ________ when the circumstances seemed to require it. (A) self-deprecating (B) authoritarian (C) provocative (D) taciturn (E) disdainful
152. Einstein’s humility was so___ that it might have seemed a pose affected by a
great man had it not been so obviously ________ . (A) spurious...genuine (B) convincing...assumed (C) profound...sincere (D) heartfelt...hypocritical (E) modest...contrived
153. Either the Polynesian banquets at Waikiki are____ , or the one I visited was a
poor example. (A) delicious (B) impeccable (C) overrated (D) untasted (E) unpopular