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GRE AWA ISSUES WITH ANSWERS - VERY IMPORTANT

2008-04-25T14:21:00.000-07:00

Present your perspective on the issue below, using relevant reasons and/or examples to support your views.

"Patriotic reverence for the history of a nation often does more to impede than to encourage progress."
• Love and support for one's country is a good thing. Must be understood that no country is perfect and it can become better. In this way, patriotism can impede progress.
• Patriotism can be taken too far, if Americans only purchased American cars, this would allow american car companies to become more anticompetative.
• American manufacturers need competition to stay strong.
• Patriotism can be confused with nationalism. This might encourage people to become more close minded towards those not associated with a country's history - creates xenophobia.
• Politicians can take advantage of patriotism by calling those who do not support certain efforts anti-patriotic, can lead to "witch hunts".
• Patriotism is hard to define. It is ambiguous as to which actions support a country and can be therefore consider to be patriotic.
• To some, patriotism has connotations of self-sacrifice, implying that the individual should place the interests of the community above their personal interests, and in extreme cases their lives and the lives of other individuals, perceived to be members of a different community. In wartime, patriotism as so understood is assumed to be the main driving force for participation in military operations, certainly if it is voluntary. In this context patriotism is seen as an explanation for the apparent suspension of the instinct for self-preservation, which implies that all humans would avoid a battlefield.

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"Government should never censor the artistic works or historical displays that a museum wishes to exhibit."
• Government should not censor artistic works as such behavior boarders on thought control and impinges on freedom of speech.
• Censoring indirectly implies that some works of art are sponsored while others are not.
• There are other competing factors, people will ultimately be making the censorship decision and it is difficult to apply completely unbiased judgment. Works of art with religious context such as those depicting the crucifixion of Jesus may be seen as offensive to non-Christians in the sense that a human is shown suffering due to brutal punishment. All art requires some level of understanding and socio-historical context.
• The proper role of government is not to monitor works of art, there are more important issues which deserve attention.
• What is even more problematic is who decides which arts should even be displayed. Some people may find works such as the Mona Lisa more enjoyable while others prefer works which may seem to be purely pornographic.
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"Government should preserve publicly owned wilderness areas in their natural state, even though these areas are often extremely remote and thus accessible to only a few people."
• The reader is supplying a universal statement that should be obeyed always. I do not think the matter is quite so simple.
• Preserving some areas of land may be more expensive than preserving other areas of equal area. A cost benefit analysis must be run to determine benefits vs. costs.
• Preserving some areas of land may provide jobs near areas which have high unemployment or reduce pollution in areas which have high industrial output. Other factors for land preservation need to be considered.
• Preserving wilderness that is accessible to many people is preferable so that people are able to enjoy the preserved wilderness, through hiking or camping in it. However, areas which are not remote could be better candidates for public recreational reasons.
• Wilderness accessible to only a few people are typically preserved anyway. Although there are some political figures who suggest that wilderness should be exploited partially because few people are affected -- GW Bush and drilling in the Artic Wildlife Preserve.
• Also need to consider how the preservation decision will benefit specific species of wildlife.
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"In any field of endeavor, it is impossible to make a significant contribution without first being strongly influenced by past achievements within that field."
• Author's viewpoint goes too far. In some fields of an endeavor it is possible to make a significant contribution without being strongly influenced by past achievements.
• One example is art and music. These are fields which depend highly on creative talent. Too much knowledge about past achievements and artistic theory encourages conformity.
• In classical music (without words) and art, there may be very little which requires understanding in order to appreciate.
• However, architecture is an example of art which does benefit from both creativity and practicality. Therefore, some knowledge about architectural techniques and space planning will prove to be beneficial, but still may not be essential. There will still likely be a tradeoff between creativity and conformity however.
• Other examples such as physics and medicine are built upon the foundations of past inventors, theorists, and experimentalists. Engineering is completely centered around the application of science discovered by others.
• Contributions in some fields of academic endeavor favor knowledge about past achievements while other areas may benefit from ignorance about past achievements which may only encourage conformity.
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"Government funding of the arts threatens the integrity of the arts."
• Government funding of the arts can threaten the integrity of the arts if the government supports certain art themes over others.
• Artists enjoy expressing artistic creativity, however their creativity could be severely limited if they were only allowed to produce arts with specific types of themes.
• Art is often used to express ideas, government funding for the arts translates into certain ideas being expressed over others.
• During World War II, US government made posters to support general themes of signing up for the military and to encourage people to support crop rationing through "victory gardens". It seems acceptable to pay artists to create these posters. However, Soviet Russia forced all artists to create art with specific political messages, usually endorsing communist ideals and spreading communist propaganda.
• The question of who decides which works of art to support must also be addressed. Congressmen and legislators will support their own quirky notions of art, subject to religious overtones while it would be foolish to have people vote on which artwork to support, because even through voting, some preliminary options need to be established to vote on.
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"Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition."
• Many people occupy themselves by seeking the instant gratification that comes with fame and recognition. In reality though, few people seeking fame or recognition rarely become famous.
• The wealthiest person in the US, Bill Gates, was not motivated exclusively by fame and recognition, but instead was motivated by learning about computers at a very young age.
• The most successful scientists such as Einstein and Steven Hawkings are not associated with the pursuit of fame and recognition.
• There certainly is evidence that people seek fame and recognition. Many students devote more time to sports than academics. Shows such as American Idol certainly appeal to the dreams and desires of a specific audience.
• Fame and recognition are really just for people who do not feel fulfilled and are unsure about how to attain fulfillment.
• Fame and recognition are also questionable ends. Many celebrities who have attained their dreams of becoming famous and recognized miss the privacy they once had and go to extreme lengths and inconveniences to avoid being recognized.
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"In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important discoveries."
• It is hard to see how this claim could possibly be true since the expert knows more than the beginner.
• Whatever the case may be, there are other more important factors such as intelligence and motivation which will determine the overall success of an individual.
• Some Hollywood movies such as Happy Gilmore and Big illustrate examples of a beginner entering a new field and becoming incredibly successful overnight. In Happy Gilmore, the star of the film experienced difficulties with his hockey career and randomly stumbled upon golf. He was discovered by a retired golfer and with practice, became very successful at golfing.
• Big illustrated a similar situation, a child who wanted to grow up and attain the freedoms enjoyed by adults magically achieved his wish and became a successful lawyer.
• However, these examples are not realistic and based more on fantasy than real-life examples.
• In the academic world, it is the experts rather than the beginners who are performing research. Granted, some of these beginners will go onto become experts, it is hard to see how they are more likely than their teachers to make important discoveries.
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"Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."
• Technologies do not determine ethics as technology and science in itself is not an ethical matter.
• It is the politics of how these technologies are managed and funded which determine the ethics.
• Consider stem cell research and nuclear technologies. The science behind splitting atoms or altering the genetic makeup of an organism is in many cases not controversial. Chemotherapy uses nuclear technology to eradicate cancer. Many food sources are genetically engineered for enhanced efficiency and have been for decades. These areas do not receive much philosophical or political interest.
• Certain extensions of stem cell and nuclear technologies are very controversial - there are fears, perhaps not completely justified, of some people developing a genetic master race of elite people or a genetic underclass of slaves. There are concerns of how nuclear weapons will be managed. But in both cases, technology itself does not determine social customs and ethics. It the concerns of how technologies will be used that influence ethics.
• Social customs is a different matter than ethics. Some social customs seek to regulate cell phone usage in movie theaters and at other public events. However, again, it is not the technology or the cell phone which invented these conventions, it is instead the preferences of the majority which are satisfied.
• Ultimately, technologies are just applications of science to solve a given problem. Medical technologies have been developed such as vaccines to fight infectious diseases. Some of these cures were discovered accidentally such as Henry Flemming's discovery of penicillin. However, it was the doctors and practitioners who decided to use these cures to prevent people from dying that decided the ethics.
• Technology in itself has no ethical content, how the technology is used by humans relates to ethics and social customs.
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"Leaders are created primarily by the demands that are placed upon them."
• Many leaders are created by the demands placed upon them.
• New York mayor Rudolph Gulliani is an example of someone who lead effectively during a time of national crisis. His legacy and reputation will be remembered more by most people from his actions during the short time after September 11th compared to the rest of his political career.
• Other examples in politics such as Abraham Lincoln support the idea that effective leaders are illustrated in times of crisis.
• However, I would argue that the characteristics of a great leader were formed in these leaders discussed above much earlier than the time of crisis. The crisis only tested their abilities and allowed them to demonstrate their leadership qualities.
• All accomplishments of the time cannot be attributed completely to one leader, but also the people supporting the leader.
• If the above statement were true, then anyone could become a better leader in the business world by simply placing higher demands on them. However, this is more likely to only increase stress which will adversely affect management performance. For example, an assembly plant manager may not become a better leader by being told to produce more products given the same resources held at present.
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"College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than seek programs that promise entry into the job market."
• Statement neglects the fact that some students pursue subjects which interest them and also promise entry into the job market.
• Some of the fields in engineering which have the best job prospects upon graduation -- availability of jobs and starting salary - are very difficult majors, highly competitive requiring lots of time.
• Computer science at my former university was the most difficult major to gain entry into, high GPA requirement and lowest acceptance rate of all majors on campus.
• Since these majors are so difficult, students will most likely need to be interested in the field in order to stay competitive. It is doubtful that relying only on job opportunities after college will provide sufficient motivation for most students to stay competitive in these fields.
• The author is also placing high stress on pursuing subjects which are most interesting -- which I think is generally good advice. But what if the applicant desires to retire as early as possible. If the applicant really desires such a goal, then the applicant would be best suited to pursue a program of study which will enable him or her to do that.
• Another example would be someone who wants to provide a high income to support his or her family. There are other competing interests and only so much time in life to accomplish goals. Priorities must be made.
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"Most people think that their deeply held values are the result of rational choice, but reason often has little to do with the way people form values."
• Values are developed through experience.
• Someone who suffered through an economic depression will tend to value employment and avoid over-consumption.
• Someone who survived a war will most likely realize the need for peaceful conflict resolution.
• Someone who suffered through cancer will most likely realize the need for cancer research.
• Hard to define morality and values, most generally accepted to be those principles which maximize happiness and minimize suffering.
• Values could be based on self-interest and may change over time.
• In order for values to be consistent, they must be reasonable, even if they were not born explicitly through reason.
• After suffering through an illness, some may place more value in helping others. The value of helping others can also be derived through reason, no human is completely independent and at some point in their lives, they will require assistance from others. Old age even makes independent people dependent on others. So helping others is a simple value that can be rationally derived or born out of experience.
• It is hard to determine how values originate.
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"In any academic area or professional field, it is just as important to recognize the limits of our knowledge and understanding as it is to acquire new facts and information."
1. Pros:
1. Medical professionals, lawyers, and business people must deal with risks and uncertainties
1. Learning how to accommodate these limitations is just as important as risk itself
2. Risk and uncertainty can often not be obviated by any amount of knowledge
1. Gathering more financial knowledge may only lead to more confusion
2. Cons:
1. How can we know the limits of knowledge until we have thoroughly tested the limits through empirical observation?
2. Opposed to scientific method – we can only know what we observe
1. Example: physics, better understanding of the nature of matter through increased precision of measurement
3. Two levels of understanding – the facts we gather from experiments vs. understanding what these facts mean
4. In professional sports -- a "professional field", it is more important to gain a thorough understanding of the rules and techniques regarding a given sport than it is to determine the limits of knowledge and understanding, which do not exist as the game has already been defined and there are no areas of ambiguity in the rules. Although some calls of violations to the rules of the game may be questioned, the rules of the game are perfectly defined.
5. Conclusion: A more precise definition of knowledge is needed.
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"The concept of 'individual responsibility' is a necessary fiction. Although societies must hold individuals accountable for their own actions, people's behavior is largely determined by forces not of their own making."
1. Moral accountability and human equality depend on the existence of some form of individual responsibility.
1. Lack of accountability results in lawless society
1. Exception for psychos
2. Too much forgiveness, too much tolerance of bad behavior
2. We are faced with many choices, some are undesirable
3. Deterministic view of the world – today's actions influence tomorrow's decisions
1. Genetic dispositions do exist – some are more inclined than others towards certain behavior
1. Many fear genetic engineering, irrational fears of creating a master race
1. Default to the more humanist free will theory
4. Conclusion: There may be evidence to support scientific determinism, until then assume free will out of convenience.
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"Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study because acquiring knowledge of various academic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated."
1. True education is more than career preparation.
1. Understand oneself, society better, and the physical world better
2. Some may assert that no student can be truly educated without literature, fine arts, and other forms of subjective intellectual development
2. Need to obtain mastery of field
1. Mastery of any field requires knowledge in others
2. Political science needs history, economics and social studies
3. Anthropologist needs chemistry and geology
4. Computer engineering tied into other fields, language study, media, communications
3. Students must not overextend themselves – jack of all trades, master of none
4. Most college freshman are unsure of what to major in, should be exposed to many fields
5. Personal view – set a minimum requirement of classes for a degree, grant electives to be taken within the major or elsewhere – let the student decide.
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"People work more productively in teams than individually. Teamwork requires cooperation, which motivates people much more than individual competition does."
1. The best approach depends on the job
2. Some jobs depend on the ability of co-workers to corporate
1. Businesses involved with production of products using complex processes
2. Computer scientists and researches must collaborate to reach their common goals
3. Managers stress cooperation and whatever it takes to get a project completed on time.
4. Manhattan Project, research labs
3. In other types of jobs, individual competition, tenacity, and ambition are keys to productivity
1. Salespeople
2. Entrepreneurship and sales – people competitive by nature
3. Lawyers
4. Employees who are looking to enhance their careers are concerned about performance reviews and work to achieve greater results than their peers. Although their aims might be questionable, in some areas where employees are working on similar, but different problems, competition will allow more work to get done.
5. As consumers, we certainly emphasize competition. In the interest of having inexpensive products.
4. Cooperation is more crucial for organization's long-term productivity than individual competition
1. Competition among sales people can turn into jealousy and unethical behavior
2. Entrepreneurs rely on cooperation of their subordinates, partners, and colleagues
5. Overall productivity depends on willingness to cooperate, ambition can motivate, so can common sense of mission.
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"Although, critics who write about the arts tend to deny the existence of any objective standards for evaluating works of art, they have a responsibility to establish standards by which works of art can be judged."
• Judging art by standards supports conformity and can stifle creativity.
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"It is unfortunate but true that political decisions and activities affect all aspects of people's lives."
• Political decisions and activities do affect all aspects of people's lives.
• Politics deals with how resources are collected and how resources are distributed.
• Deals with which programs are funded and by how much – based on the expected results of such research and the amount by which society benefits. This seems logical, but I question who determines how much benefit a given program can bring and how accurately the results of such research can be predicted.
• Politics can make decisions which can drastically change an individual's life, possibly for worse, but gives other people some convenience.
• For example, when city planning decides to build a new highway, the current land owners who own land where the road is to be constructed are forced to give up their land for what may be minimal or inadequate compensation for the sake of convenience to the benefit of the rest of society.
• Politics intervenes in some areas where it the issues would be best left to the judicial system. During a recent trial over the assisted suicide of a Floridan resident who went into coma, the husband ordered doctors to disconnect her feeding tube so that she would eventually die due to lack of nutrition. The Florida governor soon became involved and the issue became political. It has been frequently questioned as to what role politics should play in such a matter.
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"Colleges and universities should offer more courses on popular music, film, advertising, and television because contemporary culture has much greater relevance for students than do arts and literature of the past."
1. Cons:
1. Studying current popular culture at the expense of past culture can undermine the function of education
2. Historical perspective allows us to more fully appreciate art of today
3. Need yardstick for measuring art, requires study of the classics as a reference
4. Popular culture is available outside classroom
2. Pros:
1. Pop culture mirrors society's values and impulses
2. In every age, some worthwhile art emerges
1. John Lennon, Paul McCartney have made a lasting contribution from rather recent pop.
3. Popular films, music, and art provides a person with common ground for interacting with other people.
3. Conclusion: Literature and art of the past is more important – need cultural perspective
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"In any realm of life—whether academic, social, business, or political—the only way to succeed is to take a practical, rather than an idealistic, point of view. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival, whereas idealistic views tend to be superseded by simpler, more immediate options."
1. Academics
1. Pragmatic
1. Students considered as pragmatic tend not to pursue education for its own sake
2. Focus is on optimizing GPA and survive current term
2. Idealistic
1. Students who pursue paths which interest them are more likely to have a meaningful education.
2. Sense of mission about one's fascination motivates more participation in classroom
3. Academic discipline will serve idealistic student well later in life
2. Business
1. Business world shares both – pragmatic in the sense of getting things done, idealistic in the sense of a vision which seeks to make the firm more meaningful to the community.
2. Without a dream or vision – idealist leadership – company can be lost
3. Politics
1. Seems that politicians just want to achieve or stay in power
2. Idealists incite the masses and catalyze revolution
1. Ghandi and Martin King
3. Conclusion: Idealism is a requirement for long-term success
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"The pressure to achieve high grades in school seriously limits the quality of learning. An educational environment without grades would promote more genuine intellectual development."
• Pressure to achieve high grades in school can create stress for most students which is counter-productive to learning and unhealthy.
• Author goes too far to claim that it seriously limits the quality of learning. If a student is dedicated to really understanding something, they will most likely do well on exams.
• Without grades, there is no standard for academic progress. Grades serve as an indicator to judge students applying for jobs and later schooling.
• With no measure of progress, some students would not study at all and would eventually become burdens to society.
• Even students who are motivated only by grades still learn much about their field of interest. Grades can facilitate learning, especially among students who take pride in their GPAs and compete against each other for the highest score on a test. In this sense, grades facilitate learning because it is difficult or impossible to do well on a test without understanding the material.
• In some countries, grades mean much more than they do in the US. Grades in other countries can determine the quality of education that a student receives.
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"Governments should provide funding for artists so that the arts can flourish and be available to all people."
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"For better or worse, education is a process that involves revising the ideas, beliefs, and values people held in the past."
• Education serves to provide facts and meaning behind the facts primarily. Education does not serve to revise ideas, beliefs, and values held by people in the past. Education does serve to explain why people might have held certain beliefs and ideals, but it does not aim to rewrite the past, which is what the word "revising" suggests.
• Educators do attempt to determine the beliefs of people in the past and reasons for why people adopted these given beliefs.
• Educators do attempt to determine how the ideals of certain classes of people were formed and how they differed from the ideals held by people of different socioeconomic classes.
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"The study of history has value only to the extent that it is relevant to our daily lives."
1. History provides inspiration
1. Student encouraged by the courage and tenacity of history's great explorers
2. Studying stories of courage can provide motivation in daily life
2. Innumerable lessons for living
1. Avoiding mistakes of past
1. Addressing and legislating moral issues
1. Prohibition
3. Value-clarification and perspective
1. Creating reflective ideals
4. Bullshit about how inventions have improved everyday tasks
1. Historical appreciation of inventions which facilitate everyday tasks
2. Appreciate freedoms present in daily lives
5. Conclusion: History can inspire, inform, guide, and nuture.
1. Study of history allows us to be more human. What does this mean? Should “being more human” be an objective we should strive for???
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"It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears."
1. Grade school and even high school education involves cultural indoctrination
1. Young students taught not to question authority, think critically for themselves
2. Emphasis is desirable to an extent
1. Promotes memorization and learning of facts
2. College education affords students cultural perspective and a capacity for understanding opposing viewpoints
1. Critical analysis and skepticism
2. College curriculum is influenced by benefactors
1. Such influences are minor especially in public university systems
3. More significant factors in society which favor thought control
1. System of laws – judicial decisions carry the weight of law, sponsored by legislators and those in power.
2. Mainstream media
1. Mirror culture's ideas and values
2. Distinguish between mainstream and alternative media
1. Mainstream is more dominant
3. Conclusion: Speaker might be correct with respect to high school and lower, but not college. Other influences are present.
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"The true strength of a country is best demonstrated by the willingness of its government to tolerate challenges from it's own citizens."
• Best governments protect the fundamental rights of its citizens.
• If the fundamental rights of citizens are being protected, citizens will oppose those individuals who challenge their rights through radical challenges to government.
• It is true that there will occasionally be challenges from radical citizens who join or form cults such as the KKK or Heaven's Gate. However, the radical views that these people seek to spread will never take hold if the government provides the fundamental rights to which its citizens are entitled.
• During the 1960s MLK challenged the United States constitution in regards to the status of African-American rights. Although some of these demonstrations erupted into civil disobedience and riots, eventually the American people caused officials in government to reform for equality and uphold fundamental rights to freedom already enjoyed by the majority of Americans. Since no government is perfect, toleration is not necessarily a desired trait as toleration implies that nothing is changed. Rather, government must address and if necessary respond to injustices brought up by its people if it is to remain stable.
• Sometimes challenges to a government's constitution can literally divide a nation. The Civil War is such an example where several Americans died over the issue of slavery. As Abraham Lincoln once stated, "A house divided cannot stand", he realized that perhaps the only thread that held America, even though divided by North and South together, was unity around a common mission -- to preserve or abolish slavery. A government united around a common cause can hold people together and become stable, at least in the short term. Other examples include Nazi Germany where its people remained firm in their goal amongst horrible atrocities where rotting bodies were thrown in the streets.
• The true strength of a country is demonstrated by its ability to remain true to its beliefs when being tested. Consider September 11th, 2001 in America. America was not overcome by panic and turmoil as some terrorists had anticipated, but instead embraced its freedoms as a source of strength. For this reason, I would argue that a countries ability to remain resolute in its principles during a trial or time of struggle is the most effective indicator for the strength of a country.
• Also, a country cannot simply tolerate challenges that affect the rights of other citizens. Government must therefore be concerned primarily with protecting the rights of its citizens.
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"All students should be required to take at least one course in ethics, even if taking the course means a decreased emphasis on academic subjects."
• Author places a high value on ethics.
• I agree that there are benefits to taking a course in ethics. However, due to finite time and financial resource constraints, other classes may more closely align with the student's intellectual goals.
• The author may be advising that more students take a course in ethics due to an increase in corporate financial fraud in recent history. There have also been ethical concerns in government such as Watergate and the recent admission by the Secretary of Defense that phone calls are being monitored as part of a Homeland Security effort. However, it is unclear that an ethics class will make people more ethical. I am willing to submit that in the cases of the most serious ethical violations, the violators knew that they were not acting ethically.
• In some fields of academic pursuit, ethics is less relevant in the profession. For example, there have been proportionally fewer cases of ethical violations by symphony violinists compared to people in investment banking. This is not to say that violinists are more ethical on average, but that some careers have had fewer ethical issues than others.
• Author goes too far by insisting that all students take a class in ethics. I will admit that it is a valuable course, but there are other equally-valuable courses as well and the net overall benefit of taking such a course over all other options remains to be proven.
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"Instant communication systems encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies rather than take the time to develop thoughtful, well-reasoned points of view."
• Instant communication systems may encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies, but the amount of deliberation one invests into a reply is completely up to the user.
• The encouraged "impulsiveness" of a computer communications medium varies widely from e-mail to real-time voice conversation. The transmission time of an electronic mail may be instant, but this does not mean that the writer cannot invest as much time into the e-mail compared to a paper letter.
• E-mail allows more time for a thoughtful response compared to a face-to-face meeting or phone conversation in which the replies must be given immediately for effective communication. So some computer communication channels allow for more thoughtful conversation compared to face-to-face meetings.
• E-mail conversations however can be less polite than face-to-face conversations if the people communicating do not know each other. This is similar to how many drivers on the road are especially rude to each other and would act differently if they realized that the person they were honking at was actually their neighbor or co-worker. Similar to driving in public, an e-mail address may be no more personal than a license plate number. And lacking the human connection, an e-mail to a stranger may be no more thoughtful than a conversation with a telemarketer.
• Another form of emerging computer communications is the instant messenger. Instant messenger applications allow for a real-time conversation, where the two chatting parties can send short messages to each other, but each fragment of text is not revealed until the user selects to send it. So more thoughtful sentences can be arranged compared to telephone communication where the two parties understand each other word-by-word instead of phrase-by-phrase. Instant messengering therefore allows more thoughtful conversation than an informal talk, but it still lacks the personal connection similar to e-mail.
• There is still something more personal to hearing another person's voice or seeing their handwriting on a piece of paper than receiving snippets of text exchanged through cyberspace. More personal, but not necessarily more thoughtful or well-reasoned.
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"In many countries it is now possible to turn on the television and view government at work. Watching these proceedings can help people understand the issues that affect their lives. The more kinds of government proceedings—trials, debates, meetings, etc—that are televised, the more society will benefit."
1. Benefits of access to government proceedings via television
1. Archival functions
1. Convey body language and other clues
2. Allow for remote viewing
3. Possible to view governments of other cities, nations at work
4. Television proceedings can be useful supplements
2. Cons:
1. Watching television is a passive experience
1. Viewer cannot voice opinions
2. Watching government proceedings as a substitute for active involvement
3. True business of government may take place behind closed doors, televised coverage pertains more to marketing as a public relations event
3. Conclusion: Overall helpful as long as people do not become too lazy.
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"The purpose of many advertisements is to make consumers want to buy a product so that they will 'be like' the person in the ad. This practice is effective because it not only sells products but also helps people feel better about themselves."
1. Practice of suggesting a product will help one become more like the model in the product is probably effective.
1. There are exceptions, Budweiser frogs
2. Most ads portray a model whose life is enhanced by a given product.
1. Since these ads still exist, they are probably effective for some product types
3. Some ads do the opposite to suggest that their product will help one not be like the model in the ad. Deodorant commercials, commercials dealing with impending indigestional events, old people with bladder problems, etc.
2. Ads may help people feel better temporarily, but not long-term.
1. Diet pills, cosmetics
1. May cause health troubles
3. Related to socioeconomic status
1. Luxury cars and clothing
1. Genuinely successful people would not attribute these items as contributing to their success.
1. Successful people may allow unsuccessful people to feel pathetic about their accomplishments.
4. Conclusion: This advertising works, but does not make the consumer feel better, actually makes consumer feel worse for failure, inadequacies, etc.
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"When we concern ourselves with the study of history, we become storytellers. Because we can never know the past directly but must construct it by interpreting evidence, exploring history is more of a creative enterprise than it is an objective pursuit. All historians are storytellers."
1. Speaker is suggesting that we can only know what we experience first-hand
1. Suggestion of “storytelling” goes too far
2. Differentiation between historian, archivist, and journalist
1. Archivist and journalist are responsible for preserving fact and evidence to the historian
2. Historian pieces together facts provided to construct history
1. Historian must interpret
3. Must allow for interpretations to achieve differing viewpoints
1. Historians will disagree over causes for the same event
1. Helps create fuller understanding of history
4. Historians are not granted artistic license
1. Cannot add stuff to the story
5. Conclusion: Historians interpret, but they can't make stuff up.
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"The worldwide distribution of television programs and advertisements is seriously diminishing the differences among cultures."
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"Some educational systems emphasize the development of students' capacity for reasoning and logical thinking, but students would benefit more from an education that also taught them to explore their own emotions."
1. Too much emphasis on reason and logic may be harmful to the arts
1. Creative writing and arts do require some cognitive ability
2. Emotions has little place in the educational system
1. Physical sciences, mathematics
2. Poly sci, history, social science also should not rely on emotions
1. Justice, fairness, equality
3. Emotions are subjective
4. Reason = communication, consensus, and compromise
3. Emotions invite irrational thought
1. Social problems are best solved through cause and effect logic
2. Talk shows show that culture puts too much emphasis on emotions
3. Reason and logic are better deterrents to war and tyranny
4. Conclusion: The discerning man walks among the common man as among animals
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"It is primarily through our identification with social groups that we define ourselves."
1. Socialization nurtures childhood mental and psychological development
1. In daycare, children begin to understand what they have in common with other kids
1. Acceptance, behavior, likes and dislikes
2. Later in development, children find that they relate more closely to some people than others
1. Gender separation
2. Clubs and close groups – signs and rituals
3. Social clubs in high school and college
3. Adults tend to be less reliant on social clubs, more defined by marriage, occupation
1. Shift could be due to a lack of time to participate in leisure clubs
2. When older people retire, a need for these clubs reemerge
3. Humans are possessed by a need to belong to a social group of some sort
4. Conclusions: Loners are unusual. Humans are social animals.
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"Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity."
1. No technological solution to enduring problems of war, poverty, and violence, due to human nature
2. May be able to one day genetically engineer better people
1. Until then we have to rely on people who bear these negative traits mentioned above to alleviate problems of human nature
3. Many technological advances have helped alleviate human suffering
4. Some technologies contribute to suffering – nuclear weapons, chem warfare
5. Comfort of living has improved with technology
6. SOCIAL PROGRESS – MLK, Ghandi
7. Computer design allows for greater design efficiency
1. Computers handle mundane and routine work so humans can focus on bigger things
8. Jobs resulting from manufacturing growth, economic growth
9. Cons:
1. environmental pollution
2. Information overload – stealing time away from other things
10. Conclusion: Lifestyle has improved, human nature remains.
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"It is through the use of logic and of precise, careful measurement that we become aware of our progress. Without such tools, we have no reference points to indicate how far we have advanced or retreated."
1. Objective data may not provide a good indicator of progress
1. Exceptions
1. Personal finance
2. Otherwise, raises are no good if they cannot keep up with cost of living
3. Cars depreciate fast
2. Useful for physical well-being
1. blood pressure
2. body weight
3. Emotional and psychological well-being cannot be measured
4. Physical discomfort cannot be measured
5. Objective measurement can be used to:
1. Assess macroeconomic progress
2. Computer technology
3. New drugs
6. Additional “logic” is needed to distinguish – determining sectors of progress
1. Between lower unemployment rate – more jobs, but of lower grade
2. Between increased economic activity – mostly going to firms outside of the country
7. Some measurements need more examination
1. Increase in welfare recipients – more compassionate society or failure of educational system?
2. How do we measure political and legal progress?
3. More lenient gun laws? Anti-abortion laws?
4. Political party ownership of legislature?
8. Conclusion: Speaker's assertion applies in many areas, but not all. Some areas cannot be quantified. Politics and law are subjective.
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"With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of society—including education, politics, the arts, and the sciences—will benefit greatly from international influences."
1. Students benefit from international influences
1. Students can advance their understanding of humanity by being exposed to other systems of government, religion, and cultures
2. Video conferencing benefits learning, enabling people to participate remotely
2. Science
1. Useful insight can occur from anyone anywhere
2. Astronomers can transmit data around the world to brainstorm together, remotely
3. Pooling economic resources – fight cancer, more beneficial than working independently
3. Arts
1. Global culture could render most art more or less the same
2. Some separation needed to preserve diversity
3. Too much globalization and sharing ideas could result is loss of cultural identity – the author thinks this is an important sociological and psychological need
4. Politics
1. Europe's countries are becoming economically interdependent – suggesting unified monetary system
1. Political differences may cause one country to pull out and disrupt the financial system
2. Global networking renders security systems more vulnerable
2. Conclusion: Education and science may benefit. Arts and politics may be better off separated.

"In any field of endeavor—the sciences, the humanities, the social sciences, industry, etc.—it is not the attainment of a goal that matters, but rather the ideas and discoveries that are encountered on the way to the goal."
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"When research priorities are being set for science, education, or any other area, the most important question to consider is: How many people's lives will be improved if the results are successful?"
1. Scientific research whose societal benefits are immediate, predictable, and profound should continue to be a high priority
1. Biotechnology, medical technology, genetics
1. Demoting these would be foolish considering the immediate benefits
2. Who decides which areas of research to fund?
1. Soviets tried this in the 1920
2. They destroyed impeding forces to their research selective agenda
3. No significant scientific accomplishments resulted during that time / govt.
3. Researchers are best at what they are interested in
1. Waste of talent to deprive one of his/her motivation
2. Steven Hawkings – sociology
4. Hard to predict which research avenues will lead to the greatest contribution to society
1. Cutting edge research with unknown results often proves most useful
2. Hard to predict long term needs
5. Conclusion: Speaker goes too far by concluding that some areas are not worth pursuing.
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"So much is new and complex today that looking back for an understanding of the past provides little guidance for living in the present."
1. History has helped us learn the effectiveness of addressing certain social issues, particularly moral ones, on a societal level
2. Attempts to legislate morality end up failing
1. Prohibition
2. Federal government attempts to regulate porn
3. Can't do much about social problems
1. Crime and violence might always exist
1. Tough on crime approach does not work
4. Racial prejudice has always been with us
5. Different methods of dealing with the mentally ill, all have tradeoffs
6. Conclusion: Studying the past is of some value – helps show the futility of legislating morality. There are no solutions to today's social problems, only alternate ways of coping with them.

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"At various times in the geological past, many species have become extinct as a result of natural, rather than human, processes. Thus, there is no justification for society to make extraordinary efforts, especially at a great cost in money and jobs, to save endangered species."
1. Pros:
1. Humans mess up the planet and it is our duty to somewhat compensate the animals for our virus-like traits.
2. If we know what steps are needed to prevent a breed of animals from going extinct and we can take those steps..then we probably should.
3. Keep the animal kingdom in balance, animals depend on each other for survival
2. Cons:
1. Live and let die – it's the Darwin way. Let the weaker die off to make room for the stronger. Humans can eradicate species for our own survival.
2. Thousands of animals go extinct every year due to human and non-human factors
1. Beyond our ability to save them all
2. Which standards dictate which species are worth saving and which are not?
1. Humans favor animals with human-like traits
1. No justification for this standard
2. Let selfishness be the deciding factor
1. More money and jobs it would cost to save a certain species, the lower the priority
3. Conclusion: Difficult to make choices about what lives and dies. So justify some level of animal exploitation by human self interest.
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"We owe almost all our knowledge not to people who have agreed, but to people who have disagreed."
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"It is possible to identify a person's politics within a very short time of meeting him or her. Everything about people—their clothes, their friends, the way they talk, what they eat—reflects their political beliefs."
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"Instant foods, instant communication, faster transportation-all of these recent developments are designed to save time. Ironically, though, instead of making more leisure time available, these developments have contributed to a pace of human affairs that is more rushed and more frantic than ever before."
1. Technology has enhanced our efficiency
1. Humans are more pressed for time
1. Worked more in the 1960s compared to today
2. More fastfood, more childless professionals
2. We use additional free time gained by increased efficiency to complete more work
3. Employers expectations are higher – expectations rise with technology
4. Technology requires our time and attention to learn
5. Technology should not be aimed at promoting leisure time, but at expanding human progress – making human life better – reduce suffering in the world by making it safer.
6. Conclusion: More efficiency, but more work to be done. Leisure is not the most noble aim.
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"The past is no predictor of the future."
• Ultimately speaker is correct
• Some trends based on human nature can be expected to extend into the future. Poverty, greed, crime can always be expected to be with us - imperfect people, imperfect society.
• Technology can be expected to both help and challenge society - nuclear technology brought cheap energy as well as destructive weapons. Genetic engineering looks to alleviate a lot of genetic and medical problems, could lead to a super-race, under-race.
• War has always been with us, has become more threatening over time through improved weapons.
• Overall though, many things cannot be predicted. In 1900, few thought flight was possible and it took several days to cross the country. Today we can fly across the country in a matter of hours. In about 60 years, we went from the first manned flight on an Atlantic beach to the first human walking on the moon. This certainly viewed as science fiction back in the 1900s.
• Ultimately, nothing can predict the distant future.
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"Society's external rewards are no measure of true success. True success can be measured only in relation to the goals one sets for oneself."
• True success is fulfillment.
• People become fulfilled through different pathways. Some people are fulfilled by great athletic ability, some people are fulfilled by great social or engineering accomplishments, some people are fulfilled by religion and their ideas of the afterlife.
• What are societies external rewards? Fame or recognition? Some people may not want these and would prefer to have their private lives. Many millionaires spend less money during the course of their life compared to more financially mediocre people.
• Some people's goals and accomplishments are undesirable to other people. Some people seek fulfillment through scientific research while others seek to become the next white trash pop star.
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"Facts are stubborn things. They cannot be altered by our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions."
1. We engage in self-deception to cover the facts - denial
1. Psychic, mind-reading, etc.
2. We would like to be immortal
3. Approaches are unscientific
2. We cannot know that which we did not experience first hand
1. And even then, our memory may deceive
2. Historical facts are subject to interpretation and therefore error
3. Historical facts can still be edited by inventing versions that suit our inclinations
3. Science
1. Wishes and desires yield to fact – scientific evidence, quantifiable data
2. Hard to distinguish between scientific fact and theory
1. Many theories were based on personal desires
1. Example being that the earth is the center of the universe
4. Conclusion: Facts are stubborn things. We ignore, misunderstand, and overlook facts to some extent. Inclination, desire, and passion cannot alter fact.
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"It is often asserted that the purpose of education is to free the mind and the spirit. In reality, however, formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free."
• The benefit of a formal education is to empower people to think for him or herself while becoming more aware of the surrounding world.
• Formal education is useful for dispelling false beliefs and causing one to question existing beliefs and prejudices. So by removing beliefs which developed uncritically, education can seem like thought-control, but in reality, one is simply becoming more rational.
• Too much reason and logic may stifle creativity.
• Some elements of education may encourage conformity of thinking -- there may seem to be little room for questioning mathematical rules or the organization of the periodic table. But for every seemingly arbitrary setup there is a theory underlying its organization (periodic table). All elementary math theorems can be proven.
• The the seemingly less-practical teaching of facts prepares students for real-world application.
• In regards to spirit, education can seem to stifle previous beliefs which one might have considered to be a form of freedom. For example, a Christian after examining the details of Darwin's theory or after encountering scientific knowledge about how the universe was formed, may question some of the beliefs which he or she had previous relied on.
• Political beliefs can be challenged in the same way.
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"Technology is a necessary but not always a positive force in modern life."
• Technology has enhanced our productivity. Aircraft vs. train for business trips.
• Technology is considered essential for quality of life -- even things taken for granted by mainstream people would be consider luxuries by Amish -- filtered water, air conditioning -- these were all "state-of-the-art" at some point in time.
• Technology has enabled humans to be more connected. Students studying in the US can speak with family thousands of miles away whenever desired.
• Some technology can be used for bad purposes, weapons of mass destruction.
• Some technology has negative side effects which were not considered at time of invention / adoption. Consider air pollution caused by automobiles.
• Some technology allows for more contact, but with less personal thought and consideration - Instant Messenger, e-mail vs. personal face-to-face meeting or visit.
• Medical technology saves lives - pacemakers, cancer therapies, organ transplants.
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"How children are socialized today determines the destiny of society. Unfortunately, we have not yet learned how to raise children who can help bring about a better society."
1. Main flaw with the statement above is that it will always be true – we will always be able to bring about a “better” society because it will never be perfect.
2. Children without sufficient opportunities for healthy interaction may become anti-social
1. School playground is a good example where children learn about social behavior, both the good and the bad.
1. May help children grow up to be good leaders. Tolerant and respectful members of society.
2. Socialization is not the most important factor.
1. Courage from inner convictions despite privileged background and promising career – Mahatma Ghandi
2. Martin Luther King's contribution as a result of religious upbringing
3. Theodore Roosevelt – physical hardships overcome by intellectual curiosity and will to succeed.
3. Better society is a vague term. If we define it in terms of characteristics of tolerance. Yes, we have achieved a better society over the past century.
1. More recent emphasis on public health and environmental protection
2. More sympathetic to the rights of “x”
3. Third parties stressing individual freedoms
4. Increasing international cooperation
1. Soviet-US space exploration missions
2. Peacekeeping through international committees
3. Addressing public health care problems
5. Conclusion: Other factors are more important than socialization in determining success in life. Define better as more civilized, respectful, and tolerant one.
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"The arts (painting, music, literature, etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society."
1. In public architecture, there is an impulse to transcend human condition
1. Most important architecture of the Renaissance period to honor deities; focus on afterlife
1. ancient pyramids and cathedrals rise upward toward the stars
2. Castles display bruit strength
3. Sky-scrappers for industrial and technological progress
2. Attitudes and ideas of the prevailing culture ...ahh, hope I don't get this question...art blows
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"The university community consists of three different worlds—the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. Because each world operates on its own assumptions and has its own special habits of thinking, rarely is there meaningful interaction among the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences."
• There are examples of meaningful discourse shared between schools of thought.
• No specialization exercises completely in isolation. Archeologists studying ancient remains rely on biochemistry and medical experts for interpretation of bone fragments. Linguists will assist in the analysis of hieroglyphics. Civil engineers may be called in to help with the excavation. Theologians may be accessed to determine the significance of religious thoughts deciphered through scrolls.
• Scientific advancement requires the participation of multiple disciplines. Electrical and mechanical engineers work on space probes and satellites. Physicists design the optical apparatus of an advanced telescope. Financal specialists and accountants will be brought in to finance the project. Legislators needed to supply funds to support.
• And of course, social science studies often requires the processing of large amounts of data. Computer scientists might be brought in to help with data analysis.
• Biochemistry students at my former university developed a joint program with computer scientists to develop a computational biology application. Folding@Home, Seti -- all examples of CS + science projects.
• Scientists will turn to philosophers and political scientists for learning about how new discoveries and inventions will change humanity and the way we view life.
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"The problems of modern society have led many people to complain: 'We live in terrible times.' Yet, given the choice, no one today would prefer to live in any other time."
• Society is not perfect. Society will never be perfect.
• People who complain that we are living in terrible times might base most of their decision on recent events or current emotion. Many people seemed depressed after September 11th. But had it not been for that one event, on the same day they might have appreciated the beautiful weather. Beauty is all around, the "Statement we live in terrible times" is just a reflection on transitory feelings.
• Life seems more comfortable today given technology improves the quality of life -- maybe not in all respects, annoying cell phones going off in movie theaters, global warming, etc. But overall, we don't fear being eaten alive by tigers on a daily basis.
• Some people may not prefer to life today rather than at other times. It is mostly technology and beliefs which separate the society of today from the society of the past. Some people -- the Amish and gothic people may prefer the times of the past over present.
• Some people such as transhumanists believe the future will be a better place. They believe that technology will overcome many if not all of the problems we face today.
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"Students should be encouraged to realize that mental agility and rhetorical skill must be accompanied by sincerity and the true conviction of their own beliefs."
• This question was intentionally vague. I have no idea what it means.
• Politics – Would you vote for a politician that you can't trust?
• Science and ethics – Fabricating research to promote an agenda or fuel interest in a specific scientific endeavor.
• Many students are pushed to excel in academics and become successful professionals. Many parents try to steer their children through a specific path in life and recommend or perhaps firmly advocate certain professions over others based on income or recognition. Sometimes it is the end rather than the means which are supported.
• Schools work to improve the mental agility and rhetorical skills of students, but the use for such skills are rarely advised. These skills are means to an end, but not an end itself.
• How these talents are used deserves more consideration. Schools may provide more motivation for students if they can also provide opportunities to use these talents -- internships, some real-world experience may allow the student to see relevance.
• Realizing real-world applications for these developed talents will contribute to a sense of true conviction in one's beliefs. One must feel fulfilled. This is a hard question because it is poorly defined. Bullshit.
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"While most of the environmental problems we face result from the use of technology, society must depend upon technology to find solutions to these problems."
• Realize why technology embraces technology: technology solves problems. Technology can save lives - medical technology. Or it can save time - automobile vs. horse.
• One solution to problems resulting from the use of technology would be to simply abandon the technology and go back to what humans were doing before. Suddenly a 30 minute commute turns into a 2 hour commute with no heat or air conditioning. This will never happen.
• Technology can be used to reduce or eliminate technology. Since the 70s there has been a huge push by government and environmentalists to reduce automobile pollution. Catalytic converters reduce emissions and most cities now require regular vehicle checkup. Technology can go further to completely eliminate vehicle emissions - fuel cell.
• Some environmental problems such as the proper disposal of nuclear waste are harder to solve through technology. In some cases, legislation and efforts involving the international community must be exercised to reduce such environmental threats.
• Also, cleaner cars are only cleaner because they are equipped with more or newer technology. This technology comes at a premium cost. Developing nations may not be able to afford the new technology. Some international effort will be required to reduce pollution in these countries.

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GRE TEST 22

1.Although the architect's concept at first sounded too ____ to be ____ , his
careful analysis of every aspect of the project convinced the panel that the
proposed building was indeed, structurally feasible.
(A) mundane.. attractive
(B) eclectic.. appealing
(C) grandiose.. affordable
(D) innovative.. ignored
(E) visionary.. practicable

2.If efficacious new medicines have side effects that are commonly observed
and ____, such medicines are too often considered ____, even when
laboratory tests suggest caution.
(A) unremarkable.. safe
(B) unpredictable.. reliable
(C) frequent.. outdated
(D) salutary.. experimental
(E) complicated.. useful

3. The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are
evidence that the medieval ____ natural settings had been ____ and that
the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation.
(A) fear of.. exorcised
(B) concerns about.. regained
(C) affection for.. surmounted
(D) disinterest in.. alleviated
(E) enthusiasm for.. confronted

4. Some paleontologists debate whether the diversity of species has ____
since the Cambrian period, or whether imperfections in the fossil record
only suggest greater diversity today, while in actuality there has been
either ____ or decreased diversity.
(A) changed.. escalation
(B) increased.. stasis
(C) expanded.. discontinuity
(D) declined.. reduction
(E) improved.. deviation

5. Manipulating laboratory tissue cultures with hormones is one thing; using
hormones to treat human beings, however, is contingent on whether
hormones that ____ in the laboratory can affect ____ organisms, and in
predictable ways.
(A) develop.. similar
(B) succeed.. simple
(C) fail.. cellular
(D) work.. whole
(E) reproduce.. unknown

6. The astronomer and feminist Maria Mitchell's own prodigious activity and
the vigor of the Association for the Advancement of Women during the
1870's ____ any assertion that feminism was ____ in that period.
(A) exclude.. thriving
(B) contradict.. prospering
(C) pervade.. remote
(D) buttress.. dormant
(E) belie.. quiescent

7. Jones was unable to recognize, the contradictions in his attitudes that were
obvious to everyone else; even the hint of an untruth was ____ to him, but
he ____ serious trouble by always cheating on his taxes.
(A) acceptable.. risked
(B) exciting.. averted
(C) repugnant.. courted
(D) anathema.. evaded
(E) tempting.. hazarded

8. Though feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer's 1974 film ____ the
filmmaker's active involvement in feminist politics.
(A) preserved
(B) portrayed
(C) encouraged
(D) renewed
(E) antedated

9. The chances that a species will ____ are reduced if any vital function is
restricted to a single kind of organ;____ by itself possesses an enormous
survival advantage.
(A) degenerate.. complexity
(B) expire.. size
(C) disappear.. variety
(D) flourish.. symmetry
(E) persist.. redundancy

10. Despite many decades of research on the gasification of coal, the data
accumulated are not directly ____ to environmental questions; thus a new
program of research specifically addressing such questions is ____.
(A) analogous.. promising
(B) transferable.. contradictory
(C) antithetical.. unremarkable
(D) applicable.. warranted
(E) pertinent.. unnecessary

11. In response to the follies of today's commercial and political worlds, the
author does not ____ inflamed indignation, but rather ____ the
detachment and smooth aphoristic prose of an eighteenth-century wit.
(A) display.. rails at
(B) rely on.. avoids
(C) suppress.. clings to
(D) express.. affects
(E) resort to.. spurns

12. Vaillant, who has been particularly interested in the means by which people
attain mental health, seems to be looking for ____ answers: a way to
close the book on at least a few questions about human nature.
(A) definitive
(B) confused
(C) temporary
(D) personal
(E) derivative

13. Imposing steep fines on employers for on-the-job injuries to workers could
be an effective ____ to creating a safer workplace, especially in the case of
employers with poor safety records.
(A) antidote
(B) alternative
(C) addition
(D) deterrent
(E) incentive

14. In retrospect, Gordon's students appreciated her ____ assignments,
realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to ____ original
thought rather than to review the content of her course.
(A) didactic.. ingrain
(B) intimidating.. thwart
(C) difficult.. discourage
(D) conventional.. explicate
(E) enigmatic.. stimulate

15.The insecticide proved ____; by killing the weak adults of a species, it
assured that the strong ones would mate among themselves and produce
offspring still more ____ to its effects.
(A) ineffective.. hostile
(B) cruel.. vulnerable
(C) feasible.. susceptible
(D) necessary.. immune
(E) counterproductive.. resistant

16. She writes across generational lines, making the past so ____ that our
belief that the present is the true locus of experience is undermined.
(A) complex
(B) distant
(C) vivid
(D) mysterious
(E) mundane

17. The technical know-how, if not the political ____, appears already at hand
to feed the world's exploding population and so to ____ at last the ancient
scourges of malnutrition and famine.
(A) will.. weaken
(B) expertise.. articulate
(C) doubt.. banish
(D) power.. denounce
(E) commitment.. eradicate

18. In small farming communities, accident victims rarely sue or demand
compensation: transforming a personal injury into a ____ someone else is
viewed as an attempt to ____ responsibility for one's own actions.
(A) conspiracy against.. assume
(B) claim against.. elude
(C) boon for.. minimize
(D) distinction for.. shift
(E) trauma for.. proclaim

19. The pungent verbal give-and-take among the characters makes the novel
____ reading, and this very ____ suggests to me that some of the opinions
voiced may be the author's.
(A) disturbing.. flatness
(B) tedious. inventiveness
(C) lively.. spiritedness
(D) necessary.. steadiness
(E) rewarding.. frivolousness

20. The fortresslike facade of the Museum of Cartoon Art seems calculated to
remind visitors that the comic strip is an art form that has often been ____
by critics.
(A) charmed
(B) assailed
(C) unnoticed
(D) exhilarated
(E) overwhelmed

21. It is difficult to distinguish between the things that charismatic figures do
____ and those that are carefully contrived for effect.
(A) formally
(B) publicly
(C) prolifically
(D) spontaneously
(E) willfully

22. The development of containers, possibly made from bark or the skins of
animals, although this is a matter of ____, allowed the extensive sharing of
forage foods in prehistoric human societies.
(A) record
(B) fact
(C) degree
(D) importance
(E) conjecture

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[b]GRE TEST 23 [/b]

1.The trick for Michael was to ____ his son an illusory orderliness; only alone at night, when the boy was asleep. Could Michael ____ the chaos he kept hidden from his son.
(A) explore with.. demonstrate
(B) conjure for.. acknowledge
(C) conceal from.. dispel
(D) demystify for.. escape
(E) endure with.. abandon

2.For more than a century, geologists have felt comfortable with the idea that geological processes, although very ____, are also ____ and so are capable of shaping the Earth, given enough time.
(A) minute.. sporadic
(B) slow.. steady
(C) complex.. discernible
(D) unpredictable.. constant
(E) ponderous.. intermittent

3.While not ____ with the colorfully obvious forms of life that are found in a tropical rain forest, the desert is ____ to a surprisingly large number of species.
(A) brimming.. foreign
(B) endowed.. detrimental
(C) imbued.. hostile
(D) teeming.. host
(E) confronted.. home

4. He felt it would be ____, in view of the intense ____ that would likely follow, to make the sacrifice required in order to gain such little advantage.
(A) charitable.. growth
(B) welcomed.. prejudice
(C) futile.. encouragement
(D) academic.. acclaim
(E) unrealistic.. turmoil

5. To understand fully the impact of global warming on the environment, one must recognize that the components of the problem are ____ and, therefore, a change in any one component will ____ the others.
(A) distinct.. influence
(B) unique.. clarify
(C) linked.. affect
(D) cyclical.. negate
(E) growing.. exacerbate

6. Increased governmental alarm about global warming ____the concern among scientists that such warming is occurring, though when to expect major effects is still ____.
(A) echoes.. agreed on
(B) precludes.. under consideration
(C) reflects.. in dispute
(D) obviates.. in doubt
(E) encourages.. confirmed

7. Many more eighteenth-century novels were written by women than by men, but this dominance has, until very recently, been regarded merely as ____ fact, a bit of arcane knowledge noted only by bibliographers.
(A) a controversial
(B) a statistical
(C) an analytical
(D) an explicit
(E) an unimpeachable

8. In scientific studies, supporting evidence is much more satisfying to report than are discredited hypotheses, but, in fact, the ____ of errors is more likely to be ____ than is the establishment of probable truth.
(A) formulation.. permitted
(B) correction.. ignored
(C) detection.. useful
(D) accumulation.. agreeable
(E) refinement.. conditional

9. Professional photographers generally regard inadvertent surrealism in a photograph as a curse rather than a blessing; magazine photographers, in particular, consider themselves ____ to the extent that they can ____ its presence in their photographs.
(A) skillful.. enhance
(B) inadequate.. eliminate
(C) original.. demonstrate
(D) fortunate.. minimize
(E) conventional.. highlight

10. Carruthers' latest literary criticism ____ her reputation for trenchant commentary; despite its intriguing title and the fulsome praise on its dust jacket, it is nothing more than a collection of ____.
(A) reinforces.. pronouncements
(B) belies.. platitudes
(C) prejudices.. insights
(D) advances. . aphorisms
(E) undermines.. judgments

11. Although strong legal remedies for nonpayment of child support are ____ the delay and expense associated with these remedies make it ____ to develop other options.
(A) unpopular.. useful
(B) required.. impossible
(C) available.. imperative
(D) unavailing.. impractical
(E) nonexistent.. ridiculous

12. Prior to the work of Heckel, illustrations of fish were often beautiful but rarely ____; this fact, combined with the ____ nature of most nineteenth-century taxonomic descriptions, often kept scientists from recognizing differences between species.
(A) impressive.. inaccurate
(B) realistic.. detailed
(C) traditional.. progressive
(D) precise.. inexact
(E) distinctive.. sophisticated

13. Marshall's confrontational style could alienate almost anyone; he even antagonized a board of directors that included a number of his supporters and that had a reputation for not being easily ____.
(A) intimidated
(B) mollified
(C) reconciled
(D) provoked
(E) motivated

14. As is often the case with collections of lectures by ____ authors, the book as a whole is ____, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.
(A) different.. disconnected
(B) incompetent.. abysmal
(C) famous.. systematic
(D) mediocre.. unexciting
(E) various.. coherent

15. Though extremely ____ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly ____ information about what they intended to do next.
(A) idiosyncratic .. altering
(B) guarded.. eschewing
(C) candid.. uncovering
(D) reticent. . soliciting
(E) fastidious.. ruining

16. Copyright and patent laws attempt to encourage innovation by ensuring that inventors are paid for creative work, so it would be ____ if expanded protection under these laws discouraged entrepreneurial innovation by increasing fears of lawsuits.
(A) desirable
(B) coincidental
(C) ironic
(D) natural
(E) sensible

17. Unfortunately, since courses in nutrition are often ____ medical school curriculums, a family physician is ____ to be an enlightening source of general information about diet.
(A) questioned by.. encouraged
(B) encountered among.. unable
(C) unappreciated by.. expected
(D) neglected in.. unlikely
(E) squeezed into.. intended

18. However ____ they might be, Roman poets were bound to have some favorite earlier author whom they would ____.
(A) subservient.. imitate
(B) independent .. inspire
(C) original.. emulate
(D) creative.. admire
(E) talented.. neglect

19. Human nature and long distances have made exceeding the speed limit a ____ tradition in the state, so the legislators surprised no one when, acceding to public practice, they ____ increased penalties for speeding.
(A) disquieting.. endorsed
(B) long-standing.. considered
(C) controversial.. suggested
(D) cherished.. rejected
(E) hallowed.. investigated

20. To believe that a culture's achievement can be measured by the ____ of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as ____ as a page of great literature.
(A) nature.. readable
(B) quality.. prevalent
(C) timelessness.. understandable
(D) applicability.. eloquent
(E) volume.. valuable

21. Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can ____ the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.
(A) decry
(B) applaud
(C) ridicule
(D) demand
(E) disprove

22. Although Tom was aware that it would be ____ to display annoyance publicly at the sales conference, he could not ____ his irritation with the client's unreasonable demands.
(A) inadvisable.. evince
(B) efficacious.. suppress
(C) pragmatic.. counter
(D) captious.. express
(E) impolitic.. hide

23. It is no accident that most people find Davis' book disturbing, for it is ____ to undermine a number of beliefs they have long ____.
(A) calculated.. cherished
(B) annotated.. assimilated
(C) intended.. denied
(D) anxious.. misunderstood
(E) reputed.. anticipated

24. Doreen justifiably felt she deserved recognition for the fact that the research institute had been ____ a position of preeminence, since it was she who had ____ the transformation.
(A) reduced to.. controlled
(B) raised to.. observed
(C) mired in.. imagined
(D) maintained in.. created
(E) returned to.. directed

25. The sea was not an ____ the ____ of the windmill; on the contrary, while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport to seaport, it made little headway inland.
(A) element in.. evolution
(B) issue in . . acceptance
(C) aid to.. designers
(D) obstacle to.. diffusion
(E) impediment to.. creation

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GRE TEST 24

1.Any population increase beyond a certain level
necessitates greater ------- vegetable foods; thus, the
ability of a society to choose meat over cereals
always arises, in part, from ------ the number of
people.
(A) reliance on.. replenishing
(B) production of.. estimating
(C) spending on.. concealing
(D) recourse to.. limiting
(E) attention to.. varying

2.Ethologists are convinced that many animals survive
through learning-but learning that is ----- their
genetic programming, learning as thoroughly -------
as the most instinctive of behavioral responses.
(A) superseded by.. primitive
(B) compatible with.. transient
(C) complementary to.. familiar
(D) derived from.. inventive
(E) dictated by.. stereotyped

3. The actual ------- of Wilson's position was always
------by his refusal to compromise after having
initially agreed to negotiate a settlement.
(A) outcome.. foreshadowed
(B) logic.. enhanced
(C) rigidity.. betrayed
(D) uncertainty.. alleviated
(E) cowardice.. .highlighted

4. Even after ------- against the ------- of popular sover-
eignty were included, major figures in the human-
istic disciplines remained skeptical about the
proposal to extend suffrage to the masses.
(A) recommendations.. continuation
(B) safeguards.. excesses
(C) arguments.. introduction
(D) provisions. advantages
(E) laws.. creation

5. Because of its lack of theaters, the city came, ironi-
cally, to be viewed as an ------- theater town, and
that reputation led entrepreneurs to believe that it
would be ------- to build new theaters there.
(A) unprofitable.. risky
(B) untapped.. pointless
(C) unappreciated. difficult
(D) unlikely.. appropriate
(E) unimpressed.. shrewd

6. Unenlightened authoritarian managers rarely recog-
nize a crucial reason for the low levels of serious
conflict among members of democratically run
work groups: a modicum of tolerance for dissent
often prevents ……
(A) demur
(B) schism
(C) cooperation
(D) compliance
(E) shortsightedness

7. The ----- of gamblers' unsuccessful decision
strategies is one ----- of the illusions built into
games of chance in order to misguide players and
take their money.
(A) distortion.. outcome
(B) restriction.. result
(C) maintenance.. function
(D) prediction.. accomplishment
(E) demonstration.. prerequisite

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GRE TEST 19

1. There has been a tendency among art historians not so much to revise as to eliminate the concept of the Renaissance to____not only its uniqueness, but its very existence.
(A) explain
(B) extol
(C) transmute
(D) regret
(E) contest

2. Broadway audiences have become inured to___and so___to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
(A) sentimentality..disinclined
(B) condescension..unlikely
(C) histrionics..reluctant
(D) cleverness..eager
(E) mediocrity..desperate

3. It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically,without any___ or playful supernatural tricks.
(A) elucidation
(B) discrimination
(C) artlessness
(D) authenticity
(E) whimsy

4. The newborn human infant is not a passive figure, nor an active one,but what might be called an actively ___one,eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds.
(A) adaptive
(B) selective
(C) inquisitive
(D) receptive
(E) intuitive

5. Changes of fashion and public taste are often____ and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most ____gauges of the state of the public's collective consciousness.
(A) transparent..useful
(B) ephemeral..sensitive
(C) faddish..underutilized
(D) arbitrary..problematic
(E) permanent..reliable

6. The new biological psychiatry does not deny the contributing role of psychological factors in mental illnesses, but posits that these factors may act as a catalyst on existing physiological conditions and ___ such illnesses.
(A) disguise
(B) impede
(C) constrain
(D) precipitate
(E) consummate

7. Scientists who are on the cutting edge of research must often violate common sense and make seemingly___assumptions because existing theories simply do not___newly observed phenomena.
(A) radical..confirm
(B) vague..incorporate
(C) absurd..explain
(D) mistaken..reveal
(E) inexact..corroborate

8. Exposure to sustained noise has been claimed to___ blood pressure regulation in human beings and, particularly,to increase hypertension, even though some researchers have obtained inconclusive results that___ the relationship.
(A) sharpen..conflate
(B) increase..diminish
(C) aggravate..buttress
(D) disrupt..neutralize
(E) impair..obscure

9.Winsor McCay,the cartoonist,could draw with incredible ___: his comic strip about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.
(A) sincerity
(B) efficiency
(C) virtuosity
(D) rapidity
(E) energy

10. If efficacious new medicines have side effects that are commonly observed and ___, such medicines are too often considered ___, even when laboratory tests suggest caution.
(A) unremarkable..safe
(B) unpredictable..reliable
(C) frequent..outdated
(D) salutary..experimental
(E) complicated..useful

11. In retrospect, Gordon's students appreciated her ___ assignments, realizing that such assignments were specifically designed to ___ original thought rather than to review the content of her course.
(A) didactic..ingrain
(B) intimidating..thwart
(C) difficult..discourage
(D) conventional..explicate
(E) enigmatic..stimulate

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GRE TEST 20

1. The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba
by using hybridization to---favorable traits was
finally abandoned in favor of a simpler and much
faster---: the domestication of flourishing wild
strains.
(A) eliminate.. alternative
(B) reinforce.. method
(C) allow.. creation
(D) reduce.. idea
(E) concentrate.. theory

2. According to one political theorist, a regime that its goal absolute---, without any---law or
principle, has declared war on justice.
(A) respectability.. codification of
(B) supremacy .. suppression of
(C) autonomy .. accountability to
(D) fairness .. deviation from
(E) responsibility .. prioritization of

3. Although frequent air travelers remain unconvinced, researchers have found that, paradoxically, the---disorientation inherent in jet
lag also may yield some mental health---.
(A) temporal.. benefits
(B) acquired.. hazards
(C) somatic .. disorders
(D) random .. deficiencies
(E) typical .. standards

4.Ironically, the proper use of language must be based on the meaning of the words, because it is the failure to recognize this---meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity.
(A) esoteric
(B) literal
(C) latent
(D) allusive
(E) symbolic

5. Although it seems---that there would be a greater
risk of serious automobile accidents in densely
populated areas, such accidents are more likely to
occur in sparsely populated regions.
(A) paradoxical
(B) axiomatic
(C) anomalous
(D) irrelevant
(E) portentous

6. Whereas the Elizabethans struggled with the
transition from medieval---experience to modern
individualism, we confront an electronic
technology that seems likely to reverse the trend,
rendering individualism obsolete and
interdependence mandatory.
(A) literary
(B) intuitive
(C) corporate
(D) heroic
(E) spiritual

7. The author did not see the---inherent in her
scathing criticism of a writing style so similar to
her own.
(A) disinterest
(B) incongruity
(C) pessimism
(D) compliment
(E) symbolism

8.Our biological uniqueness requires that the effects of a substance must be verified by---experiments, even after thousands of tests of the effects of that substance on animals.
(A) controlled
(B) random
(C) replicated
(D) human
(E) evolutionary

9. Today water is more---in landscape architecture
than ever before, because technological advances
have made it easy, in some instances even ---to
install water features in public places.
(A) conspicuous.. prohibitive
(B) sporadic.. effortless
(C) indispensable.. intricate
(D) ubiquitous.. obligatory
(E) controversial.. unnecessary

10. While many Russian composers of the
nineteenth century contributed to an emerging
national style, other composers did not----
idiomatic Russian musical elements, ---- instead the traditional musical vocabulary of Western
European Romanticism.
(A) utilize ..rejecting
(B) incorporate.. preferring
(C) exclude.. avoiding
(D) repudiate.. expanding
(E) esteem.. disdaining

11. Because the painter Albert Pinkham Ryder was
obsessed with his ----perfection, he was rarely
----a painting, creating endless variations of a
scene on one canvas, one on top of another.
(A) quest for.. satisfied with
(B) insistence on .. displeased with
(C) contempt for.. disconcerted by
(D) alienation from.. immersed in
(E) need for.. concerned with

12. Objectively set standards can serve as a ----for physicians, providing them----unjustified malpractice claims.
(A) trial.. evidence of
(B) model.. experience with
(C) criterion.. reasons for
(D) test.. questions about
(E) safeguard.. protection from

13. In spite of ----reviews in the press,the production of her play was ----almost certain
oblivion by enthusiastic audiences whose acumen was greater than that of the critics.
(A) lukewarm.. condemned to
(B) scathing.. exposed to
(C) lackluster.. rescued from
(D) sensitive.. reduced to
(E) admiring.. insured against

14. The passions of love and pride are often found
in the same individual, but having little in common, they mutually ----, not to say destroy,
each other.
(A) reinforce
(B) annihilate
(C) enhance
(D) weaken
(E) embrace

15. A unique clay disk found at the Minoan site of
Phaistos is often ----as the earliest example of
printing by scholars who have defended its claim
to this status despite equivalent claims put forward for other printing artifacts.
(A) questioned
(B) overlooked
(C) adduced
(D) conceded
(E) dismissed

16. Punishment for violating moral rules is much more common than reward for following them; thus, ----- the rules goes almost ---- in society.
(A) association with .. undefended
(B) adherence to .. unnoticed
(C) affiliation of .. uncorrected
(D) opposition to .. unchecked
(E) ignorance of .. unresolved

17. Compassion is a great respecter of justice: we
pity those who suffer ----.
(A) shamelessly
(B) unwittingly
(C) vicariously
(D) intensively
(E) undeservedly

18. MacCrory's conversation was --------: she could
never tell a story, chiefly because she always forgot it, and she was never guilty of a witticism,
unless by accident.
(A) scintillating
(B) unambiguous
(C) perspicuous
(D) stultifying
(E) facetious

19. No work illustrated his disdain for a systematic approach to research better than his
dissertation, which was rejected primarily because his bibliography constituted, at best,----- survey of the major texts in his field.
(A) an unimaginative
(B) an orthodox
(C) a meticulous
(D) a comprehensive
(E) a haphazard

20. Until quite recently research on diabetes had, as a kind of holding action, attempted to refine
the -----of the disease, primarily because no preventive strategy seemed at all likely to be
----- .
(A) definition .. necessary
(B) anticipation .. acceptable
(C) understanding .. costly
(D) treatment .. practicable
(E) symptoms .. feasible

21. Most plant species exhibit ----- in their
geographical distribution: often, a given species
is found over a large geographical area, but
individual populations within that range are
widely ----- .
(A) discontinuity .. separated
(B) density .. dispersed
(C) symmetry .. observed
(D) uniformity .. scattered
(E) concentration .. adaptable

22. In contrast to the----- with which the
acquisition of language by young children was
once regarded, the process by which such
learning occurs has now become the object
of ----- .
(A) intensity .. fascination
(B) incuriosity .. scrutiny
(C) anxiety .. criticism
(D) reverence .. admiration
(E) impatience .. training

23. There is hardly a generalization that can be made about people's social behavior and the values informing it that cannot be ------from one or another point of view, or even ------as simplistic or vapid.
(A) accepted...praised
(B) intuited...exposed
(C) harangued...retracted
(D) defended...glorified
(E) challenged...dismissed

24. Although any destruction of vitamins caused by
food irradiation could be ------ the use of diet
supplements, there may be no protection from
carcinogens that some fear might be introduced
into foods by the process.
(A) counterbalanced by
(B) attributed to
(C) inferred from
(D) augmented with
(E) stimulated by

25. The prevailing union of passionate interest in
detailed facts with equal devotion to abstract --
----is a hallmark of our present society; in the
past this union appeared, at best, ------and as if
by chance.
(A) data...extensively
(B) philosophy...cyclically
(C) generalization...sporadically
(D) evaluation...opportunely
(E) intuition....selectively

26. A century ago the physician's word was ------ to
doubt it was considered almost sacrilegious
(A) inevitable
(B) intractable
(C) incontrovertible
(D) objective
(E) respectable

27. Robin's words were not without emotion: they
retained their level tone only by a careful ---
--- imminent extremes.
(A) equipoise between
(B) embrace of
(C) oscillation between
(D) limitation to
(E) Subjection to

28. Although a change in management may appear to
------- a shift in a company's fortunes, more
often than not its impact is --------
(A) hinder...measurable
(B) promote...demonstrable
(C) accelerate...profound
(D) betray...fundamental
(E) augur...inconsiderable

29. The skeleton of ------- bird that was recently
discovered indicated that this ancient creature -
----- today's birds in that, unlike earlier birds
and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth
in its head.
(A) a primeval... obscured
(B) a unique... preempted
(C) a primitive...anticipated
(D) a contemporary... foreshadowed
(E) an advanced...differed from

30. People of intelligence and achievement can none-
theless be so ------ and lacking in ------ that they gamble their reputations by breaking the law to further their own ends.
(A) devious...propensity
(B) culpable...prosperity
(C) obsequious...deference
(D) truculent... independence
(E) greedy... integrity

31. A number of scientists have published articles
------- global warming, stating ------- that there is no solid scientific evidence to support the theory that the Earth is warming because of
increases in greenhouse gases.
(A) debunking...categorically
(B) rejecting...paradoxically
(C) deploring...optimistically
(D) dismissing...hesitantly
(E) proving...candidly

32. The senator's attempt to convince the public that she is not interested in running for a second term is as -------- as her opponent's attempt to disguise his intention to run against her.
(A) biased
(B) unsuccessful
(C) inadvertent
(D) indecisive
(E) remote

33. Conceptually, it is hard to reconcile a defense
attorney's ____ to ensure that false testimony is
not knowingly put forward with the attorney's mandate to mount the most ____ defense conceivable for the client.
(A) efforts ... cautious
(B) duty ... powerful
(C) inability ... eloquent
(D) failure ... diversified
(E) promises ... informed

34. Originally, most intellectual criticism of
mass culture was ____ in character, being based
on the assumption that the wider the appeal, the
more ____ the product.
(A) unpredictable ... undesirable
(B) ironic ... popular
(C) extreme ... outlandish
(D) frivolous ... superfluous
(E) negative ... shoddy

35. Surprisingly, given the dearth of rain that fell on the com crop, the yield of the harvest was ____; consequently, the corn reserves of the country have not been ____.
(A) inadequate ... replenished
(B) encouraging ... depleted
(C) compromised ... salvaged
(D) abundant ... extended
(E) disappointing ... harmed

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GRE TEST 21

1.The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very ____, but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed ____.
(A) cautious.. educators
(B) sophisticated.. realists
(C) rational.. pragmatists
(D) naive.. idealists
(E) credulous.. skeptics

2.Having sufficient income of her own constituted for Alice ____ independence that made possible a degree of ____ in her emotional life as well.
(A) a material.. security
(B) a profound.. conformity
(C) a financial.. economy
(D) a psychological.. extravagance
(E) an unexpected.. uncertainty

3.The success of science is due in great part to its emphasis on ____ : the reliance on evidence rather than ____ and the willingness to draw conclusions even when they conflict with traditional beliefs.
(A) causality.. experimentation
(B) empiricism.. facts
(C) objectivity.. preconceptions
(D) creativity.. observation
(E) conservatism.. assumptions

4.Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson's experiment, only the most ____ supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately ____
(A) fastidious.. defined
(B) partisan.. verified
(C) vigilant.. publicized
(D) enlightened.. researched
(E) fervent.. undermined

5.One virus strain that may help gene therapists cure genetic brain diseases can enter the peripheral nervous system and travel to the brain, ____ the need to inject the therapeutic virus directly into the brain.
(A) suggesting
(B) intensifying
(C) elucidating
(D) satisfying
(E) obviating

6.Artificial light ____ the respiratory activity of some microorganisms in the winter but not in the summer, in part because in the summer their respiration is already at its peak and thus cannot be ____
(A) stimulates.. lessened
(B) inhibits.. quickened
(C) reflects.. expanded
(D) elevates.. measured
(E) enhances.. increased

7.Even those siblings whose childhood was ____ familial feuding and intense rivalry for their parents' affection can nevertheless develop congenial and even ____ relationships with each other in their adult lives.
(A) scarred by.. vitriolic
(B) dominated by.. intimate
(C) filled with.. truculent
(D) replete with.. competitive
(E) devoid of.. tolerant

8.Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have ____ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people.
(A) described
(B) acknowledged
(C) overlooked
(D) defended
(E) authenticated

9.Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly ____ over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability.
(A) appreciated
(B) emulated
(C) criticized
(D) revised
(E) reprinted

10.Even though formidable winters are the norm in the Dakotas, many people were unprepared for the ____ of the blizzard of 1888.
(A) inevitability
(B) ferocity
(C) importance
(D) probability
(E) mildness

11.The architects of New York's early skyscrapers, hinting here at a twelfth-century cathedral, there at a fifteenth-century palace, sought to legitimize the city's social strivings by ____ a history the city did not truly ____.
(A) revealing.. deserve
(B) displaying.. desire
(C) evoking.. possess
(D) preserving.. experience
(E) flouting.. believe

12.Early critics of Emily Dickinson's poetry mistook for simplemindedness the surface of artlessness that in fact she constructed with such ____.
(A) astonishment
(B) vexation
(C) allusion
(D) innocence
(E) cunning

13.The techniques now available to livestock breeders will continue to be ____,but will probably be ____ by new ones under development.
(A) fruitful.. reversed
(B) refined.. upgraded
(C) inconvenient.. reassessed
(D) used.. supplemented
(E) harmless.. improved

14.There are, as yet, no vegetation types or ecosystems whose study has been ____ to the extent that they no longer ____ ecologists.
(A) perfected.. hinder
(B) exhausted.. interest
(C) prolonged.. require
(D) prevented.. challenge
(E) delayed.. benefit

15.Under ethical guidelines recently adopted by the National Institutes of Health, human genes are to be manipulated only to correct diseases for which ____ treatments are unsatisfactory.
(A) similar
(B) most
(C) dangerous
(D) uncommon
(E) alternative

16.The significance of the Magna Carta lies not in its ____ provisions, but in its
broader impact: it made the king subject to the law.
(A) specific
(B) revolutionary
(C) implicit
(D) controversial
(E) finite

17.Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still ____ on
land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet
to become a ____ enterprise.
(A) scarce. . common
(B) accessible.. marginal
(C) unidentified.. subsidized
(D) conserved . . public
(E) plentiful.. profitable

18.Although the passage of years has softened the initially hostile reaction to
his poetry, even now only a few independent observers ____ his works.
(A) praise
(B) revile
(C) scrutinize
(D) criticize
(E) neglect

19.Once a duckling has identified a parent, the instinctive bond becomes a
powerful ____ for additional learning since, by ____ the parent, the
duckling can acquire further information that is not genetically transmitted.
(A) impulse.. surpassing
(B) referent.. recognizing
(C) force.. acknowledging
(D) inspiration.. emulating
(E) channel.. mimicking

20.It is ____ for a government to fail to do whatever it can to eliminate a
totally ____ disease.
(A) folly.. innocuous
(B) irresponsible.. preventable
(C) crucial.. fatal
(D) instinctive.. devastating
(E) detrimental.. insignificant

21.The legislators of 1563 realized the ____ of trying to regulate the flow of
labor without securing its reasonable remuneration, and so the second part
of the statute dealt with establishing wages.
(A) intricacy
(B) anxiety
(C) futility
(D) necessity
(E) decadence

22.The ____ with which the French aristocracy greeted the middle-class
Rousseau was all the more ____ because he showed so little respect for
them.
(A) deference.. remarkable
(B) suspicion.. uncanny
(C) reserve.. unexpected
(D) anger.. ironic
(E) appreciation.. deserved

23.The action and characters in a melodrama can be so immediately ____ that
all observers can hiss the villain with an air of smug but enjoyable ____.
(A) spurned.. boredom
(B) forgotten.. condescension
(C) classified. .self-righteousness
(D) plausible.. guilt
(E) gripping. .skepticism

24.In the design of medical experiments, the need for ____ assignment of
treatments to patients must be ____ the difficulty of persuading patients to
participate in an experiment in which their treatment is decided by chance.
(A) independent.. amended by
(B) competent.. emphasized by
(C) mechanical.. controlled by
(D) swift. .associated with
(E) random.. reconciled with

25.Though dealers insist that professional art dealers can make money in the
art market, even an ____ knowledge is not enough: the art world is so
fickle that stock-market prices are ____ by comparison.
(A) amateur's. .sensible
(B) expert's.. erratic
(C) investor's.. booming
(D) insider's.. predictable
(E) artist's.. irrational

26.Read's apology to Heflin was not exactly abject and did little to ____ their
decades-long quarrel, which had been as ____ as the academic etiquette of
scholarly journals permitted.
(A) encourage.. sporadic
(B) dampen.. courteous
(C) obscure.. ceremonious
(D) resolve.. acrimonious
(E) blur.. sarcastic

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GRE TEST 16

1. Unlike the easily studied neutral and ionized___ that compose the primary disk of the Milky Way itself, the components of the ___surrounding our galaxy have proved more resistant to study.
(A) figments.. envelope
(B) essences.. fluctuations
(C) elements. .problems
(D) calculations. .perimeter
(E) materials.. region

2. As Juanita argued, this new code of conduct is laughable; its principles are either ___, offering no wisdom but the obvious, or are so devoid of specific advice as to make almost any action ___.
(A) irresolute.. unlikely
(B) corroborative. .redundant
(C) platitudinous.. justifiable
(D) homogeneous.. impartial
(E) labyrinthine.. unacceptable

3. The self-important cant of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an ___process closed to the uninitiated listener, however enthusiastic.
(A) unreliable
(B) arcane
(C) arrogant
(D) elementary
(E) intuitive

4. It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply ___canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the___ of past usage.
(A) cleaved.. eruptions
(B) rooted.. flood
(C) incised. .river
(D) ridged.. ocean
(E) notched.. mountains

5. Cezanne's delicate watercolor sketches often served as___ of a subject, way of gathering fuller knowledge before the artist's final engagement of the subject in an oil painting.
(A) an abstraction
(B) an enhancement
(C) a synthesis
(D) a reconnaissance
(E) a transcription

6. Without seeming unworldly, William James appeared wholly removed from the _____ of society, the conventionality of academe.
(A) ethos
(B) idealism
(C) romance
(D) paradoxes
(E) commonplaces

7. Just as astrology was for centuries _____faith, countering the strength of established churches, so today believing in astrology is an act of_____ the professional sciences.
(A) an individual.. rebellion by
(B) an accepted.. antagonism toward
(C) an underground.. defiance against
(D) a heretical.. support for
(E) an unknown.. concern about

8. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on Earth because of the possibility of___ resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules.
(A) deviation
(B) stability
(C) reproduction
(D) variety
(E) invigoration

9. Aptly enough, this work so imbued with the notion of changing times and styles has been constantly___ over the years, thereby reflecting its own mutability.
(A) appreciated
(B) emulated
(C) criticized
(D) revised
(E) reprinted

10. Nineteenth-century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not magical___ or a brilliant ___blending Egyptian and Assyrian art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.
(A) stratagem.. appropriation
(B) exemplar.. synthesis
(C) conversion.. annexation
(D) paradigm.. construct
(E) apparition. .amalgam

11. In the days before the mass marketing of books, censorship was___ source of ___ , which helped the sale of the book and inspired Ralph Waldo Emerson to remark :"Every burned book enlightens the world."
(A) a respected. .opinion
(B) a constant.. guidance
(C) a prime. publicity
(D) an unnoticed.. opposition
(E) an unpromising.. criticism

12. How could words, confined as they individually are to certain___ meanings specified in a dictionary, eventually come, when combined in groups, to create obscurity an actually to prevent though from being ___ ?
(A) indefinite ..articulated
(B) conventional.. conceivable
(C) unlikely. .classified
(D) archaic.. expressed
(E) precise.. communicable

13. Inspired interim responses to hitherto unknown problems, New Deal economic stratagems became___ as a result of bureaucratization, their flexibility and adaptability destroyed by their transformation into rigid policies.
(A) politicized
(B) consolidated
(C) ossified
(D) ungovernable
(E) streamlined

14. This project is the first step in a long-range plan of research whose___ goal, still many years off ,is the creation of a new prototype.
(A) cooperative
(B) reasoned
(C) original
(D) ultimate
(E) intentional

15. New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly___ design features , generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery, actually___ social choices of profound significance.
(A) insignificant.. mask
(B) inexpensive.. produce
(C) innovative.. represent
(D) ingenious.. permit
(E) inopportune.. hasten

GRE TEST 16 ANSWER KEY 16 :
ANSWER KEYS FOR 1-15: ECBCD ECDDE CECDA

GRE TEST 17

1. Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases ; consequently, hereditary diseases that are ___would be expected to be very ___ , but, surprisingly, they are not.
(A) lethal.. rare
(B) untreated.. dangerous
(C) unusual.. refractory
(D) new.. perplexing
(E) widespread. .acute

2. An investigation that is ___can occasionally yield new facts , even notable ones; typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a definite direction.
(A) timely
(B) unguided
(C) consistent
(D) uncomplicated
(E) subjective

3. The struggle of the generation is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in Western society during the current decade is ___critical.
(A) perennially
(B) disturbingly
(C) uniquely
(D) archetypal
(E) cautiously

4. Any population increase beyond a certain lever necessitates greater ___vegetable foods; thus, the ability of a society to choose meat over cereals always arises, in part ,from ___the number of people.
(A) reliance on. replenishing
(B) production of ..estimating
(C) spending on ..concealing
(D) recourse to ..limiting
(E) attention to ..varying

5. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look ___ ; they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the ___of natural beauty and human glory.
(A) beautiful..immutability
(B) cheerful..transitoriness
(C) colorful..abstractness
(D) luxuriant..simplicity
(E) conventional..wildness

6. The chances that a species will___ are reduced if any vital functions restricted to a single kind of organ;___ by itself possesses an enormous survival advantage.
(A) degenerate.. complexity
(B) expire.. size
(C) disappear.. variety
(D) flourish.. symmetry
(E) persist.. redundancy

7. Documenting science's___ philosophy would be ___ ; since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientific concepts as the foundations for their speculations.
(A) distrust of.. elementary
(B) influence on.. superfluous
(C) reliance on.. inappropriate
(D) dependence on.. difficult
(E) differences from. .impossible

8. Art___ science, but that does not mean that the artist must also be a scientist; an artist uses the fruits of science but need not___ the theories from which they derive.
(A) precedes.. anticipate
(B) incorporates.. understand
(C) transcends.. abandon
(D) imitates.. repudiate
(E) resembles.. contest

9. Nature's energy efficiency often___ human technology : despite the intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only recently have humans developed chemical light-producing systems whose efficiency___ the firefly's system.
(A) engenders.. manipulates
(B) reflects.. simulates
(C) outstrips.. rivals
(D) inhibits.. matches
(E) determines.. reproduces

10. At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating ; but, as saw more of her, I found that___ was very near the surface.
(A) seriousness
(B) confidence
(C) laughter
(D) poise
(E) determination

11. People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be ___; in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of ___.
(A) depraved.. hesitation
(B) cruel.. effortlessness
(C) wicked.. indolence
(D) unjust.. boredom
(E) iniquitous.. impiety

12. Actual events in the history of life on Earth are accidental in that any outcome embodies just one___ among millions ; yet each outcome can be___ interpreted .
(A) coincidence.. randomly
(B) relationship. .predictably
(C) fact.. readily
(D) happening. .uniquely
(E) possibility.. rationally

13. No one is ___about Stephens; he inspires either uncritical adulation or profound___ in those who work for him.
(A) neutral.. antipathy
(B) infuriated.. aversion
(C) worried.. anxiety
(D) enthusiastic.. veneration
(E) apprehensive.. consternation

14. Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had___ agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had___ land ownership.
(A) sabotaged.. threatened
(B) overtaken.. produced
(C) toppled.. culminated
(D) joined.. relied on
(E) supplanted. .resided in

15. The old man could not have been accused of ___his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his___ her.
(A) lavishing. .fondness for
(B) sparing ..tolerance of
(C) rationing. .antipathy for
(D) stinting.. adoration of
(E) promising.. dislike of

GRE TEST 17 ANSWER KEY:1-15: ABCDB EBBCC CEAED

GRE TEST 18

1. As painted by Constable, the scene is not one of bucolic___; rather it shows a striking emotional and intellectual___.
(A) intensity..boredom
(B) complacence..detachment
(C) serenity..tension
(D) vitality..excitement
E) nostalgia..placidity

2. The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of ___fact is ___flawed.
(A) demographic..intrinsically
(B) ecological..marginally
(C) cultural..substantively
(D) psychological..philosophically
(E) political..demonstratively

3. Jones was unable to recognize the contradictions in his attitudes that were obvious to everyone else; even the hint of an untruth was___to him, but he___serious trouble by always cheating on his taxes.
(A) acceptable..risked
(B) exciting..averted
(C) repugnant..courted
(D) anathema..evaded
(E) tempting..hazarded

4. Manipulating laboratory tissue cultures with hormones is one thing; using hormones to treat human beings,however, is contingent on whether hormones that___in the laboratory can affect ___organisms, and in predictable ways.
(A) develop..similar
(B) work..whole
(C) succeed..simpler
(D) reproduce..unknown
(E) fail..cellular

5. Among the many ___of the project,expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project's promoters can be achieved with impressive___.
(A) highlights..efficiency
(B) features..savings
(C) disadvantages..innovation
(D) claims..speed
(E) defects..economy

6. If duty is the natural___of one's___the course of future events;then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not.
(A) correlate..understanding of
(B) outgrowth..control over
(C) determinant..involvement in
(D) mitigant..preoccupation with
(E) arbiter..responsibility for

7. Salazar's presence in the group was so___the others that they lost most of their earlier___;failure,for them,became all but unthinkable.
(A) reassuring to..trepidation
(B) unnoticed by..curiosity
(C) unusual to..harmony
(D) endearing to..confidence
(E) unexpected by..exhilaration

8. Neither the idea of philosophers nor the practices of ordinary people can, by themselves, ___reality;what in fact changes reality,kindles revolutions is the ___of the two.
(A) constitute..divergence
(B) affect..aim
(C) transform..interplay
(D) preserve..conjunction
(E) alter..intervention

9. Histocompatibility antigens that attack foreign tissue in the body cannot have been ___through evolution expressly to___ organ transplantation;on the contrary, they have been found to facilitate many essential biological functions.
(A) designed..retain
(B) produced..aid
(C) developed..enhance
(D) selected..promote
(E) conserved..foil

10. Because they had various meanings in nineteenth-century biological thought,"mechanism"and "vitalism"ought not to be considered___terms ;thus,I find the recent insistence that the terms had single definitions to be entirely___.
(A) univocal..erroneous
(B) problematic..anachronistic
(C) intractable..obtuse
(D) congruent..suspect
(E) multifaceted..vapid

11. Despite many decades of research on the gasification of coal, the data accumulated are not directly___to environmental questions;thus,a new program specially addressing such question is___.
(A) analogous..promising
(B) transferable..contradictory
(C) antithetical..unremarkable
(D) applicable..warranted
(E) pertinent..unnecessary

12. The trick for Michael was to___his son an illusory orderliness; only alone at night ,when the boy was asleep,could Michael___ the chaos he kept hidden from his son.
(A) explore with..demonstrate
(B) conjure for..acknowledge
(C) conceal from..dispel
(D) demystify for..escape
(E) endure with..abandon

13. The "impostor syndrome"often afflicts those who fear that true self-disclosure will lower them in other's esteem;rightly handled, however,___may actually___one's standing.
(A) willfulness..consolidate
(B) imposture..undermine
(C) affection..jeopardize
(D) candor..enhance
(E) mimicry..efface

14. The sea was not an___the___of the windmill;on the contrary, while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport to seaport, it made little headway inland.
(A) element in..evolution
(B) issue in..acceptance
(C) aid to..designers
(D) obstacle to..diffusion
(E) impediment to..creation

15. Although ancient tools were ____preserved,enough have survived to allow us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally____progress through prehistory.
(A) partially....noticeable
(B) superficially....necessary
(C) unwittingly....documented
(D) rarely....continual
(E) needlessly....incessant

16. In the seventeenth century,direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as____,even as a sign of madness.
(A) adventurous
(B) frivolous
(C) willful
(D) impermissible
(E) irrational

17. Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development,not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or____signs of adolescent anxiety.
(A) prophetic
(B) normal
(C) monotonous
(D) virtual
(E) typical

18. The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of____for an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to____its own continental coastline.
(A) negligence..fortify
(B) custom..maintain
(C) convenience..stabilize
(D) expediency..defend
(E) exigency..reinforce

GRE TEST 18 ANSWER KEYS:
1-10: CACBE BACEA
11-18: DBDDD EAD

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GRE TEST 13

1.She writes across generational lines, making the past so ____ that our belief that the present is the true locus of experience is undermined.
(A) complex
(B) distant
(C) vivid
(D) mysterious
(E) mundane

2.Individual freedom of thought should be ____ more absolutely than individual freedom of action, given that the latter, though also desirable, must be ____ the limits imposed by the rights and freedom of others.
(A) protected.. subject to
(B) assessed.. measured by
(C) valued.. superior to
(D) exercised.. indifferent to
(E) curtailed.. conscious of

3.The technical know-how, if not the political ____, appears already at hand to feed the world's exploding population and so to ____ at last the ancient scourges of malnutrition and famine.
(A) will.. weaken
(B) expertise.. articulate
(C) doubt.. banish
(D) power.. denounce
(E) commitment.. eradicate

4.In small farming communities, accident victims rarely sue or demand compensation: transforming a personal injury into a ____ someone else is viewed as an attempt to ____ responsibility for one's own actions.
(A) conspiracy against.. assume
(B) claim against.. elude
(C) boon for. .minimize
(D) distinction for.. shift
(E) trauma for.. proclaim

5.The pungent verbal give-and-take among the characters makes the novel ____ reading, and this very ____ suggests to me that some of the opinions voiced may be the author's.
(A) disturbing.. flatness
(B) tedious. inventiveness
(C) lively.. spiritedness
(D) necessary.. steadiness
(E) rewarding.. frivolousness

6.The development of containers, possibly made from bark or the skins of animals, although this is a matter of ____, allowed the extensive sharing of forage foods in prehistoric human societies.
(A) record
(B) fact
(C) degree
(D) importance
(E) conjecture

7.Even though political editorializing was not ____ under the new regime, journalists still experienced ____, though perceptible, governmental pressure to limit dissent.
(A) restricted.. clear
(B) encouraged.. strong
(C) forbidden.. discreet
(D) commended.. overt
(E) permitted.. regular

8.The trick for Michael was to ____ his son an illusory orderliness; only alone at night, when the boy was asleep. Could Michael ____ the chaos he kept hidden from his son.
(A) explore with.. demonstrate
(B) conjure for.. acknowledge
(C) conceal from.. dispel
(D) demystify for.. escape
(E) endure with.. abandon

9.While not ____ with the colorfully obvious forms of life that are found in a tropical rain forest, the desert is ____ to a surprisingly large number of species.
(A) brimming.. foreign
(B) endowed.. detrimental
(C) imbued.. hostile
(D) teeming.. host
(E) confronted.. home

10.The current demand for quality in the schools seems to ask not for the development of informed and active citizens, but for disciplined and productive workers with abilities that contribute to civic life only ____, if at all.
(A) indirectly
(B) politically
(C) intellectually
(D) sensibly
(E) sequentially

11.Increased governmental alarm about global warming ____ the concern among scientists that such warming is occurring, though when to expect major effects is still ____.
(A) echoes.. agreed on
(B) precludes.. under consideration
(C) reflects.. in dispute
(D) obviates.. in doubt
(E) encourages. confirmed

12. Future generations will probably consider current speculations about humanity's place in the universe to be ____ omissions and errors; even rigorous scientific views change, sometimes overnight.
(A) immune from
(B) marred by
(C) uncorrupted by
(D) correct despite
(E) abridged by

13. Marshal Philippe Petain, unlike any other French citizen of this century, has been. paradoxically, the object of both great veneration and great ____.
(A) reverence
(B) interest
(C) empathy
(D) contempt
(E) praise

14. All ____ biological traits fall into one of two categories: those giving their possessors greater ____ the environment and those rendering them more independent of it.
(A) widespread.. detachment from
(B) beneficial.. control over
(C) successful.. freedom from
(D) neutral.. compatibility with
(E) harmful.. advantage in

15. One of archaeology's central dilemmas is how to reconstruct the ____ of complex ancient societies from meager and often ____ physical evidence.
(A) riddles.. obsolete
(B) details.. irrefutable
(C) intricacies.. equivocal
(D) patterns.. flawless
(E) configurations.. explicit

16. Often the difficulties of growing up in the public eye cause child prodigies to ____ the world of achievement before reaching adulthood: happily, they sometimes later return to competition and succeed brilliantly.

(A) ridicule
(B) conquer
(C) retire from
(D) antagonize
(E) examine

17. Professional photographers generally regard inadvertent surrealism in a photograph as a curse rather than a blessing; magazine photographers, in particular, consider themselves ____ to the extent that they can ____ its presence in their photographs.
(A) skillful.. enhance
(B) inadequate.. eliminate
(C) original.. demonstrate
(D) fortunate.. minimize
(E) conventional.. highlight

18. Candidates who oppose the present state income tax must be able to propose ____ ways to ____ the financing of state operations.
(A) intelligent.. initiate
(B) individual.. diversify
(C) innovative.. alleviate
(D) arbitrary.. maintain
(E) alternate.. continue

19. Although strong legal remedies for nonpayment of child support are ___ the delay and expense associated with these remedies make it ____ to develop other options.
(A) unpopular.. useful
(B) required.. impossible
(C) available.. imperative
(D) unavailing.. impractical
(E) nonexistent.. ridiculous

20. Prior to the work of Heckel, illustrations of fish were often beautiful but rarely ___; this fact, combined with the ___ nature of most nineteenth-century taxonomic descriptions, often kept scientists from recognizing differences between species.
(A) impressive.. inaccurate
(B) realistic.. detailed
(C) traditional.. progressive
(D) precise.. inexact
(E) distinctive.. sophisticated

21. Experienced and proficient, Susan is a good, ____ trumpeter her music is often more satisfying than Carol's brilliant but ____ playing.
(A) virtuoso.. inimitable
(B) mediocre.. eccentric
(C) competent.. influential
(D) amateur.. renowned
(E) reliable.. erratic

22. Marshall's confrontational style could alienate almost anyone: he even antagonized a board of directors that included a number of his supporters and that had a reputation for not being easily ____.
(A) intimidated
(B) mollified
(C) reconciled
(D) provoked
(E) motivated

23. As is often the case with collections of lectures by ____ authors, the book as a whole is ____, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.
(A) different.. disconnected
(B) incompetent.. abysmal
(C) famous.. systematic
(D) mediocre.. unexciting
(E) various.. coherent

24. The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very ____, but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed ____.
(A) cautious.. educators
(B) sophisticated.. realists
(C) rational.. pragmatists
(D) naive.. idealists
(E) credulous.. skeptics

25. Though extremely ____ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly ____ information about what they intended to do next.
(A) idiosyncratic.. altering
(B) guarded.. eschewing
(C) candid.. uncovering
(D) reticent.. soliciting
(E) fastidious.. ruining

26. Copyright and patent laws attempt to encourage innovation by ensuring that inventors are paid for creative work, so it would be ____ if expanded protection under these laws discouraged entrepreneurial innovation by increasing fears of lawsuits.
(A) desirable
(B) coincidental
(C) ironic
(D) natural
(E) sensible

27. Unfortunately, since courses in nutrition are often ____ medical school curriculums. a family physician is ____ to be an enlightening source of general information about diet.
(A) questioned by.. encouraged
(B) encountered among.. unable
(C) unappreciated by.. expected
(D) neglected in.. unlikely
(E) squeezed into.. intended

28. James had idolized the professor so much for so long that even after lunching with her several times he remained quite ____ in her presence and as a result, he could not really be himself.
(A) pleased
(B) disregarded
(C) heartened
(D) relaxed
(E) inhibited

29. To believe that a culture's achievement can be measured by the ____ of its written material requires one to accept that a page of junk mail is as ____ as a page of great literature.
(A) nature.. readable
(B) quality.. prevalent
(C) timelessness.. understandable
(D) applicability.. eloquent
(E) volume.. valuable

30. Given the failure of independent laboratories to replicate the results of Dr. Johnson's experiment, only the most ____ supporters of her hypothesis would be foolish enough to claim that it had been adequately ____.
(A) fastidious.. defined
(B) partisan.. verified
(C) vigilant.. publicized
(D) enlightened.. researched
(E) fervent.. undermined

31. Roman historians who study the period 30 B.C. to A.D. 180 can ____ the "Augustan peace" only by failing to recognize that this peace in many respects resembled that of death.
(A) decry
(B) applaud
(C) ridicule
(D) demand
(E) disprove

32. It is no accident that most people find Davis' book disturbing, for it is ____ to undermine a number of beliefs they have long ____.
(A) calculated.. cherished
(B) annotated.. assimilated
(C) intended.. denied
(D) anxious.. misunderstood
(E) reputed.. anticipated

33. Doreen justifiably felt she deserved recognition for the fact that the research institute had been ____ a position of preeminence, since it was she who had ____ the transformation.
(A) reduced to.. controlled
(B) raised to.. observed
(C) mired in.. imagined
(D) maintained in.. created
(E) returned to.. directed

34. The prospects of discovering new aspects of the life of a painter as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface, ____.
(A) unpromising
(B) daunting
(C) encouraging
(D) superficial
(E) challenging

35. Because they have been so dazzled by the calendars and the knowledge of astronomy possessed by the Mayan civilization, some anthropologists have ____ achievements like the sophisticated carved calendar sticks of the Winnebago people.
(A) described
(B) acknowledged
(C) overlooked
(D) defended
(E) authenticated

GRE TEST 13 KEY:CAEBC ECBDE CBDBC CDECD EDAED CDEEB BAECC

GRE TEST 14

1. The sea was not an ____ the ____ of the windmill; on the contrary, while the concept of the new invention passed quickly from seaport to seaport, it made little headway inland.
(A) element in.. evolution
(B) issue in . . acceptance
(C) aid to.. designers
(D) obstacle to.. diffusion
(E) impediment to.. creation

2. By ____ scientific rigor with a quantitative approach, researchers in the social sciences may often have ____ their scope to those narrowly circumscribed topics that are well suited to quantitative methods.
(A) undermining.. diminished
(B) equating.. enlarged
(C) vitiating.. expanded
(D) identifying.. limited
(E) imbuing.. broadened

3. As early as the seventeenth century, philosophers called attention to the ____ character of the issue, and their twentieth-century counter-parts still approach it with ____.
(A) absorbing.. indifference
(B) unusual.. composure
(C) complex.. antipathy
(D) auspicious.. caution
(E) problematic.. uneasiness

4. The new ____ of knowledge has created ____ people: everyone believes that his or her subject cannot and possibly should not be understood by others.
(A) specialization.. barriers between
(B) decline.. associations among
(C) redundancy.. complacency in
(D) disrepute.. concern for
(E) promulgation.. ignorance among

5. The author argues for serious treatment of such arts as crochet and needlework, finding in too many art historians a cultural blindness __ __ to their ____ textiles as a medium in which women artists predominate.
(A) traceable.. prejudice against
(B) opposed.. distrust of
(C) referring.. need for
(D) reduced.. respect for
(E) corresponding.. expertise in

6. Those who fear the influence of television deliberately _____ its persuasive power, hoping that they might keep knowledge of its potential to effect social change from being widely disseminated.
(A) promote
(B) underplay
(C) excuse
(D) laud
(E) suspect

7. Although just barely ____ as a writer of lucid prose, Jones was an extremely ____ editor who worked superbly with other writers in helping them improve the clarity of their writing.
(A) deficient.. muddling
(B) proficient.. contentious
(C) adequate.. capable
(D) appalling.. competent
(E) engaging.. inept

8. The accusations we bring against others should be ____ ourselves; they should not ____ complacency and easy judgments on our part concerning our own moral conduct.
(A) definitions of.. produce
(B) instructions to.. equate
(C) denigrations of.. exclude
(D) warnings to.. justify
(E) parodies of.. satirize

9. Although the meanings of words may necessarily be liable to change, it does not follow that the lexicographer is therefore unable to render spelling, in a great measure, ____.
(A) arbitrary
(B) superfluous
(C) interesting
(D) flexible
(E) constant

10. Some activists believe that because the health-care system has become increasingly ____ to those it serves, individuals must ____ bureaucratic impediments in order to develop and promote new therapies.
(A) attuned.. avoid
(B) inimical.. utilize
(C) unresponsive ..circumvent
(D) indifferent.. supplement
(E) sensitized.. forsake

11. The acts of vandalism that these pranksters had actually ____ were insignificant compared with those they had ___ but had not attempted.
(A) hidden .. renounced
(B) advocated .. meditated
(C) inflicted .. dismissed
(D) committed .. effected
(E) perpetrated .. contemplated

12. Although the records of colonial New England are ____ in comparison with those available in France or England, the records of other English colonies in America are even more ____.
(A) sporadic.. irrefutable
(B) sparse.. incontrovertible
(C) ambiguous.. authoritative
(D) sketchy.. fragmentary
(E) puzzling .. unquestionable

GRE TEST 14 ANSWER KEY: DDEAA BCDEC ED

GRE TEST 15

1. It has been argued that politics as ___, whatever its transcendental claims, has always been the systematic organization of common hatreds.
(A) a theory
(B) an ideal
(C) a practice
(D) a contest
(E) an enigma

2. Eric was frustrated because, although he was adept at making lies sound ___, when telling the truth, he___ the power to make himself believed.
(A) plausible. . lacked
(B) convincing. held
(C) honest.. found
(D) true.. acquired
(E) logical.. claimed

3. The Chinese, who began systematic astronomical and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were assiduous record-keepers ,and because of this ,can claim humanity's longest continuous___ of natural events.
(A) defiance
(B) documentation
(C) maintenance
(D) theory
(E) domination

4. The transition from the Paleolithic to the Neolithic era is viewed by most art historians ___because, instead of an increasingly___ pictorial art , we find degeneration.
(A) milestone. .debased
(B) consolidation. .diverse
(C) calamity.. aberrant
(D) regression.. sophisticated
(E) continuation. .improved

5. A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from___ , relating the ___of an organism to its physical form and cellular organization.
(A) age.. ancestry
(B) classification..appearance
(C) size..movement
(D) structure..behavior
(E) location..habitat

6. The breathing spell provided by the ___arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.
(A) plethora of
(B) moratorium on
(C) reciprocation of
(D) concentration on
(E) development of

7. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ___public events, retain their hold on the___ recording them.
(A) transitory.. culture
(B) dramatic.. majority
(C) overpowering. .individual
(D) conventional.. audience
(E) relentless. .institution

8. The valedictory address, as it has developed in American colleges and universities over the years, has become a very strict form, a literary___ that permits very little ___ .
(A) text.. clarity
(B) work.. tradition
(C) genre.. deviation
(D) oration.. grandiloquence
(E) achievement.. rigidity

9. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida "normally a tenor's___ , with the casual enthusiasm of a fold singer performing one of his favorite___ .
(A) pitfall.. recitals
(B) glory. .chorales
(C) nightmare.. ballads
(D) delight.. chanteys
(E) routine.. composers

10. Although___ , almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong___ publicity and controversy.
(A) conventional. .interest in
(B) monotonous.. reliance on
(C) shy.. aversion toward
(D) retiring. .penchant for
(E) evasive.. impatience with

11. In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its utopian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ .
(A) idealism.. cynicism
(B) individualism. escapism
(C) sectarianism.. recklessness
(D) assertiveness. .ambition
(E) righteousness.. egalitarianism

12. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ___the incipient___ among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.
(A) obviating.. consensus
(B) forestalling.. rift
(C) escalating.. debates
(D) engendering.. speculation
(E) resolving.. rumors

13. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ___between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are___ to the maintenance of community.
(A) a compromise. .inimical
(B) an interdependence. .subsidiary
(C) a counterpoint.. incidental
(D) an equivalence. .prerequisite
(E) a reciprocity.. conducive

14. For someone as ___ as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary , his relentless chatter was completely___ .
(A) ingenuous.. ignorant
(B) curt.. enchanting
(C) cheerful.. idle
(D) laconic.. maddening
(E) forward. .pointless

15. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate predecessor and distinguish itself.
(A) honor
(B) repudiate
(C) condone
(D) placate
(E) emulate

16. During the opera's most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed___ , without necessary relation to what had gone before.
(A) tedious
(B) melodious
(C) capricious
(D) compelling
(E) cautious

17. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ___evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.
(A) addresses
(B) creates
(C) alters
(D) suppresses
(E) substitutes

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thought to spring from regret for having done something wrong, it may be that its origin is the realization that one's own nature is irremediably ____.
(A) contrition.. resilient
(B) certitude.. confident
(C) skepticism.. innocent
(D) remorse.. flawed
(E) resignation. Frivolous

24.Numerous historical examples illustrate both the overriding influence that scientists' ____ have on their interpretation of data and the consequent ____ of their intellectual objectivity.
(A) prejudices.. impairment
(B) instruments.. abandonment
(C) theories.. independence
(D) conclusions.. coloration
(E) suppositions.. reinforcement

25.From the outset, the concept of freedom of the seas from the proprietary claims of nations was challenged by a contrary notion--that of the ____ of the oceans for reasons of national security and profit.
(A) promotion
(B) exploration
(C) surveying
(D) conservation
(E) enclosure

26.A number of writers who once greatly ____ the literary critic have recently recanted, substituting ____ for their former criticism.
(A) lauded.. censure
(B) influenced.. analysis
(C) simulated.. ambivalence
(D) disparaged.. approbation
(E) honored.. adulation

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GRE TEST 8

1. Despite the apparently bewildering complexity of this procedure, the underlying----is quite----.
(A) simplicity.. calculated
(B) principle.. elementary
(C) confusion.. imaginary
(D) purpose.. effective
(E) theory.. modern

2. In television programming, a later viewing time often----a more----audience and, therefore, more challenging subjects and themes.
(A) requires.. critical
(B) evinces.. affluent
(C) implies.. mature
(D) eliminates.. realistic
(E) invites.. general

3. The cultivation of the emotion of natsukashii, interpretable as "pleasant sorrow," brings Japanese to Kyoto in the spring, not to----the cherry blossoms in full bloom but to----the fading, falling flowers.
(A) mourn.. exclaim over
(B) honor.. protect
(C) describe.. rejoice over
(D) arrange.. preserve
(E) savor.. grieve over

4. Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations (1776) is still worth reading, more to appreciate the current----of Smith's valid contributions to economics than to see those contributions as the ----of present-day economics.
(A) disregard.. outgrowths
(B) reaffirmation.. concerns
(C) relevance.. precursors
(D) acceptance.. byproducts
(E) importance.. vestiges

5. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ----evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.
(A) addresses
(B) creates
(C) alters
(D) suppresses
(E) substitutes

6. Regardless of what----theories of politics may propound, there is nothing that requires daily politics to be clear, thorough, and consistent-nothing, that is, that requires reality to conform to theory.
(A) vague
(B) assertive
(C) casual
(D) vicious
(E) tidy

7. Exposure to sustained noise has been claimed to----blood pressure regulation in human beings and, particularly, to increase hypertension, even though some researchers have obtained inconclusive results that----the relationship.
(A) sharpen.. conflate
(B) increase.. diminish
(C) aggravate.. buttress
(D) disrupt.. neutralize
(E) impair.. obscure

8. After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gaining favor as----to increasingly expensive conventional housing.
(A) reaction
(B) an addition
(C) an introduction
(D) an alternative
(E) a challenge

9. Just as such apparently basic things as rocks, clouds, and clams are, in fact, intricately structured entities, so the self, too, is not an "elementary particle," but is ----construction.
(A) a complicated
(B) a convoluted
(C) a distorted
(D) an amorphous
(E) an illusory

10. Considering how long she had yearned to see Italy, her first reaction was curiously----.
(A) meditative
(B) tepid
(C) categorical
(D) unoriginal
(E) insightful

11. The successful----of an archaeological site requires scientific knowledge as well as cultural----.
(A) evolution.. awareness
(B) revelation.. depth
(C) reconstruction.. sensitivity
(D) analysis.. aesthetics
(E) synthesis.. understanding

12. As painted by Constable, the scene is not one of bucolic----; rather it shows a striking emotional and intellectual----.
(A) intensity.. boredom
(B) complacence.. detachment
(C) serenity.. tension
(D) vitality.. excitement
(E) nostalgia.. placidity

13. Our times seem especially ----to bad ideas, probably because in throwing off the shackles of tradition, we have ended up being quite----untested theories and untried remedies.
(A) impervious.. tolerant of
(B) hostile.. dependent on
(C) hospitable.. vulnerable to
(D) prone.. wary of
(E) indifferent.. devoid of

14. Although he attempted repeatedly to----her of her conviction of his insincerity, he was not successful; she remained----in her judgment.
(A) remind.. forceful
(B) convince.. unfeigned
(C) exorcise.. indulgent
(D) disabuse.. adamant
(E) free.. unsure

15. Although adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing----with regard to onset and duration.
(A) lasts
(B) varies
(C) falters
(D) accelerates
(E) dwindles

16. Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the----design is no longer----.
(A) pertinent-relevant
(B) intended.. necessary
(C) embellished.. attractive
(D) appropriate.. applicable
(E) initial.. discernible

17. While the delegate clearly sought to----the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.
(A) substantiate
(B) dampen
(C) encourage
(D) elucidate
(E) rekindle

18. The old man could not have been accused of----his affection; his conduct toward the child betrayed his----her.
(A) lavishing.. fondness for
(B) sparing.. tolerance of
(C) rationing.. antipathy for
(D) stinting.. adoration of
(E) promising.. dislike of

19. A leading chemist believes that many scientists have difficulty with stereochemistry because much of the relevant nomenclature is----, in that it combines concepts that should be kept----.
(A) obscure.. interrelated
(B) specialized.. intact
(C) subtle.. inviolate
(D) descriptive.. separate
(E) imprecise.. discrete

20. Among the many----of the project, expense cannot be numbered; the goals of the project's promoters can be achieved with impressive----.
(A) highlights.. efficiency
(B) features.. savings
(C) disadvantages.. innovation
(D) claims.. speed
(E) defects.. economy

21. Though science is often imagined as a-----exploration of external reality, scientists are no different from anyone else: they are----human beings enmeshed in a web of personal and social circumstances.
(A) fervent.. vulnerable
(B) neutral.. rational
(C) painstaking.. careless
(D) disinterested.. passionate
(E) cautious.. dynamic

22. Social scientists have established fairly clearcut----that describe the appropriate behavior of children and adults, but there seems to be----about what constitutes appropriate behavior for adolescents.
(A) functions.. rigidity
(B) estimates.. indirectness
(C) norms.. confusion
(D) regulations.. certainty
(E) studies.. misapprehension

23. As long as nations cannot themselves accumulate enough physical power to dominate all others, they must depend on----.
(A) allies
(B) resources
(C) freedom
(D) education
(E) self-determination

24. We realized that John was still young and impressionable, but were nevertheless surprised at his----.
(A) naivete
(B) obstinateness
(C) decisiveness
(D) ingeniousness
(E) resolve

25. Although Mount Saint Helens has been more----during the last 4,500 years than any other volcano in the coterminous United States, its long dormancy before its recent eruption----its violent nature.
(A) awe-inspiring.. restrained
(B) gaseous.. confirmed
(C) explosive.. belied
(D) familiar.. moderated
(E) volatile.. suggested

26. Changes of fashion and public taste are often--- and resistant to analysis, and yet they are among the most----gauges of the state of the public's collective consciousness.
(A) transparent.. useful
(B) ephemeral.. sensitive
(C) faddish.. underutilized
(D) arbitrary.. problematic
(E) permanent.. reliable

27. The poet W. H. Auden believed that the greatest poets of his age were almost necessarily irresponsible, that the possession of great gifts----the ----to abuse them.
(A) negates.. temptation
(B) controls.. resolution
(C) engenders.. propensity
(D) tempers.. proclivity
(E) obviates.. inclination

28. The self-important can of musicologists on record jackets often suggests that true appreciation of the music is an----process closed to the uninitiated listener, however enthusiastic.
(A) unreliable
(B) arcane
(C) arrogant
(D) elementary
(E) intuitive

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GRE TEST 9

1. Many artists believe that successful imitation, far from being symptomatic of a lack of----, is the first step in learning to be creative.
(A) elegance
(B) resolution
(C) goodness
(D) originality
(E) sympathy

2. As serious as she is about the bullfight, she does not allow respect to----her sense of whimsy when painting it.
(A) inspire
(B) provoke
(C) suppress
(D) attack
(E) satisfy

3. No one is----about Stephens; he inspires either uncritical adulation or profound----in those who work for him.
(A) neutral.. antipathy
(B) infuriated.. aversion
(C) worried.. anxiety
(D) enthusiastic.. veneration
(E) apprehensive.. consternation

4. Before about 1960, virtually all accounts of evolution assumed most adaptation to be a product of selection at the level of populations; recent studies of evolution, however, have found no----this----view of selection.
(A) departures from... controversial
(B) basis for.. pervasive
(C) bias toward.. unchallenged
(D) precursors of.. innovative
(E) criticisms of.. renowned

5. During periods of social and cultural stability, many art academies are so firmly controlled by----that all real creative work must be done by the----.
(A) dogmatists.. disenfranchised
(B) managers.. reactionaries
(C) reformers.. dissatisfied
(D) imposters.. academicians
(E) specialists.. elite

6. The First World War began in a context of jargon and verbal delicacy and continued in a cloud of----as----as language and literature, skillfully used, could make it.
(A) circumlocution.. literal
(B) cliche.. lucid
(C) euphemism.. impenetrable
(D) particularity.. deliberate
(E) subjectivity.. enthralling

7. Because no comprehensive----exist regarding personal reading practices, we do not know, for example, the greatest number of books read in an individual lifetime.
(A) records
(B) instincts
(C) remedies
(D) proposals
(E) commercials

8. In our corporation there is a----between male and female----because 73 percent of the men and 34 percent of the women polled believe that our company provides equal compensation to men and women.
(A) contrast.. stereotypes
(B) difference.. perceptions
(C) variation.. salaries
(D) resemblance.. employees
(E) similarity.. aspirations

9. The wonder of De Quincey is that although opium dominated his life, it never----him; indeed, he turned its use to----when he published the story of its influence in the London Magazine.
(A) overcame.. altruism
(B) intimidated.. triumph
(C) distressed.. pleasure
(D) conquered.. gain
(E) released.. necessity

10. The reduction of noise has been----in terms of ----its sources, but the alternative of canceling noise out by adding sound with the opposite wave pattern may be more useful in practice.
(A) justified.. diffusing
(B) accomplished.. tracking
(C) conceived.. concealing
(D) explained.. isolating
(E) approached.. eliminating

11. While Parker is very outspoken on issues she cares about, she is not----; she concedes the----of opposing arguments when they expose weaknesses inherent in her own.
(A) fickle.. validity
(B) arrogant.. restraint
(C) fanatical.. strength
(D) congenial.. incompatibility
(E) unyielding.. speciousness

12. Hampshire's assertions, far from showing that we can----the ancient puzzles about objectivity, reveal the issue to be even more----than we had thought.
(A) adapt.. pressing
(B) dismiss.. relevant
(C) rediscover.. unconventional
(D) admire.. elusive
(E) appreciate.. interesting

13. Usually the first to spot data that were inconsistent with other findings, in this particular experiments she let a number of----results slip by.
(A) inaccurate
(B) verifiable
(C) redundant
(D) salient
(E) anomalous

14. Psychology has slowly evolved into an----scientific discipline that now functions autonomously with the same privileges and responsibilities as other sciences.
(A) independent
(B) unusual
(C) outmoded
(D) uncontrolled
(E) inactive

15. A major goal of law, to deter potential criminals by punishing wrongdoers, is not served when the penalty is so seldom invoked that it----to be a ----threat.
(A) tends.. serious
(B) appears.. real
(C) ceases.. credible
(D) fails.. deceptive
(E) seems.. coercive

16. When people are happy, they tend to give----interpretations of events they witness: the eye of the beholder is----by the emotions of the beholder.
(A) charitable.. colored
(B) elaborate.. disquieted
(C) conscientious.. deceived
(D) vague.. sharpened
(E) coherent.. confused

17. Even those who disagreed with Carmen's views rarely faulted her for expressing them, for the positions she took were as----as they were controversial.
(A) complicated
(B) political
(C) subjective
(D) commonplace
(E) thoughtful

18. New research on technology and public policy focuses on how seemingly----design features, generally overlooked in most analyses of public works projects or industrial machinery, actually---social choices of profound significance.
(A) insignificant.. mask
(B) inexpensive.. produce
(C) innovative.. represent
(D) ingenious.. permit
(E) inopportune.. hasten

19. Paradoxically, Robinson's excessive denials of the worth of early works of science fiction suggest that she has become quite----them.
(A) reflective about
(B) enamored of
(C) skeptical of
(D) encouraged by
(E) offended by

20. Cezanne's delicate watercolor sketches often served as----of a subject, a way of gathering fuller knowledge before the artist's final engagement of the subject in an oil painting.
(A) an abstraction
(B) an enhancement
(C) a synthesis
(D) a reconnaissance
(E) a transcription

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GRE TEST 4

1. Her----should not be confused with miserliness; as long as I have known her, she has always been willing to assist those who are in need.
(A) intemperance
(B) intolerance
(C) apprehension
(D) diffidence
(E) frugality

2. Natural selection tends to eliminate genes that cause inherited diseases, acting most strongly against the most severe diseases; consequently, hereditary diseases that are----would be expected to be very----, but, surprisingly, they are not.
(A) lethal.. rare
(B) untreated.. dangerous
(C) unusual.. refractory
(D) new.. perplexing
(E) widespread.. acute

3. Unfortunately, his damaging attacks on the ramifications of the economic policy have been----by his wholehearted acceptance of that policy's underlying assumptions.
(A) supplemented
(B) undermined
(C) wasted
(D) diverted
(E) redeemed

4. During the opera's most famous aria the tempo chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed----, without necessary relation to what had gone before.
(A) tedious
(B) melodious
C) capricious
(D) compelling
(E) cautious

5. In the machinelike world of classical physics, the human intellect appears----, since the mechanical nature of classical physics does not ----creative reasoning, the very ability that had made the formulation of classical principles possible.
(A) anomalous.. allow for
(B) abstract.. speak to
(C) anachronistic.. deny
(D) enduring.. value
(E) contradictory.. exclude

6. Documenting science's----philosophy would be----, since it is almost axiomatic that many philosophers use scientific concepts as the foundations for their speculations.
(A) distrust of.. elementary
(B) influence on.. superfluous
(C) reliance on.. inappropriate
(D) dependence on.. difficult
(E) differences from.. impossible

7. For centuries animals have been used as----for people in experiments to assess the effects of therapeutic and other agents that might later be used in humans.
(A) benefactors
(B) companions
(C) examples
(D) precedents
(E) surrogates

8. Social tensions among adult factions can be----by politics, but adolescents and children have no such----for resolving their conflict with the exclusive world of adults.
(A) intensified.. attitude
(B) complicated.. relief
(C) frustrated.. justification
(D) adjusted.. mechanism
(E) revealed.. opportunity

9. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ----between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are----to the maintenance of community.
(A) a compromise.. inimical
(B) an interdependence.. subsidiary
(C) a counterpoint.. incidental
(D) an equivalence.. prerequisite
(E) a reciprocity.. conducive

10. Far from viewing Jefferson as a skeptical but enlightened intellectual, historians of the 1960's portrayed him as----thinker, eager to fill the young with his political orthodoxy while censoring ideas he did not like.
(A) an adventurous
(B) a doctrinaire
(C) an eclectic
(D) a judicious
(E) a cynical

11. To have true disciples, a thinker must not be too ----: any effective intellectual leader depends on the ability of other people to----thought processes that did not originate with them.
(A) popular.. dismiss
(B) methodical.. interpret
(C) Idiosyncratic.. Reenact
(D) self-confident.. revitalize
(E) pragmatic.. discourage

12. Sponsors of the bill were----because there was no opposition to it within the legislature until after the measure had been signed into law.
(A) unreliable
(B) well-intentioned
(C) persistent
(D) relieved
(E) detained

13. The paradoxical aspect of the myths about Demeter, when we consider the predominant image of her as a tranquil and serene goddess, is her----search for her daughter.
(A) extended
(B) agitated
(C) comprehensive
(D) motiveless
(E) heartless

14. Yellow fever, the disease that killed 4,000 Philadelphians in 1793, and so----Memphis, Tennessee, that the city lost its charter, has reappeared after nearly two decades in----in the Western Hemisphere.
(A) terrorized.. contention
(B) ravaged.. secret
(C) disabled.. quarantine
(D) corrupted.. quiescence
(E) decimated.. abeyance

15. Although----, almost self-effacing in his private life, he displays in his plays and essays a strong ----publicity and controversy.
(A) conventional.. interest in
(B) monotonous.. reliance on
(C) shy.. aversion toward
(D) retiring.. penchant for
(E) evasive.. impatience with

16. Comparatively few rock musicians are willing to laugh at themselves, although a hint of----can boost sales of video clips very nicely.
(A) self-deprecation
(B) congeniality
(C) cynicism
(D) embarrassment
(E) self-doubt

17. Parts of seventeenth-century Chinese pleasure gardens were not necessarily intended to look---;they were designed expressly to evoke the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the ---- of natural beauty and human glory.
(A) beautiful.. immutability
(B) cheerful.. transitoriness
(C) colorful.. abstractness
(D) luxuriant.. simplicity
(E) conventional.. wildness

18. Since it is now----to build the complex central processing unit of a computer on a single silicon chip using photolithography and chemical etching, it seems plausible that other miniature structures might be fabricated in----ways.
(A) unprecedented.. undiscovered
(B) difficult.. related
(C) permitted.. unique
(D) mandatory.. congruent
(E) routine.. similar

19. Given the evidence of Egyptian and Babylonian----later Greek civilization, it would be incorrect to view the work of Greek scientists as an entirely independent creation.
(A) disdain for
(B) imitation of
(C) ambivalence about
(D) deference to
(E) influence on

20. Laws do not ensure social order since laws can always be----, which makes them----unless the authorities have the will and the power to detect and punish wrongdoing.
(A) contested.. provisional
(B) circumvented.. antiquated
(C) repealed.. vulnerable
(D) violated.. ineffective
(E) modified.. unstable

21. Since she believed him to be both candid and trustworthy, she refused to consider the possibility that his statement had been----.
(A) irrelevant
(B) facetious
(C) mistaken
(D) critical
(E) insincere

22. It is strange how words shape our thoughts and trap us at the bottom of deeply----canyons of thinking, their imprisoning sides carved out by the----of past usage.
(A) cleaved.. eruptions
(B) rooted.. flood
(C) incised.. river
(D) ridged.. ocean
(E) notched.. mountains

23. That his intransigence in making decisions----no open disagreement from any quarter was well known; thus, clever subordinates learned the art of----their opinions in casual remarks.
(A) elicited.. quashing
(B) engendered.. recasting
(C) Brooked.. intimating
(D) embodied.. instigating
(E) forbore.. emending

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GRE TEST 5

1. Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday----, the wooden storage boxes made in America's Shaker communities are now----for
their beauty.
(A) environment.. accepted
(B) owners.. employed
(C) function.. valued
(D) reality.. transformed
(E) image.. seen

2. In order to----her theory that the reactions are ----, the scientist conducted many experiments, all of which showed that the heat of the first reaction is more than twice that of the second.
(A) support.. different
(B) comprehend.. constant
(C) evaluate.. concentrated
(D) capture.. valuable
(E) demonstrate.. problematic

3. The sheer bulk of data from the mass media seems to overpower us and drive us to----accounts for an easily and readily digestible portion of news.
(A) insular
(B) investigative
(C) Synoptic
(D) subjective
(E) sensational

4. William James lacked the usual----death; writing to his dying father, he spoke without----about the old man's impending death.
(A) longing for.. regret
(B) awe of.. inhibition
(C) curiosity about.. rancor
(D) apprehension of.. eloquence
(E) anticipation of.. commiseration

5. Current data suggest that, although----states between fear and aggression exist, fear and aggression are as distinct physiologically as they are psychologically.
(A) simultaneous
(B) serious
(C) exceptional
(D) partial
(E) transitional

6. Famous among job seekers for its----, the company, quite apart from generous salaries, bestowed on its executives annual bonuses and such----as low-interest home mortgages and company cars.
(A) magnanimity.. reparations
(B) inventiveness.. benefits
(C) largesse.. perquisites
(D) discernment.. prerogatives
(E) altruism.. credits

7. There are no solitary, free-living creatures; every form of life is----other forms.
(A) segregated from
(B) parallel to
(C) dependent on
(D) overshadowed by
(E) mimicked by

8. The sale of Alaska was not so much an American coup as a matter of----for an imperial Russia that was short of cash and unable to----its own continental coastline.
(A) negligence.. fortify
(B) custom.. maintain
(C) convenience.. stabilize
(D) expediency.. defend
(E) exigency.. reinforce

9. While not completely nonplussed by the usually caustic responses from members of the audience, the speaker was nonetheless visibly----by their lively criticism.
(A) humiliated
(B) discomfited
(C) deluded
(D) disgraced
(E) tantalized

10. In eighth-century Japan, people who---- wasteland were rewarded with official ranks as part of an effort to overcome the shortage of----fields.
(A) conserved.. forested
(B) reclaimed.. arable
(C) cultivated.. domestic
(D) irrigated.. accessible
(E) located.. desirable

11. If duty is the natural----of one's ----the course of future events, then people who are powerful have duty placed on them whether they like it or not.
(A) correlate.. understanding of
(B) outgrowth-control over
(C) determinant.. involvement in
(D) mitigant.. preoccupation with
(E) arbiter.. responsibility for

12. By divesting himself of all regalities, the former king----the consideration that customarily protects monarchs.
(A) merited
(B) forfeited
(C) debased
(D) concealed
(E) extended

13. A perennial goal in zoology is to infer function from----, relating the----of an organism to its physical form and cellular organization.
(A) age.. ancestry
(B) classification.. appearance
(C) size.. movement
(D) structure.. behavior
(E) location.. habitat

14. The sociologist responded to the charge that her new theory was----by pointing out that it did not in fact contradict accepted sociological principles.
(A) banal
(B) heretical
(C) unproven
(D) complex
(E) superficial

15. Industrialists seized economic power only after industry had----agriculture as the preeminent form of production; previously such power had ----land ownership.
(A) sabotaged.. threatened
(B) overtaken.. produced
(C) toppled.. culminated in
(D) joined.. relied on
(E) supplanted.. resided in

16. Rumors, embroidered with detail, live on for years, neither denied nor confirmed, until they become accepted as fact even among people not known for their----.
(A) insight
(B) obstinacy
(C) introspection
(D) tolerance
(E) Credulity

17. No longer----by the belief that the world around us was expressly designed for humanity, many people try to find intellectual----for that lost certainty in astrology and in mysticism.
(A) satisfied.. reasons
(B) sustained.. substitutes
(C) reassured.. justifications
(D) hampered.. equivalents
(E) restricted.. parallels

18. People should not be praised for their virtue if they lack the energy to be----; in such cases, goodness is merely the effect of----.
(A) depraved.. hesitation
(B) cruel.. effortlessness
(C) wicked.. indolence
(D) unjust.. boredom
(E) iniquitous.. impiety

19. Animals that have tasted unpalatable plants tend to----them afterward on the basis of their most conspicuous features, such as their flowers.
(A) recognize
(B) hoard
(C) trample
(D) retrieve
(E) approach

20. As for the alleged value of expert opinion, one need only----government records to see----evidence of the failure of such opinions in many fields.
(A) inspect.. questionable
(B) retain.. circumstantial
(C) distribute.. possible
(D) consult.. strong
(E) evaluate.. problematic

21. In scientific inquiry it becomes a matter of duty to expose a ----hypothesis to every possible kind of----.
(A) tentative.. examination
(B) debatable.. approximation
(C) well-established.. rationalization
(D) logical.. elaboration
(E) suspect.. correlation

22. Charlotte Salomon's biography is a reminder that the currents of private life, however diverted, dislodged, or twisted by ----public events, retain their hold on the----recording them.
(A) transitory.. culture
(B) dramatic.. majority
(C) overpowering.. individual
(D) conventional.. audience
(E) relentless.. institution

23. Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, though very----, have certain characteristics in common.
(A) relevant
(B) elementary
(C) abstract
(D) diverse
(E) controversial

24. Not all the indicators necessary to convey the effect of depth in a picture work simultaneously, the picture's illusion of----three-dimensional appearance must therefore result from the viewer's integration of various indicators perceived----.
(A) imitative.. coincidentally
(B) uniform.. successively
(C) temporary.. comprehensively
(D) expressive.. sympathetically
(E) schematic.. passively

GRE TEST 5 ANSWER KEY: CACBE CCDBB BBDBE EBCAD ACDB

GRE TEST 6

1. The natural balance between prey and predator has been increasingly----, most frequently by human intervention.
(A) celebrated
(B) predicted
(C) observed
(D) disturbed
(E) questioned

2. There is some----the fact that the author of a book as sensitive and informed as Indian Artisans did not develop her interest in Native American art until adulthood, for she grew up in a region rich in American Indian culture.
(A) irony in
(B) satisfaction in
(C) doubt about
(D) concern about
(E) presumptuousness in

3. Ecology, like economics, concerns itself with the movement of valuable----through a complex network of producers and consumers.
(A) commodities
(B) dividends
(C) communications
(D) nutrients
(E) artifacts

4. Observable as a tendency of our culture is a -----of ------psychoanalysis: we no longer feel that it can solve our emotional problems.
(A) divergence.. certainly about
(B) confrontation.. enigmas in
(C) withdrawal.. belief in
(D) defense.. weaknesses in
(E) failure.. rigor in

5. The struggle of the generations is one of the obvious constants of human affairs; therefore, it may be presumptuous to suggest that the rivalry between young and old in Western society during the current decade is ----critical.
(A) perennially
(B) disturbingly
(C) uniquely
(D) archetypally
(E) captiously

6. Rhetoric often seems to----over reason in a heated debate, with both sides----in hyperbole.
(A) cloud.. subsiding
(B) prevail.. yielding
(C) triumph.. engaging
(D) reverberate.. clamoring
(E) trample.. tangling

7. Melodramas, which presented stark oppositions between innocence and criminality, virtue and corruption, good and evil, were popular precisely because they offered the audience a world ----of----.
(A) bereft.. theatricality
(B) composed.. adversity
(C) full.. circumstantiality
(D) deprived.. polarity
(E) devoid.. neutrality

8. In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural----for tree size, bloom density, fruit size, ----to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.
(A) circumstances.. proximity
(B) regulations.. conformity
(C) conditions.. adaptability
(D) auspices.. susceptibility
(E) configurations.. propensity

9. At first, I found her gravity rather intimidating; but, as I saw more of her, I found that----was very near the surface.
(A) seriousness
(B) confidence
(C) laughter
(D) poise
(E) determination

10. Even though in today's Soviet Union the---- the Muslim clergy have been accorded power and privileges, the Muslim laity and the rank-and-file clergy still have little----to practice their religion.
(A) practitioners among.. opportunity
(B) dissidents within.. obligation
(C) adversaries of.. inclination
(D) leaders of.. latitude
(E) traditionalists among.. incentive

11. Our new tools of systems analysis, powerful though they may be, lead to----theories, especially, and predictably, in economics and political science, where productive approaches have long been highly----.
(A) pragmatic.. speculative
(B) inelegant.. efficacious
(C) explanatory.. intuitional
(D) wrongheaded.. convergent
(E) simplistic.. elusive

12. Nineteenth-century scholars, by examining earlier geometric Greek art, found that classical Greek art was not a magical----or a brilliant---- blending Egyptian and Assyrian art, but was independently evolved by Greeks in Greece.
(A) stratagem.. appropriation
(B) exemplar.. synthesis
(C) conversion.. annexation
(D) paradigm.. construct
(E) apparition.. amalgam

13. Dreams are----in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.
(A) uninformative
(B) startling
(C) harmless
(D) unregulated
(E) uncontrollable

14. The Muses are----deities: they avenge themselves without mercy on those who weary of their charms.
(A) rueful
(B) ingenuous
(C) solicitous
(D) vindictive
(E) dispassionate

15. Without the psychiatrist's promise of confidentiality, trust is----and the patient's communication limited; even though confidentiality can thus be seen to be precious in therapy, moral responsibility sometimes requires a willingness to----it.
(A) implicit.. extend
(B) ambiguous.. apply
(C) prevented.. uphold
(D) assumed.. examine
(E) impaired.. sacrifice

16. Having fully embraced the belief that government by persuasion is preferable to government by----, the leaders of the movement have recently----most of their previous statements supporting totalitarianism.
(A) intimidation.. issued
(B) participation.. moderated
(C) proclamation.. codified
(D) demonstration.. deliberated
(E) coercion.. repudiated

17. The powers and satisfactions of primeval people, though few and meager, were----- their few and simple desires.
(A) simultaneous with
(B) commensurate with
(C) substantiated by
(D) circumscribed by
(E) ruined by

18. Some scientists argue that carbon compounds play such a central role in life on Earth because of the possibility of----resulting from the carbon atom's ability to form an unending series of different molecules.
(A) deviation
(B) stability
(C) reproduction
(D) variety
(E) invigoration

19. Whereas the art critic Vasari saw the painting entitled the Mona Lisa as an original and wonderful----feat, the reproduction of a natural object, the aesthetes saw it as----that required deciphering.
(A) collaborative.. an aberration
(B) historical.. a symbol
(C) technical.. a hieroglyph
(D) mechanical.. an imitation
(E) visual.. an illusion

20. As late as 1891 a speaker assured his audience that since profitable farming was the result of natural ability rather than----, an education in agriculture was----.
(A) instruction.. vital
(B) effort.. difficult
(C) learning.. useless
(D) science.. intellectual
(E) luck.. senseless

21. In spite of the----nature of Scotland's terrain, its main roads are surprisingly free from severe----.
(A) rocky.. weather
(B) mountainous.. grades
(C) uncharted.. flooding
(D) unpredictable.. damage
(E) landlocked.. slipperiness

22. Walpole's art collection was huge and fascinating, and his novel The Castle of Otranto was never out of print; none of this mattered to the Victorians, who----him as, at best, ----.
(A) dismissed.. insignificant
(B) judged.. worthwhile
(C) revered.. talented
(D) reviled.. meager
(E) taunted.. dangerous

23. Since the author frequently----other scholars, his objection to disputes is not only irrelevant but also----.
(A) supports.. overbearing
(B) provokes.. frightening
(C) quotes.. curious
(D) ignores.. peevish
(E) attacks.. surprising

24. Without seeming unworldly, William James appeared wholly removed from the----of society, the conventionality of academe.
(A) ethos
(B) idealism
(C) romance
(D) paradoxes
(E) commonplaces

GRE TEST 6 ANSWER KEY :DAACC CECCD EEADE EBDCC BAEE

GRE TEST 7

1. Heavily perfumed white flowers, such as gardenias,were favorites with collectors in the eighteenth century, when----was valued much more highly than it is today.
(A) scent
(B) beauty
(C) elegance
(D) color
(E) variety

2. In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's "Celeste Aida," normally a tenor's----, with the casual enthusiasm of a folk singer performing one of his favorite----.
(A) pitfall.. recitals
(B) glory.. chorales
(C) nightmare.. ballads
(D) delight.. chanteys
(E) routine.. composers

3. Dependence on foreign sources of heavy metals, though----, remains----for United States foreign policy.
(A) deepening.. a challenge
(B) diminishing.. a problem
(C) excessive.. a dilemma
(D) debilitating.. an embarrassment
(E) unavoidable.. a precedent

4. Cynics believe that people who----compliments do so in order to be praised twice.
(A) bask in
(B) give out
(C) despair of
(D) gloat over
(E) shrug off

5. Although nothing could be further from the truth, freight railroads have been----of----the nation's shift from oil to coal by charging exorbitant fees to transport coal.
(A) accused.. impeding
(B) proud.. accelerating
(C) guilty.. delaying
(D) conscious.. contributing to
(E) wary. . interfering with

6. Although the revelation that one of the contestants was a friend left the judge open to charges of lack of----, the judge remained adamant in her assertion that acquaintance did not necessarily imply----.
(A) prudence.. tolerance
(B) detachment.. foreknowledge
(C) exoneration.. impropriety
(D) prejudice.. preference
(E) disinterestedness.. partiality

7. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ----the incipient ----among geologists about the validity of the theory of continental drift.
(A) obviating.. consensus
(B) forestalling.. rift
(C) escalating.. debates
(D) engendering.. speculation
(E) resolving.. rumors

8. The commissions criticized the legislature for making college attendance dependent on the ability to pay, charging that, as a result, hundreds of qualified young people would be----further education.
(A) entitled to
(B) striving for
(C) deprived of
(D) uninterested in
(E) participating in

9. In most Native American cultures, an article used in prayer or ritual is made with extraordinary attention to and richness of detail: it is decorated more ----than a similar article intended for----use.
(A) delicately.. vocational
(B) colorfully.. festive
(C) creatively.. religious
(D) subtly.. commercial
(E) lavishly.. everyday

10. Having no sense of moral obligation, Shipler was as little subject to the----of conscience after he acted as he was motivated by its----before he acted.
(A) rewards.. chastisement
(B) balm.. eloquence
(C) reproaches.. promptings
(D) ridicule.. allure
(E) qualms.. atonement

11. Freud derived psychoanalytic knowledge of childhood indirectly: he----childhood processes from adult----.
(A) reconstructed.. memory
(B) condoned.. experience
(C) incorporated.. behavior
(D) released.. monotony
(E) inferred.. anticipation

12. While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers-the incomprehension of her colleagues-octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara McClintock has lived to----the triumph of her once----scientific theories.
(A) descry.. innovative
(B) regret.. insignificant
(C) perpetuate.. tentative
(D) enjoy.. authoritative
(E) savor.. heterodox

13. Broadway audiences have become inured to----and so----to be pleased as to make their ready ovations meaningless as an indicator of the quality of the production before them.
(A) sentimentality.. reluctant
(B) condescension.. disinclined
(C) histrionics.. unlikely
(D) cleverness.. eager
(E) mediocrity.. desperate

14. Any language is a conspiracy against experience in the sense that it is a collective attempt to----experience by reducing it into discrete parcels.
(A) extrapolate
(B) transcribe
(C) complicate
(D) amplify
(E) manage

15. There is perhaps some truth in that waggish old definition of a scholar-a siren that calls attention to a fog without doing anything to---- it.
(A) describe
(B) cause
(C) analyze
(D) dispel
(E) thicken

16. Cryogenic energy storage has the advantage of being suitable in any----, regardless of geography or geology, factors that may---- both underground gas storage and pumped hydroelectric storage.
(A) location.. limit
(B) climate.. deter
(C) site.. forebode
(D) proportion.. typify
(E) surface.. hamper

17. The newborn human infant is not a passive figure, nor an active one, but what might be called an actively----one, eagerly attentive as it is to sights and sounds.
(A) adaptive
(B) selective
(C) inquisitive
(D) receptive
(E) intuitive

18. Opponents of the expansion of the market economy, although in----, continued to constitute----political force throughout the century.
(A) error.. an inconsequential
(B) retreat.. a powerful
(C) disarray.. a disciplined
(D) jeopardy.. an ineffective
(E) command.. a viable

19. Nature's energy efficiency often----human technology: despite the intensity of the light fireflies produce, the amount of heat is negligible; only recently have humans developed chemical light-producing systems whose efficiency----the firefly's system.
(A) engenders.. manipulates
(B) reflects.. simulates
(C) outstrips.. rivals
(D) inhibits.. matches
(E) determines.. reproduces

20. Scholars' sense of the uniqueness of the central concept of "the state" at the time when political science became an academic field quite naturally led to striving for a correspondingly----mode of study.
(A) thorough
(B) distinctive
(C) dependable
(D) scientific
(E) dynamic

21. Just as astrology was for centuries----faith, countering the strength of established churches, so today believing in astrology is an act of----the professional sciences.
(A) an individual.. rebellion by
(B) an accepted.. antagonism toward
(C) an underground.. defiance against
(D) a heretical.. support for
(E) an unknown.. concern about

22. Despite the fact that the two council members belonged to different political parties, they----the issue of how to finance the town debt.
(A) complicated
(B) avoided
(C) attested to
(D) reported on
(E) agreed on

23. The breathing spell provided by the----arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions.
(A) plethora of
(B) moratorium on
(C) reciprocation of
(D) concentration on
(E) development of

24. The notion that cultural and biological influences----determine cross-cultural diversity is discredited by the fact that, in countless aspects of human existence, it is cultural programming that overwhelmingly accounts for cross-population variance.
(A) jointly
(B) completely
(C) directly
(D) equally
(E) eventually

25. Because medieval women's public participation in spiritual life was not welcomed by the male establishment, a compensating----religious writings, inoffensive to the members of the establishment because of its----, became important for many women.
(A) involvement with.. privacy
(B) attention to.. popularity
(C) familiarity with.. scarcity
(D) dissatisfaction with.. profundity
(E) resistance to.. domesticity

26. This final essay, its prevailing kindliness----by occasional flashes of savage irony, bespeaks the----character of the author.
(A) illuminated.. imperturbable
(B) marred.. dichotomous
(C) untainted.. vindictive
(D) exemplified.. chivalrous
(E) diluted.. ruthless

27. Although his attempts to appear psychotic were so----as to be almost----, there is evidence that Ezra Pound was able to avoid standing trial for treason merely by faking symptoms of mental illness.
(A) spontaneous.. amusing
(B) contrived.. believable
(C) clumsy.. ludicrous
(D) stylized.. distressing
(E) sporadic.. premeditated

28. The ----questions that consistently structure the study of history must be distinguished from merely----questions, which have their day and then pass into oblivion.
(A) recurrent.. practical
(B) instinctive.. factual
(C) ingrained.. discriminating
(D) philosophical.. random
(E) perennial.. ephemeral

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GRE TEST 1

1. Kagan maintains that an infant's reactions to its first stressful experiences are part of a natural process of development, not harbingers of childhood unhappiness or ----signs of adolescent anxiety.
(A) Prophetic
(B) Normal
(C) Monotonous
(D) Virtual
(E) Typical

2. The spellings of many Old English words have been----in the living language, although their pronunciations have changed.
(A) Preserved
(B) Shortened
(C) Preempted
(D) Revised
(E) Improved

3. Although Johnson ____great enthusiasm for his employees' project, in reality his interest in the project was so ____as to be almost nonexistent.
(A)generated...redundant
(B)displayed...preemptive
(C) expected...indiscriminate
(D)feigned...perfunctory
(E)demanded...dispassionate

4. However _____ they might be, Roman poets were bound to have some favorite earlier author whom they would ___.
(A)subservient...imitate
(B)independent...inspire
(C) original...emulate
(D)creative...admire
(E) talented...neglect

5. The "imposter syndrome" often afflicts those who fear that true self-disclosure will lower them in others' esteem; rightly handled, however, _____may actually _____one's standing.
(A) willfulness...consolidate
(B) imposture...undermine
(C)affectation...jeopardize
(D) candor...enhance
(E) mimicry...efface

6. The new biological psychiatry does not deny the contributing role of psychological factors in mental illnesses, but posits that these factors may act as a catalyst on existing physiological conditions and----such illnesses.
(A)disguise
(B)impede
(C)constrain
(D)precipitate
(E)consummate

7. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as----, even as a sign of madness.
(A) adventurous
(B) frivolous
(C) willful
(D) impermissible
(E) irrational

8. Literature is inevitably a ------ rather than -------medium for the simple reason that writers interpose their own vision between the reader and reality.
(A)distorting.. a neutral
(B)transparent.. an opaque
(C)colorful.. a drab
(D)flawless. .an inexact
(E)flexible. a rigid

9. The proponents of recombinant DNA research have decided to----federal regulation of their work; they hope that by making this compromise they can forestall proposed state and local controls that might be even stiffer.
(A) protest
(B)institute
(C)deny
(D) encourage
(E)disregard

10. Because many of the minerals found on the ocean floor are still -----on land, where mining is relatively inexpensive, mining the ocean floor has yet to become a------
enterprise.
(A)scarce. . common
(B)accessible.. marginal
(C)unidentified.. subsidized
(D)conserved . . public
(E)plentiful.. profitable

11. Clearly refuting skeptic, researchers have----not only that gravitational radiation exists but that it also does exactly what theory----it should do.
(A) doubted.. warranted
(B) estimated.. accepted
(C) demonstrated.. predicted
(D) assumed.. deduced
(E) supposed.. asserted

12. During a period of protracted illness, the sick can become infirm, _____ both the strength to work and many of the specific skills they once possessed.
(A) regaining
(B) denying
(C) pursuing
(D) insuring
(E) losing

13.It is to the novelist's credit that all of the episodes in her novel are presented realistically, without any ______ or playful super-natural tricks.
(A) elucidation
(B)discrimination
(C) artlessness
(D) authenticity
(E) whimsy

GRE TEST 1 ANSWERS : AADCD DEADE CEE

GRE TEST 2

1 The sheer diversity of tropical plants represents a seemingly----source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.
(A)Exploited
(B)quantifiable
(C)controversial
(D)inexhaustible
(E)remarkable

2 A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling _____ the direct communication of emotion to the viewer.
(A) facilitates
(B) averts
(C) neutralize
(D) implies
(E) represses

3 It is ironic that a critic of such overwhelming vanity now suffers from a measure of the oblivion to which he was forever----others, in the end, all his----has only worked against him.
(A) dedicating.. self-procession
(B) leading.. self-righteousness
(C) consigning.. self-adulation
(D) relegating.. self-sacrifice
(E) condemning.. self-analysis

4 The hierarchy of medical occupations is in many ways a----system; its strata remain----and the practitioners in them have very little vertical mobility.
(A) health.. skilled
(B) delivery.. basic
(C) regimental.. flexible
(D) training.. inferior
(E) cast.. intact

5 Although ancient tools were----preserved, enough have survived to allow us to demonstrate an occasionally interrupted but generally----progress through prehistory.
(A) partially.. noticeable
(B) superficially.. necessary
(C) unwittingly.. documented
(D) rarely.. continual
(E) needlessly.. incessant

6 It is puzzling to observe that Jones's novel has recently been criticized for its______structure, since commentators have traditionally argued that its most obvious_______is its relentlessly rigid, indeed schematic, framework..
(A) attention to.. preoccupation
(B) speculation about.. characteristic
(C) parody of.. disparity
(D) violation of.. contradiction
(E) lack of.. flaw

7 Ironically, the party leaders encountered no greater----their efforts to build a progressive party than the----of the progressives already elected to the legislature.
(A) support for.. advocacy
(B) threat to.. promise
(C) benefit from.. success
(D) obstacle to.. resistance
(E) praise for.. reputation

8 During the 1960's assessments of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of it as a worthwhile, stable institution to widespread----it as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose----was both imminent and welcome.
(A) flight from.. restitution
(B) fascination with.. corruption
(C) rejection of.. vogue
(D) censure of.. dissolution
(E) relinquishment of.. ascent

9 Until the current warming trend exceeds the range of normal climatic fluctuations, there will be, among scientists, considerable----the possibility that increasing levels of atmospheric CO2 can cause long-term warming effects.
(A) interest in
(B) uncertainty about
(C) enthusiasm for
(D) worry about
(E) experimentation on

10 The idealized paintings of nature produced in the eighteenth century are evidence that the medieval -------natural settings had been ----- and that the outdoors now could be enjoyed without trepidation.
(A)fear of.. exorcised
(B)concerns about..regained
(C)affection for.. surmounted
(D)disinterest in.. alleviated
(E)enthusiasm for.. confronted

11 Although the discovery of antibiotics led to great advances in clinical practice, it did not represent a----- bacterial illness, for there are some bacteria that cannot be ------- treated with antibiotics.
(A)breakthrough in.. consistently
(B)panacea for.. effectively
(C)neglect of.. efficiently
(D)reexamination of.. conventionally
(E)resurgence of.. entirely

12 Eric was frustrated because, although he was adept at making lies sound ----- when telling the truth, he ----- the power to make himself believed.
(A) plausible.. lacked
(B) convincing.. held
(C) honest.. found
(D) true.. acquired
(E) logical.. claimed

13 As the first streamlined car. the Airflow represented a ------- in automotive development, and although its sales were -------, it had an immense influence on automobile design.
(A)milestone.. disappointing
(B)breakthrough.. significant
(C)regression.. unimportant
(D)misjudgment..calculable
(E)revolution. tolerable

14 The characterization of historical analysis as a form of fiction is not likely to be received----by either historians or literary critics, who agree that history and fiction deal with----orders of experience.
(A) quietly.. significant
(B) enthusiastically.. shifting
(C) passively.. unusual
(D) sympathetically.. distinct
(E) contentiously.. realistic

GRE TEST 2 ANSWERS :DACED EDDBA BAAD

GRE TEST 3

1. Hydrogen is the ----element of the universe in that it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced.
(A) steadiest
(B) expendable
(C) lightest
(D) final
(E) fundamental

2. Few of us take the pains to study our cherished convictions; indeed, we almost have a natural----doing so.
(A) aptitude for
(B) repugnance to
(C) interest in
(D) ignorance of
(E) reaction after

3. It is his dubious distinction to have proved what nobody would think of denying, that Romero at the age of sixty-four writes with all the characteristics of----.
(A) maturity
(B) fiction
(C) inventiveness
(D) art
(E) brilliance

4. The primary criterion for----a school is its recent performance: critics are----to extend credit for earlier victories.
(A) evaluating .. prone
(B) investigating .. hesitant
(C) judging .. reluctant
(D) improving .. eager
(E) administering .. persuaded

5. Number theory is rich in problems of an especially----sort: they are tantalizingly simple to state but----difficult to solve.
(A) cryptic.. deceptively
(B) spurious.. equally
(C) abstruse.. ostensibly
(D) elegant.. rarely
(E) vexing ..notoriously

6. In failing to see that the justice's pronouncement merely----previous decisions rather than actually establishing a precedent, the novice law clerk----the scope of the justice's judgment.
(A) synthesized.. limited
(B) overturned.. misunderstood
(C) endorsed.. nullified
(D) qualified.. overemphasized
(E) recapitulated.. defined

7. When theories formerly considered to be----in their scientific objectivity are found instead to reflect a consistent observational and evaluative bias, then the presumed neutrality of science gives way to the recognition that categories of knowledge are human----.
(A) disinterested.. constructions
(B) callous.. errors
(C) verifiable.. prejudices
(D) convincing.. imperatives
(E) unassailable.. fantasies

8. Although the minuet appeared simple, its----steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully----in public.
(A) progressive.. revealed
(B) intricate.. executed
(C) rudimentary.. allowed
(D) minute.. discussed
(E) entertaining.. stylized

9. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were----not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the----methodology into question.
(A) provocative.. prevailing
(B) predictable.. contemporary
(C) inconclusive.. traditional
(D) intriguing.. projected
(E) specious.. original

10. Despite the----of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop culture" as a key for----the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.
(A) antipathy.. entangling
(B) discernment.. evaluating
(C) pedantry.. reinstating
(D) skepticism.. deciphering
(E) enthusiasm.. symbolizing

11. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a ----of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.
(A) connoisseur
(B) critic
(C) friend
(D) scourge
(E) judge

12. Because outlaws were denied----under medieval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal----.
(A) propriety.. authority
(B) protection.. impunity
(C) collusion.. consent
(D) rights.. collaboration
(E) provisions.. validity

13. Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country's -------.
(A) boldness
(B) influence
(C) responsibility
(D) moderation
(E) vulnerability

14. Physicists rejected the innovative experimental technique because, although it----some problems, it also produced new----.
(A) clarified.. data
(B) eased.. interpretations
(C) resolved.. complications
(D) caused.. hypotheses
(E) revealed.. inconsistencies

15. The pressure of population on available resources is the key to understanding history; consequently, any historical writing that takes no cognizance of----facts is----flawed.
(A) demographic.. intrinsically
(B) ecological.. marginally
(C) cultural.. substantively
(D) psychological.. philosophically
(E) political.. demonstratively

16. It comes as no surprise that societies have codes of behavior; the character of the codes, on the other hand, can often be----.
(A) predictable
(B) unexpected
(C) admirable
(D) explicit
(E) confusing

17. For some time now, ----has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.
(A) rationality
(B) flexibility
(C) diffidence
(D) disinterestedness
(E) insincerity

18. The ----of mass literacy coincided with the first industrial revolution; in turn, the new expansion in literacy, as well as cheaper printing, helped to nurture the----of popular literature.
(A) building.. mistrust
(B) reappearance.. display
(C) receipt.. source
(D) selection.. influence
(E) emergence.. rise

19. In parts of the Arctic, the land grades into the landfast ice so----that you can walk off the coast and not know you are over the hidden sea.
(A) permanently
(B) imperceptibly
(C) irregularly
(D) precariously
(E) slightly

20. An investigation that is----can occasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, but typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a definite direction.
(A) timely
(B) unguided
(C) consistent
(D) uncomplicated
(E) subjective

21. Like many eighteenth-century scholars who lived by cultivating those in power, Winckelmann neglected to neutralize, by some----gesture of comradeship, the resentment his peers were bound to feel because of his----the high and mighty.
(A) quixotic.. intrigue with
(B) enigmatic.. familiarity with
(C) propitiatory.. involvement with
(D) salutary.. questioning of
(E) unfeigned.. sympathy for

GRE TEST 3 kEYS: EBACE DABAD CBECA BDEBB C

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-12

2008-04-25T13:56:00.002-07:00

GRE TEST 31

1. ORCHESTRA: MUSIC::
(A) vocalist: song
(B) poet: anthology
(C) actor: cues
(D) choreographer: ballet
(E) troupe: drama

2. RESOLUTENESS: WILL::
(A) zeal: conviction
(B) honor: restitution
(C) esteem: adoration
(D) anguish: hesitation
(E) sorrow: compassion

3. TENDER: ACCEPTANCE::
(A) publish: wisdom
(B) exhibit: inspection
(C) scrutinize: foresight
(D) authorize: approval
(E) declare: observation

4. PLUTOCRACY: WEALTH::
(A) democracy: freedom
(B) aristocracy: land
(C) gerontocracy: age
(D) technocracy: ability
(E) autocracy: birth

5. HEDONIST: PLEASURE::
(A) humanist: pride
(B) ascetic: tolerance
(C) stoic: sacrifice
(D) recluse: privacy
(E) idealist: compromise

6. DIGRESSIVE: STATEMENT::
(A) connotative: definition
(B) slanderous: slur
(C) tangential: presupposition
(D) biased: opinion
(E) circuitous: route

7. CHICANERY: CLEVER::
(A) expertise: knowledgeable
(B) certainty: doubtful
(C) gullibility: skeptical
(D) machination: heedless
(E) tactlessness: truthful

8. ENDOW: INCOME::
(A) emit: signals
(B) endorse: approval
(C) enchant: magic
(D) embark: voyage
(E) endure: hardships

9. FEARLESS: DAUNT::
(A) perplexed: enlighten
(B) nondescript: neglect
(C) avaricious: motivate
(D) impassive: perturb
(E) tranquil: pacify

10.QUERULOUS: COMPLAIN::
(A) humble: fawn
(B) prodigal: spend
(C) treacherous: trust
(D) laconic: talk
(E) culpable: blame

11.LAW: CRIMINALITY::
(A) ritual: orthodoxy
(B) leadership: submission
(C) consensus: factionalism
(D) lesson : falsehood
(E) rehabilitation : vacillationkeys:

12.STATUE : SCULPTURE::
(A) engraving : mural
(B) novel : character
(C) ode: poem
(D) movement: symphony
(E) script: play

13.DINGY : GLISTEN::

(A) Slippery: adhere
(B) coarse : polish
(C) sharp :hone
(D) shallow: overflow
(E) savory: taste

14.OBSERVE: SCRUTINIZE::
(A) sing: harmonize
(B) question: grill
(C) glance: gape
(D) walk: stroll
(E) speak: whisper

15.HEDONISTIC: PLEASURE::
(A) narcissistic: self
(B) aesthetic: love
(C) laconic: words
(D) democratic: justice
(E) pragmatic: intellect

16.LUSTROUS: POLISH::
(A) pure: refine
(B) transparent: obscure
(C) iridescent: paint
(D) precise: embellish
(E) stinking: smell

17.BADGER: BOTHER::
(A) persecute: injure
(B) haunt: remember
(C) belabor: mention
(D) quibble: argue
(E) censure: evaluate

18.BIGOT: TOLERANCE::
(A) scoundrel: misdeed
(B) liar: honesty
(C) brat: annoyance
(D) outcast: respect
(E) snitch: information

19.POSTURER: UNAFFECTED::
(A) brat: insolent
(B) hypocrite: perceptive
(C) grouch: respected
(D) bigot: tolerant
(E) rogue: empathetic

20.DISLIKE: LOATHING::
(A) appreciation:gratification
(B) hunger: appetite
(C) void: dearth
(D) pleasure: bliss
(E) pain: ache

21.EQUIVOCATION: MISLEADING::
(A) mitigation: severe
(B) advice: peremptory
(C) bromide: hackneyed
(D) precept: obedient
(E) explanation:
unintelligible

22.BLANDISHMENT: CAJOLE::
(A) prediction: convince
(B) obstacle: impede
(C) embellishment: praise
(D) deficiency: compensate
(E) compliment: exaggerate

23.POLITIC: OFFEND::
(A) distressing: terrify
(B) aloof: associate
(C) misunderstood: surmise
(D) vacuous: deplete
(E) trivial: bore

24.PONTIFICATE: SPEAK::
(A) indoctrinate: preach
(B) impersonate: imitate
(C) obey: listen
(D) soar: fly
(E) strut: walk

25.OFFICIOUS: MEDDLE::
(A) disaffected: rebel
(B) bustling: excel
(C) profligate: conserve
(D) subservient: esteem
(E) acrimonious: soothe

26.HERO: ADMIRABLE::
(A) critic: capricious
(B) braggart: surly
(C) eccentric: unconventional
(D) anarchist: powerful
(E) enemy: immoral

27.GALVANIZE: STIMULATE::
(A) agitate: occlude
(B) incubate: humidify
(C) sterilize: separate
(D) irrigate: flush
(E) purify: amalgamate

28.CONVULSION: CONTRACTION::
(A) aggression: attack
(B) sulkiness: punishment
(C) persistence: acquiescence
(D) frenzy: emotion
(E) indifference: greeting

29.JOLT: MOVE::
(A) possess: acquire
(B) arrive: remain
(C) check: stop
(D) spiral: turn
(E) rattle: hear

30.VARNISH : GLOSSY::
(A) sharpen : blunt
(B) measure : deep
(C) sand : smooth
(D) approximate : precise
(E) anchor : unstable

31.AMENITY : COMFORTABLE::
(A) tact : circumspect
(B) nuisance : aggravated
(C) honorarium : grateful
(D) favorite : envious
(E) lounge : patient

32.MARTINET: DISCIPLINE::
(A) illusionist: misdirection
(B) dilettante: commitment
(C) renegade: allegiance
(D) pedant: learning
(E) hack: writing

GRE TEST 31 ANSWER KEYS :
EABCD EEBDB
DCABA AABDD
CBBEA CDDCC
CD

GRE TEST 32

1. SUFFOCATE: OXYGEN::
(A) restrict: supplies
(B) rob: money
(C) inhibit: drives
(D) imprison: freedom
(E) starve: nutrients

2. TORNADO: AIR::
(A) whirlpool: water
(B) sinkhole: ground
(C) forest: fire
(D) gusher: oil
(E) thunderbolt: lightning

3. PIGMENT: COLOR::
(A) sizing: fabric
(B) spice: flavor
(C) steel: alloy
(D) fertilizer: soil
(E) rock: energy

4. PARRY: QUESTION::
(A) return: affection
(B) shirk: duty
(C) confront: dread
(D) hurl: insult
(E) surrender: temptation

5. CAVERN: SPELUNKER::
(A) wood: carpenter
(B) horse: jockey
(C) machine: mechanic
(D) star: astronomer
(E) ocean: diver

6. NEPOTISM: RELATIVE::
(A) cronyism: friend
(B) elitism: leader
(C) narcissism: self
(D) recidivism: criminal
(E) jingoism: patriot

7. ORATION: HEARD::
(A) epic : revised
(B) ballet : appreciated
(C) poem: analyzed
(D) movie : directed
(E) novel: read

8. DOSE: MEDICINE::
(A) current: river
(B) electricity: shock
(C) tremor: earthquake
(D) sentence: punishment
(E) tempo: music

9. THEATER: PERFORMANCE::
(A) kitchen: food
(B) movie: acting
(C) market: commerce
(D) raft: swimming
(E) family: outing

10. REGIMEN: HEALTH::
(A) budget: solvency
(B) prescription: medicine
(C) agenda: priority
(D) roster: personnel
(E) index: content

11. FILLY: HORSE::
(A) antennae: butterfly
(B) pullet: chicken
(C) gaggle: goose
(D) duck: drake
(E) wasp: bee

12. SILVER: TARNISH::
(A) gold: burnish
(B) steel: forge
(C) iron: rust
(D) lead: cast
(E) tin: shear

13. FULL-BODIED: FLAVOR::
(A) penetrating: vision
(B) humorous: character
(C) salacious: language
(D) nostalgic: feeling
(E) resonant: sound

14. LEGACY: PREDECESSOR::
(A) gift: donor
(B) gratuity: service
(C) contribution: charity
(D) receipt: customer
(E) loan: collector

15. VOICE: SHOUT::
(A) ear: overhear
(B) eye: see
(C) hand: clutch
(D) nerve: feel
(E) nose: inhale

16. JOKE: PUNCHLINE::
(A) sermon: congregation
(B) conceit: allegory
(C) rhetoric: persuasion
(D) conspiracy: arrest
(E) plot: denouement

GRE TEST 32 ANSWER KEY: EABBE AEDCA BCEAB E

GRE TEST 33

1.TILE: MOSAIC::
(A) wood: totem
(B) stitch: sampler
(C) ink: scroll
(D) pedestal: column
(E) tapestry: rug

2.REDOUBTABLE: AWE::
(A) tart: pungency
(B) tacit: solitude
(C) despicable: contempt
(D) engrossing: obliviousness
(E) venerable: renown

3. COMPLAIN: CARP::
(A) supply: donate
(B) argue: debate
(C) grumble: accuse
(D) drink: guzzle
(E) pacify: intervene

4. SKIRMISH: INSIGNIFICANCE::
(A) revolution: democracy
(B) duel: formality
(C) feud: impartiality
(D) bout: sparring
(E) crusade: remoteness

5. MERCENARY: MONEY::
(A) vindictive: revenge
(B) scholarly: library
(C) immaculate: cleanliness
(D) thirsty: water
(E) belligerent: invasion

6. TROUBLED: DISTRAUGHT::
(A) annoyed: disillusioned
(B) disturbed: interrupted
(C) covetous: rapacious
(D) outmoded: ostentatious
(E) tranquil: placid

7. CANVAS: PAINTER::
(A) leather: shoe
(B) brush: palette
(C) chisel: wood
(D) marble: sculptor
(E) hammer: carpenter

8. MANSION: RESIDENCE::
(A) limousine: automobile
(B) chandelier: candle
(C) tuxedo: wardrobe
(D) diamond: rhinestone
(E) yacht: harbor

9. RELEVANT: CRUCIAL::
(A) marginal: unique
(B) perceptible: obvious
(C) apparent: real
(D) peripheral: central
(E) possible: desirable

10. PERFUNCTORILY: INSPIRATION::
(A) insolently: veneration
(B) ardently: passion
(C) phlegmatically: composure
(D) surreptitiously: obsession
(E) haltingly: reluctance

11. FERTILIZE: GROW::
(A) immunize: resist
(B) nourish: enrich
(C) heat: burn
(D) graft: multiply
(E) prune: dwarf

12. EXORBITANT: MODERATION::
(A) dispassionate: equanimity
(B) macabre: interest
(C) perfidious: loyalty
(D) brilliant: gullibility
(E) lavish: extravagance

13. BLANDISHMENT: COAX::
(A) medal: honor
(B) budget: save
(C) diary: reminisce
(D) concert: play
(E) plea: threaten

14. REQUEST: COMMAND::
(A) propose: stipulate
(B) enlist: support
(C) relegate : consign
(D) volunteer: accept
(E) select: reject

15.RENOUNCE: PLEDGE::
(A) exculpate: victim
(B) desecrate: shrine
(C) recriminate: hero
(D) redeem: honor
(E) rescind: order

16. COWARD: CRAVEN::
(A) liar: facetious
(B) dupe: gullible
(C) commentator: caustic
(D) judge: impartial
(E) criminal: hostile

17. APOLOGIZE: CONTRITE::
(A) aggravate: contemptuous
(B) endorse: esteemed
(C) extenuate: guilty
(D) compliment: impressed
(E) rationalize: modest

18. EUPHEMISM: OFFENSE::
(A) rhetoric: persuasion
(B) prevarication: truth
(C) metaphor: description
(D) repetition: boredom
(E) conciliation: appeasement

19. SENSITIZATION: ALLERGIC::
(A) immunity: vulnerable
(B) habituation: inured
(C) invigoration: stimulating
(D) sleep: anesthetic
(E) disinfection: preventive

20. HOST: PARASITE::
(A) meadow: soil
(B) egg: bird
(C) medium: bacterium
(D) lair: predator
(E) kernel: seed

21. SOLILOQUY: PLAY::
(A) violin: concerto
(B) overture: musical
(C) duet: ensemble
(D) lyric: poem
(E) aria: opera

22. CONTRACT: IMPLODE::
(A) expand: swell
(B) descend: plummet
(C) add: accelerate
(D) cool: solidify
(E) stretch: flex

23. COHABIT: RESIDE::
(A) conspire: plot
(B) coincide: contradict
(C) secrete: conceal
(D) infiltrate: influence
(E) frame: incriminate

24. STRATAGEM: DECEIVE::
(A) epithet: correspond
(B) oration: publish
(C) conservation: expend
(D) concession: placate
(E) sentence: prosecute

25. INDUSTRIOUSNESS: ACTIVITY::
(A) kindliness: animosity
(B) anxiousness: apathy
(C) boldness: strength
(D) purposefulness: enthusiasm
(E) fastidiousness: selectivity

26. EXTRAVAGANCE: EXPENDITURE::
(A) bias: judgment
(B) exaggeration: deception
(C) inducement: invitation
(D) loquaciousness: talk
(E) distortion: paraphrase

27. OBSEQUIOUS: FAWN::
(A) unsuccessful: achieve
(B) conscientious: shirk
(C) compliant: yield
(D) staid: laugh
(E) amenable: argue

28. NEOPHYTE: EXPERIENCE::
(A) diplomat: negotiation
(B) misanthrope: cynicism
(C) umpire: reconciliation
(D) guru: respect
(E) boor: sensitivity

GRE TEST 33 ANSWER KEY: BCDBA CDABA ACAAE BDBBC EBADE DCE

GRE TEST 34

1. MELODRAMA: SUBTLETY:A) chimera: authenticity
(B) parody: wit
(C) war: strategy
(D) brief: abstract
(E) hypothesis: theory

2. LIMERICK: POEM:A) lampoon: satire
(B) setting: play
(C) fable: moral
(D) material: collage
(E) plot: character

3. INFILTRATE: ENTER:A) comply: index
(B) invade: assault
(C) allege: prove
(D) insinuate: say
(E) disclose: announce

4. IMPORTUNE: REQUEST:: (A) pry: inquiry
(B) balk: obstacle
(C) fulminate: silence
(D) discountenance: plea
(E) vitiate: punishment

5. DAGUERREOTYPE: PHOTOGRAPH:A) bust: statue
(B) pastiche: painting
(C) narrative: novel
(D) hieroglyphic: papyrus
(E) musket: firearm

6. INDISTINGUISHABLE: CONFOUND:A) exceptional: overlook
(B) impregnable: attack
(C) ostentatious: consume
(D) equivalent: interchange
(E) occluded: reveal

7. PREEMINENCE: IMPORTANCE:A) predestination : belief
(B) prefiguration : reality
(C) premeditation: execution
(D) predisposition : preference
(E) preponderance : weight

8. DECIPHER: HIEROGLYPH:A) transcribe: recording
(B) separate: component
(C) transmute: metal
(D) break: code
(E) edit: text

9. PILLORY: RIDICULE:A) badge: challenge
(B) guillotine: execute
(C) rope: chastise
(D) knife: frighten
(E) cell: blame

10. HUBRIS: PRIDE:A) flattery: praise
(B) revenge: jealousy
(C) whim: humor
(D) awe: prestige
(E) dread: courage

11. LAW: JUDGMENT:A) jury: verdict
(B) data: collection
(C) information: decision
(D) news: message
(E) sample: population

12. MOTIVE: DEED:A) goal: need
(B) means: method
(C) regret: retribution
(D) doubt: question
(E) hope: fulfillment

13. CORONA: SUN::

(A) wheel: axle
(B) spark: flame
(C) kernel: corn
(D) comet: tail
(E) atmosphere: planet

14. CONSTRUCT: REMODEL:A) exhibit: perform
(B) compose: edit
(C) demolish: repair
(D) quantify: estimate
(E) predict: assess

15. MIRTH: LAUGHTER:A) uncertainty: nod
(B) approval: applause
(C) danger: alarm
(D) labor: sweat
(E) love: respect

16. PARSIMONY: MISER:A) temerity: despot
(B) belligerence: traitor
(C) remorse: delinquent
(D) equanimity: guardian
(E) rebelliousness: insurgent

17. NITPICK: CRITICIZE::

(A) mock: imitate
(B) complain: argue
(C) interrogate: probe
(D) fret: vex
(E) cavil: object

18. ANONYMOUS: IDENTIFY::

(A) nonchalant: excite
(B) repressed: constrain
(C) misled: trust
(D) annoying: assist
(E) unremarkable: please

19. INSENSITIVE: BOOR::

(A) spontaneous: extrovert
(B) mischievous: imp
(C) conformist: ally
(D) officious: zealot
(E) extravagant: miser

20. EUPHEMISM: OFFENSIVE::

(A) rhetoric: persuasive
(B) aphorism: diffuse
(C) metaphor: descriptive
(D) repetition: fatiguing
(E) conciliation: appeasing

21. FLIPPANT:

(A) evenly distributed
(B) well coordinated
(C) inflexible
(D) sane
(E) earnest

22. NEXUS:

(A) disconnected components
(B) tangled threads
(C) lost direction
(D) unseen obstacle
(E) damaged parts

23. LEVY:

(A) reconsider
(B) relinquish
(C) repatriate
(D) revitalize
(E) rescind

24. GROUSE:

(A) rejoice
(B) rekindle
(C) restore
(D) reject
(E) reflect

25. GIST:

(A) tangential point
(B) tentative explanation
(C) faulty assumption
(D) flawed argument
(E) meaningless distinction

26.EFFRONTERY:

(A) decorum
(B) candor
(C) resolution
(D) perplexity
(E) mediation

27. LIMPID:

(A) rampant
(B) vapid
(C) turbid
(D) rigid
(E) resilient

28. STABILIZE:

(A) penetrate
(B) minimize
(C) fluctuate
(D) analyze
(E) isolate

29. RENOVATE:
(A) design to specifications
(B) keep hidden
(C) cause to decay
(D) duplicate
(E) complicate

30. PROFUSE:

(A) sequential
(B) shoddy
(C) scant
(D) surly
(E) supreme

31. ANCHOR:

(A) unwind
(B) unbend
(C) disjoin
(D) disrupt
(E) dislodge

32. NADIR:
(A) immobile object
(B) uniform measurement
(C) extreme distance
(D) topmost point
(E) regular phenomenon

33. APPROBATION:
(A) disinclination
(B) stagnation
(C) condemnation
(D) false allegation
(E) immediate repulsion

34. FATUOUSNESS:
(A) sensibleness
(B) courage
(C) obedience
(D) aloofness
(E) forcefulness

GRE TEST 34 ANSWER KEY:

AADAE DEDBA CDEBB EEABB
EAEAA ACCCC EDCA

GRE TEST 35

1. OVERDOSE: PRESCRIPTION::
(A) deprivation: materialism
(B) indiscretion: convention
(C) affliction: sympathy
(D) adventure: expedition
(E) drug: medicine

2. ATTENTIVE: OFFICIOUS::
(A) doubtful: ambiguous
(B) absorbed: engrossed
(C) refined: snobbish
(D) magisterial: authoritative
(E) impromptu: spontaneous

3.ENFRANCHISE: VOTE::
(A) advertise: sell
(B) fumigate: kill
(C) filter: purify
(D) illuminate: see
(E) ignite: burn

4. EXULT: SATISFACTION::
(A) crave: longing
(B) banter: conversation
(C) emote: affectation
(D) venture: rashness
(E) bore: weariness

5. ATTACK: VANQUISHED::
(A) woo: adored
(B) smother: choked
(C) spy: investigated
(D) goad: provoked
(E) guess: calculated1

6. DERIDE:
(A) emulate
(B) reward
(C) condone
(D) show respect for
(E) extend favor to

7. COMMOTION:
(A) desirability
(B) likability
(C) propensity
(D) changeability
(E) tranquillity

8. INDETERMINATE:
(A) qualified
(B) definite
(C) stubborn
(D) effective
(E) committed

GRE TEST 35 ANSWER KEY BCDAD DEB

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-11

2008-04-25T13:56:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 29

1. INEVITABLE: CHANCE::
(A) absolute: variability
(B) candid: openness
(C) certain: regularity
(D) relaxed: diligence
(E) sincere: hesitancy

2. SYNONYMOUS: MEANING::
(A) interchangeable: function
(B) equivocal: interpretation
(C) coincidental: cause
(D) ambidextrous: skill
(E) bilingual: language

3. PORTRAIT: PAINTING::
(A) ballet: music
(B) meter: poetry
(C) solo: ensemble
(D) biography: history
(E) documentary: event

4. REPROVE: REPRIMAND::
(A) blame: censure
(B) control : contain
(C) persuade : convince
(D) thwart : confront
(E) inconvenience : effect

5. FLUENT: GLIB::
(A) meticulous: finicky
(B) dedicated: steadfast
(C) humorous: wry
(D) miserly: altruistic
(E) wise: impartial

6. GRAMMAR: LANGUAGE::
(A) pitch: music
(B) protocol: conduct
(C) stanza: poetry
(D) revision : speech
(E) oratory: ceremony

GRE TEST 29 ANSWER KEY
AADAA B

GRE TEST 30

1.WALLET: MONEY::
(A) bank: vault
(B) suitcase: clothing
(C) checkbook: balance
(D) wealth: prestige
(E) envelope: stamp

2. INSTRUMENTALIST: SYMPHONY::
(A) author: drama
(B) photographer: cinema
(C) composer: concerto
(D) artist: painting
(E) dancer: ballet

3. PLATEAU: CHANGE:
(A) respite: activity
(B) asylum: security
(C) terminus: journey
(D) interval: time
(E) lull: rest

4. ISTHMUS: LAND::
(A) peninsula: island
(B) canal: river
(C) stratosphere: air
(D) strait: water
(E) tunnel: mountain

5. EMBARGO: COMMERCE::
(A) abstention: election
(B) strike: lockout
(C) boycott: development
(D) quarantine: contact
(E) blockade: port

6. DILATORY: PROCRASTINATE::
(A) recalcitrant: comply
(B) malcontent: complain
(C) ambivalent: decide
(D) inept: modify
(E) credulous: learn

7. NOMINAL: SIGNIFICANCE::
(A) titular: honor
(B) ephemeral: brevity
(C) divisible: continuity
(D) anomalous: distinction
(E) disjunctive: unity

8. PLAGIARISM: IDEAS::
(A) libel: words
(B) forgery: documents
(C) arson: buildings
(D) kidnapping: ransom
(E) rustling: cattle

9. POLITIC: OFFEND::
(A) distressing: terrify
(B) aloof: associate
(C) misunderstood: surmise
(D) vacuous: deplete
(E) trivial: bore

10. RECONSTITUTE:
(A) detail
(B) invent
(C) spoil
(D) conform
(E) dehydrate

11. TAME:
(A) resolute
(B) ruinous
(C) racy
(D) erratic
(E) experienced

12. INDURATE:
(A) soften
(B) puncture
(C) denude
(D) immure
(E) exchange

13. FRIABLE:
(A) not easily crumbled
(B) not easily torn
(C) not easily melted
(D) not easily eroded
(E) not easily punctured

14. AMBIGUOUS: UNDERSTAND::
(A) veracious: defend
(B) blatant: ignore
(C) prosaic: classify
(D) arcane: conceal
(E) plausible: believe

15. PRISTINE: DECAY::
(A) adequate: imprecision
(B) stable: fluctuation
(C) volatile: force
(D) symmetric: flaw
(E) valid: exception

16. DIGRESS: EXCURSIVE::
(A) improvise: studied
(B) reiterate: redundant
(C) excise: prolix
(D) refute: plausible
(E) accede: contentious

17. PONTIFICATE: SPEAK::
(A) indoctrinate: preach
(B) impersonate: imitate
(C) obey: listen
(D) soar: fly
(E) strut: walk

18. OFFICIOUS: MEDDLE::
(A) disaffected: rebel
(B) bustling: excel
(C) profligate: conserve
(D) subservient: esteem
(E) acrimonious: soothe

19. ATTENUATE: THICKNESS::
(A) separate: substance
(B) ventilate: circulation
(C) vaccinate: immunity
(D) transfer: location
(E) cool: temperature

20. CHAMPION:
(A) emulate
(B) disparage
(C) compel
(D) anticipate
(E) disappoint

21. DECADENCE:
(A) cheerfulness
(B) promptness
(C) cleanliness
(D) wholesomeness
(E) carefulness

22. IMPUGN:
(A) rectify
(B) classify
(C) vindicate
(D) mollify
(E) chastise

23. BAIT:
(A) perplex
(B) disarm
(C) delude
(D) release
(E) fortify

24. CATASTROPHE: MISHAP::
(A) prediction: recollection
(B) contest: recognition
(C) humiliation: embarrassment
(D) reconciliation: solution
(E) hurdle: challenge

25. DEPORTATION:COUNTRY::
(A) evacuation: shelter
(B) abdication: throne
(C) extradition: court
(D) eviction: dwelling
(E) debarkation: destination

26. .MAELSTROM:TURBULENT::
(A) stricture: imperative
(B) mirage: illusory
(C) antique: rare
(D) myth: authentic
(E) verdict: fair

27. ABSTEMIOUS: INDULGE::
(A) affectionate: embrace
(B) austere: decorate
(C) articulate: preach
(D) argumentative: harangue
(E) affable: jest

28. BLUSTERING: SPEAK::
(A) grimacing: smile
(B) blinking: stare
(C) slouching: sit
(D) jeering: laugh
(E) swaggering: walk

29. INDELIBLE: FORGET::
(A) lucid: comprehend
(B) astounding: expect
(C) inconsequential: reduce
(D) incorrigible: agree
(E) fearsome: avoid

30. STARTLE:
(A) appease
(B) lull
(C) reconcile
(D) dally
(E) slumber

31. RECIPROCATING:
(A) releasing slowly
(B) calculating approximately
(C) accepting provisionally
(D) moving unidirectionally
(E) mixing thoroughly

32. TERROR: FEAR::
(A) craving: desire
(B) inclination: liking
(C) sympathy: empathy
(D) urgency: lack
(E) alibi: excuse

33. PESTLE: GRIND::
(A) scissors: sharpen
(B) spice: flavor
(C) spoon: stir
(D) hammer: swing
(E) fan: rotate

34. DISSEMBLE: HONESTY::
(A) smile: amiability
(B) snub: politeness
(C) disagree: error
(D) flee: furtiveness
(E) elate: exuberance

35. SYNOPSIS: CONCISENESS::
(A) distillate: purity
(B) mutation: viability
(C) replication: precedence
(D) illusion: quickness
(E) icon: charity

36. MEDIATION : COMPROMISE::
(A) exclamation: remark
(B) approbation: acclaim
(C) election: legislation
(D) prosecution: conviction
(E) conclusion: evaluation

37. EQUIVOCATION: TRUTH
(A) rhetoric: persuasion
(B) obfuscation: clarity
(C) metaphor: description
(D) repetition: boredom
(E) conciliation: appeasement

38. CRAVEN: ADMIRABLE::
(A) unruly: energetic
(B) listless: attractive
(C) deft: awkward
(D) trifling: amusing
(E) volatile: passionate

39. FLIPPANCY:
(A) temperance
(B) reliability
(C) seriousness
(D) inflexibility
(E) reticence

40. BUNGLE:
(A) bring off
(B) bail out:
(C) give in
(D) pull through
(E) put together

41.SERE:
(A) lush
(B) obstinate
(C) immersed
(D) fortunate
(E) antiquated

42. VACUOUS:
(A) courteous
(B) exhilarated
(C) modest
(D) intelligent
(E) emergent

43. BOMBAST:
(A) kindness
(B) nonthreatening motion
(C) great effort
(D) down-to-earth language
(E) good-natured approval

44. EXEMPT: LIABILITY::
(A) flout: authority
(B) bestow: reward
(C) permit: request
(D) restrain: disorder
(E) pardon: penalty

45. FULL-BODIED: FLAVOR::
(A) penetrating: vision
(B) humorous: character
(C) salacious: language
(D) nostalgic: feeling
(E) resonant: sound

46. LEGACY: PREDECESSOR::
(A) gift: donor
(B) gratuity: service
(C) contribution: charity
(D) receipt: customer
(E) loan: collector

47. HERO: ADMIRABLE::
(A) critic: capricious
(B) braggart: surly
(C) eccentric: unconventional
(D) anarchist: powerful
(E) enemy: immoral

48. GALVANIZE: STIMULATE::
(A) agitate: occlude
(B) incubate: humidify
(C) sterilize: separate
(D) irrigate: flush
(E) purify: amalgamate

49. LOOSE: CONFINEMENT::
(A) forgive: injury
(B) promulgate: rule
(C) disabuse: misconception
(D) redress: allegation
(E) disengage: independence

50. BLANDISHMENT: COAX::
(A) prevarication: deceive
(B) reverie: dream
(C) persuasion: coerce
(D) enticement: impoverish
(E) explanation: mislead

51. CONVULSION: CONTRACTION::
(A) aggression: attack
(B) sulkiness: punishment
(C) persistence: acquiescence
(D) frenzy: emotion
(E) indifference: greeting

52. INTEGRAL:
(A) profuse
(B) superfluous
(C) meritorious
(D) neutral
(E) displaced

53. FRIABLE:
(A) substantial
(B) inflexible
(C) easily contained
(D) slow to accelerate
(E) not easily crumbled

54. DERACINATE:
(A) illuminate
(B) quench
(C) amplify
(D) polish
(E) plant

55. FATIGUE: REST::
(A) gravity: weight
(B) friction: heat
(C) dehydration: water
(D) dizziness: vertigo
(E) radiation: light

56. RECYCLE: DISPOSAL::
(A) recommend: insistence
(B) reciprocate: treatment
(C) rehabilitate: demolition
(D) attach: conquest
(E) offer: sale

57. STOIC: PERTURB::
(A) perplexed: enlighten
(B) nondescript: neglect
(C) tranquil: pacify
(D) avaricious: satisfy
(E) daunting: bewilder

58. EXCULPATORY: ABSOLVE::
(A) motivational: stir
(B) conventional: resist
(C) rhetorical: speak
(D) pedantic: learn
(E) ponderous: choose

59. JOLT: MOVE::
(A) possess: acquire
(B) arrive: remain
(C) check: stop
(D) spiral: turn
(E) rattle: hear

60. GENIAL:
(A) dyspeptic
(B) ceremonious
(C) wistful
(D) ravishing
(E) variable

61. CONSTRUCT : REMODEL::
(A) exhibit : perform
(B) compose : edit
(C) demolish : repair
(D) quantify : estimate
(E) predict : assess

62. ILLUSTRATE : PICTURES::
(A) particularize : details
(B) abridge : texts
(C) parse : sentences
(D) regularize : inconsistencies
(E) economize: words

63. MIRTH : LAUGHTER::
(A) uncertainty : nod
(B) approval : applause
(C) danger : alarm
(D) labor : sweat
(E) love : respect

64. ABRADED : FRICTION::
(A) refined : combustion
(B) attenuated : coagulation
(C) diluted : immersion
(D) strengthened : compression
(E) desiccated : dehydration

65. NTTPICK : CRITICIZE::
(A) mock : imitate
(B) complain : argue
(C) interogate : probe
(D) fret : vex
(E) cavil : object

66. DEACTIVATE:
(A) palpate
(B) alleviate
(C) inhale
(D) articulate
(E) potentiate

67. DEFINITIVE:
(A) prosaic
(B) convoluted
(C) unusual
(D) provisional
(E) vast

68. ANONYMOUS : IDENTIFY::
(A) nonchalant : excite
(B) repressed : constrain
(C) misled : trust
(D) annoying : assist
(E) unremarkable : please

69.EXEMPLARY: IMITATION::
(A) venerable : denigration
(B) novel : duplication
(C) redoubtable : regard
(D) challenging : determination
(E) creditable: verification

70. SUPERCILIOUS.
(A) castigating
(B) obsequious
(C) reclusive
(D) rambunctious
(E) abrasive

71. AWASH:
(A) fouled
(B) quenched
(C) rigid
(D) dry
(E) sturdy

72. BIBLIOPHILE : BOOKS::
(A) environmentalist : pollution
(B) zoologist : animals
(C) gourmet : food
(D) calligrapher : handwriting
(E) aviator : aircraft

73. VOICE:SHOUT::
(A) ear : overhear
(B) eye : see
(C) hand : clutch
(D) nerve : feel
(E) nose : inhale

74. AMENITY : COMFORTABLE
(A) tact : circumspect
(B) nuisance : aggravated
(C) honorarium :grateful
(D) favorite : envious
(E) lounge : patient

75. ADMONISH: DENOUNCE::
(A) challenge: overcome
(B) reward: praise
(C) control: contain
(D) persuade: convince
(E) punish: pillory

76. MARTINET: DISCIPLINE::
(A) illusionist: misdirection
(B) dilettante: commitment
(C) renegade: allegiance
(D) pedant: learning
(E) hack: writing

77. CATHOLIC:
(A) narrow
(B) soft
(C) trivial
(D) calm
(E) quick

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BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-10

2008-04-25T13:55:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 25

1. CORNUCOPIA: ABUNDANCE:
(A) fortune: success
(B) mace: authority
(C) ensign: ship
(D) unicorn: myth
(E) medal: badge

2. LURK: WAIT:
(A) abscond: depart
(B) bilk: cheat
(C) topple: stabilize
(E) deplete: drain
(D) boost: elevate

3. INTERESTED: AGOG:
(A) persistent: daunted
(B) careful: meticulous
(C) curious: questioning
(D) blithe: willful
(E) occupied: engaged

4. DOGMA: ICONOCLAST:
(A) authority: subordinate
(B) patriotism: coward
(C) ideology: rebel
(D) responsibility: renegade
(E) convention: maverick

5. MALAPROPISM: VERBAL:
(A) heresy: moral
(B) hoax: cognitive
(C) gaffe: social
(D) feint: martial
(E) perjury: legislative

6. CENSUS: POPULATION:
(A) itinerary: journeys
(B) inventory: merchandise
(C) roster: audience
(D) slate: incumbents
(E) manifest: debts

7. STREAM: EDDY:
(A) trend: anomaly
(B) shove: punch
(C) assault: defeat
(D) force: motion
(E) illness: symptom

8. TACT: OFFENSIVE:
(A) manners: sincere
(B) money: poor
(C) speech: illiterate
(D) wine: sober
(E) friends:cheerful

9. ANOMALY: PARADIGMATIC:
(A) membrane: impenetrable
(B) weakness: durable
(C) blemish: flawless
(D) fallacy: convincing
(E) liability: solvent

10. TERSENESS: SUPERFLUOUS:
(A) randomness: observable
(B) elegance: simple
(C) arbitrariness: just
(D) spontaneity: studied
(E) flexibility: stable

11. JUGGERNAUT: CRUSH:
(A) quisling: betray
(B) incubus: hatch
(C) sphinx: destroy
(D) sibyl: mislead
(E) paragon: purify

12. VERNACULAR: PLACE:
(A) landmark: tradition
(B) code: solution
(C) fingerprint: identify
(D) symptom: disease
(E) jargon: profession

13. UNDERSTUDY: STAR:
(A) patient: surgeon
(B) deputy: sheriff
(C) secretary: executive
(D) clerk: judge
(E) groom: jockey

14. INSULIN: PANCREAS:
(A) bile: liver
(B) menthol: eucalyptus
(C) oxygen: heart
(D) honey: bee
(E) vanilla: bean

15. TALON: EAGLE:
(A) fang: snake
(B) hoof: horse
(C) quill: porcupine
(D) tusk: elephant
(E) claw: panther

16. DEMUR: QUALMS:
(A) placate: pique
(B) obligate: benevolence
(C) atrophy: rehabilitation
(D) manipulate: experience
(E) waver: irresoluteness

17. PHILOSOPHER: COGITATE:
(A) linguist: prevaricate
(B) politician: capitulate
(C) scholar: extemporize
(D) misanthrope: repeat
(E) iconoclast: attack

18. SUFFOCATE: OXYGEN:
(A) restrict: supplies
(B) rob: money
(C) inhibit: drives
(D) imprison: freedom
(E) starve: nutrients

19. RESOLUTENESS: WILL:
(A) zeal: conviction
(B) honor: restitution
(C) esteem: adoration
(D) anguish: hesitation
(E) sorrow: compassion

20. DIDACTIC: INSTRUCT:
(A) pedantic: contend
(B) comic: amuse
(C) theatrical: applaud
(D) imperative: obey
(E) rhetorical: recite

21. TENDER: ACCEPTANCE:
(A) publish: wisdom
(B) exhibit: inspection
(C) scrutinize: foresight
(D) authorize: approval
(E) declare: observation

22. PLUTOCRACY: WEALTH:
(A) democracy: freedom
(B) aristocracy: land
(C) gerontocracy: age
(D) technocracy: ability
(E) autocracy: birth

23. GRAZING: FORAGERS:
(A) skipping: readers
(B) strolling: prisoners
(C) weeding: gardeners
(D) stalking: hunters
(E) resting: pickers

24. PERTINENT: RELEVANCE:
(A) insistent: rudeness
(B) benevolent: perfection
(C) redundant: superfluity
(D) prevalent: universality
(E) aberrant: uniqueness

25. ASSERT: BELABOR:
(A) tend: fuss
(B) refine: temper
(C) describe: demean
(D) resemble: portray
(E) contaminate: purge

26. TRANSGRESSION: MORALITY:
(A) mistake: probity
(B) invitation: hospitality
(C) gift: generosity
(D) presumption: propriety
(E) misconception: curiosity

GRE TEST 25 ANSWER KEY:
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.E 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.E 13.B 14.A 15.E 16.E
17.E 18.E 19.A 20.B 21.B 22.C 23.D 24.C 25.A 26.D

GRE TEST 26

1. SNUB: DISDAIN:
(A) forsake: desertion
(B) condemn: exasperation
(C) incense: tact
(D) double-cross: disloyalty
(E) lampoon: respect

2. LIKEN: SIMILARITY:
(A) classify: hierarchy
(B) hesitate: reluctance
(C) discriminate: difference
(D) argue: debate
(E) vacillate: decision

3. NEPOTISM: RELATIVE:
(A) cronyism: friend
(B) elitism: leader
(C) narcissism: self
(D) recidivism: criminal
(E) jingoism: patriot

4. ORATION: HEARD:
(A) epic: revised
(B) ballet: appreciated
(C) poem: analyzed
(D) movie: directed
(E) novel: read

5. DOSE: MEDICINE:
(A) current: river
(B) electricity: shock
(C) tremor: earthquake
(D) sentence: punishment
(E) tempo: music

6. INDECIPHERABLE: DECODED:
(A) indecisive: advise
(B) insensitive: criticized
(C) unlawful: apprehended
(D) unimaginative: stimulated
(E) unmanageable: controlled

7. GRATING: SOUND:
(A) dysfunctional: design
(B) fetid: smell
(C) piquant: flavor
(D) asymmetrical: shape
(E) numb: sensation

8. HEDONISTIC: PLEASURE:
(A) narcissistic: self
(B) aesthetic: love
(C) laconic: words
(D) democratic: justice
(E) pragmatic: intellect

9. SYCOPHANT: FLATTERY:
(A) extortionist: intimidation
(B) champion: dispiritedness
(C) arsonist: retribution
(D) sociopath: nonconformity
(E) intellectual: speciousness

10. THEATER: PERFORMANCE:
(A) kitchen: food
(B) movie: acting
(C) market: commerce
(D) raft: swimming
(E) family: outing

11. ASCETIC: LUXURY:
(A) pauper: wealth
(B) prisoner: liberty
(C) beggar: food
(D) teetotaler: alcohol
(E) novice: experience

12. DRAW: DOODLE:
(A) talk: whisper
(B) travel: ramble
(C) run: walk
(D) calculate: add
(E) eat: gobble

13. CHUCKLE: LAUGHING:
(A) uproar: shouting
(B) whisper: speaking
(C) hum: whistling
(D) lecture: conversing
(E) murmur: mimicking

14. EPHEMERAL: ENDURE:
(A) insensitive: cooperate
(B) infirm: react
(C) ineffectual: proceed
(D) inelastic: stretch
(E) inflammable: ignite

15. ROSTRUM: ORATOR:
(A) stage: audience
(B) bench: judge
(C) shelf: clerk
(D) municipality: citizen
(E) crosswalk: pedestrian

16. TEDIOUS: ENERGY:
(A) avaricious: satisfaction
(B) fractious: irritation
(C) disturbing: composure
(D) improbable: ambition
(E) informed: intelligence

17. GRACEFUL: MOVEMENT:
(A) euphonious: sound
(B) forbidding: countenance
(C) ephemeral: duration
(D) melodramatic: emotion
(E) vibrant: color

18. BRAVURA: PERFOMANCE:
(A) extravagant: expenditure
(B) elaborate: oration
(C) foreseeable: outcome
(D) thorough: analysis
(E) resplendent: appearance

19. BADGER: BOTHER:
(A) persecute: injure
(B) haunt: remember
(C) belabor: mention
(D) quibble: argue
(E) censure: evaluate

20. CONGRUENT: DIMENSIONS:
(A) convenient: time
(B) coordinate: axis
(C) conglomerate: part
(D) coincident: chance
(E) coeval: age

21. INTERVIEW: APPLICANT:
(A) recital: pianist
(B) exercise: athlete
(C) audition: actor
(D) manuscript: writer
(E) flight plan: pilot

22. BIGOT: TOLERANCE:
(A) scoundrel:misdeed
(B) liar:honesty
(C) brat:annoyance
(D) outcast:respect
(E) snitch:information

23. IMPROVEMENTS: MASTERY:
(A) efforts: exertion
(B) savings: wealth
(C) performance: talent
(D) practice: intention
(E) diversification: proficiency

24. DILETTANTE: SUPERFICIALITY:
(A) partisan: bias
(B) crusader: passivity
(C) libertarian: authority
(D) champion: restlessness
(E) sage: argumentativeness

25. WINNOW: CHAFF:
(A) ferment: alcohol
(B) skim: cream
(C) pare: fruit
(D) refine: oil
(E) filter: impurities

26. REVISE: MANUSCRIPT:
(A) retouch: picture
(B) replicate: experiment
(C) repair: hammer
(D) replace: book
(E) restore: masterpiece

27. PROFLIGATE: SOLVENT:
(A) mercurial: committed
(B) caustic: rational
(C) indecisive: confused
(D) cautious: uncertain
(E) practical: seemly

GRE TEST 26 ANSWER KEY:
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.D 6.E 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.C 11.D 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.B 16.C
17.A 18.E 19.A 20.E 21.C 22.B 23.B 24.A 25.E 26.A 27.A

GRE TEST 27

1. PLACEBO: INNOCUOUS:
(A) antiliotic: viral
(B) vapor: opaque
(C) salve: unctuous
(D) anesthetic: astringent
(E) vitamin: synthetic

2. DISSEMINATION: INFORMATION:
(A) amend: testimony
(B) analyze: evidence
(C) investigate: crime
(D) prevaricate: confirmation
(E) foment: discontentment

3. CRAVEN: HEROIC:
(A) unruly: energetic
(B) listless: attractive
(C) volatile: constant
(D) deft: trifling
(E) awkward: amusing

4. FILLY: HORSE:
(A) antennae: butterfly
(B) pullet: chicken
(C) gaggle: goose
(D) duck: drake
(E) wasp: bee

5. VAGARY: PREDICT:
(A) quotation: misdirect
(B) investigation: confirm
(C) stamina: deplete
(D) turbulence: upset
(E) impossibility: exe

6 EQUIVOCATION: MISLEADING:
(A) mitigation:severe
(B) advice:peremptory
(C) bromide:hackneyed
(D) precept:obedient
(E) explanation:unintelligible

7. CENSORSHIP: COMMUNICATION:
(A) propaganda: ideology
(B) preservative: decay
(C) revision: accuracy
(D) rest: atrophy
(E) exercise: fitness

8. DISABUSE: FALLACY:
(A) cure: disease
(B) persevere: dereliction
(C) belittle: imperfection
(D) discredit: reputation
(E) discern: discrimination

9. ILLITERACY: EDUCATION:
(A) bureaucracy: clarification
(B) oppression: agreement
(C) vagrancy:travel
(D) inequity: redistribution
(E) inclemency: evasion

10. MALLEABLE: SHAPE:
(A) apathetic: emotion
(B) irresolute: opinion
(C) demonstrable: evidence
(D) irredeemable: value
(E) gustatory: taste

11. MASK: FACE
(A) pseudonym: name
(B) caricature: likeness
(C) forgery: imitation
(D) disguise: detective
(E) code: agent

12. INCORRIGIBLE: REFORMED:
(A) inscrutable:understood
(B) infallible: believed
(C) inferior: defeated
(D) ingenious: copied
(E) infamous: condemned

13. MAGAZINE: PERIODICAL:
(A) newspaper: edition
(B) mystery: fiction
(C) volume: encyclopedia
(D) chapter: book
(E) article: journal

14. FRANK: SECRETIVENESS:
(A) honest: theft
(B) transparent: light
(C) free: autocracy
(D) callow: maturity
(E) confident: intrepidness

15. TACITURN: CHATTER:
(A) covert: detect
(B) dissolute: exhaust
(C) secretive: examine
(D) insufferable: tolerate
(E) magnanimous: begrudge

16. YOKEL: SOPHISTICATION:
(A) nomad : direction
(B) huckster:salesmanship
(C) extrovert: pragmatism
(D) coward: courage
(E) gambler: luck

17. SMUGGLER: IMPORT:
(A) lobbyist: convince
(B) analyst: inform
(C) embezzler: appropriate
(D) theorist: postulate
(E) witness: incriminate

18. DITTY: ORATORIO:
(A) satire: parody
(B) libretto: opera
(C) anecdote: novel
(D) fresco: panorama
(E) sonnet: madrigal

19. FRIEZE: BUILDING:
(A) illumination: manuscript
(B) roof: foundation
(C) shading: drawing
(D) column: pillar
(E) melody: rhythm

20. MOTIVE: DEED:
(A) goal:need
(B) means:method
(C) regret:retribution
(D) doubt:question
(E) hope:fulfillment

21. DIARY:BIOGRAPHER:
(A) cards:dealer
(B) scripture:theologian
(C) notebook: stenographer
(D) caption: cartoonist
(E) primer: teacher

22. TINT: SUFFUSE:
(A) ponder:yearn
(B) regret:undo
(C) damp:quench
(D) shroud:screen
(E) amble:wander

23. RECALCITRANT: AUTHORITY:
(A) implacable:conciliation
(B) remorseful:recompense
(C) indomitable:challenge
(D) insubordinate:camaraderie
(E) enthusiastic:opportunity

24. DISPERSE: RECONVENE:
(A) believe:persuade
(B) explain:understand
(C) tell:know
(D) dismiss:reinstate
(E) increase:recombine

25. CAVERN: SPELUNKER:
(A) wood:carpenter
(B) horse:jockey
(C) machine:mechanic
(D) star:astronomer
(E) ocean: diver

26. DIGRESSIVE: STATEMENT:
(A) connotative:definition
(B) slanderous:slur
(C) tangential:presupposition
(D) biased:opinion
(E) circuitous:route

27. NONCONFORMIST: NORM:
(A) pessimist:rule
(B) extremist:conviction
(C) criminal:motive
(D) deviant:dogma
(E) heretic:orthodoxy

GRE TEST 27 ANSWER KEY:
1.C 2.E 3.C 4.B 5.E 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.E 16.D
17.C 18.C 19.A 20.D 21.B 22.C 23.A 24.D 25.E 26.E 27.E

GRE TEST 28

1. ANCHOR:
(A)unwind
(B)unbend
(C)disjoin
(D)disrupt
(E)dislodge

2. ORIENT:
(A)hasten
(B)defile
(C)menace
(D)confuse
(E)decline

3. GIST:
(A)tangential point
(B)tentative explanation
(C)faulty assumption
(D)flawed argument
(E)meaningless distinction

4. GIST:
(A)artificial manner
(B)trivial point
(C)informal procedure
(D)eccentric method
(E)singular event

5. ZENITH:
(A)shortest line
(B)furthest edge
(C)lowest point
(D)roughest curve

6. NADIR:
(A)immobile object
(B)uniform measurement
(C)extreme distance
(D)topmost point
(E)regular phenomenon

7. METAMORPHOSE:
(A)move ahead
(B)remain unaltered
(C)descend slowly
(D)examine in haste
(E)prepare in advance

8. METAMORPHOSE:
(A)relief from strain
(B)continuation without change
(C)cyclical motion
(D)dogmatic persistence
(E)varied activity

9. RAVE:
(A)flak
(B)flop
(C)cant
(D)pan
(E)snub

10. FULMINATION:
(A)repetition
(B)addition
(C)ratification
(D)praise
(E)escape

11. APPROBATION:
(A)disinclination
(B)stagnation
(C)condemnation
(D)false allegation
(E)immediate repulsion

12. LURCH:
(A)divide equally
(B)relate dishonestly
(C)formulate hypothetically
(D)progress smoothly
(E)accomplish handily

13. LUMBER:
(A)align
(B)squelch
(C)swerve
(D)resist
(E)glide

14. GAMBOL:
(A)admit
(B)plod
(C)ruin
(D)follow
(E)fret

15. CADGE:
(A)conceal
(B)influence
(C)reserve
(D)earn
(E)favor

16. INVEIGLE:
(A)display openly
(B)request directly
(C)initiate willingly
(D)advocate strongly
(E)contribute lavishly

17. SUPPLICATE:
(A)misrepresent
(B)demand
(C)evade
(D)vacillate
(E)discourage

18. GRIEVOUS:
(A)slight
(B)stereotyped
(C)solicitous
(D)sophisticate
(E)sparkling

19. PRODIGIOUS:
(A)implicit
(B)slight
(C)constant
(D)unnecessary
(E)premature

20. INCHOATE:
(A)explicit
(B)dependable
(C)pragmatic
(D)therapeutic
(E)enduring

21. NASCENT:
(A)widely displaced
(B)completely clear
(C)totally natural
(D)strongly contrary
(E)fully established

22. INCIPIENT:
(A)exuberant
(B)full-bodied
(C)explicit
(D)plentiful
(E)full-blown

23. SUBLIMINAL:
(A)adroit
(B)gentle
(C)downcast
(D)able to be manipulated
(E)at a perceptible level

24. RAZE:
(A)build
(B)strengthen
(C)impede
(D)refurbish
(E)stabilize

25. BUCOLIC:
(A)cynical
(B)cultivated
(C)mythical
(D)urban
(E)gentle

26. IMMEDIATE:
(A)complex
(B)limited
(C)future
(D)multiple
(E)tiring

27. PROLOGUE:
(A)soliloquy
(B)trilogy
(C)analogue
(D)dialogue
(E)epilogue

28. CODA:
(A)prelude
(B)crescendo
(C)solo
(D)refrain
(E)improvisation

29. PRECURSORY:
(A)derivative
(B)ephemeral
(C)original
(D)essential
(E)solid

30.RESCIND: LAW::
(A) postpone: performance
(B) withdraw: candidacy
(C) default: debt
(D) demote: hierarchy
(E) retire: position

31.ALCHEMY: SCIENCE::
(A) sideshow: carnival
(B) forgery: imitation
(C) burlesque: comedy
(D) ploy: tactic
(E) nostrum: remedy

32. EXHORT: SUGGEST::
(A) crave: accept
(B) goad: direct
(C) instruct: teach
(D) tamper: adjust
(E) conspire: plan

33. MAIL: MAILBOX::
(A) medicine: treatment
(B) laundry: hamper
(C) gasoline: pump
(D) coat: factory
(E) toothpaste: cleanliness

34. INDULGE: ASCETIC::
(A) adapt: mutineer
(B) sacrifice: politician
(C) restrain: libertine
(D) defy: traitor
(E) stint: benefactor

35. STICKLER: APPROXIMATION::
(A) leader: guidance
(B) connoisseur: anachronism
(C) sluggard: indolence
(D) purist: adulteration
(E) scientist: theorizing

36 ANECDOTE: AMUSEMENT::
(A) parable: brevity
(B) lecture: instruction
(C) harangue: complacency
(D) caption: illustration
(E) slogan: repetition

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37. COMMAND: ENTREATY::
(A) threat: antagonism
(B) reproach: fault
(C) spat: quarrel
(D) snare: entrapment
(E) goad: enticement

38. GRANDSTAND: IMPRESS::
(A) patronize: alienate
(B) hedge: reveal
(C) equivocate: deceive
(D) presume: disprove
(E) upbraid: dislike

39. HISS : SIBILANT::
(A) staccato: regular
(B) moan : stressful
(C) yell: sensible
(D) drone: monotonous
(E) screech : nonverbal

40.INSECT: PESTICIDE::
(A) antiseptic: germicide
(B) preservative: fungicide
(C) plant: herbicide
(D) blood: coagulant
(E) skin: astringent

41. MOSAIC: CERAMIC::
(A) sculpture: gallery
(B) song: note
(C) painting: brush
(D) patchwork: cloth
(E) seam: stitch

42. FOOT: PERAMBULATE::
(A) nose: pry
(B) archive: accumulate
(C) text: cite
(D) door: shut
(E) eye: observe

43. AGRARIAN: FARMING::
(A) urban: society
(B) mercantile: trade
(C) nautical: sailor
(D) pastoral: pasture
(E) global : region

44. GULLIBLE: CHICANERY::
(A) servile: domination
(B) provincial: cosmopolitanism
(C) adventurous: timidity
(D) hypochondriacal: infection
(E) placid: deliberation

GRE TEST 28 ANSWER KEY:
1.E 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.D 10.D
11.C 12.D 13.E 14.B 15.D 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.A
21.E 22.E 23.A 24.A 25.D 26.C 27.E 28.A 29.A 30.B
31.E 32.B 33.B 34.C 35.D 36.B 37.E 38.C 39.D 40.C
41.D 42.E 43.B 44.A

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2008-04-25T13:53:00.000-07:00

GRE TEST 23

1. FLAG: VIGOR:
(A) endure: courage
(B) tire: monotony
(C) question: perception
(D) waver: resolution
(E) flatter: charm

2. FLIP: RESPECT::
(A) curt : ignorance
(B) bleak: firmness
(C) wry: humor
(D) nonchalant: concern
(E) rash: promptness

3.MELODRAMA: SUBTLETY::
(A) chimera : authenticity
(B) parody: wit
(C) war: strategy
(D) brief: abstract
(E) hypothesis : theory

4. ASTROLOGY: ASTRONOMY::
(A) alchemy: chemistry
(B) homeopathy: zoology
(C) mythology: classics
(D) pedagogy: philosophy
(E) phenomenology: linguistics

5. MASK : FACE::
(A) pseudonym: name
(B) caricature : likeness
(C) forgery: imitation
(D) disguise: detective
(E) code: agent

6. SHARD: POTTERY::
(A) flint: stone
(B) flange: wheel
(C) cinder: coal
(D) fragment: bone
(E) tare: grain

7.PROLOGUE: NOVEL::
(A) preamble: statute
(B) sketch : drawing
(C) movement: symphony
(D) index: book
(E) blueprint: building

8. PERORATION: SPEECH:
(A) tempo:movement
(B) figure:portrait
(C) light:shadow
(D) verse:stanza
(E) coda:sonata

9. SOLILOQUY: PLAY:
(A) violin:concerto
(B) overture:musical
(C) duet:ensemble
(D) lyric:poem
(E) aria:opera

10. INVINCIBLE: SUBDUED:
(A) inconsistent:expressed
(B) impervious:damaged
(C) imprudent:enacted
(D) bolted:separated
(E) expressive:bought

11. IMPLACABLE: APPEASE:
(A) impregnable:defy
(B) inconsistent:persuade
(C) indomitable:subdue
(D) imperturbable:mollify
(E) intractable:understand

12. MAVERICK: CONFORMITY:
(A) renegade:ambition
(B) extrovert:reserve
(C) reprobate:humility
(D) zealot:loyalty
(E) strategist:decisiveness

13. COUNTENANCE: TOLERATION:
(A) defer:ignorance
(B) renounce:mistrust
(C) encroach:jealousy
(D) demur:objection
(E) reject:disappointment

14. COMPLAIN: CARP:
(A) supply:donate
(B) argue:debate
(C) grumble:accuse
(D) drink:guzzle
(E) pacify:intervene

15. MERCENARY: MONEY:
(A) vindictive: revenge
(B) scholarly: library
(C) immaculate: cleanliness
(D) thirsty: water
(E) belligerent : invasion

16. ASSUAGE: SORROW:
(A) retaliate: antipathy
(B) dampen: ardor
(C) entrust: reliability
(D) counsel: reluctance
(E) withhold: appreciation

17. OVERDOSE: PRESCRIPTION:
(A) deprivation: materialism
(B) indiscretion: convention
(C) affliction: sympathy
(D) adventure: expedition
(E) drug: medicine

18. HAMMER: ANVIL:
(A) knocker: door
(B) stick: gong
(C) hand: drum
(D) pestle: mortar
(E) gavel: lectern

19. CLOT: DISSOLVED:
(A) enthusiast: influenced
(B) cartoon: distorted
(C) crowd: dispersed
(D) chain: disengaged
(E) disciple: inspired

GRE TEST 23 ANSWER KEYS: 1.D 2.D 3.A 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.A 8.E 9.E 10.B
11.C 12.B 13.D 14.D 15.A 16.B 17.B 18.D 19.C

GRE TEST 24

1. GLOSSARY: TEXT:
(A) bibliography:source
(B) abstract:dissertation
(C) legend:map
(D) index:catalog
(E) abbreviation: footnote

2. ATTENTIVE: OFFICIOUS:
(A) doubtful: ambiguous
(B) absorbed: engrossed
(C) refined: snobbish
(D) magisterial: authoritative
(E) impromptu: spontaneous

3. BLANDISHIMENT: COAX:
(A) medal: honor
(B) budget: save
(C) diary: reminisce
(D) concert: play
(E) plea: threaten

4. FIRE: INFERNO:
(A) speech: shout
(B) wind: temperature
(C) storm: hurricane
(D) whale: minnow
(E) plant: flower

5. HOAX: DECEIVE:
(A) scandal: vilify
(B) lottery: disburse
(C) gimmick: wheedle
(D) filibuster: delay
(E) boast: cajole

6. BALLAST: INSTABILITY:
(A) buoy: direction
(B) purchase: slippage
(C) lathe: metal
(D) pulley: leverage
(E) hoist: elevator

7. MITIGATE: SEVERE:
(A) compile: available
(B) restore: new
(C) contribute: charitable
(D) venerate: reverent
(E) qualify: general

8. SYLLABUS: COURSE:
(A) rules: jury
(B) map: destination
(C) recipe: ingredients
(D) appetizer: meal
(E) agenda: meeting

9. DROLL: LAUGH:
(A) grisly: flinch
(B) bland: tire
(C) shrill: shriek
(D) coy: falter
(E) wily: smirk

10. SCOOP: CONCAVE:
(A) tongs: hollow
(B) spatula: flat
(C) beater: tined
(D) cleaver: indented
(E) skewer: rounded

11. SYMBOLS: REBUS:
(A) notes: score
(B) military: insignia
(C) proportions: recipe
(D) program: computer
(E) silversmith: hallmark

12. INTERREGNUM: GOVERNMENT:
(A) splice: rope
(B) cleavage: crystal
(C) infraction: law
(D) frequency: wave
(E) hibernation: activity

13. PERNICIOUS: INJURE:
(A) officious: deny
(B) propitious: conjure
(C) audacious: allude
(D) avaricious: dispel
(E) disingenuous: mislead

14. AMORPHOUSNESS: DEFINITION:
(A) lassitude: energy(B) spontaneity: awareness
(C) angularity: intricacy
(D) rectitude: drabness
(E) precision: uniformity

15. EQUIVOCATE: COMMITMENT:
(A) procrastinate: action
(B) implicate: exposition
(C) expostulate: confusion
(D) corroborate: falsification
(E) fabricate: explanation

16. GADGETS: TOOLS:
(A) blankets: linen
(B) leaflets: posters
(C) trinkets: jewelry
(D) sockets: bulbs
(E) ringlets: hair

17. PECCADILLO: SIN:
(A) provocation: instigation
(B) anxiety: fear
(C) perjury: corruption
(D) penury: poverty
(E) admonishment: castigation

18. EPITAPH: TOMBSTONE:
(A) pedestal: statue
(B) prologue: play
(C) melody: song
(D) salutation: letter
(E) motto: shield

19. EGG: GHICKEN:
(A) pearl: oyster
(B) roe: salmon
(C) shell: clam
(D) skin: shark
(E) tusk: walrus

20. PORTFOLIO: SECURITILES:
(A) assessment: taxes
(B) computer: programs
(C) insurance: risks
(D) resume: careers
(E) dossier: reports

21. CLAY: PORCELAIN:
(A) glass: china
(B) fire: ash
(C) slag: iron
(D) flax: linen
(E) sand: sediment

22. MATRIX: NUMBERS:
(A) gas: molecules
(B) volume: liquid
(C) crystal: atoms
(D) interaction: reagents
(E) stratum: layer

23. PARQUET: WOOD:
(A) potpourri: medley
(B) collage: tapestry
(C) color: painting
(D) linoleum: marble
(E) mosaic: glass

GRE TEST 24 ANSWER KEY;
1.C 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.E 8.E 9.A 10.B 11.A 12.A 13.E 14.A 15.A 16.C
17.E 18.E 19.B 20.E 21.D 22.C 23.E

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2008-04-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

GRE TEST 20

1. DAREDEVIL: AUDACITY:
(A) malcontent: dissatisfaction
(B) perfectionist: patience
(C) cynic: indiscretion
(D) melancholic: bitterness
(E) hedonist: ambition

2. ANOMALY: PARADIGMATIC::
(A) membrane: impenetrable
(B) weakness: durable
(C) blemish: flawless
(D) fallacy: convincing
(E) liability: solvent

3. TRAVESTY:
(A) intentional slight
(B) light burden
(C) good rapport
(D) assertion
(E) paragon

4. LATENCY: RESPONSE::
(A) term: pregnancy
(B) incubation: disease
(C) interval: periodicity
(D) duration: process
(E) fluctuation: equilibrium

5. COMPLANT: SERVILE::
(A) trusting: gullible
(B) cringing: fawning
(C) pleasant: effortless
(D) adventurous: courageous
(E) arduous: futile

6. UNDERSTUDY: STAR::
(A) patient: surgeon
(B) deputy: sheriff
(C) secretary: executive
(D) clerk: judge
(E) groom: jockey

7.ANACHRONISTIC: TIME::
(A) discordant: sound
(B) dilapidated: construction
(C) disreputable: personality
(D) contagious: illness
(E) nauseating: odor

8.ROYALTY: PAYMENT::
(A) manuscript: page
(B) gratuity: check
(C) dividend: debt
(D) subpoena: writ
(E) client: fee

9.MILK: EXTRACT::
(A) squander: enjoy
(B) exploit: utilize
(C) research: investigate
(D) hire: manage
(E) wheedle: flatter

10.USURY: INTEREST::
(A) fraud: property
(B) gouging: price
(C) monopoly: production
(D) foreclosure: mortgage
(E) embezzlement: savings

11.LEVEE: RIVER::
(A) seam: fabric
(B) corona: sun
(C) cordon: crowd
(D) petal: flower
(E) moat: castle

12.UPBRAID: REPROACH::
(A) dote: like
(B) lag: stray
(C) vex: please
(D) earn: desire
(E) recast: explain

13.PROHIBITIVE: PURCHASE::
(A) preventive: heal
(B) laudatory: praise
(C) admonitory: fear
(D) peremptory: dispute
(E) imperative: comply

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14.MERCURIAL: MOOD::
(A) energetic: delirium
(B) jovial: conviviality
(C) fickle: affection
(D) martial: anarchy
(E) paranoid: suspicion

15.ENUNCIATE: WORDS::
(A) limn: lines
(B) parse: sentences
(C) hear: sounds
(D) run: steps
(E) stint: savings

16.MUTED: COLOR::
(A) archaic: diction
(B) pastoral: composition
(C) muffled: sound
(D) haunting: tune
(E) unconcerned: interest

17.PURIFICATION: DROSS::
(A) distillation: vinegar
(B) assay: gold
(C) desalinization: salt
(D) condensation: vapor
(E) reaction: catalyst

18.DISGUISE: RECOGNITION::
(A) prevarication: statement
(B) infidelity: marriage
(C) camouflage: infiltration
(D) espionage: diplomacy
(E) padding: damage

19.GUST: WIND::
(A) rapids: river
(B) blizzard: snowstorm
(C) cloudburst: rainfall
(D) mist: fog
(E) surf: sea

20.DISABUSE: ERROR::
(A) rehabilitate: addiction
(B) persevere: dereliction
(C) belittle: imperfection
(D) discredit: reputation
(E) discern: discrimination

21.INVENTORY: STOCK::
(A) calculation: ledger
(B) poll: balloting
(C) survey: territory
(D) census: population
(E) petition: names

22.MALINGERER: DUTY::
(A) scholar: pedantry
(B) recluse: humanity
(C) rebel: responsibility
(D) miser: wealth
(E) patron: criticism

23.METAPHOR: LITERAL::
(A) biography: accurate
(B) melody: spoken
(C) poem: rhythmic
(D) anthem: patriotic
(E) ballet: intricate

24.PRESCIENCE: FUTURE::
(A) irrationality: sanity
(B) predictability: past
(C) irascibility: emotions
(D) erudition: esoterica
(E) talkativeness: loquacity

25.ZEALOUS: ENTHUSIASTIC::
(A) pedantic : educated
(B) flamboyant: stylish
(C) cautious: prudent
(D) pious : virtuous
(E) idolatrous: devoted

GRE TEST 20 ANSWER KEYS:
ACEBA BADBB CADCA CCECA DBBDE

GRE TEST 21

1. SCHOOL: FISH:
(A)posse:crowd
(B)arrow:feathers
(C)union:labor
(D)flock:birds
(E)stock:cattle

2. BIRD: SNARE:
(A)lion:den
(B)fish:seine
(C)lamb:shears
(D)scorpion:sting
(E)lobster:claw

3. LISTEN: RECORDING:
(A)carve:statue
(B)reproduce:plan
(C)review:book
(D)frame:painting
(E)view:photograph

4. REFLECTION: LIGHT:
(A)emotion:feeling
(B)echo:sound
(C)film:scene
(D)microphone:hearing
(E)iris:vision

5. TORQUE: ROTATION:
(A)centrifuge:axis
(B)osmosis:membrane
(C)traction:elongation
(D)elasticity:variation
(E)gas:propulsion

6. SUBSIDY: SUPPORT:
(A)assistance:endowment
(B)funds:fellowship
(C)credit:payment
(D)debt:obligation
(E)loan:note

7. ALCOVE: RECESS:
(A)turret:chimney
(B)dome:roof
(C)column:entrance
(D)foyer:ballroom
(E)foundation:building

8. IRON: METAL:
(A)granite:rock
(B)fragment:block
(C)mine:ore
(D)shale:petroleum
(E)glacier:mountain

9. INSECT: BUTTERFLY:
(A)perfume:essence
(B)botany:chrysanthemum
(C)philosophy:metaphysics
(D)pitch:black
(E)color:brightness

10. CHOIR: SINGER::
(A) election: voter
(B) anthology: poet
(C) cast: actor
(D) orchestra: composer
(E) convention: speaker

11. STANZA: POEM::
(A) pirouette: ballet
(B) rhyme: verse
(C) duet: chorus
(D) act: opera
(E) mimicry: pantomime

12. BOUQUET: FLOWERS::
(A) forest: trees
(B) husk: corn
(C) mist: rain
(D) woodpile: logs
(E) drift: snow

13. SCALPEL: SURGEON::
(A) laser: agronomist
(B) magnet: ecologist
(C) syringe: geologist
(D) telescope: astronomer
(E) microscope: geometrician

14. HAMMER: CARPENTER::
(A) brick: mason
(B) road: driver
(C) kitchen: cook
(D) letter: secretary
(E) knife: butcher

15. SAW: CARPENTER::
(A) brush: painter
(B) typewriter: author
(C) trowel: bricklayer
(D) wagon: farmer
(E) scissors: tailor

16. MARTIAL: MILITARY::
(A) basic: simplistic
(B) classic: musical
(C) cosmic: planetary
(D) runic: mysterious
(E) endemic: patriotic

17. CHARY: CAUTION::
(A) circumspect: recklessness
(B) imperturbable: composure
(C) meticulous: resourcefulness
(D) exigent: stability
(E) fortuitous: pluck

18. DESPOTIC: TYRANNY::
(A) authoritarian: superiority
(B) skillful: celebrity
(C) generous: liberality
(D) suspect: illegality
(E) peaceful: benevolence

19.CONTIGUOUS: ABUT::
(A) possible: occur
(B) simultaneous: coincide
(C) comprehensive: except
(D) synthetic : create
(E) constant : stabilize

20. GLARING: BRIGHT::
(A) iridescent: colorful
(B) perceptible: visible
(C) discordant: harmonious
(D) peppery: salty
(E) deafening: loud

21. TROUBLED: DISTRAUGHT::
(A) annoyed: disillusioned
(B) disturbed: interrupted
(C) covetous: rapacious
(D) outmoded: ostentatious
(E) tranquil: placid

22. FASCINATION: INTEREST::
(A) laughter: humor
(B) adoration: fondness
(C) loyalty: admiration
(D) innocence: ignorance
(E) violence: disaffection

23. ENTANGLE: INVOLVE::
(A) caution: fear
(B) compel: force
(C) grill: question
(D) replicate: copy
(E) waver: adhere

24. GARRULOUS: TALKATIVE::
(A) suspicious: unreliable
(B) cantankerous: obtuse
(C) cloying: sweet
(D) reflective: insightful
(E) prudent: indecisive

25.FRUGAL: MISERLY::
(A) confident : arrogant
(B) courageous: pugnacious
(C) famous: aggressive
(D) rash: foolhardy
(E) quiet: timid

26. ENVELOPE: LETTER::
(A) scarf: hat
(B) box: bag
(C) crate: produce
(D) neck: head
(E) blood: heart

27. LARDER: FOOD::
(A) depository : storage
(B) terminal: aircraft
(C) garage: mechanics
(D) armory: munitions
(E) factory: tools

28. FOLDER: PAPERS::
(A) drawer: clothing
(B) recipe: ingredients
(C) cubicle: partitions
(D) suitcase: luggage
(E) box: lid

29. REDOLENT: SMELL::
(A) curious: knowledge
(B) lucid: sight
(C) torpid: motion
(D) ephemeral: touch
(E) piquant: taste

30.FRENETIC: MOVEMENT::
(A) perceptive: analysis
(B) effortless : expression
(C) focused : thought
(D) spontaneous: behavior
(E) fanatical : belief

31. LACONIC: SPEECH::
(A) believable: excuse
(B) unyielding: attitude
(C) austere: design
(D) somber: procession
(E) gradual: transition

32. MERCURIAL: MOOD::
(A) energetic: delirium
(B) jovial: conviviality
(C) fickle: affection
(D) martial: anarchy
(E) paranoid: suspicion

GRE TEST 21 ANSWER KEYS
1.D 2.B 3.E 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C
10.C 11.C 12.D 13.D 14.E 15.E 16.D 17.B 18.C 19.B
20.E 21.C 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.A 26.C
27.D 28.A 29.E 30.E 31.C 32.C

GRE TEST 22

1. INFLATE: BURST:
(A) atrophy:evaporate
(B) pull:tear
(C) expose:hide
(D) excavate:increase
(E) break:shatter

2.NUMB: INSENSIBLE:
(A) reflect:luminous
(B) burnish:lustrous
(C) heckle:raucous
(D) repulse:odious
(E) braid:sinuous

3. EVAPORATE: VAPOR:
(A) petrify:stone
(B) centrifuge:liquid
(C) saturate:fluid
(D) corrode:acid
(E) incinerate:fire

4. PEDIATRICS: CHILDREN:
(A) dermatology:skin
(B) pathology:medicine
(C) meteorology:forecasts
(D) neurology:psychologists
(E) ecology:environmentalist

5. AESTHETICS: BEAUTY:
(A) ethics:etiquette
(B) epistemology:knowledge
(C) logistics:truth
(D) rhetoric:reasoning
(E) theology:morals

6. PROCTOR: SUPERVISE:
(A) prophet:rule
(B) profiteer:consume
(C) profligate:demand
(D) prodigal:squander
(E) prodigy:wonder

7. COWARD: CRAVEN:
(A) liar:facetious
(B) dupe:gullible
(C) commentator:caustic
(D) judge:impartial
(E) criminal:hostile

8. SKIRMISH: INSIGNIFICANCE:
(A) revolution:democracy
(B) duel:formality
(C) feud:impartiality
(D) bout:sparring
(E) crusade:remoteness

9. PEST: IRKSOME:
(A) salesclerk:courteous
(B) expert:proficient
(C) enigma:unexpected
(D) leader:nondescript
(E) accuser:indicted

10. ANNOYING: GADFLY:
(A) brave:underdog
(B) conniving:killjoy
(C) insipid:bungler
(D) rude:churl
(E) vicious:manipulator

11. COWARD: BRAVE:
(A) hero:cynical
(B) martyr:impatient
(C) philanthropist:selfish
(D) agnostic:intuitive
(E) traitor:careful

12. FAWN :IMPERIOUSNESS:
(A) equivocate:directness
(B) elaborate:originality
(C) boggle:imagination
(D) manipulate:repression
(E) coddle:permissiveness

13. INSIPID:INVENTION:
(A) ironic:gravity
(B) realistic:originality
(C) generic:artistry
(D) foppish:affection
(E) prosaic:imagination

14. AUDACIOUS: TREPIDATION:
(A) refractory:intransigence
(B) laconic:volubility
(C) sordid:aspiration
(D) cursory:accumulation
(E) derisive:subordination

15. PURIFY: IMPERFECTION:
(A) align:adjustment
(B) weary:boredom
(C) disagree:controversy
(D) verify:doubtfulness
(E) hone:sharpness

16. ANTIDOTE: POISON:
(A) cure:recovery
(B) narcotic:sleep
(C) stimulant:relapse
(D) tonic:lethargy
(E) resuscitation:breathing

17. EMBELLISH: AUSTERE:
(A) condense:illusive
(B) alter:remarkable
(C) train:clumsy
(D) adulterate:pure
(E) refine:unique

18. ANXIOUS: REASSURANCE:
(A) resentful:gratitude
(B) perplexed:clarification
(C) inured:imagination
(D) vociferous:suppression
(E) abstemious:indulgence

19. PRATE: SPEAK:
(A) digress:conclude
(B) probe:examine
(C) soar:travel
(D) wheedle:coax
(E) saunter:walk

20. TWIG: LIMB:
(A) microbe:slide
(B) galaxy:star
(C) doggerel:poetry
(D) plant:root
(E) brook:river

21. DOGGEREL: VERSE:
(A) burlesque:play
(B) sketch:drawing
(C) operetta:symphony
(D) fable:narration

22. LOPE: RUN::
(A) uncover: lose
(B) view: see
(C) sigh: moan
(D) chew: drink
(E) drawl: speak

23. BABBLE: TALK::
(A) chisel: sculpt
(B) harmonize: sing
(C) scribble: write
(D) hint: imply
(E) quibble: elude

24. MINUTIA: DETAILS::
(A) data : hypotheses
(B) research : findings
(C) approximations: calculations
(D) queries: answers
(E) Quibbles: objections

25. EMBRACE: AFFECTION::
(A) jeer: sullenness
(B) glower: ridicule
(C) frown: displeasure
(D) cooperation: respect
(E) flattery: love

26. PREEN: SELF-SATISFACTION::
(A) fume: anger
(B) inhibit: spontaneity
(C) regret: guilt
(D) resent: cooperation
(E) brood: resolution

27. REDOUBTABLE: AWE::
(A) tart: pungency
(B) tacit: solitude
(C) despicable: contempt
(D) engrossing: obliviousness
(E) venerable: renown

28. APOLOGIZE: CONTRITE::
(A) aggravate: contemptuous
(B) endorse: esteemed
(C) extenuate: guilty
(D) compliment: impressed
(E) rationalize: modest

29.SEDATIVE: DROWSINESS::
(A) epidemic: contagiousness
(B) vaccine : virus
(C) laxative: drug
(D) anesthetic: numbness
(E) therapy: psychosis

GRE TEST 22 ANSWER KEYS: 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.E 14.B 15.D 16.D
17.D 18.B 19.E 20.E 21.A 22.E 23.C 24.E 25.C 26.A 27.C 28.D 29.D

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-7

2008-04-25T13:44:00.000-07:00

GRE TEST 18

1. IRK:ENRAGE::
(A)whisper:mumble
(B)wait:anticipate
(C)invite:entertain
(D)soothe:calm
(E)suggest:urge

2. COUNTERMAND:ORDER::
(A)trespass:property
(B)criticize:judgment
(C)renovate:improvement
(D)accuse:punishment
(E)revoke:license

3. FETID:SMELL::
(A)textured:touch
(B)practical:miserliness
(C)luxurious:money
(D)ugly:appearance
(E)anxious:excitement

4. SMUGGLER:IMPORT::
(A)lobbyist:convince
(B)analyst:inform
(C)embezzler:appropriate
(D)theorist:postulate
(E)witness: incriminate

5. SNUB:DISDAIN::
(A)forsake:desertion
(B)condemn:exasperation
(C)incense:tact
(D)double-cross:disloyalty
(E)lampoon:respect

6. SYNOPSIS:CONDENSED::
(A)summation:definitive
(B)outline:intricate
(C)precis:thorough
(D)appendix:supplementary
(E)oration:redundant

7. ILLUMINATE:DARKNESS::
(A)educate:ignorance
(B)enlighten:scholarship
(C)liberate:freedom
(D)patronize:dignity
(E)protest:oppression

8. CAVERN:SPELUNKER::
(A)wood:carpenter
(B)horse:jockey
(C)machine:mechanic
(D)star:astronomer
(E)ocean:diver

9. LIKEN:SIMILARITY::
(A)classify:hierarchy
(B)hesitate:reluctance
(C)discriminate:difference
(D)argue:debate
(E)vacillate:decision

10. INSTIGATOR:INCITE::
(A)accomplice:threaten
(B)adjudicator:quarrel
(C)employee:strike
(D)bully:browbeat
(E)lawyer:enact

11. NEPOTISM:RELATIVE::
(A)cronyism:friend
(B)elitism:leader
(C)narcissism:self
(D)recidivism:criminal
(E)jingoism:patriot

12. LAW : CRIMINALITY ::
(A)ritual : orthodoxy
(B)leadership : submission
(C)consensus : factionalism
(D)lesson : falsehood
(E)rehabilitation : vacillation

13. OBSERVATORY : ASTRONOMY ::
(A)purgatory : remuneration
(B)refectory : religion
(C)dormitory : university
(D)conservatory : music
(E)armory : militia

14. PRODIGY : PERSON ::
(A)pagan : iconoclast
(B)beacon : shadow
(C)maniac : obsession
(D)traitor : confidence
(E)miracle : occurrence

15. ANNOYING : GADFLY ::
(A)brave : underdog
(B)conniving : killjoy
(C)insipid : bungler
(D)rude : churl
(E)vicious : manipulator

16. DOSE : MEDICINE ::
(A)current : river
(B)electricity : shock
(C)tremor : earthquake
(D)sentence : punishment
(E)tempo : music

17. DINGY : GLISTEN ::
(A)slippery : adhere
(B)coarse : polish
(C)sharp : hone
(D)shallow : overflow
(E)savory : taste

18. MISCALCULATION : JUDGMENT ::
(A)breach : fortification
(B)fumble : location
(C)gaffe : decorum
(D)exaggeration : statement
(E)default : loan

19. PORTRAIT : PAINTING ::
(A)ballet : music
(B)meter : poetry
(C)solo : ensemble
(D)biography : history
(E)documentary : event

20. DOLDRUMS : ENERGY ::
(A)joy : euphoria
(B)rehabilitation : discipline
(C)hunger : thirst
(D)depravity : virtue
(E)grief : hope

21. MERCENARY : SOLDIER ::
(A)amateur : artist
(B)apprentice : student
(C)pedant : teacher
(D)demagogue : leader
(E)hack : writer

22. OPPORTUNE : CONVENIENCE ::
(A)ineffable:substance
(B)impenetrable:durability
(C)impermanent:transience
(D)excessive:superficiality
(E)remediable:effort

23. OPERA : ARIA ::
(A)symphony : coda
(B)play : monologue
(C)concert : encore
(D)movie : credits
(E)lecture : oration

24. COMMAND : ENTREATY ::
(A)threat : antagonism
(B)reproach : fault
(C)spat : quarrel
(D)snare : entrapment
(E)goad : enticement

25. GRANDSTAND : IMPRESS ::
(A)patronize : alienate
(B)hedge : reveal
(C)equivocate : deceive
(D)presume : disprove
(E)upbraid : dislike

26. REPROVE : REPRIMAND ::
(A)blame : censure
(B)control : contain
(C)persuade : convince
(D)thwart : confront
(E)inconvenience : effect

27. FOLDER : PAPERS ::
(A)drawer : clothing
(B)recipe : ingredients
(C)cubicle : partitions
(D)suitcase : luggage
(E)box : lid

28. FLUENT : GLIB ::
(A) meticulous : finicky
(B)dedicated : steadfast
(C)humorous : wry
(D)miserly : altruistic
(E)wise : impartial

29. GULLIBLE : CHICANERY ::
(A)servile : domination
(B)provincial : cosmopolitanism
(C)adventurous : timidity
(D)hypochondriacal : infection
(E)placid : deliberation

30. GRAMMAR : LANGUAGE ::
(A)pitch : music
(B)protocol : conduct
(C)stanza : poetry
(D)revision : speech
(E)oratory : ceremony

31. OBSERVE:SCRUTINIZE::
(A)sing:harmonize
(B)question:grill
(C)glance:gape
(D)walk:stroll
(E)speak:whisper

32. HEDONISTIC:PLEASURE::
(A)narcissistic:self
(B)aesthetic:love
(C)laconic:words
(D)democratic:justice
(E)pragmatic:intellect

33. SYCOPHANT:FLATTERY::
(A)extortionist:intimidation
(B)champion:dispiritedness
(C)arsonist:retribution
(D)sociopath:nonconformity
(E)intellectual:speciousness

34. EPITOMIZE:BREVITY::
(A)propose:agreement
(B)bicker:seriousness
(C)tremble:anxiety
(D)embellish:ornamentation
(E)store:surplus

35. THEATER:PERFORMANCE::
(A)kitchen:food
(B)movie:acting
(C)market:commerce
(D)raft:swimming
(E)family:outing

36. REGIMEN:HEALTH::
(A)budget:solvency
(B)prescription:medicine
(C)agenda:priority
(D)roster:personnel
(E)index:content

37. COLLAPSE:VOLUME::
(A)ventilate:breathing
(B)irrigate:torrent
(C)attenuate:thickness
(D)initiate:climax
(E)quarantine:disease

38. ASCETIC:LUXURY::
(A)pauper:wealth
(B)prisoner:liberty
(C)beggar:food
(D)teetotaler:alcohol
(E)novice:experience

GRE TEST 18 ANSWER KEYS :
1.E 2.E 3.D 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.E 9.C 10.D
11.A 12.D 13.D 14.E 15.D 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.D 20.D
21.E 22.C 23.B 24.E 25.C 26.A 27.A 28.A 29.A 30.B
31.B 32.A 33.A 34.D 35.C 36.A 37.C 38.D

GRE TEST 19

1. NEOLOGISM :
(A)syllogism
(B)idealism
(C)archaism
(D)paternalism
(E)ostracism

2. BOYCOTT :
(A)extort
(B)underwrite
(C)underbid
(D)stipulate
(E)patronize

3. DEPOSITION :
(A)process of congealing
(B)process of distilling
(C)process of eroding
(D)process of evolving
(E)process of condensing

4. ACCRETE :
(A)wear away
(B)slip off
(C)fall down
(D)seep out
(E)dry out

5. PATINA :
(A)recent implementation
(B)partial completion
(C)chance occurrence
(D)essential quality
(E)incidental observation

6. VERISIMILAR :
(A)implausible
(B)digressing
(C)monotonous
(D)unusual
(E)unique

7. FEIGNED :
(A)cheerful
(B)free
(C)genuine
(D)amused
(E)relaxed

8. FLAMBOYANT :
(A)competent
(B)independent
(C)aloof
(D)subdued
(E)unafraid

9. GILD :
(A)prepare carelessly
(B)offer hesitantly
(C)represent accurately
(D)speak forcibly
(E)organize coherently

10. LIABILITY :
(A)sanction
(B)profusion
(C)enormity
(D)criminality
(E)immunity

11. REVERE :
(A)imitate
(B)dismiss
(C)confuse
(D)profane
(E)disgrace

12. VENERATION :
(A)derision
(B)blame
(C)avoidance
(D)ostracism
(E)defiance

13. DEFERENCE :
(A)aversion
(B)resignation
(C)suspicion
(D)inattention
(E)contempt

14. MOLLIFY :
(A)ire
(B)commence
(C)abate
(D)oppose
(E)infuse

15. PROPITIATE :
(A)antagonize
(B)discourage
(C)repress
(D)forsake
(E)deceive

16. RANKLE :
(A)entice
(B)condone
(C)pacify
(D)recruit
(E)extend

17. MOLLIFY :
(A)rouse
(B)refute
(C)renounce
(D)oppose
(E)criticize

18. GOAD :
(A)ameliorate
(B)lull
(C)exonerate
(D)welcome
(E)compliment

19. CASTIGATION :
(A)affection
(B)solicitousness
(C)sincerity
(D)commitment
(E)approbation

20. VITUPERATE :
(A)restore
(B)respect
(C)animate
(D)praise
(E)intensify

21. TOUT :
(A)denounce
(B)modify
(C)restrain
(D)adhere to
(E)retreat from

22. EXCORIATE :
(A)accept conditionally
(B)praise lavishly
(C)esteem grudgingly
(D)permit
(E)relax

23. PAN :
(A)extol
(B)abet
(C)intervene
(D)relax
(E)permit

24. DRAW : DOODLE ::
(A)talk : whisper
(B)travel : ramble
(C)run : walk
(D)calculate : add
(E)eat : gobble

25. CONCERTED :
(A)meant to obstruct
(B)not intended to last
(C)enthusiastically supported
(D)run by volunteers
(E)individually devised

26. SYNERGIC :
(A)natural in origin
(B)fragile in structure
(C)untainted
(D)inessential
(E)antagonistic

27. APOLOGIST :
(A)egotist
(B)wrongdoer
(C)freethinker
(D)detractor
(E)spendthrift

28. ELEGIAC : SORROW ::
(A)polemical : resolution
(B)fictional : humor
(C)devotional : reverence
(D)didactic : inspiration
(E)literary : emotion

29. TEDIOUS : ENERGY ::
(A)avaricious : satisfaction
(B)fractious : irritation
(C)disturbing : composure
(D)improbable : ambition
(E)informed : intelligence

30. GRACEFUL : MOVEMENT ::
(A)euphonious : sound
(B)forbidding : countenance
(C)ephemeral : duration
(D)melodramatic : emotion
(E)vibrant : color

31. BRAVURA : PERFORMANCE ::
(A)extravagant : expenditure
(B)elaborate : oration
(C)foreseeable : outcome
(D)thorough : analysis
(E)resplendent : appearance

32. BADGER : BOTHER ::
(A)persecute : injure
(B)haunt : remember
(C)belabor : mention
(D)quibble : argue
(E)censure : evaluate

33. CONGRUENT : DIMENSIONS ::
(A)convenient : time
(B)coordinate : axis
(C)conglomerate : parts
(D)coincident : chance
(E)coeval : age

34. BLATANT :
(A)indecisive
(B)perceptive
(C)unobtrusive
(D)involuntary
(E)spontaneous

35. VAUNTING :
(A)plucky
(B)meek
(C)chaste
(D)cowardly
(E)ardent

36. DEPRIVATION :
(A)sanity
(B)awareness
(C)surfeit
(D)fecundity
(E)health

37. BIGOT : TOLERANCE ::
(A)scoundrel : misdeed
(B)liar : honesty
(C)brat : annoyance
(D)outcast : respect
(E)snitch : information

38. STANZA : LINE ::
(A)essay : theme
(B)scene : monologue
(C)play : vignette
(D)volume : issue
(E)concert : program

39. REVISE : MANUSCRIPT ::
(A)retouch : picture
(B)replicate : experiment
(C)repair : hammer
(D)replace : book
(E)restore : masterpiece

40. INAUGURATION : OFFICIAL ::
(A)instruction : lecturer
(B)election : politician
(C)pilgrimage : devotee
(D)dispute : arbitrator
(E)matriculation : student

41. SCORN : REJECT ::
(A)adulate : flatter
(B)conjecture : forecast
(C)pledge : renege
(D)allege : declare
(E)disparage : ignore

42. PROFLIGATE : SOLVENT ::
(A)mercurial : committed
(B)caustic : rational
(C)indecisive : confused
(D)cautious : uncertain
(E)practical : seemly

43. PERSONABLE :
(A)unrefined
(B)unselfish
(C)unattractive
(D)uncommitted
(E)undistinguished

44. STICKLER : EXACTING ::
(A)charlatan : forthright
(B)malcontent : solicitous
(C)misanthrope : expressive
(D)defeatist : resigned
(E)braggart : unassuming

45. BYZANTINE :
(A)symmetrical
(B)variegated
(C)discordant
(D)straightforward
(E)unblemished

46. BUCK :
(A)cover over
(B)assent to
(C)brag about
(D)improve
(E)repair

47. VIGILANT :
(A)reluctant
(B)haphazard
(C)gullible
(D)ignorant
(E)oblivious

GRE TEST 19 ANSWER KEY :
1.C 2.E 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.E
11.D 12.A 13.E 14.A 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.E 20.D
21.A 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.A 26.E 27.D 28.C 29.C 30.A
31.E 32.A 33.E 34.C 35.B 36.C 37.B 38.D 39.A 40.E
41.A 42.A 43.C 44.D 45.D 46.B 47.E

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-6

2008-04-25T13:43:00.002-07:00

GRE TEST 16

1. INCHOATE:
(A)explicit
(B)dependable
(C)pragmatic
(D)therapeutic
(E)enduring

2. INCIPIENT:
(A)exuberant
(B)full-bodied
(C)explicit
(D)plentiful
(E)full-blown

3. NASCENT:
(A)widely displaced
(B)completely clear
(C)totally natural
(D)strongly contrary
(E)fully established

4. REPORTORIAL:
(A)unlikely
(B)imaginative
(C)indecisive
(D)characteristic
(E)challenging

5. IMPUGN:
(A)revoke
(B)discharge
(C)champion
(D)console
(E)restore

6. RAVE:
(A)flak
(B)flop
(C)cant
(D)pan
(E)snub

7. BANAL:
(A)faithful
(B)arresting
(C)inclined
(D)forced
(E)elaborate

8. BANALITY:
(A)accurate portrayal
(B)impromptu statement
(C)original expression
(D)succinct interpretation
(E)elaborate critique

9. ORIENT:
(A)hasten
(B)defile
(C)menace
(D)confuse
(E)decline

10. CONSTRAIN:
(A)release
(B)sever
(C)abandon
(D)unload
(E)agree

11. RUFFLE:SHIRT::
(A)rafter:roof
(B)molding:cabinet
(C)gate:path
(D)curb:sidewalk
(E)shade:window

12. EMIGRATE:EXILE::
(A)select:organize
(B)appoint:nominate
(C)capture:imprison
(D)enlist:conscript
(E)contribute:deduct

13. BARRAGE:EXPLOSIVES::
(A)cacophony:sounds
(B)deluge:rain
(C)vista:sights
(D)grenade:bombs
(E)volcano:lava

14. WARY:GULLED::
(A)passionate:moved
(B)taciturn:goaded
(C)loquacious:befriended
(D)vigilant:ambushed
(E)shrill:satisfied

15. ARTERY:PLAQUE::
(A)river:levee
(B)track:switch
(C)channel:silt
(D)information:flow
(E)tunnel:wall

16. SEDATIVE:DROWSINESS::
(A)epidemic:contagiousness
(B)vaccine:virus
(C)laxative:drug
(D)anesthetic:numbness
(E)therapy:psychosis

17. CURIOSITY:KNOW::
(A)temptation:conquer
(B)starvation:eat
(C)wanderlust:travel
(D)humor:laugh
(E)survival:live

18. WORSHIP:SACRIFICE::
(A)generation:pyre
(B)burial:mortuary
(C)weapon:centurion
(D)massacre:invasion
(E)prediction:augury

19. CONTIGUOUS:ABUT::
(A)possible:occur
(B)simultaneous:coincide
(C)comprehensive:except
(D)synthetic:create
(E)constant:stabilize

20. SUITCASE:LUGGAGE::
(A)gift:package
(B)necklace:garment
(C)room:house
(D)hat:millinery
(E)faucet:sink

21. ENFRANCHISE:VOTE::
(A)advertise:sell
(B)fumigate:kill
(C)filter:purify
(D)illuminate:see
(E)ignite:burn

22. LOG:SHIP::
(A)archive:data
(B)inventory:store
(C)roster:team
(D)bulletin:event
(E)diary:person

23. APOLOGIZE:CONTRITE::
(A)aggravate:contemptuous
(B)endorse:esteemed
(C)extenuate:guilty
(D)compliment:impressed
(E)rationalize:modest

24. SENSITIZATION:ALLERGIC::
(A)immunity:vulnerable
(B)habituation:inured
(C)invigoration:stimulating
(D)sleep:anesthetic
(E)disinfection:preventive

25. MEETING:MINUTES::
(A)concert:orchestration
(B)filter:camera
(C)sale:deed
(D)earthquake:vibration
(E)television:signal

26. MINUTIAE: DETAILS::
(A) data:hypotheses
(B) research:findings
(C) approximations:calculations
(D) queries:answers
(E) quibbles:objections

27. CREDITS:MOVIE::
(A)byline:article
(B)copyright:song
(C)rehearsal:dance
(D)dedication:book
(E)title:work

28. STRATAGEM:DECEIVE::
(A)epithet:correspond
(B)oration:publish
(C)conservation:expend
(D)concession:placate
(E)sentence:prosecute

29. FLAG:COUNTRY::
(A)dialect:region
(B)handshake:greeting
(C)trademark:company
(D)patent:product
(E)souvenir:vacation

30. STENCIL:LETTERING::
(A)skillet:heating
(B)pattern:sewing
(C)plow:farming
(D)music:singing
(E)hammer:building

GRE TEST 16 ANSWER KEYS :
1-5:AEEBC, 6-10:DBCDA, 11-15:BDBDC, 16-20:DCEBD,
21-25:DEDBC, 26-30:EADCB

GRE TEST 17

1. IRK:ENRAGE::
(A)whisper:mumble
(B)wait:anticipate
(C)invite:entertain
(D)soothe:calm
(E)suggest:urge

2. COUNTERMAND:ORDER::
(A)trespass:property
(B)criticize:judgment
(C)renovate:improvement
(D)accuse:punishment
(E)revoke:license

3. FETID:SMELL::
(A)textured:touch
(B)practical:miserliness
(C)luxurious:money
(D)ugly:appearance
(E)anxious:excitement

4. EXPIATE:GUILT::
(A)canvass:support
(B)adorn:appearance
(C)testify:conviction
(D)correct:error
(E)preach:conversion

5. IMPORTUNE:REQUEST::
(A)pry:inquiry
(B)balk:obstacle
(C)fulminate:silence
(D)discountenance:plea
(E)vitiate:punishment

6. DAGUERREOTYPE:PHOTOGRAPH::
(A)bust:statue
(B)pastiche:painting
(C)narrative:novel
(D)hieroglyphic:papyrus
(E)musket:firearm

7. AUTHORITATIVE:ACCEPTANCE::
(A)conspicuous:attention
(B)nebulous:validation
(C)congruous:appropriation
(D)maudlin:passion
(E)tangible:substance

8. UNDERSCORE:EMPHASIS::
(A)eradicate:destruction
(B)stigmatize:confrontation
(C)quantify:assessment
(D)brand:ownership
(E)log:record

9. PREEMINENCE:IMPORTANCE::
(A)predestination:belief
(B)prefiguration:reality
(C)premeditation:execution
(D)predisposition:preference
(E)preponderance:weight

10. SLIPPERY:ELUDE::
(A)dangerous:distract
(B)hidden:alarm
(C)temporary:erase
(D)alluring:entice
(E)overwrought:exclaim

11. PILLORY:RIDICULE:
(A)badge:challenge
(B)guillotine:execute
(C)rope:chastise
(D)knife:frighten
(E)cell:blame

12. LAW:JUDGMENT::
(A)jury:verdict
(B)data:collection
(C)information:decision
(D)news:message
(E)sample:population

13. MACABRE:SHUDDER::
(A)hilarious:laugh
(B)vain:preen
(C)nostalgic:cry
(D)tedious:smirk
(E)timid:dare

14. IMPRESARIO:ENTERTAINMENT::
(A)pugilist:peace
(B)magnate:diplomacy
(C)usher:concert
(D)athlete:contest
(E)broker:trade

15. MOTIVE:DEED::
(A)goal:need
(B)means:method
(C)regret:retribution
(D)doubt:question
(E)hope:fulfillment

16. DIARY:BIOGRAPHER::
(A)cards:dealer
(B)scripture:theologian
(C)notebook:stenographer
(D)caption:cartoonist
(E)primer:teacher

17. MASK:FACE::
(A)pseudonym:name
(B)caricature:likeness
(C)forgery:imitation
(D)disguise:detective
(E)code:agent

18. TINT:SUFFUSE::
(A)ponder:yearn
(B)regret:undo
(C)damp:quench
(D)shroud:screen
(E)amble:wander

19. MAGAZINE:PERIODICAL::
(A)newspaper:edition
(B)mystery:fiction
(C)volume:encyclopedia
(D)chapter:book
(E)article:journal

20. FRANK:SECRETIVENESS::
(A)honest:theft
(B)transparent:light
(C)free:autocracy
(D)callow:maturity
(E)confident:intrepidness

21. FANATIC:DEVOTED::
(A)prude:proper
(B)skeptic:religious
(C)cad:devious
(D)gourmet:ravenous
(E)coquette:graceful

22. INDECOROUS:PROPRIETY::
(A)boorish:sensitivity
(B)rancorous:hostility
(C)stuffy:dignity
(D)presumptuous:boldness
(E)charismatic:loyalty

23. CAPRICIOUS:WHIM::
(A)conventional:innovation
(B)objective:fact
(C)satirical:benevolence
(D)gloomy:optimism
(E)opinionated:rudeness

24. SNOW:PRECIPITATION::
(A)lava:volcano
(B)hurricane:cyclone
(C)desert:drought
(D)seed:germination
(E)temperature:season

25. RECALCITRANT:AUTHORITY::
(A)implacable:conciliation
(B)remorseful:recompense
(C)indomitable:challenge
(D)insubordinate:camaraderie
(E)enthusiastic:opportunity

26. INKLING:INDICATION::
(A)apprentice:expert
(B)theory:hypothesis
(C)hunger:thirst
(D)orientation:direction
(E)lapse:error

27. DISPERSE:RECONVENE::
(A)believe:persuade
(B)explain:understand
(C)tell:know
(D)dismiss:reinstate
(E)increase:recombine

28. BACTERIUM:COLONY::
(A)army:invasion
(B)citizen:nation
(C)resident:apartment
(D)furniture:house
(E)wheel:automobile

29. LARDER:FOOD::
(A)depository:storage
(B)terminal:aircraft
(C)garage:mechanics
(D)armory:munitions
(E)factory:tools

30. TONIC:STIMULATE::
(A)sedative: invigorate
(B)placebo:inculcate
(C)antidote:poison
(D)toxin:palliate
(E)analgesic:deaden

31. ILLUSION:PERCEPTION::
(A)lapse:miscalculation
(B)justice:impartiality
(C)cunning:truth
(D)gaffe:judgment
(E)forcefulness:coercion

32. AMULET:EVIL::
(A)helmet:injury
(B)antibiotic:health
(C)garment:modesty
(D)incentive:discouragement
(E)diversion:worry

GRE TEST 17 ANSWER KEYS :
1-5:EEDDA, 6-10:EADED, 11-15:BCAED, 16-20:BACBD,
21-25:AABBA, 26-30:EDBDE, 31-32:DA

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-5

2008-04-25T13:43:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 14 :

1. SAW:CARPENTER::
(A)brush:painter
(B)typewriter:author
(C)trowel:bricklayer
(D)wagon:farmer
(E)scissors:tailor

2. EPITAPH:TOMBSTONE::
(A)pedestal:statue
(B)prologue:play
(C)melody:song
(D)salutation:letter
(E)motto:shield

3. RESCIND:LAW::
(A)postpone:performance
(B)withdraw:candidacy
(C)default:debt
(D)demote:hierarchy
(E)retire:position

4. ENTANGLE:INVOLVE::
(A)caution:fear
(B)compel:force
(C)grill:question
(D)replicate:copy
(E)waver:adhere

5. ALCHEMY:SCIENCE::
(A)sideshow:carnival
(B)forgery:imitation
(C)burlesque:comedy
(D)ploy:tactic
(E)nostrum:remedy

6. ASTROLOGY:ASTRONOMY::
(A)alchemy:chemistry
(B)homeopathy:zoology
(C)mythology:classic
(D)pedagogy:philosophy
(E)phenomenology:linguistics

7. ANXIOUS:REASSURANCE::
(A)resentful:gratitude
(B)perplexed:clarification
(C)inured:imagination
(D)vociferous:suppression
(E)abstemious:indulgence

8. PORTFOLIO:SECURITIES::
(A)assessment:taxes
(B)computer:programs
(C)insurance:risks
(D)resume:careers
(E)dossier:reports

9. CLIENTELE:CUSTOMERS::
(A)army:civilians
(B)boycott:merchants
(C)contest:umpires
(D)testimony:lawyers
(E)faculty:teachers

10. EXHORT:SUGGEST::
(A)crave:accept
(B)goad:direct
(C)instruct:teach
(D)tamper:adjust
(E)conspire:plan

11. SERMON:HOMILETICS::
(A)argument:logic
(B)baseball:athletics
(C)word:language
(D)student:pedagogy
(E)album:philately

12. AESTHETICS:BEAUTY::
(A)ethics:etiquette
(B)epistemology:knowledge
(C)logistic:truth
(D)rhetoric:reasoning
(E)theology:morals

13. PEDIATRICS:CHILDREN::
(A)dermatology:skin
(B)pathology:medicine
(C)meteorology:forecasts
(D)neurology:psychologists
(E)ecology:environmentalists

14. DERMATOLOGIST:SKIN::
(A)dentist:organs
(B)optometrist:nerves
(C)oncologist:joints
(D)cardiologist:bones
(E)podiatrist:feet

15. MATRIX:NUMBERS::
(A)gas:molecules
(B)volume:liquid
(C)crystal:atoms
(D)interaction:reagents
(E)stratum:layer

16. GEM:TURQUOISE::
(A)stone:magenta
(B)flower:violet
(C)pear:orange
(D)lettuce:green
(E)vine:cherry

17. SELFLESSNESS:ALTRUIST::
(A)pragmatism:philanthropist
(B)expertise:connoisseur
(C)indiscretion:misanthrope
(D)enthusiasm:dilettante
(E)imperviousness:fanatic

18. OATH:PROMISE::
(A)contract:agreement
(B)deed:attorney
(C)title:estate
(D)job:loyalty
(E)truce:warfare

19. INDULGE:ASCETIC::
(A)adapt:mutineer
(B)sacrifice:politician
(C)restrain:libertine
(D)defy:traitor
(E)stint:benefactor

20. LURK:WAIT::
(A)abscond:depart
(B)bilk:cheat
(C)topple:stabilize
(D)deplete:drain
(E)boost:elevate

21. DOGMA:ICONOCLAST::
(A)authority:subordinate
(B)patriotism:coward
(C)ideology:rebel
(D)responsibility:renegade
(E)convention:maverick

22. SUBPOENA:WITNESS::
(A)suborn:judge
(B)tax:worker
(C)elect:officer
(D)conscript:soldier
(E)hire:laborer

23. MALAPROPISM:VERBAL::
(A)heresy:moral
(B)hoax:cognitive
(C)gaffe:social
(D)feint:martial
(E)perjury:legislative

24. PLUCK:QUIT::
(A)verve:flinch
(B)gall:skimp
(C)pride:grovel
(D)charm:smile
(E)poise:waver

25. PARENTHESIS:EXPLANATION::
(A)synopsis:affectation
(B)apostrophe:annotation
(C)synthesis:interpolation
(D)ellipsis:omission
(E)asterisk:exaggeration

26. CENSUS:POPULATION::
(A)itinerary:journeys
(B)inventory:merchandise
(C)roster:audience
(D)slate:incumbents
(E)manifest:debts

27. INEVITABLE:CHANCE::
(A)absolute:variability
(B)candid:openness
(C)certain:regularity
(D)relaxed:diligence
(E)since:hesitancy

28. STICKLER:APPROXIMATION::
(A)leader:guidance
(B)connoisseur:anachronism
(C)sluggard:indolence
(D)purist:adulteration
(E)scientist:theorizing

29. SYNONYMOUS:MEANING::
(A)interchangeable:function
(B)equivocal:interpretation
(C)coincidental:cause
(D)ambidextrous:skill
(E)bilingual:language

30. PIRATE:TAKE::
(A)burgle:steal
(B)forge:copy
(C)renege:promise
(D)liberate:free
(E)retreat:withdraw

31. DEPORT:NATION::
(A)expel:school
(B)boycott:store
(C)confine:prison
(D)colonize:frontier
(E)quarantine:hospital

32. TERSENESS:SUPERFLUOUS::
(A)randomness:observable
(B)elegance:simple
(C)arbitrariness:just
(D)spontaneity:studied
(E)flexibility:stable

33. SUBMISSION:OBEISANCE::
(A)dilemma:frustration
(B)fear:foreboding
(C)boredom:listlessness
(D)modesty:blush
(E)affection:embrace

34. JUGGERNAUT:CRUSH::
(A)quisling:betray
(B)incubus:hatch
(C)sphinx:destroy
(D)sibyl:mislead
(E)paragon:purify

35. FRUGAL:PENURIOUS::
(A)temperate:sober
(B)ethical:unscrupulous
(C)cynical:sarcastic
(D)compliant:obsequious
(E)loathsome:malevolent

36. TRICKLE:GUSH::
(A)breathe:exhale
(B)amble:move
(C)stain:blotch
(D)warm:sear
(E)teach:educate

37. CHARADE:WORD::
(A)symbol:algebra
(B)joke:riddle
(C)sign:direction
(D)mime:story
(E)lie:truth

38. MARTIAL:MILITARY::
(A)basic: simplistic
(B)classic: musical
(C)cosmic: planetary
(D)runic: mysterious
(E)endemic: patriotic

GRE TEST 14 ANSWER KEYS :
1.E 2.E 3.B 4.C 5.E 6.A 7.B 8.E 9.E 10. B
11.A 12.B 13.A 14.E 15.C 16.B 17.B 18.A 19.C 20.A
21.E 22.D 23.C 24.C 25.D 26.B 27.A 28.D 29.A 30.B
31.A 32.D 33.E 34.A 35.D 36.D 37.D 38.D

GRE TEST 15 :

1.SUSPICIOUS:PARANOID::
(A)envious:proud
(B)admiring:idolatrous
(C)joyous:virtuous
(D)furtive:forthright
(E)vicious:deceptive

2.RIVER:GORGE::
(A)glacier:ice
(B)rain:cloud
(C)wind:dune
(D)delta:swamp
(E)lava:island

3.GOURMAND:APPETITE::
(A)pedant:simplicity
(B)skinflint:thrift
(C)prodigal:energy
(D)daredevil:strength
(E)egotist:honesty

4.RESOLUTENESS:WILL::
(A)zeal:conviction
(B)honor:restitution
(C)esteem:adoration
(D)anguish:hesitation
(E)sorrow:compassion

5. NUANCE:DISTINCTION::
(A)remnant:preservation
(B)shade:spectrum
(C)hint:suggestion
(D)trace:existence
(E)splinter:disintegration

6.DEMUR:QUALMS::
(A)placate:pique
(B)obligate:benevolence
(C)atrophy:rehabilitation
(D)manipulate:experience
(E)waver:irresoluteness

7.SUFFOCATE:OXYGEN::
(A)restrict:supplies
(B)rob:money
(C)inhibit:drives
(D)imprison:freedom
(E)starve:nutrients

8.DIDACTIC:INSTRUCT::
(A)pedantic:contend
(B)comic:amuse
(C)theatrical:applaud
(D)imperative:obey
(E)rhetorical:recite

9.PERTURB:SERENITY::
(A)caress:affection
(B)protect:security
(C)harangue:bombast
(D)annoy:consideration
(E)reassure:doubt

10. TENDER:ACCEPTANCE::
(A)publish:wisdom
(B)exhibit:inspection
(C)scrutinize:foresight
(D)authorize:approval
(E)declare:observation

11.PLUTOCRACY:WEALTH::
(A)democracy:freedom
(B)aristocracy:land
(C)gerontocracy:age
(D)technocracy:ability
(E)autocracy:birth

12.PLUMMET:FALL::
(A)radiate:glow
(B)converge:attract
(C)flounder:move
(D)swerve:turn
(E)flow:ebb

13.GRAZING:FORAGERS::
(A)skipping:readers
(B)strolling:prisoners
(C)weeding:gardeners
(D)stalking:hunters
(E)resting:pickers

14.PERTINENT:RELEVANCE::
(A)insistent:rudeness
(B)benevolent:perfection
(C)redundant:superfluity
(D)prevalent:universality
(E)aberrant:uniqueness

15.APPOSITE:
(A)malevolent
(B)implicit
(C)disorganized
(D)avoidable
(E)irrelevant

16.TRANSGRESSION:MORALITY::
(A)mistake:probity
(B)invitation:hospitality
(C)gift:generosity
(D)presumption:propriety
(E)misconception:curiosity

17.BLOWHARD:BOASTFUL::
(A)cynic:perspicacious
(B)highbrow:grandiloquent
(C)exhibitionist:embarrassed
(D)misanthrope:affected
(E)toady:obsequious

18.SHOULDER:ROADWAY::
(A)margin:page
(B)cord:weaving
(C)socket:bulb
(D)curtain:scenery
(E)handle:pitcher

19.HEDONIST:PLEASURE::
(A)humanist:pride
(B)ascetic:tolerance
(C)stoic:sacrifice
(D)recluse:privacy
(E)idealist:compromise

20.PREEN:SELF-SATISFACTION::
(A)fume:anger
(B)inhibit:spontaneity
(C)regret:guilt
(D)resent:cooperation
(E)brood:resolution

21.DIGRESSIVE:STATEMENT::
(A)connotative:definition
(B)slanderous:slur
(C)tangential:presupposition
(D)biased:opinion
(E)circuitous:route

22.CHICANERY:CLEVER::
(A)expertise:knowledgeable
(B)certainty:doubtful
(C)gullibility:skeptical
(D)machination:heedless
(E)tactlessness:truthful

23. CURTAIN:STAGE::
(A)footlight:orchestra
(B)lid:jar
(C)upholstery:sofa
(D)veil:face
(E)screen:film

24.BARTER:COMMODITIES::
(A)arbitrate:disputes
(B)invade:boundaries
(C)debate:issues
(D)correspond:letters
(E)promote:ranks

25.DISGUISE:IDENTIFICATION::
(A)equivocation:ambiguity
(B)facade:decoration
(C)forgery:wealth
(D)camouflage:detection
(E)manipulation:advantage

26.ENDORSE:
(A) provoke criticism
(B) receive payment
(C) submit unwillingly
(D) oppose publicly
(E) perform quickly

27.ENDOW:INCOME::
(A)emit:signals
(B)endorse:approval
(C)enchant:magic
(D)embark:voyage
(E)endure:hardships

28.TOPSOIL:ERODE::
(A)leather:tan
(B)veneer:varnish
(C)roast:baste
(D)grain:mash
(E)paint:peel

29.MIMICRY:CAMOUFLAGE::
(A)photosynthesis:pollination
(B)territoriality:migration
(C)hibernation:generation
(D)mutation:variation
(E)digestion:rumination

30.HACK:CARVE::
(A)grind:polish
(B)snip:mince
(C)hew:fell
(D)whet:blunt
(E)gouge:engrave

31.CLAIM:LEGITIMATED::
(A)hypothesis:confirmed
(B)verdict:appealed
(C)counterargument:doubted
(D)proposition:repeated
(E)speculation:disbelieved

32.LIEN:CLAIM::
(A)brief:investigation
(B)mortgage:interest
(C)foreclosure:pleading
(D)garnishment:presumption
(E)subpoena:command

33.PREEMPT:PRECEDENCE::
(A)dissemble:diplomacy
(B)superintend:culpability
(C)preside:arbitration
(D)acquire:possession
(E)divest:implication

34.MOCK:IMITATE::
(A)satirize:charm
(B)condense:summarize
(C)placate:assuage
(D)adapt:duplicate
(E)taunt:challenge

35.DIVESTITURE:
(A)acquisition
(B)promotion
(C)subsidization
(D)consultation
(E)monopolization

36.DIVEST:
(A)multiply
(B)initiate
(C)triumph
(D)persist
(E)endow

37.INSULARITY:
(A)overzealousness
(B)cosmopolitanism
(C)susceptibility
(D)willing hospitality
(E)knowledgeable consideration

38.INCHOATE:
(A)sordid
(B)modern
(C)improvised
(D)exceptionally quick
(E)completely formed

39.INCHOATE:
(A)sensuously pleasant
(B)prominently visible
(C)intrinsically reasonable
(D)fully formed
(E)widely known

GRE TEST 15 ANSWER KEYS :
1-5:BCBAC, 6-10:EEBEB, 11-15:CDDCE 16-20:DEADA 21-25:EEDDD,
26-30:DBEDE, 31-35:AEDEA, 36-39:EBED

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-4

2008-04-25T13:42:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 10

1
COMMOTION:
(A) desirability
(B) likability
(C) propensity
(D) changeability
(E) tranquility

2
LULL:
(A) pronounced interest
(B) intense discussion
(C) speedy resolution
(D) increased activity
(E) enhanced performance

3
BOOR:
(A) forthright individual
(B) brave fighter
(C) deceitful ally
(D) civil person
(E) steadfast friend

4. MOROSE:
(A) overawed
(B)agitated
(C)cherubic
(D)decisive
(E)cheerful

5. MOROSE:
(A)fast-talking
(B)quick-witted
(C)lighthearted
(D)casual
(E)charming

6. WATERPROOF:
(A)soggy
(B)natural
(C)unglazed
(D)viscous
(E)permeable

7. REFUTATION
(A)approval
(B)verification
(C)amplification
(D)concurrence
(E)computation

8. UNSUBSTANTIATED:
(A)having unknown consequences
(B)carefully
(C)modified
(D)minimized
(E)verified

9. UNDERMINE:
(A)submerge
(B)supercede
(C)overhaul
(D)undergird
(E)intersperse

10. NEGATION:
(A)allegiance
(B)affirmation
(C)guarantee
(D)acquittal
(E)validity

11. CENSURE:
(A)commend
(B)trust
(C)excite
(D)perceive
(E)console

12. DERIDE:
(A)emulate
(B)reward
(C)condone
(D)show respect for
(E)extend favor to

13. JABBER:
(A)tickle
(B)argue
(C)stroke
(D)speak slowly
(E)joke inaptly

14. ALLERGY : REACTION ::
(A)rash : body
(B)lancet : instrument
(C)antihistamine : symptom
(D)cocoon : skeleton
(E)pollen : flower

15. ANECDOTE : STORY ::
(A)film : theater
(B)chapter : novel
(C)lyric : song
(D)joke : parody
(E)skit : play

GRE TEST 10 ANSWER KEY :
1.E 2.D3.D4.E 5.C 6.E 7.B 8.E 9.D 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.D 14.B 15.E

GRE TEST 11 :

1. ANECDOTE : STORY ::
(A)film : theater
(B)chapter : novel
(C)lyric : song
(D)joke : parody
(E)skit : play

2. TRUCULENT : GENTLENESS ::
(A)gullible : belief
(B)fervent : zeal
(C)forthright : trust
(D)gluttonous : appetite
(E)unregenerate : remorse

3. STYGIAN : DARK ::
(A)abysmal : low
(B)cogent : contentious
(C)fortuitous : accidental
(D)reckless : threatening
(E)cataclysmic : doomed

4.CREDULOUS : DUPE::
(A)wealthy : monarch
(B)insensitive : boor
(C)argumentative : lawyer
(D)spontaneous : extrovert
(E)extravagant : miser

5. MAVERICK : CONFORMITY ::
(A)renegade : ambition
(B)extrovert : reserve
(C)reprobate : humility
(D)zealot : loyalty
(E)strategist : decisiveness

6. STERILIZATION : MICROORGANISMS ::
(A)amnesty : deserters
(B)defamation : enemies
(C)inoculation : vaccine
(D)deforestation : trees
(E)assassination : murderers

7. DIE : SHAPING ::
(A)glue : attaching
(B)anchor : sailing
(C)drill : boring
(D)pedal : propelling
(E)ink : printing

8. PRACTICING : EXPERTISE ::
(A)thinking : logic
(B)writing : clarity
(C)growing : health
(D)exercising : strength
(E)eating : nutrition

9. SCHOOL : FISH ::
(A)posse : crowd
(B)arrow : feathers
(C)union : labor
(D)flock : birds
(E)stock : cattle

10. ELEGY : SORROW ::
(A)paean : distress
(B)encomium : criticism
(C)requiem : euphoria
(D)tirade : joy
(E)eulogy : admiration

11. SWAGGER : BRAVADO ::
(A)chevron : sergeant
(B)sword : bravery
(C)salute : disrespect
(D)caress : affection
(E)sneeze : explosion

12. INVINCIBLE : SUBDUED ::
(A)inconsistent : expressed
(B)impervious : damaged
(C)imprudent : enacted
(D)bolted : separated
(E)expensive : bought

13. TORQUE : ROTATION ::
(A)centrifuge : axis
(B)osmosis : membrane
(C)tension : elongation
(D)elasticity : variation
(E)gas : propulsion

14. CHOIR : SINGER ::
(A)election : voter
(B)anthology : poet
(C)cast : actor
(D)orchestra : composer
(E)convention : speaker

15. GLARIING : BRIGHT ::
(A)iridescent : colorful
(B)perceptible : visible
(C)discordant : harmonious
(D)peppery : salty
(E)deafening : loud

GRE TEST 11 ANSWER KEY :
1.E 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.B 6.D 7C 8.D 9.D 10.E 11.D 12.B 13.C
14.C 15.E

GRE TEST 12 :

1. SLITHER:SNAKE::
(A)perch: eagle
(B)bask: lizard
(C)waddle: duck
(D)circle: hawk
(E)croak: frog

2. COUNTENANCE:TOLERATION::
(A)defer: ignorance
(B)renounce: mistrust
(C)encroach: jealousy
(D)demur: objection
(E)reject: disappointment

3. PROCTOR:SUPERVISE::
(A)prophet:rule
(B)profiteer:consume
(C)profligate:demand
(D)prodigal:squander
(E)prodigy:wonder

4. REDOLENT:SMELL::
(A)curious:knowledge
(B)lucid:sight
(C)torpid:motion
(D)ephemeral:touch
(E)piquant:taste

5. SUBSIDY:SUPPORT::
(A)assistance:endowment
(B)funds:fellowship
(C)credit:payment
(D)debt:obligation
(E)loan:note

6. TILE:MOSAIC::
(A)wood:totem
(B)stitch:sampler
(C)ink:scroll
(D)pedestal:column
(E)tapestry:rug

7. FILIGREE:WIRE::
(A)embroidery:knot
(B)bead:string
(C)lace:thread
(D)fringe:yarn
(E)rope:strand

8. CASTIGATION:DISAPPROVAL::
(A)grief:indignation
(B)hostility:intention
(C)hope:insight
(D)innocence:patience
(E)blasphemy:irreverence

9. REDOUBTABLE:AWE::
(A)tart:pungency
(B)tacit:solitude
(C)despicable:contempt
(D)engrossing:obliviousness
(E)venerable:renown

10. ACCELERATE:SPEED::
(A)assess:value
(B)elaborate:quality
(C)disperse:strength
(D)prolong:duration
(E)enumerate:quantity

11. COMPLAIN:CARP::
(A)supply:donate
(B)argue:debate
(C)grumble:accuse
(D)drink:guzzle
(E)pacify:intervene

12. SKIRMISH:INSIGNIFICANCE::
(A)revolution:democracy
(B)duel:formality
(C)feud:impartiality
(D)bout:sparring
(E)crusade:remoteness

13. CORRAL:HORSES::
(A)den:lions
(B)meadow:sheep
(C)herd:cattle
(D)nest:birds
(E)coop:chickens

14. MERCENARY:MONEY::
(A)vindictive:revenge
(B)scholarly:library
(C)immaculate:cleanliness
(D)thirsty:water
(E)belligerent:invasion

15. AUTHORITATIVENESS:PUNDITS::
(A)dedication:signatories
(B)sobriety:executors
(C)sensitivity:literati
(D)recklessness:warriors
(E)allegiance:partisans

16. CANVAS:PAINTER
(A)leather:shoe
(B)brush:palette
(C)chisel:wood
(D)marble:sculptor
(E)hammer:carpenter

17. MANSION:RESIDENCE::
(A)limousine:automobile
(B)chandelier:candle
(C)tuxedo:wardrobe
(D)diamond:rhinestone
(E)yacht:harbor

18. AUDACIOUS:TREPIDATION::
(A)refractory:intransigence
(B)laconic:volubility
(C)sordid:aspiration
(D)cursory:accumulation
(E)derisive:subordination

19. OVERDOSE:PRESCRIPTION
(A)deprivation:materialism
(B)indiscretion:convention
(C)affliction:sympathy
(D)adventure:expedition
(E)drug:medicine

20. PERFUNCTORILY:INSPIRATION::
(A)insolently:veneration
(B)ardently:passion
(C)phlegmatically:composure
(D)surreptitiously:obsession
(E)haltingly:reluctance

21. CLOT:DISSOLVED::
(A)enthusiast:influenced
(B)cartoon:distorted
(C)crowd:dispersed
(D)chain:disengaged
(E)disciple:inspired

22. GLOSSARY:TEXT::
(A)bibliography:source
(B)abstract:dissertation
(C)legend:map
(D)index:catalog
(E)abbreviation:footnote

23. EXORBITANT:MODERATION::
(A)dispassionate:equanimity
(B)macabre:interest
(C)perfidious:loyalty
(D)brilliant:gullibility
(E)lavish:extravagance

24. BLANDISHMENT:COAX::
(A)medal:honor
(B)budget:save
(C)diary:reminisce
(D)concert:play
(E)plea:threaten

GRE TEST 12 ANSWER KEY :
1.C 2.D 3.D 4.E 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.E 9.C 10.D 11.D 12B 13.E
14.A 15.E 16.D 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.A 21.C 22.C 23.C 24.A

GRE TEST 13

1. FERTILIZE:GROW::
(A)immunize:resist
(B)nourish:enrich
(C)heat:burn
(D)graft:multiply
(E)prune:dwarf

2. ATTENTIVE:OFFICIOUS::
(A)doubtful:ambiguous
(B)absorbed:engrossed
(C)refined:snobbish
(D)magisterial:authoritative
(E)impromptu:spontaneous

3. HOAX:DECEIVE::
(A)scandal:vilify
(B)lottery:disburse
(C)gimmick:wheedle
(D)filibuster:delay
(E)boast:cajole

4. BALLAST:INSTABILITY::
(A)buoy:direction
(B)purchase:slippage
(C)lathe:metal
(D)pulley:leverage
(E)hoist:elevater

5. MITIGATE:SEVERE::
(A)compile:available
(B)restore:new
(C)contribute:charitable
(D)venerate:reverent
(E)qualify:general

6. SYLLABUS:COURSE::
(A)rules:jury
(B)map:destination
(C)recipe:ingredients
(D)appetizer:meal
(E)agenda:meeting

7. ITINERARY:TRIP::
(A)lottery:chance
(B)signal:light
(C)agenda:meeting
(D)railroad:transportation
(E)university:education

8. VARNISH:WOOD::
(A)etch:glass
(B)tarnish:silver
(C)wax:linoleum
(D)burnish:metal
(E)bleach:fabric

9. PITCH:SOUND::
(A)color:light
(B)mass:weight
(C)force:pressure
(D)energy:heat
(E)velocity:time

10. DOGGEREL:VERSE::
(A)burlesque:play
(B)sketch:drawing
(C)operetta:symphony
(D)fable:narration
(E)limerick:sonnet

11. DROLL:LAUGH::
(A)grisly:flinch
(B)bland:tire
(C)shrill:shriek
(D)coy:falter
(E)wily:smirk

12. SYMBOLS:REBUS:
(A)notes:score
(B)military:insignia
(C)proportions:recipe
(D)program:computer
(E)silversmith:hallmark

13. GUSH:EFFUSIVE::
(A)exult: honest
(B)deliberate: secretive
(C)giggle: innocent
(D)rage: irate
(E)whisper: confidential

14. INTERREGNUM:GOVERNMENT::
(A)splice:rope
(B)cleavage:crystal
(C)infraction:law
(D)frequency:wave
(E)hibernation:activity

15. FLAG:VIGOR::
(A)endure:courage
(B)tire:monotony
(C)question:perception
(D)waver:resolution
(E)flatter:charm

16. FLAG:
(A)sustain
(B)strive
(C)favor
(D)cut
(E)wax

17. DISTILL:PURITY::
(A)leaven:volume
(B)pulverize:fragility
(C)absorb:brilliance
(D)homogenize:fluidity
(E)conduct:charge

18. EQUIVOCATE:COMMITMENT::
(A)procrastinate:action
(B)implicate:exposition
(C)expostulate:confusion
(D)corroborate:falsification
(E)fabricate:explanation

19. GROW:BURGEON::
(A)beat:palpitate
(B)transport:enrapture
(C)flourish:thrive
(D)rot:decay
(E)evolve:multiply

20. CENSORSHIP:INFORMATION::
(A)frugality:constraint
(B)sampling:measurement
(C)sanitation:disease
(D)cultivation:erosion
(E)philanthropy:generosity

21. DELUGE:DROPLET::
(A)beach:wave
(B)desert:oasis
(C)blizzard:icicle
(D)landslide:pebble
(E)cloudburst:puddle

22. PATRIOTIC:CHAUVINISTIC::
(A)impudent:intolerant
(B)furtive:surreptitious
(C)incisive:trenchant
(D)receptive:gullible
(E)verbose:prolix

23. BOUQUET:FLOWERS::
(A)forest:trees
(B)husk:corn
(C)mist:rain
(D)woodpile:logs
(E)drift:snow

24. ENDEMIC:REGION::
(A)homogeneous:population
(B)inborn:individual
(C)hybrid:species
(D)sporadic:time
(E)aberrant:norm

25. PECCADILLO:SIN::
(A)provocation:instigation
(B)anxiety:fear
(C)perjury:corruption
(D)penury:poverty
(E)admonishment:castigation

GRE TEST 13 ANSWER KEY :
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.E 6.E 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.A
11.A 12.A 13.D 14.E 15.D 16.E 17.A 18.A 19.A 20.C
21.D 22.D 23.D 24.B 25.E

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-3

2008-04-25T13:41:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 9

1. VAGUE:
(A) expressive (B) felicitous
(C) well-defined (D) nearly perfect
(E) closely matched

2. FOCUS:
(A) disappear (B) disperse (C) link
(D) activate (E) layer

3. PROLOGUE:
(A) soliloquy (B) trilogy (C) analogue
(D) dialogue (E) epilogue

4. DISARM:
(A) hold close (B) put on guard
(C) challenge (D) entertain
(E) instruct

5. INFLATE:
(A) converge (B) inhibit (C) audit
(D) minimize (E) detect

6. INDIGENOUS:
(A) thoughtful (B) acquired (C) redundant
(D) unworthy (E) sterile

7. QUELL:
(A) foment (B) divert (C) confirm
(D) convoke (E) delay

8. EGRESS:
(A) entrance (B) decline
(C) wide variation (D) inadequate amount
(E) lateral movement

9. PIED:
(A) delicately formed (B) precisely detailed
(C) solid-colored (D) smooth
(E) luminous

10. GAINSAY:
(A) fail (B) destroy
(C) speak in support of
(D) receive compensation for
(E) regard with disgust

11. COMPLAISANCE:
(A) churlishness (B) emptiness
(C) difficulty (D) swiftness
(E) vibrancy

12. FORGERY: COUNTERFEIT::
(A) duplicity: testimony
(B) arson: insurance
(C) embezzlement: fraud
(D) theft: punishment
(E) murder: life

13. NICOTINE: TOBACCO::
(A) calcium: bone (B) iodine: salt
(C) protein: meat (D) pulp: fruit
(E) caffeine: coffee

14. CANDLE: WAX::
(A) metal: corrosion
(B) leather: vinyl
(C) curtain: pleat
(D) tire: rubber
(E) wood: ash

15. BIT: DRILL::
(A) nut: bolt (B) nail: hammer
(C) blade: razor (D) stapler: paper
(E) chisel: stone

16. MISJUDGE: ASSESS::
(A) misconstrue: interpret
(B) misconduct: rehearse
(C) misinform: design
(D) misguide: duplicate
(E) misperceive: explain

17. COMPLIANT: SERVILE::
(A) trusting: gullible
(B) cringing: fawning
(C) pleasant: effortless
(D) adventurous: courageous
(E) arduous: futile

18. ASTRINGENT: CONTRACTION::
(A) anesthetic: insensibility
(B) analgesic: pain
(C) coagulant: euphoria
(D) stimulant: drowsiness
(E) emollient: irritation

19. NOMINAL: FLGUREHEAD::
(A) absolute: autocrat
(B) cloistered: bishop
(C) military: tribunal
(D) statutory: defendant
(E) monolithic: legislature

20. PHILOSOPHER: COGITATE::
(A) linguist: prevaricate
(B) politician: capitulate
(C) scholar: extemporize
(D) misanthrope: repeat
(E) iconoclast: attack

21. ASSET:
(A) duty (B) qualification (C) denial
(D) liability (E) instability

22. CONCUR:
(A) expose (B) incite (C) prolong
(D) dissent (E) forgive

23. AMALGAMATE:
(A) congregate (B) insulate (C) isolate
(D) layer (E) revive

24. FERROUS:
(A) affected by rust (B) containing no iron
(C) chemically inert (D) combined with water
(E) permanently magnetized

25. PHLEGMATIC:
(A) vivacious (B) valiant (C) arid
(D) healthy (E) mature

26. PRODIGIOUS:
(A) implicit (B) slight (C) constant
(D) unnecessary (E) premature

27. CORROBORATION:
(A) weakening of utility
(B) lessening of certainty
(C) reduction in generality
(D) implausibility
(E) inadequacy

28. PALPABILITY:
(A) infertility (B) inflammability
(C) intangibility (D) intractability
(E) intolerability

29. ALACRITY:
(A) hesitance and reluctance
(B) caution and fear
(C) cynicism and skepticism
(D) suspicion and doubt
(E) concern and anxiety

30. MANNERED:
(A) plain (B) infantile (C) progressive
(D) ignorant (E) natural

31. DISSEMBLE:
(A) act conventionally (B) put together
(C) appear promptly (D) behave honestly
(E) obtain readily

32. MITIGATE: SEVERE::

(A) compile: available
(B) restore: new
(C) contribute: charitable
(D) venerate: reverent
(E) qualify: general

33. DOGGEREL: VERSE::

(A) burlesque: play
(B) sketch: drawing
(C) operetta: symphony
(D) fable: narration
(E) limerick: sonnet

34. SYMBOLS: REBUS::

(A) notes: score
(B) military: insignia
(C) proportions: recipe
(D) program: computer
(E) silversmith: hallmark

35. GUSH: EFFUSIVE::

(A) exult: honest
(B) deliberate: secretive
(C) giggle: innocent
(D) rage: irate
(E) whisper: confidential

36. ARMADA: VEHICLES::

(A) drill: recruits
(B) planning: logistics
(C) infantry: cavalry
(D) fusillade: projectiles
(E) supply: munitions

37. GROW: BURGEON::

(A) beat: palpitate
(B) transport: enrapture
(C) flourish: thrive
(D) rot: decay
(E) evolve: multiply

38. ENDEMIC: REGION::

(A) homogeneous: population
(B) inborn: individual
(C) hybrid: species
(D) sporadic: time
(E) aberrant: norm

39. PECCADILLO: SIN::

(A) provocation: instigation
(B) anxiety: fear
(C) perjury: corruption
(D) penury: poverty
(E) admonishment: castigation

40. APPLE: SKIN::

(A) potato: tuber
(B) melon: rind
(C) tomato: fruit
(D) maize: cob
(E) rhubarb: leafstalk

41. BODYGUARD: PERSON::

(A) police officer: traffic
(B) teacher: pupil
(C) major: city
(D) soldier: country
(E) secretary: office

42. SYLLABUS: COURSE::

(A) rules: jury
(B) map: destination
(C) recipe: ingredients
(D) appetizer: meal
(E) agenda: meeting

43. PITCH: SOUND::

(A) color: light
(B) mass: weight
(C) force: pressure
(D) energy: heat
(E) velocity: time

44. WEB: SPIDER::

(A) flower: bee
(B) canal: otter
(C) nest: bird
(D) acorn: squirrel
(E) bait: fish

45. PHILATELIST: STAMPS::

(A) numismatist: coins
(B) astrologer: predictions
(C) geneticist: chromosomes
(D) cartographer: maps
(E) pawnbroker: jewelry

46. INSECT: BUTTERFLY::

(A) perfume: essence
(B) botany: chrysanthemum
(C) philosophy: metaphysics
(D) pitch: black
(E) color: brightness

47. OUTSKIRTS: TOWN::

(A) rung: ladder
(B) trunk: tree
(C) water: goblet
(D) margin: page
(E) hangar: airplane

48. COLLUSION: CONSPIRATORS::

(A) conclusion: messengers
(B) revision: correspondents
(C) identification: arbitrators
(D) attribution: interpreters
(E) cooperation: partners

49. LISTEN: RECORDING::

(A) carve: statue
(B) reproduce: plan
(C) review: book
(D) frame: painting
(E) view: photograph

GRE TEST 9 ANSWER KEYS :
1. CBEBD BAACC A
2.CEDCA AAAE
3. DDCBA BBCAE D
4.EAADD ABEBD EACAC DEE

BIG BOOK ANALOGY & ANTONYM PART-2

2008-04-25T13:39:00.001-07:00

GRE TEST 6
Part 1
8. REFLECTION: LIGHT::
(A) emotion: feeling (B) echo: sound
(C) film: scene (D) microphone: hearing
(E) iris: vision

9. CARVE: TURKEY::
(A) slice: cake (B) peel: peach
(C) mince: onion (D) core: apple
(E) stew: prune

10. GEM: TURQUOISE::
(A) stone: magenta (B) flower: violet
(C) pear: orange (D) lettuce: green
(E) vine: cherry

11. PARQUET: WOOD::
(A) potpourri: medley (B) collage: tapestry
(C) color: painting (D) linoleum: marble
(E) mosaic: glass

12. IMPLACABLE: APPEASE::
(A) impregnable: defy
(B) inconsistent: persuade
(C) indomitable: subdue
(D) imperturbable: mollify
(E) intractable: understand

13. HOMOGENIZATION: UNIFORM::
(A) coagulation: brittle
(B) combustion: flammable
(C) digestion: edible
(D) putrefaction: rotten
(E) fermentation: liquid

14. SELFLESSNESS: ALTRUIST::
(A) pragmatism: philanthropist
(B) expertise: connoisseur
(C) indiscretion: misanthrope
(D) enthusiasm: dilettante
(E) imperviousness: fanatic

15. AESTHETICS: BEAUTY::
(A) ethics: etiquette
(B) epistemology: knowledge
(C) logistics: truth
(D) rhetoric: reasoning
(E) theology: morals

16. CORNUCOPIA: ABUNDANCE::
(A) fortune: success (B) mace: authority
(C) ensign: ship (D) unicorn: myth
(E) medal: badge

Part 2
28. EXCESSIVE:
(A) too soon (B) too little (C) with care
(D) of interest (E) on demand

29. VICTOR:
(A) victim (B) enemy (C) opponent
(D) underling (E) loser

30. AUDACIOUS:
(A) timid (B) mute (C) visible
(D) disciplined (E) cultivated

31. AUTONOMY:
(A) friendliness (B) dependence
(C) recalcitrance
(D) receptiveness to change
(E) lack of principles

32. EXTEMPORANEOUS:
(A) additional (B) skillful (C) planned
(D) confined (E) calm

33. DISTEND:
(A) constrict (B) concentrate
(C) deteriorate (D) fold (E) weaken

34. ASSUAGE:
(A) generate (B) intensify (C) segregate
(D) disjoin (E) extract

35. CLINCH:
(A) treat gently (B) divide carelessly
(C) grow less weary (D) make more doubtful
(E) lose sight of

36. PROFLIGACY:
(A) frugality (B) paucity (C) insensitivity
(D) legitimacy (E) tenacity

37. PUISSANCE:
(A) powerlessness (B) baseness
(C) liberality (D) skepticism
(E) knowledge

38. RAVE:
(A) flak (B) flop (C) cant (D) pan
(E) snub

Part 3
8. OATH: PROMISE::
(A) contract: agreement
(B) deed: attorney (C) title: estate
(D) job: loyalty (E) truce: warfare

9. NEEDLE: KNIT::
(A) loom: weave (B) soap: wash
(C) bed: sleep (D) bait: fish
(E) match: fire

10. MAIL: MAILBOX::
(A) medicine: treatment (B) laundry: hamper
(C) gasoline: pump (D) coat: factory
(E) toothpaste: cleanliness

11. ASTRINGENT: PUCKER::
(A) speed: collision (B) consolation: sorrow
(C) proposition: solution (D) spark: ignition
(E) texture: surface

12. HEMORRHAGE: BLEEDING::
(A) vertigo: dizziness (B) asthma: respiration
(C) obesity: food (D) anemia: vitality
(E) tension: pain

13. INDULGE: ASCETIC::
(A) adapt: mutineer (B) sacrifice: politician
(C) restrain: libertine (D) defy: traitor
(E) stint: benefactor

14. LURK: WAIT::
(A) abscond: depart (B) bilk: cheat
(C) topple: stabilize (D) deplete: drain
(E) boost: elevate

15. INTERESTED: AGOG::
(A) persistent: daunted
(B) careful: meticulous
(C) curious: questioning
(D) blithe: willful
(E) occupied: engaged

16. DOGMA: ICONOCLAST::
(A) authority: subordinate
(B) patriotism: coward
(C) ideology: rebel
(D) responsibility: renegade
(E) convention: maverick

Part 4
28. CONTAMINATE:
(A) distill (B) embellish (C) purify
(D) ameliorate (E) rehabilitate

29. FOCUS:
(A) equate (B) diffuse (C) permit
(D) dissect (E) abstract

30. UNDERMINE:
(A) originate (B) plan (C) smooth
(D) reinforce (E) resume

31. FLUKE:
(A) reexamined opinion
(B) expected occurrence
(C) observed experiment
(D) burst of insight
(E) lack of judgment

32. PREEN:
(A) envelop (B) offend (C) confine
(D) antagonize (E) rumple

33. DIN:
(A) resonance (B) weakness (C) hush
(D) uninhabitable place
(E) unobstructed view

34. QUIESCENCE:
(A) strong conviction (B) restless activity
(C) rapid decline (D) ambivalence
(E) discourtesy

35. OBDURATE:
(A) fluent (B) demonstrative (C) duplicitous
(D) complaisant (E) ineffectual

36. SALUBRIOUS:
(A) unhealthy (B) unpalatable (C) insipid
(D) steadily weakening
(E) awkwardly located

37. BALEFUL:
(A) beneficent (B) undemanding
(C) eloquent (D) enticing (E) extroverted

38. VERDANT:
(A) tranquil (B) ominous (C) lucid
(D) tepid (E) sere

Part 5
8. PEDIATRICS: CHILDREN::
(A) dermatology: skin
(B) pathology: medicine
(C) meteorology: forecasts
(D) neurology: psychologists
(E) ecology: environmentalists

9. CREASE: FOLDING::
(A) serration: braiding
(B) hole: perforating
(C) dent: weakening
(D) break: setting
(E) gouge: cracking

10. DAGGER: SCABBARD::
(A) bow: quiver
(B) pistol: holster
(C) lasso: saddle
(D) rifle: sight
(E) spear: shaft

11. SUBPOENA: WITNESS::
(A) suborn: judge
(B) tax: worker
(C) elect: officer
(D) conscript: soldier
(E) hire: laborer

12. LUBRICATE: ABRASION::
(A) burnish: decomposition
(B) vent: distillation
(C) tamp: adhesion
(D) seal: leakage
(E) irrigate: drainage

13. ASTROLOGY: ASTRONOMY::
(A) alchemy: chemistry
(B) homeopathy: zoology
(C) mythology: classics
(D) pedagogy: philosophy
(E) phenomenology: linguistics

14. MALAPROPISM: VERBAL::
(A) heresy: moral (B) hoax: cognitive
(C) gaffe: social (D) feint: martial
(E) perjury: legislative

15. PLUCK: QUIT::
(A) verve: flinch (B) gall: skimp
(C) pride: grovel (D) charm: smile
(E) poise: waver

16. PARENTHESIS: EXPLANATION::
(A) synopsis: affectation
(B) apostrophe: annotation
(C) synthesis: interpolation
(D) ellipsis: omission
(E) asterisk: exaggeration

Part 6
28. TURBULENCE:
(A) moderation (B) tranquillity
(C) immunity (D) correlation
(E) meditation

29. DEHYDRATE:
(A) make soluble
(B) separate electronically
(C) combine with oxygen
(D) saturate with water
(E) expose to hydrogen

30. LOLL:
(A) comply readily (B) move vigorously
(C) describe exactly (D) notice incidentally
(E) insist strongly

31. INTREPID:
(A) morbid (B) forbearing (C) temperate
(D) apprehensive (E) abundant

32. PRECURSORY:
(A) derivative (B) ephemeral (C) original
(D) essential (E) solid

33. PERENNIAL:
(A) predictable (B) latent (C) engrossing
(D) infertile (E) fleeting

34. DISPARATE:
(A) homogeneous (B) cumulative
(C) invariable (D) cooperative
(E) cogent

35. FULMINATION:
(A) repetition (B) addition (C) ratification
(D) praise (E) escape

36. EBULLIENCE:
(A) confusion (B) pretension
(C) introspection (D) absentmindedness
(E) impassiveness

37. PREDILECTION:
(A) unwillingness to choose
(B) desire to please (C) ambiguity
(D) stereotype (E) propensity to dislike

38. BANAL:
(A) faithful (B) arresting (C) inclined
(D) forced (E) elaborate

part 7
8. CENSUS: POPULATION::
(A) itinerary: journeys
(B) inventory: merchandise
(C) roster: audience
(D) slate: incumbents
(E) manifest: debts

9. INEVITABLE: CHANCE::
(A) absolute: variability
(B) candid: openness
(C) certain: regularity
(D) relaxed: diligence
(E) sincere: hesitancy

10. DART: MISSILE::
(A) skiff: boat (B) planet: star
(C) page: volume (D) finger: thumb
(E) car: truck

11. DECIBEL: SOUND::
(A) gallon: water (B) lumen: light
(C) band: signal (D) weight: mineral
(E) scale: music

12. STICKLER: APPROXIMATION::
(A) leader: guidance
(B) connoisseur: anachronism
(C) sluggard: indolence
(D) purist: adulteration
(E) scientist: theorizing

13. SYNONYMOUS: MEANING::
(A) interchangeable: function
(B) equivocal: interpretation
(C) coincidental: cause
(D) ambidextrous: skill
(E) bilingual: language

14. INSIPID: INVENTION::
(A) ironic: gravity (B) realistic: originality
(C) generic: artistry (D) foppish: affection
(E) prosaic: imagination

15. STREAM: EDDY::
(A) trend: anomaly (B) shove: punch
(C) assault: defeat (D) force: motion
(E) illness: symptom

16. PIRATE: TAKE::
(A) burgle: steal (B) forge: copy
(C) renege: promise (D) liberate: free
(E) retreat: withdraw

Part 8
28. DOMINATE:
(A) have no ability to
(B) have no control over
(C) be irreconcilable
(D) be angry
(E) be undisciplined

29. SIDESTEP:
(A) confront directly
(B) detain temporarily
(C) comprehend accurately
(D) judge hastily
(E) treat fairly

30. FACILITATE:
(A) hallow (B) hamper
(C) hurdle (D) hide (E) hold

31. MUNDANE:
(A) sufficient (B) superior (C) exotic
(D) agile (E) perfect

32. ELASTICITY:
(A) lack of spontaneity (B) lack of tension
(C) lack of resilience (D) symmetry
(E) permanence

33. APPRISE:
(A) oblige (B) underrate (C) apply pressure
(D) offer encouragement
(E) withhold information

34. SQUALID:
(A) florid (B) extraneous (C) fervid
(D) abundant (E) pristine

35. MANIPULATIVE:
(A) impassioned (B) lethargic
(C) inept (D) guileless (E) unaltered

36. ANTIPATHY:
(A) pronounced talent (B) settled fondness
(C) concealed passion
(D) cultivated nostalgia
(E) sustained interest

37. FLEDGE:
(A) seek (B) call (C) mate
(D) emit (E) molt

38. DIATRIBE:
(A) encomium (B) epitome
(C) euphemism (D) epistle (E) epigram

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Part 7: BAABD AEAB
Part 8: BABCC EEDBE A

[[color=red]b]GRE TEST 7 [/b][/color]

Part1
8. DEPORT: NATION::
(A) expel: school (B) boycott: store
(C) confine: prison (D) colonize: frontier
(E) quarantine: hospital

9. VESSEL: BLOOD::
(A) tank: oil (B) sewer: plumbing
(C) sprinkler: water (D) compressor: air
(E) pipeline: gas

10. ITINERARY: TRIP::
(A) lottery: chance (B) signal: light
(C) agenda: meeting
(D) railroad: transportation
(E) university: education

11. TACT: OFFENSIVE::
(A) manners: sincere (B) money: poor
(C) speech: illiterate (D) wine: sober
(E) friends: cheerful

12. EPIDERMIS: MAMMAL::
(A) blanket: bed (B) root: plant
(C) topsoil: farm (D) bark: conifer
(E) bread: sandwich

13. ANOMALY: PARADIGMATIC::
(A) membrane: impenetrable
(B) weakness: durable
(C) blemish: flawless
(D) fallacy: convincing
(E) liability: solvent

14. LIONIZE: ADMIRE::
(A) authorize: betray
(B) aggrandize: envy
(C) exonerate: suspect
(D) vituperate: despise
(E) emulate: belittle

15. TERSENESS: SUPERFLUOUS::
(A) randomness: observable
(B) elegance: simple
(C) arbitrariness: just
(D) spontaneity: studied
(E) flexibility: stable

16. SUBMISSION: OBEISANCE::
(A) dilemma: frustration
(B) fear: foreboding
(C) boredom: listlessness
(D) modesty: blush
(E) affection: embrace

28. ASCEND:
(A) go down (B) take apart (C) overturn
(D) conceal (E) return

29. POROUS:
(A) inadmissible (B) intractable
(C) impermeable (D) impalpable
(E) implacable

30. AFFILIATION:
(A) mismanagement (B) predisposition
(C) dissociation (D) disagreement
(E) acquaintance

31. INADVERTENCE:
(A) strong character (B) collective action
(C) careful attention (D) unpleasant feature
(E) unhesitating obedience

32. BOLSTER:
(A) condense (B) undermine (C) disprove
(D) cancel (E) misinterpret

33. CATALYZE:
(A) distort (B) cool (C) refine
(D) contaminate (E) inhibit

34. WAFFLE:
(A) discharge (B) construct
(C) insist harshly (D) praise repeatedly
(E) speak unequivocally

35. DICRETE:
(A) continuous (B) external
(C) highly developed
(D) illogically composed
(E) properly described

36. LACONIC:
(A) blithe (B) incapable (C) flagrant
(D) garrulous (E) intransigent

37. DECOROUS;
(A) unlikely (B) uncomfortable
(C) unrepentant (D) unseemly
(E) unattractive

38. INCIPIENT:
(A) exuberant (B) full-bodied
(C) explicit (D) plentiful (E) full-blown

Part2
8. CLIENTELE: CUSTOMERS::
(A) army: civilians
(B) boycott: merchants
(C) contest: umpires
(D) testimony: lawyers
(E) faculty: teachers

9. ARTICULATE: SPEECH::
(A) meticulous: power
(B) graceful: movement
(C) dissenting: thought
(D) fawning: respect
(E) engaging: acceptance

10. COLOSSUS: FIGURINE::
(A) epic: grandeur (B) sculptor: statue
(C) squirrel: chipmunk (D) boulder: pebble
(E) sofa: bench

11. LEAF: OAK::
(A) bulb: tulip (B) berry: fruit
(C) tree: forest (D) stem: flower
(E) needle: pine

12. LATENCY: RESPONSE::
(A) term: pregnancy
(B) incubation: disease
(C) interval: periodicity
(D) duration: process
(E) fluctuation: equilibrium

13. RETRACT: STATEMENT::
(A) substantiate: pledge
(B) reiterate: belief
(C) reveal: promise
(D) precipitate: procedure
(E) repeal: legislation

14. JUGGERNAUT: CRUSH::
(A) quisling: betray (B) incubus: hatch
(C) sphinx: destroy (D) sibyl: mislead
(E) paragon: purify

15. FRUGAL: PENURIOUS::
(A) temperate: sober
(B) ethical: unscrupulous
(C) cynical: sarcastic
(D) compliant: obsequious
(E) loathsome: malevolent

16. DEPART: ABSCOND::
(A) store: secrete (B) close: occlude
(C) speak: harangue (D) intervene: interfere
(E) cover: eclipse

28. ASEPTIC:
(A) contaminated (B) dispersed
(C) oxidized (D) persistent
(E) haphazard

29. QUIESCENCE:
(A) impartiality (B) subtlety
(C) indictment (D) rationality
(E) action

30. LUMBER:
(A) align (B) squelch (C) swerve
(D) resist (E) glide

31. NUCLEATE:
(A) displace (B) scatter (C) preserve
(D) smother (E) deactivate

32. LEVITY:
(A) veracity (B) audacity (C) felicity
(D) gravity (E) depravity

33. DENUNCIATION:
(A) suspension (B) indecision
(C) eulogy (D) catharsis (E) pronouncement

34. TREACHEROUSNESS:
(A) intellectuality (B) faithfulness
(C) noteworthiness (D) pleasantness
(E) consideration

35. SOPORIFIC:
(A) artificial nourishment
(B) hallucinatory experience
(C) effective cure
(D) auxiliary (E) stimulant

36. STYMIE:
(A) entreat (B) apprise (C) foster
(D) lend credibility (E) change direction

37. MUNDANE:
(A) unearthly (B) synthetic (C) costly
(D) fragile (E) complicated

38. WELTER:
(A) orderly arrangement
(B) convincing remark
(C) inconclusive meeting
(D) luxuriant growth
(E) eccentric character

Part3

8. SOLDIER: ARMY::
(A) gas: vapor (B) music: harmony
(C) ruler: height (D) negative: exposure
(E) element: compound

9. SLUR: SPEECH::
(A) erase: drawing (B) smudge: writing
(C) confuse: puzzle
(D) crumble: construction
(E) decrease: volume

10. LOCOMOTIVE: FLATCAR::
(A) bus: passenger (B) airplane: cargo
(C) bicycle: frame (D) tugboat: barge
(E) automobile: chassis

11. TRICKLE: GUSH::
(A) breathe: exhale (B) amble: move
(C) stain: blotch (D) warm: sear
(E) teach: educate

12. CHARADE: WORD::
(A) symbol: algebra (B) joke: riddle
(C) sign: direction (D) mime: story
(E) lie: truth

13. EPAULET: SHOULDER::
(A) ring: finger (B) tassel: wrist
(C) cravat: waist (D) sash: neck
(E) poncho: arm

14. VERNACULAR: PLACE::
(A) landmark: tradition (B) code: solution
(C) fingerprint: identity
(D) symptom: disease
(E) jargon: profession

15. HEAT: CALORIES::
(A) liquid: gallons (B) exercise: energy
(C) steam: pressure (D) lamp: watts
(E) thermometer: degrees

16. MARTIAL: MILITARY::
(A) basic: simplistic (B) classic: musical
(C) cosmic: planetary (D) runic: mysterious
(E) endemic: patriotic

28. GROUP:
(A) restrain (B) isolate (C) confound
(D) abandon (E) reveal

29. IMMEDIATE:
(A) complex (B) limited (C) future
(D) multiple (E) tiring

30. PERSEVERANCE:
(A) obvious suffering
(B) abnormal tranquillity
(C) lack of promptness
(D) cessation of effort
(E) frequency of occurrence

31. OFF-KEY:
(A) with sensitive phrasing
(B) with s suitable instrument
(C) at the right volume
(D) at a regular beat
(E) at the proper pitch

32. BOLSTER:
(A) cancel (B) disconnect (C) delete
(D) decrease support of (E) lose faith in

33. DEBACLE:
(A) definite agreement
(B) complete success
(C) ungrudging acceptance
(D) unquestionable assumption
(E) frank response

34. ALLEVIATE:
(A) transpose (B) exacerbate
(C) fortify (D) rectify (E) proliferate

35. ARTLESSNESS:
(A) originality (B) objectivity
(C) cunning (D) foresight (E) resentment

36. LABILE:
(A) intrinsic (B) differential
(C) colorable (D) restored
(E) stable

37. NUGATORY:
(A) tasteful (B) unlimited (C) innovative
(D) fashionable (E) consequential

38. BENT:
(A) symmetry (B) rigidity (C) ineptitude
(D) nonchalance (E) trustworthiness

Part4

8. DERMATOLOGIST: SKIN::
(A) dentist: organs (B) optometrist: nerves
(C) oncologist: joints (D) cardiologist: bones
(E) podiatrist: feet

9. UNDERSTUDY: STAR::
(A) patient: surgeon (B) deputy: sheriff
(C) secretary: executive (D) clerk: judge
(E) groom: jockey

10. SUSPICIOUS: PARANOID::
(A) envious: proud (B) admiring: idolatrous
(C) joyous: virtuous (D) furtive: forthright
(E) vicious: deceptive

11. GREENHOUSE: PLANT::
(A) refrigerator: milk (B) well: water
(C) orchard: fruit (D) incubator: infant
(E) tank: fuel

12. ANACHRONISTIC: TIME::
(A) discordant: sound
(B) dilapidated: construction
(C) disreputable: personality
(D) contagious: illness
(E) nauseating: odor

13. RIVER: GORGE::
(A) glacier: ice (B) rain: cloud
(C) wind: dune (D) delta: swamp
(E) lava: island

14. STIPPLE: DOT::
(A) striate: band (B) camouflage: target
(C) inscribe: drawing (D) freckle: face
(E) wrinkle: angle

15. GOURMAND: APPETITE::
(A) pedant: simplicity (B) skinflint: thrift
(C) prodigal: energy (D) daredevil: strength
(E) egotist: honesty

16. ROYALTY: PAYMENT::
(A) manuscript: page (B) gratuity: check
(C) dividend: debt (D) subpoena: writ
(E) client: fee

28. EXTINGUISH:
(A) smolder (B) defuse (C) scorch
(D) ignite (E) explode

29. DWINDLE:
(A) accept (B) esteem (C) exaggerate
(D) combine (E) increase

30. UNEARTH:
(A) conform (B) conceal (C) respect
(D) blend (E) plot

31. TESTINESS:
(A) devotion (B) patience
(C) methodicalness (D) caution
(E) discretion

32. PRECARIOUS:
(A) clever (B) recent (C) anxious
(D) clearly intended (E) firmly grounded

33. FETID:
(A) luminous (B) dense
(C) having a pleasant smell
(D) having a balanced structure
(E) unable to be imitated

34. PREJUDICED:
(A) straightforward (B) unmoved
(C) disinterested (D) sentimental
(E) even-tempered

35. TRAVESTY:
(A) intentional slight (B) light burden
(C) good rapport (D) assertion
(E) paragon

36. PROSCRIBE:
(A) predict (B) sanction (C) reciprocate
(D) delineate (E) codify

37. TRUCULENT:
(A) gentle (B) dim (C) dainty
(D) silent (E) pure

38. IMPROBITY:
(A) success (B) honesty (C) paucity
(D) likelihood (E) presumption

GRE TEST 7 ANSWER KEYS :
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Part3
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Part4
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GRE TEST 8

8. THERMOMETER: TEMPERATURE::
(A) plane: thickness
(B) wrench: torque
(C) camera: exposure
(D) compass: direction
(E) grindstone: sharpness

9. FOOLPROOF: FAIL::
(A) translucent: filter (B) viscous: smear
(C) volatile: explode (D) airtight: leak
(E) taut: break

10. SUFFOCATE: OXYGEN::
(A) restrict: supplies (B) rob: money
(C) inhibit: drives (D) imprison: freedom
(E) starve: nutrients

11. ORCHESTRA: MUSIC::
(A) vocalist: song (B) poet: anthology
(C) actor: cues (D) choreographer: ballet
(E) troupe: drama

12. BIRD: SNARE::
(A) lion: den (B) fish: seine
(C) lamb: shears (D) scorpion: sting
(E) lobster: claw

13. RESOLUTENESS: WILL::
(A) zeal: conviction (B) honor: restitution
(C) esteem: adoration (D) anguish: hesitation
(E) sorrow: compassion

14. MILLER: GRAIN::
(A) carpenter: awl (B) forger: furnace
(C) tanner: hide (D) vintner: wine
(E) mason: cement

15. DIDACTIC: INSTRUCT::
(A) pedantic: contend (B) comic: amuse
(C) theatrical: applaud
(D) imperative: obey
(E) rhetorical: recite

16. GARRULOUS: TALKATIVE::
(A) suspicious: unreliable
(B) cantankerous: obtuse
(C) cloying: sweet
(D) reflective: insightful
(E) prudent: indecisive

28. FREQUENT:
(A) contain (B) restore (C) sever
(D) visit rarely (E) defend eagerly

29. COMPOUND:
(A) reveal (B) concentrate (C) activate
(D) conserve (E) separate

30. CRASS:
(A) demanding (B) florid (C) refined
(D) intrepid (E) fair

31. PLASTICITY:
(A) tightness (B) contiguity (C) stasis
(D) rigidity (E) order

32. CONVOKE:
(A) forgive (B) eradicate (C) adjourn
(D) omit (E) abridge

33. COMMODIOUS:
(A) calm (B) careless (C) reticent
(D) enclosed (E) cramped

34. CORROBORATE:
(A) complicate (B) controvert
(C) conflate (D) condone
(E) counterfeit

35. MACULATED:
(A) unobserved (B) unfocused
(C) unplanned (D) unfeigned
(E) unspotted

36. ESOTERIC:
(A) unsophisticated (B) worthless
(C) lasting (D) generally known
(E) well expressed

37. FRUSTRATE:
(A) expand (B) enjoy (C) nullify
(D) abet (E) prepare

38. ASPERSIONS:
(A) qualms (B) apologies (C) rewards
(D) vexation (E) flattery

Part2
8. TORNADO: AIR::
(A) whirlpool: water
(B) sinkhole: ground
(C) forest: fire
(D) gusher: oil
(E) thunderbolt: lightning

9. SINGER: CHOIR::
(A) flower: bouquet
(B) leaf: forest (C) flute: reed
(D) line: sculpture (E) rhythm: time

10. PIGMENT: COLOR::
(A) sizing: fabric (B) spice: flavor
(C) steel: alloy (D) fertilizer: soil
(E) rock: energy

11. LABYRINTH: TORTUOUS::
(A) ornament: decorative
(B) editorial: refutable
(C) portrait: accurate
(D) poster: startling
(E) pageant: retrospective
12. PRATE: SPEAK::
(A) digress: conclude
(B) probe: examine
(C) soar: travel
(D) wheedle: coax
(E) saunter: walk

13. PERTURB: SERENITY::
(A) caress: affection
(B) protect: security
(C) harangue: bombast
(D) annoy: consideration
(E) reassure: doubt

14. FURTIVE: STEALTH::
(A) loquacious: intelligence
(B) immoral: contrition
(C) pontifical: reverence
(D) whimsical: caprice
(E) arduous: endurance

15. TENDER: ACCEPTANCE::
(A) publish: wisdom
(B) exhibit: inspection
(C) scrutinize: foresight
(D) authorize: approval
(E) declare: observation

16. PLUTOCRACY: WEALTH::
(A) democracy: freedom
(B) aristocracy: land
(C) gerontocracy: age
(D) technocracy: ability
(E) autocracy: birth

28. ORIENT:
(A) hasten (B) defile (C) menace
(D) confuse (E) decline

29. UNIMPEACHABLE:
(A) irritable (B) preventable
(C) unused to conflict
(D) open to question
(E) available for discussion

30. MEANDER:
(A) change permanently
(B) believe strongly
(C) behave appropriately
(D) move purposively
(E) handle firmly

31. EXPEND:
(A) proceed toward (B) take away
(C) place upon (D) hold to (E) store up

32. SEAMY:
(A) decent and respectable
(B) jagged and irregular
(C) strict and authoritarian
(D) ornate and adorned
(E) subtle and dangerous

33. LUCID:
(A) unrecognized (B) limited
(C) murky (D) improbabl
(E) inconsistent

34. LASSITUDE:
(A) a fear of discovery
(B) a feeling of vigor
(C) a twinge of embarrassment
(D) a want of seriousness
(E) a sense of superiority

35. HALLMARK:
(A) grave defect (B) valueless object
(C) unfortunate incident
(D) uncharacteristic feature
(E) untimely event

36. DIATRIBE:
(A) sermon (B) discourse
(C) eulogy (D) lecture (E) oration

37. SEDULITY:
(A) lack of industriousness
(B) abundance of supporters
(C) contradiction of doctrine
(D) rejection of analysis
(E) depletion of resources

38. APPOSITE:
(A) malevolent (B) implicit
(C) disorganized (D) avoidable
(E) irrelevant

Part3
8. HAMMER: CARPENTER::
(A) brick: mason (B) road: driver
(C) kitchen: cook (D) letter: secretary
(E) knife: butcher

9. EMBRACE: AFFECTION::
(A) jeer: sullenness (B) glower: ridicule
(C) frown: displeasure
(D) cooperation: respect
(E) flattery: love

10. PLUMMET: FALL::
(A) radiate: glow (B) converge: attract
(C) flounder: move (D) swerve: turn
(E) flow: ebb

11. GRAZING: FORAGERS::
(A) skipping: readers
(B) strolling: prisoners
(C) weeding: gardeners
(D) stalking: hunters
(E) resting: pickers

12. TEXT: EXTEMPORIZE::
(A) score: improvise
(B) style: decorate
(C) exhibit: demonstrate
(D) diagram: realize
(E) sketch: outline

13. PERTINENT: RELEVANCE::
(A) insistent: rudeness
(B) benevolent: perfection
(C) redundant: superfluity
(D) prevalent: universality
(E) aberrant: uniqueness

14. ASSERT: BELABOR::
(A) tend: fuss (B) refine: temper
(C) describe: demean
(D) resemble: portray
(E) contaminate: purge

15. TRANSGRESSION: MORALITY::
(A) mistake: probity
(B) invitation: hospitality
(C) gift: generosity
(D) presumption: propriety
(E) misconception: curiosity

16. BLOWHARD: BOASTFUL::
(A) cynic: perspicacious
(B) highbrow: grandiloquent
(C) exhibitionist: embarrassed
(D) misanthrope: affected
(E) toady: obsequious

28. CONSTRAIN:
(A) release (B) sever (C) abandon
(D) unload (E) agree

29. SQUAT:
(A) dim and dark (B) tall and thin
(C) misty and vague (D) sharp and shrill
(E) flat and narrow

30. OPAQUENESS:
(A) opalescence (B) clarity (C) density
(D) magnetism (E) latency

31. COMELINESS:
(A) disagreement (B) humiliation
(C) ambition (D) unattractiveness
(E) shortsightedness

32. PROFUNDITY:
(A) speciousness (B) solicitude
(C) succinctness (D) superficiality
(E) solidarity

33. BURGEON:
(A) subside (B) esteem (C) placate
(D) tempt (E) wean

34. SINEWY:
(A) new (B) weak (C) corrupt
(D) subtle (E) substantial

35. EXHAUSTIVE:
(A) incomplete (B) energetic (C) strong
(D) indecisive (E) conserving

36. PINE:
(A) fall apart (B) become invigorated
(C) become enraged (D) move ahead
(E) stand firm

37. OBSTINACY:
(A) persuasiveness (B) tractability
(C) antipathy (D) neutrality
(E) magnanimity

38. EXACT:
(A) deny (B) judge (C) deprive
(D) forgive (E) establish

Part4
8. SHOULDER: ROADWAY::
(A) margin: page (B) cord: weaving
(C) socket: bulb (D) curtain: scenery
(E) handle: pitcher

9. TADPOLE: FROG::
(A) worm: beetle (B) caterpillar: butterfly
(C) carrion: vulture (D) calf: horse
(E) drone: honeybee

10. CIRCUMFERENCE: CIRCLE::
(A) degree: angle
(B) area: cube
(C) perimeter: rectangle
(D) height: cylinder
(E) arc: ellipse

11. HEDONIST: PLEASURE::
(A) humanist: pride
(B) ascetic: tolerance
(C) stoic: sacrifice
(D) recluse: privacy
(E) idealist: compromise

12. NONCONFORMIST: NORM::
(A) pessimist: rule (B) extremist: conviction
(C) criminal: motive (D) deviant: dogma
(E) heretic: orthodoxy

13. INVEST: CAPITAL::
(A) gamble: stake (B) tax: income
(C) play: sport (D) race: record
(E) create: product

14. PREEN: SELF-SATISFACTION::
(A) fume: anger (B) inhibit: spontaneity
(C) regret: guilt (D) resent: cooperation
(E) brood: resolution

15. DIGRESSIVE: STATEMENT::
(A) connotative: definition
(B) slanderous: slur
(C) tangential: presupposition
(D) biased: opinion
(E) circuitous: route

16. CHICANERY: CLEVER::
(A) expertise: knowledgeable
(B) certainty: doubtful
(C) gullibility: skeptical
(D) machination: heedless
(E) tactlessness: truthful

28. INSTINCT:
(A) hallucination (B) reservation
(C) irrational fear (D) learned response
(E) unobtainable desire

29. SENSATION:
(A) sketchy account
(B) recurring phenomenon
(C) unfinished story
(D) unnoticed event
(E) well-received effort

30. TRANQUILLITY:
(A) leniency (B) virtue
(C) pandemonium (D) morbidity
(E) eclecticism

31. PLASTICITY:
(A) purity (B) solidity (C) rigidity
(D) sternness (E) massiveness

32. RIFT:
(A) bondage (B) capitulation
(C) fidelity (D) consistency
(E) reconciliation

33. DESICCATE:
(A) lactate (B) hydrate
(C) make appetizing (D) allow to putrify
(E) start to accelerate

34. ERUDITION:
(A) boorishness (B) prescience
(C) ignorance (D) wealth
(E) simplicity

35. AFFABLE:
(A) sentimental (B) disobedient
(C) irascible (D) equivocal
(E) underhanded

36. APOCRYPHAL:
(A) authenticated (B) annotated
(C) famous (D) restored
(E) sophisticated

37.RECALCITRANT:
(A) trustworthy (B) expectant
(C) extravagant (D) capable
(E) amenable

38.HALCYON:
(A) future (B) healthy (C) inane
(D) extraordinary (E) miserable

Part5
8. ANIMAL: CAT::
(A) apple: pear (B) club: player
(C) furniture: chair (D) landscape: tree
(E) body: toe

9. CURTAIN: STAGE::
(A) footlight: orchestra
(B) lid: jar (C) upholstery: sofa
(D) veil: face (E) screen: film

10. INSOMNIA: SLEEP::
(A) dyslexia: read (B) hemophilia: bleed
(C) hyperactivity: move
(D) paranoia: hallucinate
(E) malnutrition: eat

11. JEER: DERISION::
(A) fidget: restraint (B) cower: menace
(C) slouch: vigilance (D) reprimand: censure
(E) frown: adversity

12. HUMILITY: SUPPLICANT::
(A) espionage: felon
(B) dilettantism: connoisseur
(C) dogmatism: scholar
(D) gregariousness: teammate
(E) resistance: adversary

13. INTEREST: INVEIGLE::
(A) evaluate: suggest (B) foresee: predict
(C) plan: scheme (D) interpret: examine
(E) neglect: persecute

14. BARTER: COMMODITIES::
(A) arbitrate: disputes (B) invade: boundaries
(C) debate: issues (D) correspond: letters
(E) promote: ranks

15. PARRY: QUESTION::
(A) return: affection (B) shirk: duty
(C) confront: dread (D) hurl: insult
(E) surrender: temptation

27. CONSOLIDATION:
(A) instigation (B) fragmentation
(C) restriction (D) opposition
(E) provocation

28. SECURE:
(A) infest (B) unearth (C) impart
(D) implant (E) unfasten

29. FRACAS:
(A) rapture (B) relic
(C) novel predicament
(D) peaceful situation
(E) just reward

30. GRATE:
(A) soothe (B) gather (C) acknowledge
(D) forgive (E) improve

31. HYPERBOLE:
(A) equivocation (B) criticism
(C) understatement (D) pessimism
(E) skepticism

32. INERRANCY:
(A) productivity (B) generosity
(C) volubility (D) fallibility
(E) plausibility

33. STEEP:
(A) relax (B) repulse (C) plummet
(D) clarify (E) parch

34. RECUMBENT:
(A) well fortified (B) standing up
(C) lacking flexibility (D) constricted
(E) alarmed

35. NATTY:
(A) sloppy (B) quiet (C) loose
(D) common (E) difficult

36. EXIGENT:
(A) unprepossessing (B) inquisitive
(C) devoted (D) absurd (E) deferrable

37. PLATITUDE:
(A) concise formulation
(B) original observation
(C) unsubstantiated claim
(D) relevant concern
(E) insincere remark

GRE TEST 8 ANSWER KEYS:
Part1
DDEEB ACBC DECDC EBEDD E
Part2
AABAE EDBC DDDEA CBDCA E
Part3
ECDDA CADE ABBDD ABABB D
Part4
ABCDE AAEE DDCCE BCCAE E
Part5
CDADE CDB BEDAC DEBAE B