(A) ignore
(B) win
(C) overcome
(D) demand
(E) refuse
2. Although Jungius detected Galileo's ---- in thinking that the curve assumed by a chain hanging freely between two supports was a parabola, he did not ---- what the true form might be.
(A) wisdom.. question
(B) rationale.. prove
(C) error.. discover
(D) sincerity.. conceal
(E) ingenuity.. understand
3. Perhaps----, since an ability to communicate effectively is an important trait of any great leader, it has been the ---- Presidents who have delivered the most notable inaugural addresses.
(A) predictably.. exceptional
(B) invariable.. famous
(C) undeniably.. indomitable
(D) reciprocally.. traditionalist
(E) impractically.. influential
4. Her remarkable----, which first became apparent when she repeatedly defeated the older children at school, eventually earned for her some---- rewards, including a full athletic scholarship and several first-place trophies.
(A) sportsmanship.. academic
(B) agility.. monetary
(C) modesty.. unanticipated
(D) speed.. tangible
(E) patience.. well-deserved
5. An example of an illegitimate method of argument is to lump----cases together deliberately under the ---- that the same principles apply to each.
(A) unsuitable.. impression
(B) disputable.. stipulation
(C) irrelevant.. assumption
(D) dissimilar.. pretense
(E) indeterminate.. rationale
6. The ---- of her career was her achievement of her greatest intellectual authority at the very moment when she was ---- of a compelling subject.
(A) irony.. assured
(B) dilemma.. certain
(C) enigma.. cognizant
(D) paradox.. bereft
(E) epitome.. despairing
7. Although ordinarily skeptical about the purity of Robinson's motives, in this instance Jenkins did not consider Robinson's generosity to be
---- consideration of personal gain.
(A) lacking in
(B) contrary to
(C) alloyed with
(D) mitigated by
(E) repudiated by
8. GALLEY: SHIP::
(A) entry: restaurant
(B) market: mall
(C) picnic: park
(D) kitchen: house
(E) banquet: hall
9. LETHARGIC: STIMULATE::
(A) pompous: boast
(B) skeptical: convince
(C) diligent: succeed
(D) erudite: teach
(E) impervious: disregard
10. SHRINE: PILGRIM::
(A) peak: climber
(B) election: pollster
(C) defeat: loser
(D) route: driver
(E) rescue: swimmer
11. SPLINT: MOBILITY::
(A) lubricant: friction
(B) foundation: stability
(C) exercise: activity
(D) food: weight
(E) antiseptic: sterility
12. RIG: CONTEST::
(A) repudiate: thesis
(B) predict: race
(C) gerrymander: district
(D) solve: conundrum
(E) incriminate: evidence
13. CREEEK: RIVER::
(A) fuel: log
(B) pebble: rock
(C) leg: desk
(D) island: water
(E) beach: desert
14. SEMINARY: THEOLOGIAN:
(A) academy: cadet
(B) courtroom: witness
(C) hospital: patient
(D) conservatory: artist
(E) library: researcher
15. RIVAL: COMPETITION::
(A) mentor: praise
(B) mendicant: confusion
(C) sycophant: flattery
(D) litigant: morality
(E) maverick: cooperation
16. COURAGEOUS: BRAVADO::
(A) wary: prudence
(B) horrific: panic
(C) honorable: veracity
(D) self-centered: conceit
(E) complimentary: fulsomeness
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