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1 Hoping to _ the dispute, negotiators proposed a compromise that they felt would be _to both labour and management.A. enforce.usefulB. end.divisiveC. overcome.unattractiveD. extend.satisfactoryE. resolve.acceptable2 The cat demonstrates her astonishing _by leaping from the low porch step to the top of the five-foot fence. A. balanceB. awkwardnessC. agilityD. heightE. curiosity3 Many healing practices that doctors once derided as _have now been sanctioned by the medical community.A. benignB. diagnosticC. inefficaciousD. discretionaryE. therapeutic 4 The art collection of the children museum is quite _, ranging from furniture to sculpture to finger painting.A. imaginaryB. repetitiveC. elusiveD. eclecticE. circumscribed5 Before becoming a stockbroker, Victoria had a career as a _, someone believed to have insights about events beyond ordinary human perception.A. mentorB. profiteerC. counterfeiterD. clairvoyantE. propagandist6 Because Peter _to finish his homework, the teacher _him in front of the class.A. hastened.fathomedB. determined.beratedC. neglected.admonishedD. disdained.circumscribedE. reconciled.alienated7 While the _explorers faced risks courageously, they were not _, choosing instead to avoid needless dangers.A. flagrant.punctualB. intrepid.foolhardyC. genial.clandestineD. resolute.amicableE. culpable.irresponsible8 Destruction of rainforest habitat has continued _in South America due to the relentless _of human settlement.A. escalating.destructionB. accelerating.continuanceC. intermittently.growthD. erferenceE. unabated.encroachment9 Jennifer loves roses for the _appeal of their petals and leaves, but i am most _by their olfactory properties.A. arid.detestedB. aesthetic.enthralledC. tactful.estrangedD. visual.appalledE. worldly.obliged10 Onlookers considered Justin a _after watching him eat; however, little didthey know that he was _following a week-long hunger strike.A. miser.parchedB. glutton.famishedC. thief.angryD. pariah.starvedE. celebrity.ostracized 11 Steven tried hard to give up sweets, but he found it particularly difficult to _chocolate.A. digestB. extolC. impugnD. forgoE. relish12 The librarys collection is a _of Asian American historical documents,including rare materials about race relations.A. summaryB. fabricationC. consensusD. troveE. replication13 As she surveyed the layers of sediment of deposited over millions of years, Julie reflected on the _nature of human life.A. ephemeralB. mysticC. amorphousD. incomprehensibleE. grandiose14 Usually _to criticism, Mr. Smith showed surprising _at his negative reviews from the critics.A. impervious.piqueB. immune.volubilityC. hostile.truculenceD. disgruntled.dismissivenessE. derisive.rage15 Despite all of the advertisements _the new products, its first quarter sales were _.A. tractedB. censuring.bellicoseC. lauding.abysmalD. placentE. digal16 Critics describe the new novel as _, even_; it excoriates teh rich and powerful and sounds a call for the disempowered to mobilize.A. controversial.offensiveB. belligerent.mockingC. salacious.blasphemousD. iconoclastic.revolutionaryE. disturbing.malevolent17 By handing out pamphlets on a busy street corner, members of the organization were able to effectively _ their message.A. concealB. mitigateC. reconcileD. oustE. disseminate18 Pat made the descent with unusual caution, placing each foot first _, then firmly.A. heavenlyB. clumsilyC. tentativelyD. confidentlyE. languidly19 Ms. Turner was an _opponent, one who never swerved from her purpose and would never compromise or yield.A. inexorableB. ambivalentC. eloquentD. impassiveE. obstreperous20 For all her _talent, Sylvia Plath could not shake the _that ultimately drove her to commit suicide.A. extraordinary.reservationsB. honed.sadnessC. considerable.deliriumD. remarkable.melancholyE. estimable.disintegration21 In an attempt to malign and misrepresent their opponents, some candidates resort to _.A. arbitrationB. narcissismC. calumnyD. tenacityE. solicitude22 After tons of waste had been dumped at the landfill, a _smell emanated from the site.A. luridB. dolefulC. putridD. despicableE. dauntless23 Although most people tend to be resistant to change, they are also quick to _new technology when it proves useful in daily life.A. embraceB. eschewC. enactD. empowerE. abhor24 Because the media corporation owned such a large portion of the news channels, it enjoyed a high degree of _in the news market.A. discretionB. zealC. atonementD. monotonyE. monopoly25 The dog sat forlornly beside the door; he had been _and _since his master left.A. electrified.contentB. deferential.bemusedC. morose.listlessD. eager.disappointedE. dilatory.exultant26 The _countryside stretched out before her, cool and quiet in the morning mist.A. raucousB. placidC. livelyD. jadedE. cacophonous27 While the general demand that his men act _, he also insisted that they not be _to danger.A. repidB. affirmatively.dubiousC. courageously.obliviousD. lively.incredulousE. floridly.impertinent28 Because the employees motives were found to be _, no disciplinary action will be taken against him for the mistake.A. absurdB. gratuitousC. mellifluousD. benignE. totalitarian29 Rose smiled approvingly but gave neither written nor spoken permission to proceed with the project: her consent, in short, was _.A. tacitB. ferventC. unqualifiedD. impetuousE. conditional30 As an ardent _of standardized test preparation, Andrew had a _ of supporters at the education conference established to promote the test preparation industry.A. critic.multitudeB. proponent.myriadC. advocate.lackD. opponent.plethoraE. foe.crowd31 Only_drivers should attempt to _Black Mountain Road, which includes steep grades and dangerous hairpin curves.A. dedicated.enjoinB. supercilious.driveC. skilled.encounterD. dynamic.derideE. seasoned.negotiate32 Excessive secrecy tends to _excessive curiosity and thus serves to _the very impulses against which it guards. A. tectB. disguise.supplantC. satisfy.limitD. compel.derideE. voke33 Because this novel is not so narrowly concerned with _political issues, it seems as _today as it did two hundred years ago.A. momentary.derivativeB. evanescent.nostalgicC. transient.freshD. sagacious.wiseE. dated.quaint34 Because an older horse is more _than a younger one, it is safer for a novice rider.A. frolicsomeB. cantankerousC. gargantuanD. tractableE. precipitate35 Although _as a masterpiece today, Kate Chopins The Awakening was _by contemporary critics because its heroine violated the standards of social acceptability for women of the 1890s.A. recognized.laudedB. derided.rejectedC. hailed.castigatedD. described.disentangledE. enumerated.dismissed36 Apple pie, baseball, rock and roll music, and the stars and stripes of the United States flag are all thought to _American popular culture.A. satirizeB. affrontC. imitateD. embodyE. dispel37 Her husband planned their entire vacation _; he had an itinerary broken down into 30-minutes increments of what they would be doing at precisely what time for the eight days that they would b