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1.Inscientificstudies,supportingevidenceismuchmoresatisfying
toreportthanarediscreditedhypotheses,but,infact,the__________
oferrorsismorelikelytobe_______thanistheestablishmentof
probabletruth.
formulation..permitted
correction..ignored
detection..useful
accumulation..agreeable
refinement..conditional
2.Althoughskepticssayfinancialproblemswillprob-
ably________ourestablishingabaseontheMoon,
supportersoftheprojectremain_______,saying
thathumancuriosityshouldovercomesuchpragmatic
constraints.
beset..disillusioned
hasten..hopeful
postpone..pessimistic
prevent..enthusiastic
allow..unconvinced
3.Thestateofanation'ssciencedeterminesitsprosperity
andpoliticalpower,andscientistsshouldnot_______this
relationshipeveniftheirowninterestinscienceisofaless
practicalnature.
overlook
consider
overestimate
relyon
notice
4.All_______biologicaltraitsfallintooneoftwo
categories:
thosegivingtheirpossessorsgreater
________theenvironmentandthoserenderingthem
moreindependentofit.
widespread..detachmentfrom
beneficial..controlover
successful..freedomfrom
neutral..compatibilitywith
harmful..advantagein
5.Mosthistoriesofsciencearesuccessstoriesthat
concludeon_______notewiththefin_______ofa
theorythatisthebasisofsubsequentinquiriesby
laterresearchers.
aretrospective..extrapolation
ananalytic..rebuttal
anobjective..rationalization
apositive..refutation
atriumphal..ascendancy
6.WhereastheElizabethansstruggledwiththetransitionfrom
medieval________experiencetomodernindividualism,we
confrontanelectronictechnologythatseemslikelytoreverse
thetrend,renderingindividualismobsoleteandinterdepen-
dencemandatory.
literary
intuitive
corporate
heroic
spiritual
7.Theatempttobreedsuitablevarietiesofjojobabyusing
hybridizationto_______favorabletraitswasfinallyaban-
donedinfavorofasimplerandmuchfaster________:
the
domesticationofflourishingwildstrains.
eliminate..alternative
reinforce..method
allow..creation
reduce..idea
concentrate..theory
8.Inspiteoftheincreasing_______oftheiropinions,thegroup
knewtheyhadtoarriveataconsensussothattheawardcould
bepresented.
impartiality
consistency
judiciousness
incisiveness
polarity
9.Supporterspraisedthemayor'saactionasaspeedyandjudicious
solution,butcriticscondemneditas_______andunfairlyinfluenced
byrecentevents.
innocuous
fortuitous
beguiling
discreet
premature
10.Althoughfrequentairtravelersremainunconvinced,researchers
havefoundthat,paradoxically,the_______disorientationinherent
injetlagalsomayyieldsomementalhealth_______.__
temporal..benefits
acquired..hazards
somatic..disorders
random..deficiencies
typical..standards
11.Someartistsimmodestlyidealizeorexaggeratethesignificance
oftheirwork;yetothers________toexalttheroleoftheartist,re-
jectatranscendentviewofart.
appearing
disdaining
seeking
failing
tending
12.Calculus,thoughstillindispensableto
scienceandtechnology,isnolonger
_______;ithasanequalpartnercalled
discretemathematics.
preeminent
pertinent
beneficial
essential
pragmatic
13.Usuallythefirsttospotdatathatwereinconsistent
withotherfindings,inthisparticularexperimentshe
letanumberof_______resultsslipby.
inaccurate
verifiable
redundant
salient
anomalous
14.Despiteits________,thebookdeals_______withanumber
ofcrucialissues.
optimism..cursorily
importance..needlessly
virtues..inadequately
novelty..strangely
completeness..thoroughly
15.Becausethemostrecentresearchhas_______earliercriticism
ofherwork,onehastoconcludethatscientistswhopersistin
dismissinghercontributionareeither________thelatestfindings
orsimplyobstinate.
disparaged..satisfiedwith
refined..preoccupiedwith
rejuvenated..unmovedby
confirmed..opposedto
invalidated..ignorantof
16.Babcock'scriticismofthebusinesspracticesof
fellowmerchantswascoloredby_______:
the
moresuccessfultheotherentrepreneurs,the
morebitterlytheywere_______.__
sensitivity..courted
jealousy..castigated
admiration..admonished
ambivalence..dismissed
blame..exonerated
17.Thoughhiscontemporariestendedtofixate
onthepolitician'ssupposed_______,his
personalcorrespondence_______a
surprisinglargesse.
charity..confirms
parsimony..contradicts
avarice..betrays
integrity..reveals
generosity..bespeaks
18.Incontrasttomore_______publicationsofevernarrower
purview,thejournalAntiquityhasremainedas__________
asitwaswhenitbegan,continuingtoservethebroader
interestsofthedisciplineofarchaeology.
atypical..anomalous
specialized..eclectic
diverse..idiosyncratic
irrelevant..superfluous
authoritative..autocratic
19.Ifthetheoryisself-evidentlytrue,asitsproponents
assert,thenwhydoes_______itstillexistamong
well-informedpeople?
supportfor
excitementabout
regretfor
resignationabout
oppositionto
20.Religiousphilosopherthathewas,HenryMore
derivedhisconceptionofaninfiniteuniverse
fromtheInfiniteGodinwhomhebelieved,a
benevolentGodof_______whosenaturewas
tocreate_______.__
plenitude..abundance
vengeance..justice
indifference..suffering
indulgence..temperance
rectitude..havoc
21.Accordingtosomeexperts,modernscienceasit
emergedintheseventeenthcenturywasessentially
a_______calling:
thecultureofsciencewasmorea
_______thanadeparturefromecclesiasticaltraditions.
scholarly..recapitulationof
skeptical..returnto
religious..continuationof
solemn..recantationof
technical..modificationof
22.Wefirstbecameawarethathissupportforthenew
programwaslessthan_______whenhedeclined
tomakeaspeechinitsfavor.
qualified
haphazard
fleeting
unwarranted
wholehearted
23.Becauseoftheexcellentpreservationofthefossil,anatomical
detailsofearlyhorseshoecrabswere________forthefirst
time,enablingexpertsto_______theevolutionofthehorse-
shoecrab.
scrutinized..ensure
verified..advance
identified..dirt
obscured..illustrate
clarified..reassess
24.Nothing_______hisirresponsibilitybetterthanhis__________
delayinsendingustheitemshepromisedweeksago.
justifies..conspicuous
characterizes..timely
epitomizes..unnecessary
reveals..conscientious
conceals..inexplicable
25.Thefewdozengraysealsthathavethusfardiedofcanine
distempercan,atleastfornow,beconsidered_______,since
mostoftheremaining200,000graysealsappearuninfected
bythedisease.
unexceptional
immune
anomalous
endangered
contagious
26.Acenturyagothephysician'swordwas_______:
to
doubtitwasconsideredalmostsacrilegious.
inevitable
intractable
incontrovertible
objective
respectable
27.SomuchofmodernfictionintheUnitedStatesisautobiographical,
andsomuchoftheautobiographyfictionalized,thatthe__________
sometimesseemlargely_______.__
authors..ignored
needs..unrecognized
genres..interchangeable
intentions..misunderstood
misapprehensions..uncorrected
28.PriortotheworkofHeckel,illustrationsoffishwere
oftenbeautifulbutrarely_______;thiscat,combined
withthe________natureofmostnineteenth-century
taxonomicdescriptions,oftenkeptscientistsfrom
recognizingdifferencesbetweenspecies.
impressive..inaccurate
realistic..detailed
traditional..progressive
precise..inexact
distinctive..sophisticated
29.BecausemodernscientistsfindtheancientGreekviewof
thecosmosoutdatedandirrelevant,theynowperceiveit
asonlyof_______interest.
historical
intrinsic
astronomical
experimental
superfluous
30.Thechallengeofinterpretingfictionalworkswritten
underpoliticallyrepressiveregimesliesindistin-
guishingwhatis_______toanauthor'sbeliefs,as
opposedtowhatis_______bypoliticalcoercion.
innate..understood
organic..imposed
contradictory..conveyed
oblique..captured
peripheral..demanded
31.Althoughtheintellectualandartisticachievements
ofthisancientcivilizationwere,evenbymodern
standards,extraordinarily_______,itslevelof
technicalandmechanicaldevelopmentwasbyno
means_______tothatofmoderntechnology.
primitive..superior
diverse..inimical
sophisticated..comparable
primeval..equivalent
influential..subordinate
32.Althoughthegeneticexplanationofwhysome
peopleareright-handedwhereasothersareleft-
handedisplausible,ithasbeeneffectively__________
byexperimentsinwhichgenetically_______mice
showeddifferentpawpreferences.
verified..related
challenged..indistinguishable
tested..altered
proven..identical
destroyed..complex
33.WhileT.S.Eliotmaintainedthatpoetsthemselves
werethebest_______of_______,C.S.Lewis
opposedthisview,declaringthatonedidnothave
tobeatrainedcheftobeadiscriminatinggourmet.
mimics..life
constructors..rhyme