1. EXAMPLE:Although its publicity has been - , the film itself is intelligent, well-acted, handsomely produced, and altogether __.

    tasteless..respectable ... CORRECT ANSWER

    extensive..moderate

    sophisticated..amateur

    risque..crude

2. Critics of the welfare system argue that, rather than aiding people's efforts to govern their own lives, it __ their independence.

    supports

    saps

    hastens

    abets

3. The audience failed to warm to the candidate, whose speech contained nothing but empty promises, __, and cliches.

    candor

    platitudes

    nuances

    ingenuity

4. By dint of much practice in the laboratory, the anatomy student became __ and was able to manipulate her dissecting tools with either hand.

    practical

    tricky

    ambiguous

    ambidextrous

5. Like many other pioneers, Dr. Elizabeth Black well, founder of the New York Infirmary, the first American hospital staffed entirely by women, faced ridicule from her contemporaries but has received great honor __.

    posthumously

    anonymously

    privately

    prematurely

6. While a great deal of change and modernization has taken place in India since 1947, the basic economic arrangements, values, and family roles have been generally ___.

    overturned

    stable

    modified

    complicated

7. The hypocrite __ feelings which he does not possess but which he feels he should display.

    conceals

    decries

    simulates

    condones

8. Deloria has his detractors, but his critics have had amazingly __ success at shaking his self-confidence or __ his reputation.

    great..repairing

    widespread...bolstering

    little...denting

    small...enhancing

9. The linguistic __ of refugee children is __ their readiness to adopt the language of their new homeland.

    conservatism...indicated by

    inadequacy...demonstrated by

    adaptability...reflected in

    structure...equivalent to

10. She kept her late parenls' furniture, not for any - value it had, but for purely __ reasons.

    potential...monetary

    ornamental...aesthetic

    financial...pecuniary

    intrinsic...sentimental

11. The analogies questions present two words or phrases that are related in some way. Determine which A-through-E answer choice below has a relationship similar to the original words or phrases. Example:-

YAWN:BOREDOM:

    dreamer:sleep

    anger: madness

    smile :amusement - CORRECT ANSWER

    face expression

12. WORDS:WRITER::

    honor:thief

    mortar:bricklayer

    child:teacher

    batter:baker

13. SNOW:DREFT::

    mountain:boulder

    sand:dune

    pane:glass

    mud:rain

14. GRAIN:SILO::

    tree:acorn

    seed:plant

    water:bucket

    druggist: doctor

15. SHRUG:INDIFFERENCE::

    nod:assent

    blink: scorn

    scowl:desire

    grin:deference

16. ANGER:CHOLERIC::

    wrath: ironic

    love:bucolic

    greed: avaricious

    pride :malicious

17. BLANDISHMENT:ALLURE::

    admonition:warn

    punishment:reward

    scruple:disregard

    entertainment:perform