1、Text ExplanationAnswers: (B), (F)Vituperative means harsh and scathing. By not moderating these angry words, the ambassador is only going to make the committed more some negative word. Only (F) incensed, or very upset/enraged works.2. The gossip columnists _ was _ the number of her published columns
2、 the more articles she wrote, the more untruths she spread.calumnyardorflatterycommensurate withinverse tounconnected to (A), (D)The more untruths matches up with (A) calumny, or slander. (D) commensurate describes the relationship between two things, in which when one increases the other increases,
3、 or when one decreases the other decreases. In proportion to is another way of saying commensurate with.3.For all her brilliance, Ada was undone by her _: she vowed to apply herself far more diligently in studying for her retake of the bar exam.clevernessinsouciancesagacityinsightearnestnessAnswer:
4、(B)For, in this case, means despite. Despite her brilliance, Ada did not pass the exam. She was undone by her lack of effort (.vowed to.diligently.).(A), (C), and (D) are similar in meaning, and none contrast with brilliance.(E) means honesty and sincerity. If she possessed more of (E), she would ha
5、ve likely passed the exam.4. The conception of time as parcelled out in _ intervals did not begin with the advent of the clock; as such we must have a biological predisposition to not conceive of time as simply an amorphous succession of moments.fleetingillusoryunboundeddiscreteindiscernible (D)The
6、clue is to not conceive.amorphous. Therefore, we conceive of time that is bounded, not amorphous or shapeless.(A) does not match the context, though is tempting because of the platitude, Time is fleeting.(B) is not supported by context.(C) is the opposite.(D) means broken up into separate intervals.
7、 This opposes the idea of amorphous intervals.If anything, (E) is the opposite of the blank.5. Favoring quantity over substance, many amateur writers labor under the delusion that the more _ the sentence structure the more _ the thought being conveyed.rudimentaryinvolvedsuperficialtacticalironicprof
8、oundquantity for substance indicates that writers are going to think that longer or (B) involved sentences are of more value. The only answer choice that makes sense in the context of conveying though, and quality thought at that, is (F) profound.6. Because reading on the Web entails quickly scannin
9、g and sorting through a deluge of information, many wonder if our level of engagement with the text has been _ or if the ability to read closely and carefully is one that can be _ if we simply spend more time immersed in a book.irreparably compromisedtentatively disruptedpermanently restoredfully re
10、activatedfurther degradedsummarily disregardedIt may be tempting to choose (B) tentatively disrupted. First off, it fits the context. Secondly, (A) irreparably compromised is very extreme. However, none of the answer choices for the second blank make sense if coupled with (B). The most alluring, (D)
11、 fully reactivated, doesnt quite work, because if something is tentatively disrupted it implies that it is only temporarily affected and will change back (or be fully reactivated) soon.(A) irreparably compromised, on the other hand, implies that the level of engagement may always be compromised. The
12、 or in the sentence indicates that we need an opposite to (A). (D) fully reactivated supplies this contrast.7. Managers who categorically squelch insights from low-tiered employees run the obvious hazard of (i) _ creativity; conversely, these very same managers are more likely to (ii)_ any ideas tha
13、t flow down from the top brass.fomentingsmotheringsparkingunquestioningly embracearbitrarily denounceconditionally approve (B), (D)Categorically squelch insights indicates the first blank is going to be a word like stifle. (A) and (C) create the opposite meaning.Conversely indicates a shift. Therefore the second part of the sentence is opposite. For the second blank we are looking for the opposite of categorically squelch insights. Only (D) works.8. Because the defendant expressed very little _ for his heinous crime, the judge meted out a(n) _ sentence.contempt
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