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The Ode Less Traveled
, argues that rhythm is essential in poetry, whereas deeper meaning is less important. stress acknowledge allow immolate underscore decry 103. The saying “Time stops for no man” also applies to rock and roll; once the rebellious sound of the young, it _________ became part of the culture of the old, as had every preceding style of music. inevitably accidentally deliberately unavoidably resolutely painfully 104. Isherwood’s sympathy for communism during the interwar period was not only a reaction against fascism, but also a mark of his fellow feeling for the laboring classes and his __________ to engage as an equal with working people. disinclination hankering proclivity implacability unwillingness joviality 105. Academic freedom does not protect a professor’s classroom remarks on matters irrelevant to his subject, though it guarantees the professor considerable liberty of speech about matters __________ to his or her academic work. germane indifferent mimetic disinterested congruent pertinent 106. Unbridled passion, whether rage or ardor, gives way to the sort of rash declarations that too often end in __________ and sorrow. disdain pity rue affinity remorse contempt 107. The tremendous wealth of ancient life on display as part of the Ancient Life of New York exhibit—billion-year-old blue-green bacteria from the Adirondacks, fossilized tree stumps and spiders from Schoharie County, trilobites from Oneida County, and armored fish from throughout the state —represents only a tiny fraction of the New York State Museum’s __________ collection of over one million specimens. piecemeal voluble exhaustive evergreen sweeping commanding 108. The judge’s keen eye for sussing out the pretension of the lawyers in her courtroom was surpassed only by the _________ wit with which she castigated them for it. sedulous mordant obtuse jurisprudent trenchant assiduous 109. The amount of self-abasement with which the inmate __________ the probation panel to be set free verged on the humiliating; nevertheless, the judges remained unmoved and he was ultimately sent back to his cell to serve another three years. beseeched chided snubbed conceded received supplicated 110. The cult members treated their leader with _________ loyalty that verged on the obsessive and made them willing, should the need ever arise, to do so much as lay down their lives for him. a fanatical an arbitrary a fickle a mortifying a zealous an indeterminate 111. Jefferson regarded sumptuous living as among the most __________ evils to threaten the young republic, more pernicious even than loyalty to the deposed empire. reactionary venerable epicurean grievous baneful fastidious 112. Theology was once regarded as the “Queen of the Sciences,” because every subject eventually had to meet its demands, but 200 years ago that honor and title fell to mathematics, which enjoys __________ over not only physical science but social science as well. mayhem credence hegemony autonomy dominance independence 113. The new particles produced by CERN’s Large Hadron Collider are __________ , lasting a millionth of a billionth of a billionth of a second before disintegrating into photons, quarks, or other particles. ephemeral infinitesimal myriad poignant fleeting countless 114. While the professor first achieved renown for the theory he devised single-handedly during the early days of his career, his later contributions were achieved in a more ________ manner. solitary collaborative synergetic exegetic unilateral collusive 115. Although the media’s coverage of the event was lackluster, the organizers still felt it was _________ ; what mattered, they said, was not the piddling number of talking heads who turned out to comment, but rather the mass of everyday people who came to register their disapproval of the proposed oil pipeline. a blemish an exception a coup a debacle a miracle an achievement 116. Lady Astor once commented to Winston Churchill, “If I were married to you, I’d put poison in your coffee.” Churchill’s famous __________: “Nancy, if you were my wife, I’d drink it.” anecdote aphorism retort recrimination rejoinder maxim 117. The teacher was well-loved by students, but he never _________ the work of teaching; in fact, planning lessons and facilitating group process only exacerbated his deep-seated anxieties about preparation and public speaking. appreciated fancied abhorred relished detested ascertained 118. The teacher was no _________ , although she felt she had to maintain the appearance of an authority figure; in truth, she couldn’t care less whether students ate food in her class or doodled during lectures. stickler educator delinquent scholar luminary disciplinarian 119. The actress was young but not _________ ; she knew manipulation when she saw it, and she resisted being swayed by her crafty handlers. guileless disingenuous naïve cunning talented sophisticated 120. The _________ of recent national political discourse is matched only by the seriousness of the problems, which such hateful rhetoric is impotent to address. virulence acrimony shortsightedness Yüklə 15,65 Mb. Dostları ilə paylaş:
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