Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclifeasreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'srighttovote,or

authors,andwerenot representative at

allofthegreatofordinarywomen.

Theword"representative"isclosestin

meaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)typical

(B)satisfied

(C)supportive

(D)distinctive

002.IntheUnitedStates,LouisComfortTiffany(1843-1933)wasthemostnotedexponentofthisstyle,producingagreatvarietyofglassformsandsurfaces,whichwerewidelycopiedintheirtimeandarehighlyprizedtoday.

Theword"prized"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

valued

universal

uncommon

preserved

TheArtNouveaustylewasamajorforceinthedecorativeartsfrom1895until1915,althoughitsinfluencecontinuedthroughoutthemid-1920's.It

waseventuallytobe overtaken byanew

schoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathadbeenpresentsincetheturnofthecentury.

Theword"overtaken"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

surpassed

inclined

expressed

applied

Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbehavelikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlyacoupleofinches

perday.However,at intervals of10to

100years,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100timesfasterthanusual.

Theword"intervals"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

records

speeds

distances

periods

Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaciermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbetweeniceand

rock,thusfreeingtheglacier,whichrapidlyslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbeinfluencedbytheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthquakes.

Theword"freeing"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

pushing

releasing

strengthening

draining

AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouthernSea.Withthecontinuedrise

insealevel,moreicewouldplungeintotheocean,causingsealevelstoriseevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreiceandsetinmotionaviciouscycle.

Theword"plunge"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

drop

extend

melt

drift

Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleadersto"getthingsdone."Expressiveleadership,ontheotherhand,is

leadershipthatemphasizesthe collective

well-beingofasocialgroup'smembers.Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)necessary

1

typical

group

particular

Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedto

discipline,arequicktolightenaserious

momentwithhumor,andtrytoresolveissuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

avoidrepeating

talkabout

avoidthinkingabout

findasolutionfor

009.Thousandsoftonswereextractedbefore1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatthetarcontainedfossilremains.Majorexcavationswereundertakenthatestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesite.

Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

predicted

announced

corrected

observed

Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,

oftenindenselyconcentratedtangledmasses.

Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

buriedbeneath

twistedtogether

quicklyformed

easilydated

TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,especiallyinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesthatwouldoften

havebeenconcealedbyleavesanddust.Theword"concealed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

highlighted

covered

transformed

contaminated

Theoceanbottomaregionnearly

5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarthisavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted,untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-ocean

floorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.

Theword"inaccessible"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

unrecognizable

unreachable

unusable

unsafe

TheDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrillin

verydeepwaters, extracting samplesof

sedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.Theword"extracting"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

breaking

locating

removing

analyzing

014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.

Theword"strength"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

2

basis

purpose

discovery

endurance

015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'spopulationpassedthe20

millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowthcamefromnaturalincrease.

Theword"surging"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

new

extra

accelerating

surprising

Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'ssupportedagrowthinthepopulation,butthe

expansionalsoderivedfroma trend

towardearliermarriagesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.

Theword"trend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

tendency

aim

growth

directive

017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25years.

Theword"peak"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

pointed

dismal

mountain

maximum

AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'spopulationhadsloweddownby1966(the

increasethefirsthalfofthe1960'swasonlyninepercent),anotherlargepopulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwouldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowerebornduringtheperiodofthehighbirthratepriorto1957.Thephrase"priorto"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

behind

since

during

preceding

019.Advocatesoforganicfoodsatermwhosemeaningvariesgreatly

frequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.Theword"Advocates"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

Proponents

Merchants

Inspectors

Consumers

020.Therearenumerous

unsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.

Theword"unsubstantiated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

unbelievable

uncontested

unpopular

unverified

Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscan

maintain healthandprovidebetter

nutritionalqualitythanconventionally

grownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythose

3

withlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonlyexpensiveorganicfoodsinstead.

Theword"maintain"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

improve

monitor

preserve

restore

022.Inaddition,therewereperformers

andsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.

Theword"considerable"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

thoughtful

substantial

relational

ceremonial

023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.

Theword"enactment"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

establishment

performance

authorization

season

024.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.

Theword"Staggering"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)specialized

confusing

various

overwhelming

Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,

readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.

Theword"devastated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

developing

ruined

complicated

fragile

026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.But

manyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthestemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciableheights.

Theword"demonstrated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

ignored

showed

disguised

distinguished

Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceoftheleaves,anegativepressure,ortension,iscreated.Theevaporatedwaterisreplacedbywatermovingfrominsidethe

plantinunbrokencolumnsthat extend

fromthetopofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatcreatesurfacetensioninanysampleofwaterareresponsibleforthemaintenanceoftheseunbrokencolumnsofwater.

Theword"extend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

stretch

branch

increase

rotate

4

028.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion,theomnibuses,horserailways,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernera.

Theword"vast"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

large

basic

new

urban

029.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920,forexample,some250,000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicago,mostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.

Theword"sparked"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

broughtabout

surrounded

sentout

followed

Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommuting,realestate

developersadded800,000 potential

buildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears-lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionpeople.

Theword"potential"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

certain

popular

improved

possible

031.Thequalityofpreservationisoutstanding,butwhatisevenmoreimpressiveisthenumberofichthyosaurfossilscontainingpreservedembryos.Theword"outstanding"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

extensive

surprising

vertical

excellent

Ichthyosaurswithembryoshavebeenreportedfrom6differentlevelsof

theshaleinasmallareaaround

Holzamden,suggestingthataspecificsitewasusedbylargenumbersofichthyosaursrepeatedlyovertime.

Theword"site"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

example

location

development

characteristic

Thequalityofpreservationisalmostunmatched,andquarryoperationshavebeencarriedoutcarefullywithanawarenessofthevalueofthefossils.But

thesefactorsdonotaccountfortheinterestingquestionofhowtherecametobesuchaconcentrationofpregnantichthyosaursinaparticularplaceveryclosetotheirtimeofgivingbirth.

Thephrase"accountfor"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

record

describe

equal

explain

Intheseventeenthcenturytheorgan,theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstrumentsofthe

keyboardgroup,a supremacy they

5

maintaineduntilthepianosupplantedthemattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.Thewords"asupremacy"inline9areclosestinmeaningto

asuggestion

animprovement

adominance

adevelopment

Aseriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinuingwellintothenineteenthcentury,includingtheintroductionofpedalstosustaintoneortosoftenit,the

perfectionofametalframe,andsteelwireofthefinestquality,finallyproducedaninstrumentcapableofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateharmoniestoanalmostorchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,singingtonetoaship,percussivebrilliance.

Theword"myriad"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

noticeable

many

loud

unusual

Eachonewasvirtuallyastonetown,whichiswhytheSpanishwouldlatercallthempueblos,theSpanishwordfortowns.Thesepueblosrepresentoneofthe

Anasazis'supremeachievements.AtleastadozenlargestonehousestookshapebelowthebluffsofChiacoCanyoninnorthwestNewMexico.

Theword"supreme"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

mostcommon

mostoutstanding

mostexpensive

mostconvenient

Theyfunctionedassanctuarieswheretheeldersmettoplanfestivals,perform

ritualdances,settlepuebloaffairs,andimparttriballoretotheyoungergeneration.

Theword"settle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

sink

decide

clarify

locate

Then,toconnectthepueblosandtogiveaccesstothesurroundingtableland,thearchitectslaidoutasystemofpublic

roadswithstonestaircasesfor ascending

clifffaces.

Theword"ascending"isclosestin

meaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)arrivingat

(B)carving

(C)connecting

(D)climbing

039.Withinaveryshorttime,however,theincongruityofplayinglivelymusictoasolemnfilmbecameapparent,andfilmpianistsbegantotakesomecareinmatchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.

Theword"solemn"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

simple

serious

short

silent

040.Certainfilmshadmusicespeciallycomposedforthem.ThemostfamousoftheseearlyspecialscoreswasthatcomposedandarrangedforD.W.

Griffith'sfilmBirthofaNation,whichwasreleasedin1915.

Theword"composed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)selected

6

combined

played

created

Theword"scores"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

totals

successes

musicalcompositions

groupsofmusicians

041.TheEarthcomprisesthreeprincipallayers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlemadeofsilicaterocksthataresemimoltenatdepth,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust.

Theword"comprises"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

adaptsto

benefitsfrom

consistsof

focuseson

042.TheseplatesmoveoverthesemimoltenlowermantletoproduceallofthemajortopographicalfeaturesoftheEarth.Activezoneswhereintensedeformationoccursareconfinedtothenarrow,interconnectingboundariesofcontactoftheplates.

Theword"intense"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

surface

sudden

rare

extreme

043.NewoceaniccrustisformedalongoneormoremarginsofeachplatebymaterialissuingfromdeeperlayersoftheEarth'scrust,forexample,byvolcaniceruptionsoflavaatmidoceanridges.Theword"margins"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

(A)edges

peaks

interiors

distances

044.Ifatsuchaspreadingcontactthetwoplatessupportcontinents,ariftisformedthatwillgraduallywidenandbecomefloodedbythesea.TheAtlanticOceanformedlikethisastheAmericanandAfro-Europeanplatesmoveinoppositedirections.

Theword"support"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

separate

create

reduce

hold

Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitats

hasbeenagrowing appreciation ofthe

importanceofbiologicaldiversity,thenumberofspeciesinaparticular

ecosystem,tothehealthoftheEarthandhumanwell-being.

Theword"appreciation"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

ignorance

recognition

tolerance

forgiveness

046.AnalienexploringEarthwouldprobablygiveprioritytotheplanet'sdominant,most-distinctivefeature-theocean.Humanshaveabiastowardlandthatsometimesgetsinthewayoftrulyexaminingglobalissues.

Theword"bias"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

concern

disadvantage

attitude

prejudice

7

047.TheprevailingwindsintheGreatBasinarefromthewest.Warm,moistairfromthePacificOceanisforcedupwardasitcrossestheSierraNevada.

Theword"prevailing"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

mostfrequent

occasional

gentle

mostdangerous

048.Thereseemtohavebeenseveralperiodswithinthelasttensofthousands

ofyearswhenwateraccumulatedinthesebasins.TheriseandfallofthelakeswereundoubtedlylinkedtotheadvancesandretreatsofthegreaticesheetsthatcoveredmuchofthenorthernpartoftheNorthAmericancontinentduringthosetimes.

Theword"accumulated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

dried

flooded

collected

evaporated

Alllivingcreature,especiallyhumanbeings,havetheirpeculiarities,buteverythingaboutthelittleseacucumberseemsunusual.Whatelsecanbesaid

aboutabizarreanimalthat,amongothereccentricities,eatsmud,feedsalmostcontinuouslydayandnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods,andcan

bepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelyediblebygourmets?

Thephrase"bizarre"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

odd

marine

simple

rare

Itsmajorenemiesarefishandcrabs,whenattacked,itsquirtsallitsinternal

organsintothewater.Italsocastsoffattachedstructuressuchastentacles.Theseacucumberwilleviscerateandregenerateitselfifitisattackedoreventouched;itwilldothesameifthesurroundingwatertemperatureistoohighorifthewaterbecomestoopolluted.Thephrase"castsoff"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

growsagain

grabs

getsridof

usesasaweapon

Afolkcultureissmall,isolated,cohesive,conservative,nearlyself-sufficientgroupthatis

homogeneous incustomandrace,with

astrongfamilyorclanstructureandhighlydevelopedrituals.

Theword"homogeneous"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

uniform

general

primitive

traditional

UnalteredfolkculturesnolongerexistinindustrializedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanada.Perhaps

thenearestmodernequivalentinAnglo-AmericaistheAmish,aGerman

Americanfarmingsectthatlargelyrenouncestheproductsandlaborsavingdevicesoftheindustrialage.

Thephrase"largelyrenounces"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

generallyrejects

greatlymodifies

loudlydeclares

oftencriticizes

8

Secularinstitutions,ofcontrolsuchasthepoliceandarmytaketheplaceofreligionandfamilyinmaintainingorder,

andamoney-basedeconomyprevails.Becauseofthesecontrasts,"popular"maybeviewedasclearlydifferentfrom"folk".Theword"prevails"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

dominates

provides

develops

invests

Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvaluein

predictingshort-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthesubtleatmosphericchangesthatprecedethesestorms.

Theword"subtle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

complex

regular

imagined

slight

Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,andmodern

computerscanquicklycompileandanalyzingthislargevolumeofweatherinformation.

Theword"compile"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

puttogether

lookup

pilehigh

workover

Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesign

computerprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableoftransformingrawweatherdataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.

Theword"raw"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

stormy

inaccurate

uncooked

unprocessed

057.PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturywerehauntedbytheprospectthatunprecedentedchangeinthenation'seconomywouldbringsocialchaos.

Theword"Prospect"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

regret

possibility

theory

circumstance

Althoughthebirthratecontinuedtodeclinefromitshighleveloftheeighteenthandearlynineteenthcentury,

thepopulationroughlydoubledeverygenerationduringtherestofthenineteenthcenturies.Asthepopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochanged.

Theword"roughly"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

harshly

surprisingly

slowly

approximately

Rapidindustrializationandincreasedgeographicmobilityinthenineteenthcenturyhadspecialimplicationsforwomenbecausethese

changestendedto magnify social

distinctions .Astherolesmenand

9

womenplayedinsocietybecamemorerigidlydefined,sodidtherolestheyplayedinthehome.

Theword"magnify"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

solve

explain

analyze

increase

Theword"distinctions"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

differences

classes

accomplishments

characteristics

Inscience,atheoryisareasonableexplanationofobservedeventsthatarerelated.Atheoryofteninvolvesanimaginarymodelthathelpsscientistspicturethewayanobservedeventcouldbeproduced.

Theword"related"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

connected

described

completed

identified

061.Ifobservationsconfirmthescientists'predictions,thetheoryissupported.Theword"supported"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

finished

adjusted

investigated

upheld

Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhotels,taverns,and

hospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmeat,freshfish,andbutter.

Thephrase"forward-looking"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

progressive

popular

thrifty

well-established

Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofthephysicsofheat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary.

Theword"rudimentary"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

growing

undeveloped

necessary

uninteresting

Asidefromperpetuatingitself,thesolepurposeoftheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLettersisto

"foster,assistandsustainaninterest"inliterature,music,andart.

Theword"sole"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

only

honorable

common

official

065.Oneaward subsidizes apromising

Americanwriter'svisittoRome.Thereisevenanawardforaverygoodworkoffictionthatfailedcommercially-oncewonbytheyoungJohnUpdikeforThePoorhouseFairand,morerecently,byAliceWalkerforInLoveandTrouble.Theword"subsidizes"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

assures

finances

schedules

10

(D)publishes

066.Committeemembership rotates

everyyear,sothatnewvoicesandopinionsareconstantlyheard.

Theword"rotates"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

alternates

participates

decides

meets

067.Oneimportantlineofevidencecomesfromflakingpatternsofstonecores

usedintoolmaking:implementsflakedwithaclockwisemotion(indicatingaright-handedtoolmaker)canbedistinguishedfromhoseflakedwithacounter-clockwiserotation(indicatingaleft-handedtoolmaker).

Theword"implements"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

tools

designs

examples

pieces

068.Evenscratchesfoundonfossil

humanteethofferclues.Ancienthumansarethoughttohavecutmeatintostripsbyholdingitbetweentheirteethandslicing

itwithstoneknives,asdothepresent-dayInuit.

Theword"clues"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

solutions

details

damage

information

069.Thevariationbetweenthe

hemispherescorrespondstowhichsideofthebodyisusedtoperformspecificactivities.Suchstudies,aswellasstudies

oftooluse,indicatethatright-orleft-sideddominanceisnotexclusivetomodernHomosapiens.

Theword"hemispheres"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

differences

sides

activities

studies

070.Plantsaresubjecttoattackandinfectionbyaremarkablevarietyofsymbioticspeciesandhaveevolvedadiversearrayofmechanismsdesignedtofrustratethepotentialcolonists.

Thephrase"subjectto"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

susceptibleto

classifiedby

attractiveto

strengthenedby

071.Theexternalsurfacesofplants,inadditiontobeingcoveredbyanepidermisandawaxycuticle,oftencarryspikyhairsknownastrichomes,whicheitherpreventfeedingbyinsectsormayevenpunctureandkillinsectlarvae.

Theword"puncture"isclosestin

meaningtowhichoffollowing?

pierce

pinch

surround

cover

Orchidsareuniqueinhavingthemosthighlydevelopedofallblossoms,inwhichtheusualmaleandfemale

reproductiveorgansarefusedinasinglestructurecalledthecolumn.

Theword"fused"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

combined

hidden

11

fertilized

produced

073.Toluretheirpollinatorsfromafar,orchidsuseappropriatelyintriguingshapes,colors,andscents.Atleast50differentaromaticcompoundshavebeenanalyzedintheorchidfamily,eachblendedtoattractone,oratmostafew,speciesofinsectsorbirds.

Theword"lure"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

attract

recognize

follow

help

Oncetherightinsecthasbeenattracted,someorchidspresentallsortsofone-wayobstaclecoursestomakesureitdoesnotleaveuntilpollenhasbeen

accurately placed orremoved.

Theword"placed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

estimated

measured

deposited

identified

Bysuchingeniousadaptationstospecificpollinators,orchidshaveavoidedthehazardsoframpantcrossbreedinginthewild,assuringthesurvivalofspecies

asdiscreteidentities.Atthesametimetheyhavemadethemselvesirresistibletocollectors.

Theword"discrete"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

complicated

separate

inoffensive

functional

076.Thepublicschoolsystemsuddenly

founditselfovertaxed.Whilethenumberofschoolchildrenrosebecauseofwartimeandpostwarconditions,thesesameconditionsmadetheschoolsevenlesspreparedtocopewiththeflood.Theword"overtaxed"isclosestin

meaningtowhichoffollowing?

wellprepared

plentifullysupplied

heavilyburdened

chargedtoomuch

077.Therefore,inthe1950'sand1960's,thebabyboomhitanantiquatedandinadequateschoolsystem.Consequently,the"custodialrhetoric"ofthe1930'sandearly1940'snolongermadesense;thatis,keepingyouthsagedsixteenandolderoutofthelabormarketbykeepingtheminschoolcouldnolongerbeahighpriority

foraninstitutionunabletofindspaceandstafftoteachyoungerchildrenagedfivetosixteen.

Theword"inadequate"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?

deficient

expanded

innovative

specialized

Withthebabyboom,thefocusofeducatorsandoflaymeninterestedin

education inevitably turnedtowardthe

lowergradesandbacktobasicacademicskillsanddiscipline.

Theword"inevitably"isclosestin

meaningtowhichoffollowing?

unwillingly

impartially

irrationally

unavoidably

079.DeeplyphilosophicalhistorianssuchasHenryAdamslamentedtherolethat

12

thenewfrenzyforbusinesswasplayinginerodingtraditionalvalues.Adistrustofindustryandbusinesscontinuedamongwritersthroughouttherestofthenineteenthcenturyandintothetwentieth.Theword"lamented"isclosest