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She expected her book to be _____, but in fact few of her readers disagreed with its premise that street art, long considered a mere sideshow entertainment, deserved to be regarded as high art. A. controversial B. dramatic C. impressive D. acclaimed E. provocative F. popular

Although most scientists hold that quantum theory and the theory of general relativity ought to be intimately connected, the theories have remained stubbornly _____. A. consistent B. unlinked C. self-contradictory D. estranged E. arbitrary F. congruent

This book, a more (i)_____ version of a highly technical report, is designed for the layperson, yet it is nothing if not (ii)_____: it grapples with very complex questions about the world economy. Blank (i) Blank (ii) A. accessible D. ambitious B. professional E. popular C. formidable F. persuasive

Today the chair of task force in charge of revising the psychiatric diagnostic manual is _____ post—people work for years to position themselves as candidates—but in the early 1970s, descriptive psychiatry was a backwater. A. a coveted B. an arduous C. a taxing D. a lucrative E. an enviable F. an influential

Some of the areas of research covered in the collection have already attracted substantial scholarly interest, while others are more_____, hence requiring pioneering effort to map the territory and suggest productive avenues of inquiry. A. intricate B. pristine C. parochial D. heterogeneous E. onerous

Internet in creating handheld computers is fueled by the desire to shrink the size of the electronic circuitry and to create exceptionally small mechanical systems. At this scale, however, physical (i)_____ poses unique challenges. Machining, positioning, and assembling parts by hand are easy at macroscopic scales but at minute scales they are far from (ii)_____. Blank (i) ____________ Blank (ii) A. deterioration ______ D. subtle B. manipulation ______ E. inflexible C. durability _________ F. routine

Although one can adduce myriad of examples of ecosystem disruption by nonindigenous species, nevertheless most introduced species that survive in fact appear to have quite _____ effects on the ecosystem they have invaded. A. minimal B. trifling C. marked D. conspicuous E. intriguing F. deleterious

Columnist: Until very recently, Presorbin and Veltrex, two medications used to block excess stomach acid, were both available only with a prescription written by a doctor. In an advertisement for Presorbin, its makers argue that Presorbin is superior on the grounds that doctors have written 200 million prescriptions for Presorbin, as compared to 100 million for Veltrex. It can be argued that the number of prescriptions written is never a worthwhile criterion for comparing the merits of medicines, but that the advertisement’s argument is absurd is quite adequately revealed by observing that Presorbin was available as a prescription medicine years before Veltrex was. In the columnist’s argument, the two highlighted portions play which of the following roles? The first is a claim that the columnist’s argument seeks to clarify; the second states a conclusion drawn about one possible interpretation of that claim. The first identifies the conclusion of an argument that the columnist...

Excessive focus on what might have been can cause in us feelings of restlessness and regret, but some scientists are beginning to think that fancying an alternative reality might have _____ effects as well. A. subtle B. adverse C. restorative D. pleasurable E. unfavorable F. tonic

Common and easily accessible resources ( prey for predators or hosts for parasites ) should be, all other things being equal, used frequently, yet in some environments apparently accessible and suitable resources remain _____. A. vulnerable B. unobtainable C. sustainable D. depleted E. unexploited

Science is arguably a very high-minded pursuit , but that is not to say that all of its practitioners are _____, as numerous articles alleging overly generous pharmaceutical industry payments to medical researchers have tried to show. A. conventional B. clever C. unimpeachable D. ingenious E. blameless F. predictable

Slight but _____ variation in the timing of the star’s pulses led astronomers to deduce that it was being pulled backwards and forwards by three planets orbiting around it. A. subtle B. regular C. undetectable D. inconsequential E. explicable

Despite its best efforts to stimulate sales, the bookselling business remains far from _____, for it has high fixed costs in wages and rent, and falling prices make these ever harder to spur . A. effective B. healthy C. innovative D. robust E. stingy F. parsimonious