(A) corrupted by civilization
(B) acquired by stealth
(C) destroyed by adversity
(D) established by tradition
(E) proved by experimentation
31. ENIGMATIC:
(A) stirred by emotion
(B) free of ambiguity
(C) fraught with danger
(D) held in esteem
(E) laden with guilt
32. FERVID:
(A) restrained
(B) unexpected
(C) discouraged
(D) undistinguished
(E) stubborn
33. ASCETICISM:
(A) condemnation
(B) craving
(C) indulgence
(D) assessment
(E) sympathy
34. MELLIFLUOUS:
(A) diaphanous
(B) munificent
(C) cacophonous
(D) stentorian
(E) impervious
35. CALUMNIATE:
(A) follow
(B) familiarize
(C) rejuvenate
(D) vindicate
(E) supplant
36. CONFORM:
(A) challenge
(B) ignore
(C) be strong
(D) not hew to
(E) not vie with
37. SLOTH:
(A) intelligence
(B) secrecy
(C) neatness
(D) elegance
(E) industry
38. OSSIFY:
(A) create consensus
(B) placate critics
(C) reassemble fragments
(D) transcend conventions
(E) overlook problems
section 2
Questions 1-4
Six historians-K, L, M, N, O, and P-are each to present a paper at a one-day conference. Three papers will be presented in the morning session before the lunch break; the other three will be presented in the afternoon session, which follows the lunch break. The scheduling of presentations is subject to the following conditions:
L's presentation must immediately precede M's presentation; their presentations cannot be separated by the lunch break; N must be either the first or the last in the order of presenters.
1. If M is to be fifth in the order of presenters, then L must be
(A) first
(B) second
(C) third
(D) fourth
(E) sixth
21. If M and L are assigned to rooms two and three, respectively, which of the following must be true?
(A) K is assigned to room one.
(B) V is assigned to room three.
(C) W is assigned to room five .
(D) There is exactly one room between N's room and M's room.
(E) There are exactly two rooms between W's room and Y's room.
22. If K and V are assigned to room two, which of the following must be true?
(A) J and Y are assigned to a room together.
(B) L and W are assigned to a room together.
(C) M and Y are assigned to room five.
(D) M and Z are assigned to a room together.
(E) N and W are assigned to room three.
23. There is a growing trend today toward settling legal differences between corporations by private arbitration rather than in the courts. The average arbitration takes 141 days from filing to award, whereas the average time from filing to trial in the courts is 20 months. Any two corporations aware of this fact will surely prefer some sort of private arbitration to a court trial.
Which of the following, if true, could best be used to challenge the conclusion above?
(A) The fees for court litigation are usually no higher than the fees for private arbitration.
(B) The average time of 20 months does not include time spent in the courtroom.
(C) A delay in settling legal differences is often beneficial to one of the parties involved.
(D) For some corporations 141 days is an inconveniently long time to wait for a legal decision.
(E) If both parties choose to do so, they can build the possibility of appeal into private arbitration.
24. Starchy foods such as breads and cereals have only half as many calories per ounce as do fatty foods such as butter and cheese. People who want to lose weight by consuming fewer calories without being hungry because they have reduced the amount of food they eat can do so by substituting an equal weight to starchy foods for some of the fatty foods they now cat.
Which of the following, if true, is a drawback to the weight-loss strategy proposed above?
(A) Starchy foods such as bread
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