others. Blank(i) touted calumniated pilloried 52 Blank(ii) deride laud renege An aloe plant may be an excellent choice for those who are interested in gardening but keep busy schedules; aloes easilywithout frequent watering or careful maintenance. A. facilitate B. ingest C. consume D. flourish E. advance 53 Howard’s friends recognize that his nervous on meeting strangers belies an underlying gregariousness, while new acquaintances oftenperceive him as churlish. Blank(i) chatter silences banter Blank(ii) falsely accurately quickly 54 The artist, who specialized in scenes, eagerly sat down to paint his favourite landscape---a peaceful pasture filled with hills and valleys. A. B. C. D. halcyon perennial bucolic eclectic 55 E. quiescent Her performance review noted that Jill suffers from a lack of , and often makes insulting remarks despite her best efforts to be polite; worse the review went on to point out that it happens regularly, even though she has no intention of anyone. Blank(i) candor tact deference Blank(ii) exacerbating lauding denigrating 56 By disclosing and explaining the details of her personal finances before they could be used agianst her, the council member her opponent’s attacks during the campaign. Rather than waiting to react to the inevitable criticism should her opponent find something questionable, her campaign manager thought this strategy would be more . Blank(i) prefigured Blank(ii) enigmatic
decried precluded 57 pragmatic dogmatic The question of when, if even, history can be considered is contentious, to say the least. One could argue, for example, that any evaluation of the 180-year-old presidency of Andrew Jackson would likely bethe controversies that define evaluations of more contemporaneous political leaders, and yet a plehora of passionately held views continues to polarize. The of any one judgement is perhaps the one certainty surrounding the issue. Blank(i) apolitical tendentious unexpurgated Blank(ii) characteristic of free from mired in Blank(iii) objectivity mellifluousness subjectivity 58 With his relentless energy but equally diminutive attention span, Garlin his talents on several potentially exticing but uncompleted projects, much to the dismay of his friends who, while venerating his enthusiasm, his unfocused nature. Blank(i) squandered evinced burnished Blank(ii) impugned parried defalcated 59 The magazine article was about the police commissiorner’s accomplishments. Although some lawyers’ groups argued against the appropriateness of his tactics, the double-digit drop in the crime rate since his appointment suggests that all the journalist’s apraise was . Blank(i) effusive tentative bombastic Blank(ii) specious presumptuous apposite 60 While interviewing for a job as a computer consultant, Robert consciously provided a Of references, knowing full well that he had few former employers who would be laudatory about his past projects. A. multitude B. array C. myriad D. potpourri F. paucity E. dearth 61 In an attempt to voters to support her, the incumbent politician beguilingly greeted a
room full of constituents and pledged to lower taxes—even though she had only ever done the opposite while in office. A. alienate B. abase C. inveigle D. eviscerate E. estrange F. entice 62 Eileen used to be a picky eater, but since a new complex of fine dining and ethnic restaurants opened in her neighborhood, she has become quite . A. corpulent B. finicky C. D. E. F. 63 epicurean ponderous gourmandizing persnickety Under no delusions about his actual financial situation, the man’s desire to present a frugual picture to his fridents and avoid being labeledcaused him to go to such an extreme that he ended up being called a Scrooge. A. a spendthrift B. a prodigal C. a miser D. a hedonist E. a skinflint F. a epicure 64 The pirate plundered every trade ship that came near his own ship; it was almost as if he could never loot or pillage enough to satisfy his craving for gold and jewels. A. raffish B. ebullient C. voracious D. showy E. rapacious F. effusive 65 While blood and human sacrifices performed to mollify the gods were ubiquitious in ancient cultures, the Mayans’ propensity for sacrificing prisoners from neighboring tribes all the other tribes. A. imprisoned B. engendered C. disquieted D. expatiated E. condoned 66 F. affronted In contrast to the stark facades of their surviving ruuns, medieval castles were depicted
in contemporary tapestries as with colorful banners and pennants. A. ablated B. attenuated C. bedizened D. caparisoned E. extirpated F. fomented 67 The young minister was startled to learn that his parishioners considered him ; he had been unaware that his message was being undermined by his sanctimonious and self-righteous tone. A. ingenuous B. moralistic C. D. E. F. 68 punctilious salacious sententious unaffected The stock market having plunged drastically, the investor’s mood on the trading floor seemed incongruous. A. enervated B. sanguine C. inconsolable D. sardonic E. funereal F. buoyant 69 Not known to go out of his way to get along with people, the reclusive author noetheless managed to surprise the interviewer with his comments. A. simpatico B. abstruse C. recondite D. splenetic E. winsome F. churlish 70 Instead of saying ”killed” when reporting on war situations, the military often uses more anodyne phrases such as ”neutralizing the target” or “collateral damage”; these attempts to gloss reality with do nothing to alleviate the impact of the news. A. elucidation B. periphrasis C. prevarication D. circumlocution E. hyperbole F. dysphemisms 71 Sergei’s belief in astrology, a pseudoscience whose practitioners privide results than can never be conclusively proven or falsified, left him vulnerable to .
A. censure B. chicanery C. vindication D. authentication E. wile 72 F. vexation Even though the judge peronally found the law, his moral objection did not provide a legal basis on which to rule the law unconstitutional. A. anodyne B. abhorrent C. propitious D. permissible E. invidious F. salubrious 73 A key element of The Smiths’ recognizable sound came from the tension between Morrissey’s lyrics and the cheerful, almost bouncy music composed by Johnny Marr. A. lubricious B. euphoric C. sanguine D. saturnine E. recondite 74 F. lachrymose Rich found the chance shift in the path of the storm , as he was hoping to use the excuse of heavy weather to more much need time. With the dealine and his crediblity on the line, he will have to find a way to get the . Blank(i) hilarious disappointing successful 75 The defense attorney’s closing statement was not enough to sway the jurors in his client’s favor; stirring words could not conceal the defendant’s evident guilt. A. deceptive B. eloquent C. lenthy D. crafty E. impromptu 76 As part of Marina Abramovics groundbreaking exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the artist herself logged 700 hours over the course of 3 months in a small chair. Vistors were invited to sit across from the performance artist’s stolid countenance, for whatever the desired, the sitting for onlya few monments and the bold sitting for several hours; the visitors thus became Blank(ii) deplete garner refuse Blank(iii) deferred nigh audacious