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partisan voluble feasible innocuous prejudiced viable 14. Though considered a somewhat somber drama at the time of its release in 1975, the film Shampoo , about a philandering hairdresser, now seems more the _________ comedy. puckish inhibited prurient wry dated puritanical 15. With almost 40 titles to her name, the popular novelist has _________ imagination and is never at a loss for new ideas, though the quality of her works is far from consistent. a prolix a prolific an exemplary a fecund an ingenious a profligate 16. Representative government arose in part from dissatisfaction with too many monarchs making _________ decisions without regard for precedents. capricious considered malicious pessimistic insidious erratic 17. Because the Lewis and Clark expedition through the West was conceived primarily as a mapping project, government officials were _________ by the wealth of information on a myriad of topics that the explorers gathered. aggravated flabbergasted crushed bedazzled bored disappointed 18. Many people erroneously believe that humans are naturally _________ to distrust or even fear those outside of their social or cultural group; anthropologists and social scientists, however, have consistently shown that xenophobia is a learned behavior. indoctrinated proven prone disposed taught compelled 19. Geneticists find Iceland a living laboratory for the study of _________ because virtually all of its current 300,000 citizens descend from less than a thousand Icelanders who survived the medieval Black Death. diversity revivification therapy history mutation rejuvenation 20. Given the influx of information via social media, the only way that a person can function effectively is to _________ , to metaphorically separate the wheat from the chaff. delete triage prioritize respond requite eliminate 21. Although accommodating in person, George Orwell _________ defended his political positions in print. tenaciously obsequiously inadvertently doggedly sycophantically idiosyncratically 22. Although historically, paints were often tinted with toxic elements such as lead, cadmium, and mercury, _________ number of painters lived to be seventy, eighty, and even ninety. an incomprehensible a flabbergasting an impossible a confounding a dismaying an enlightening 23. The phrase “gilding the lily” is a late 19th-century expression that was first coined to describe the ostentatious gestures of some of the newly rich, such as applying gold gilt to the carved lilies on the entrances of their Beaux Arts homes; it still serves as a shorthand for any _________ and showy behavior. gauche eccentric idiosyncratic prosperous affluent uncouth 24. While she still advocated for the wholesale restructuring of society based on principles of equity and sustainability, the radical blogger-turned- essayist had to _________ the expression of her views in order to appeal to the more middle-of-the-road sensibilities of the publishing market. abridge moderate amalgamate undermine galvanize temper 25. A “Mycenaean waist” refers to the taut, impossibly small waists characteristic of people depicted in certain ancient drawings found on Crete, and it certainly does not _________ any characteristic of most people in modern, overweight Western societies. deify depict denigrate mirror defame distort 26. The commentator’s analysis of the recent conflict was anything but _________ ; he parroted his ideological compatriots, adding nothing new or insightful to the discussion. novel derivative tendentious fresh evenhanded hackneyed 27. In uncertain times, _________ theories often gain greater and faster adherence among the populace than proven ones do. corroborated putative conjectural incorrect irrefutable irreconcilable 28. Each civil engineer in the firm acted as _________ the others: no one submitted a construction project proposal if another expressed concerns about either the feasibility of the project or the cost estimates. a go between for a reviewer for an estimator for a negotiator for a hindrance to an overseer to 29. Arthur Conan Doyle’s upstanding hero Sherlock Holmes engages in just as much clever deception as his nemesis, Professor Moriarty, proving that ___________ is not inherently evil. immorality brilliance cunning subterfuge wrongdoing judgment 30. The etymologies of the words alpha and omega couldn’t be more different; the former is obscure—the original symbol for alpha was an ox’s head, and an ox is ‘ alp in Phoenician—while the latter is ________ , as omega simply means “big O.” transparent complicated overt erudite abstruse scholarly 31. While the muted colors do suggest a certain sobriety, the overall effect is undeniably _________ . vivacious poignant dull lackluster mirthful benign 32. Although the system’s _________ is not currently in dispute at the national level, increasing local allegations of preferential treatment are threatening to change the situation. unfairness solemnity probity equity Yüklə 15,65 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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