72.
Extemporaneous, impromptu.
“Badly miscalculated” indicates that
there are two opposing parts of the sentence: the candidate’s “prepared
speeches” are good, but some other form of communication is bad. You need
two words that mean improvised or off-the-cuff: “extemporaneous” and
“impromptu” are a perfect fit. “Capricious” (whimsical or variable) is
tempting but doesn’t pair as well as the two correct answers. “Lubricious” and
“disingenuous” form a pair relating to dishonesty that is unrelated to the clues
and might be a trap (if you insert your own, negative ideas about politicians).
Finally, “premedititated” would apply to the “prepared speeches,” not the off-
the-cuff communication.
73.
Unaffected, sincere.
Her friends think that she “projects an air of
affability,” but this choice of words suggests the appearance of something that
is not necessarily genuine. She appears affable, or friendly, but her friends
have mixed feelings about this. The blank must mean something like genuine.
“Sincere” isn’t too hard to spot as a match, but the other correct answer,
“unaffected,” is a trickier word, used to describe someone who is genuine and
sincere. “Amiable” and “genial” both mean friendly, and thus are trap answers
that fit with the first half of the sentence but not the blank in the second half.
“Magnanimity,” which means generosity, and “vexing,” which means
annoying, are also not good fits.
74.
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