components of the piece, wittingly or unwittingly. Blank(i) motive tenure approbation 77 Blank(ii) irresolute boorish genial Blank(iii) integral culpable nascent Ancient generals,lacking modern technologies such as radio and stellite communication, often found that one of the most significant challenges in warfare was accurate of the myriad of changes on the battlefield or in the campaign. A. fortification B. adulteration C. apprisial D. accretion E. adumbration 78 In psychological literature, the “sleeper effect” refers to the phenomenon in which a persuasive message form a trustworthy source loses over time, while the efficacy of a message form a less creidble source simultaneously increases. A. B. C. D. prescience erudition evasiveness control 79 E. cogency Madeline’s guests all agreed that had it not been fot the terrible weather, her wedding day, complete with white dress and three-tiered cake, would have bee. A. urban B. divine C. excessive D. disproportionate E. idyllic F. rustic 80 Diecast truck manufacturers release limited edition models and others with obscure commercial adcertising in order totheir trucks and ensure that certain items become dedicated collectibles instead of toys. A. rarefy B. circulate C. investigate D. subtilize E. spur F. incite 81 Some religious leaders have declared inaction of environmental issues to be , because it may considered to a sin to pollute the earth. A. fathomable
B. splenetic C. iniquitous D. diaphanous E. dilatory 82 The recent convert, still awith repect to the rites of her church, did not yet feel completely confortable in her new faith. A. pilgrim B. C. D. E. 83 iconoclast ascetic tyro poseur Veeder claims that the very notion of the existence of synonyms is , as words depend on , connotation, and linguistic and cultural context for their Meanings. Blank(i) veracious fallacious maladaptive Blank(ii) denotation cogitation mastication Blank(iii) subjective distinct interchangeable 84 Video game enthusiasts know that, while the astounding advances in tehchnological innovation might increase the level of fun of the gaming exoerience, such a result is by no means . A. desultory B. endemic C. salient D. ineluctable E. seminal Middlemarchauthor George Eliot reportedly bemoaned the dearth of woman, of which her well-educated main character, Dorothea, was a . Therefore, Eliot scholars have long debated the author’s meaning in marrying Dorothea to the elderly preacher Casaubon and having him exploit his bride for needs. Blank(i) captious erudite venal Blank(ii) paradigm misogynist chimera Blank(iii) menial clerical nebulous 85 86 Sarah Grand’s short story, “The Tenor and the Boy” was a account for her popular novel The heavenly Twins, for it was published years before the novel was completed. Unlike the novel’s character, who were drawn in rich detail, the short story contained mere caricatures. Blank(i) Blank(ii)
fallow parochial nascent 87 fractious dynamic unbedizened Although the book reveals some surprising information about the sharp-eyed Secret-Service employees, most people already know that such people are far more than the average citizen. A. potent B. robust C. weary D. vulnerable E. vigilant F. mindful 88 The calamitous event transformed the once unspoiled seascape into the very embodiment of . A. cataclysm B. conflict C. determination D. melancholy E. tenacity F. obliteration 89 Concerned about the noxious effects of pesticides on local rivers, Tess petitioned her local farmers to employ amount of the repellent. A. a capacious B. an abiding C. a nominal D. an enduring E. a negligible F. a profuse 90 Despite his lack of education and somewhat obtuse demeanor, the night watchman was relied upon by many for his advice on matters of love and romance. A. insightful B. jejune C. pragmatic D. vapid E. expedient F. perspicacious 91 In her recent book Palmeriste: A Biography, Sklar argues that Palmeriste was a connoisseur of many things, rather than a dilettante; Brand believes this is a distinction, obscuring the more relevant question of where exactly he got all of his money. A. critical
B. cardinal C. nice D. baleful E. minute F. feckless 92 Because political theorists often rely on jargon, their writing sometime seems to the general public, who cannot understand a word of it. A. B. C. D. risible vapid muddled abstruse E. occlut 93 F. uncanny Although his latest project was relatively --little more than a few basic plot points scribbled on a napkin—the veteran screenwriter easily sold the story to a major Hollywood studio. A. undeveloped B. polished C. convoluted D. prosaic E. tortuous 94 Processing few natural resources upon its newly-granted independence in 1863, Singapore remained economially until an influx of industrializaion and foreign investment took hold there. A. powerful B. prosperous C. solvent D. fortuitous E. dubious 95 The grave accusation mand by the plaintiff were almost entirelythe testimony of two winess. Therefore, when the court the credentials of those witness, the plaintiff’s case insintegratedm and the relevant claims were shown to be . Blank(i) subservient to isolated from dependent on 96 The editorial, though intended tothe current adminstration, inadvertently serveral claims made against the regime suggested as a preferable alternative, effectively any plans for a change in leadership. Blank(i) impugn Blank(ii) attenuated Blank(iii) politicizing Blank(ii) vindicated repudiated debated Blank(iii) facetious unerring specious
bolster venerate 97 substantiated benighted metamorphosing castrating The legitimacy of a gledgling political party is highly dependent on the decorum of its memebers, since the behavior of any one person can be used to disparage an entire movement. A. garrulous B. C. D. E. debauched reticent profligate cogent F. capricious 98 After being defeated in 2007, the Australian Liberal party needed to find a leader who could return them to power; they hope that the current leader, a social conservative who leads the opposition on a number of issues, including stem cell research and carbon trading, and who wrote a book with the telling title Battlelines, may be the man for the job. A. compliant B. circumspect C. diffident D. pugnacious E. milquetoast F. disputatious 99 The other students in the dinning hall quickly learned to avoid any table where Fred was sitting because he constantly interjected remarks into every converstion going on nearby. A. puerile B. crude C. D. E. F.
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