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The reviews of John Crane's latest literary work
were enjoyed by many of his readers, but the subjects of his analysis
dreaded Mr. Crane's comments; he was scathing, bitter, irritating
and never -----.
(A) descriptive
(B) logical
(C) constructive
(D) uncharitable
(E) controversial
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In poor and politically
unsettled countries, trucks are the only means of getting about town,
since public transportation being virtually -----.
(A) indecipherable
(B) ubiquitous
(C) indifferent
(D) inadequate
(E) nonexistent
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Given the ----- state
of published evidence, we do not argue here that exposure to low- level
microwave energy is either hazardous or safe.
(A) inconclusive
(B) indulging
(C) descriptive
(D) immaculate
(E) ideal
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The clothes she designs
for men are conservative, but her fashions for women are more -----.
(A)
liberal
(B) flamboyant
(C) tasteful
(D) expensive
(E) conventional
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The machines were -----,
and because of the below- zero temperature, it was feared they would
freeze and -----
(A) shiny...expand
(B) icy...capsize
(C) frosty...shide
(D) fragile...shatter
(E) frozen...dehydrate
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Because of its tendency
to -----, most Indian art is ----- Japanese art, where symbols have
been minimized and meaning has been conveyed by the merest suggestion.
(A) exaggerate...related
to
(B) imitate...superior to
(C) understate...reminiscent of
(D) overdraw...similar to
(E) sentimentalize...supportive of
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Irony can become a mode
of escape: to laugh at the terrors of life is in a way to -----
them.
(A)
overstate
(B) bolster
(C) approve
(D) evade
(E) authorize
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The contract negotiations
were often surprisingly -----, deteriorating at times into a volley
of accusations and counter-accusations.
(A)
perspicacious
(B) insouciant
(C) sedate
(D) acrimonious
(E) propitious
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