(A) He acknowledges its importance, but then modifies his initial assertion of that importance.
(B) He consistently resists the idea that it is important, using a series of examples to support his stand.
(C) He wavers in evaluating it and finally uses analogies to explain why he is indecisive.
(D) He beings by questioning conventional ideas about its importance, but finally concedes that they are correct.
(E) He carefully refrains from making an initial judgment about it, but later confirms its critical role.
28. NOMADIC:
(A) contented
(B) settled
(C) factual
(D) relaxed
(E) boring
29. MUTE:
(A) amplify
(B) harmonize
(C) attune
(D) synthesize
(E) register
30. TEDIOUS:
(A) rare
(B) ambitious
(C) serene
(D) consistent
(E) stimulating
31. JUDICIOUS:
(A) insecure
(B) unwise
(C) inept
(D) lacking consequence
(E) without probability
32. MOTILITY:
(A) liquidity
(B) stasis
(C) ascent
(D) propinquity
(E) tension
33. MUNIFICENCE:
(A) appreciation
(B) deception
(C) modesty
(D) stinginess
(E) anxiety
34. PROPONENT:
(A) detractor
(B) skeptic
(C) agent
(D) disciple
(E) enemy
35. ABDICATE:
(A) condone
(B) affiliate
(C) promote
(D) attack
(E) usurp
36. ABEYANCE:
(A) fulfillment
(B) activity
(C) renascence
(D) resistance
(E) continuance
37. DISSEMINATE:
(A) deceive
(B) garner
(C) constrain
(D) confirm
(E) conjoin
38. SATURNINE:
(A) genial
(B) devout
(C) distinguished
(D) quick-witted
(E) heavy-handed
(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.. rational