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1.Inscientificstudies,supportingevidenceismuchmoresatisfyingtoreportthanarediscreditedhypotheses,but,infact,the__________oferrorsismorelikelytobe_______thanistheestablishmentofprobabletruth.

formulation..permitted

correction..ignored

detection..useful

accumulation..agreeable

refinement..conditional

2.Althoughskepticssayfinancialproblemswillprobably________ourestablishingabaseontheMoon,supportersoftheprojectremain_______,sayingthathumancuriosityshouldovercomesuchpragmaticconstraints.

beset..disillusioned

hasten..hopeful

postpone..pessimistic

prevent..enthusiastic

allow..unconvinced

3.Thestateofanation'ssciencedeterminesitsprosperityandpoliticalpower,andscientistsshouldnot_______thisrelationshipeveniftheirowninterestinscienceisofalesspracticalnature.

overlook

consider

overestimate

relyon

notice

4.All_______biologicaltraitsfallintooneoftwocategories:

thosegivingtheirpossessorsgreater________theenvironmentandthoserenderingthemmoreindependentofit.

widespread..detachmentfrom

beneficial..controlover

successful..freedomfrom

neutral..compatibilitywith

harmful..advantagein

5.Mosthistoriesofsciencearesuccessstoriesthatconcludeon_______notewiththefin_______ofatheorythatisthebasisofsubsequentinquiriesbylaterresearchers.

aretrospective..extrapolation

ananalytic..rebuttal

anobjective..rationalization

apositive..refutation

atriumphal..ascendancy

6.WhereastheElizabethansstruggledwiththetransitionfrommedieval________experiencetomodernindividualism,weconfrontanelectronictechnologythatseemslikelytoreversethetrend,renderingindividualismobsoleteandinterdependencemandatory.

literary

intuitive

corporate

heroic

spiritual

7.Theatempttobreedsuitablevarietiesofjojobabyusinghybridizationto_______favorabletraitswasfinallyabandonedinfavorofasimplerandmuchfaster________:

thedomesticationofflourishingwildstrains.

eliminate..alternative

reinforce..method

allow..creation

reduce..idea

concentrate..theory

8.Inspiteoftheincreasing_______oftheiropinions,thegroupknewtheyhadtoarriveataconsensussothattheawardcouldbepresented.

impartiality

consistency

judiciousness

incisiveness

polarity

9.Supporterspraisedthemayor'saactionasaspeedyandjudicioussolution,butcriticscondemneditas_______andunfairlyinfluencedbyrecentevents.

innocuous

fortuitous

beguiling

discreet

premature

10.Althoughfrequentairtravelersremainunconvinced,researchershavefoundthat,paradoxically,the_______disorientationinherentinjetlagalsomayyieldsomementalhealth__________

temporal..benefits

acquired..hazards

somatic..disorders

random..deficiencies

typical..standards

11.Someartistsimmodestlyidealizeorexaggeratethesignificanceoftheirwork;yetothers________toexalttheroleoftheartist,rejectatranscendentviewofart.

appearing

disdaining

seeking

failing

tending

12.Calculus,thoughstillindispensabletoscienceandtechnology,isnolonger_______;ithasanequalpartnercalleddiscretemathematics.

preeminent

pertinent

beneficial

essential

pragmatic

13.Usuallythefirsttospotdatathatwereinconsistentwithotherfindings,inthisparticularexperimentsheletanumberof_______resultsslipby.

inaccurate

verifiable

redundant

salient

anomalous

14.Despiteits________,thebookdeals_______withanumberofcrucialissues.

optimism..cursorily

importance..needlessly

virtues..inadequately

novelty..strangely

completeness..thoroughly

15.Becausethemostrecentresearchhas_______earliercriticismofherwork,onehastoconcludethatscientistswhopersistindismissinghercontributionareeither________thelatestfindingsorsimplyobstinate.

disparaged..satisfiedwith

refined..preoccupiedwith

rejuvenated..unmovedby

confirmed..opposedto

invalidated..ignorantof

16.Babcock'scriticismofthebusinesspracticesoffellowmerchantswascoloredby_______:

themoresuccessfultheotherentrepreneurs,themorebitterlytheywere__________

sensitivity..courted

jealousy..castigated

admiration..admonished

ambivalence..dismissed

blame..exonerated

17.Thoughhiscontemporariestendedtofixateonthepolitician'ssupposed_______,hispersonalcorrespondence_______asurprisinglargesse.

charity..confirms

parsimony..contradicts

avarice..betrays

integrity..reveals

generosity..bespeaks

18.Incontrasttomore_______publicationsofevernarrowerpurview,thejournalAntiquityhasremainedas__________asitwaswhenitbegan,continuingtos