SECTION I TIME-30 minutes 45 QUESTIONS :RA For each question in this section, choose the best answer. Each question below consists of a word in capital letters, followed by five lettered words or phrases. Choose the word or phrase that is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to the word in capital letters. Since some of the questions require you to distinguish fine shades of meaning, consider all the choices before deciding which is best. :RA :Q0 1. MAGNANIMITY: (a) flimsiness (b) impecuniousity (c) egocentricity (d) opulence (e) parsimony :RCE :Q0 2. NEFARIOUS: (a) flagitious (b) virtuous (c) baleful (d) dogmatic (e) cloistered :RCB :Q0 3. TRANSIENT: (a) fleeting (b) vicarious (c) permanent (d) contagious (e) heinous :RCC :Q0 4. PALLIATE: (a) aggravate (b) cover up (c) disinter (d) corruscate (e) mitigate :RCA :Q0 5. PIQUANT: (a) modest (b) dissolute (c) conspicuous (d) jejune (e) fruitful :RCD :Q0 6. VERBOSE: (a) unliterary (b) effervescent (c) barren (d) circumlocutory (e) laconic :RCE :Q0 7. MENDACIOUS: (a) philanthropic (b) truthful (c) lachrymose (d) reticent (e) veracious :RCB :Q0 8. PELLUCID: (a) salubrious (b) evasive (c) illusory (d) unctuous (e) recondite :RCE :Q0 9. REMOTENESS: (a) ostracism (b) lubricity (c) causticity (d) proximity (e) volatility :RCD :Q0 10. TAUTOLOGICAL: (a) concise (b) intrinsic (c) redundant (d) diffusive (e) prolix :RCA :Q0 11. REAR: (a) raise (b) curb (c) scurry (d) obliterate (e) preclude :RCD :Q0 12. VINDICTIVE: (a) deleterious (b) fulsome (c) forgiving (d) bombastic (e) atrocious :RCC :Q0 13. EXTOL: (a) bolster (b) allay (c) allege (d) flay (e) overcharge :RCD :Q0 14. EXCULPATE: (a) extricate (b) indict (c) involve (d) vindicate (e) derange :RCB :Q0 15. ENGENDER: (a) foster (b) neutral (c) hybrid (d) extirpate (e) virile :RCD Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that BEST fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. :RA :Q0 16. A person who sneeringly expresses disbelief in sincerity and uprightness of character may be termed ____. (a) cynical (b) misanthropic (c) apocryphal (d) sarcastic (e) pessimistic :RCA :Q0 17. An opinion or a situation which is ____ inconsistent or self-contradictory may be termed ____. (a) seemingly - paradoxical (b) obviously - rational (c) apparently - abnormal (d) incredibly - ironical (e) definitely - anomalous :RCA :Q0 18. The ____ entered the boxing ring ready to face his ____ opponent who was noticeably menacing. (a) entomologist - myopic (b) theorist - craven (c) philatelist - penurious (d) pugilist - formidable (e) mason - pusillanimous :RCD :Q0 19. To ____ is to ____ the main issues by arguing about trifles. (a) prevaricate - confuse (b) equivocate - magnify (c) quibble - evade (d) refute - confirm (e) temporize - gainsay :RCC :Q0 20. The 'fixers' offered the basketball star many a bribe, yet he succeeded in ____ his integrity. (a) questioning (b) maintaining (c) deprecating (d) ameliorating (e) undermining :RCB Each passage below is followed by questions based on its content. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is STATED or IMPLIED in that passage. :RA :PB When people of the West speak of Western art, they mean realist art with Western themes or subject matter. In the forefront of Western artists are those who call themselves cowboy artists, and the elite of this group are the members of the Cowboy Artists of America. Non-members such as Clark Huelings, whose work tends more toward Mexican village scenes, and Wilson Hurley, a painter of panoramic Western landscapes, credit the CAA with opening up the Western market. The CAA was founded in Sedona, Arizona, in l965. Five artists, gathered together at the Oak Creek Tavern before starting out on a trail ride, decided to form an association, styling their bylaws on those of the Sedona :RA Sheriff's Posse. They outlined several objectives, among them 'to perpetuate the memory and culture of the Old West as typified by Frederic Remington, Charles Russell, and others', and 'to insure the authentic representation of the life of the West, as it was and as it is'. The artists of the CAA emulate Remington's and Russell's action-filled paintings, blending a romantic vision of the Old West with an historically accurate depiction of the way of life: Every saddle girth is tied correctly, every feather in an Indian's war bonnet is in place and of the proper species. In Howard Terpning's 'Dust of Many Pony Soldiers', for instance, an anthropologist could tell by the :RA warriors' clothing which tribe they belonged to. The CAA decided early on that the subject matter of cowboy artists was to be cowboys. This included, by extension, Indians, and the mountain men that Harvey Johnson has made his specialty - but not landscapes and animal pictures. It was also felt that cowboy artists should be cowboys as well as artists, so today, with their membership grown to 23, the CAA still gets together every year for a week-long trail ride. The success of the CAA has inspired the formation of several other artists' associations, among them the :RA National Association of Western Artists, and Women Artists of the American West. Still, membership in the CAA remains the most coveted. The 'CA' brand after an artist's signature automatically raises the value of his painting several thousand dollars, and the increased visibility of the annual CAA show can only help sales. But mostly it's a matter of pride. Gary Niblen wears a special 'CA' belt buckle big enough to sink him. Harvey Johnson will lovingly show you his Colt six shooter, one of a limited series made by Colt especially for the Cowboy Artists. It has ivory handles and elegant gold engraving on its coal-black steel, and though it has perfect balance, it would seem a sacrilege to shoot the thing. :RA :PE :Q0 21. Which of the following is NOT TRUE regarding the CAA: (a) members meet annually (b) membership is exclusive (c) members must insure authentic representation of the life of the Old West (d) cowboys, Indians, and mountain men are suitable subjects for CAA paintings (e) membership does not increase the monetary value of a members' painting :RCE :Q0 22. The title below that best expresses the main idea of this passage is: (a) Sedona Sheriff's Posse (b) Action Filled Paintings (c) Cowboy Artists of America (d) Western Art (e) The Old West :RCC :PQ :PB It is important to remember that, in strictness, there is no such thing as an uneducated man. Take an extreme case. Suppose that an adult man, in the full vigor of his faculties, could be suddenly placed in the world, as Adam is said to have been, and then left to do as he best might. How long would he be left uneducated? Not five minutes. Nature would begin to teach him, through the eye, the ear, the touch, the properties of objects. Pain and pleasure would be at his elbow telling him to do this and avoid that; and by slow degrees the man would receive an education which, if narrow, would be thorough, real, and adequate to his circumstances, though there would be no extras and very few :RA accomplishments. And if to this solitary man entered Adam, or, better still, an Eve, a new and greater world, that of social and moral phenomena, would be revealed. Joys and woes, compared with which all others might seem but faint shadows, would spring from the new relations. Happiness and sorrow would take the place of the coarse monitors, pleasure and pain, but conduct would still be shaped by the observation of the natural consequences of actions; or, in other words, by the laws of the nature of man. To every one of us the world was once as fresh and new as to Adam. And then, long before we were susceptible of any :RA other mode of instruction, nature took us in hand, and every minute of waking life brought its educational influence, shaping our actions into rough accordance with nature's laws, so that we might not be ended untimely by too gross disobedience. Nor should I speak of this process of education as past, for anyone, be he as old as he may. For every man the world is as fresh as it was at the first day, and as full of untold novelties for him who has the eyes to see them. :RA :PE :Q0 23. The most appropriate title is: (a) The Laws Of Nature (b) The Educated Man (c) It's Never To Late To Learn (d) Nature; Man's Teacher (e) Adam And Eve :RCD :Q0 24. In the sentence 'To every one of us the world was once as fresh and new as to Adam', the time referred to is: (a) our childhood (b) when the world was young (c) the days of Adam and Eve (d) the prime of life (e) the years spent in school :RCA :Q0 25. The writer believes that the process of education: (a) is most thorough in a rural environment (b) is limited to childhood (c) is never completed in the individual's lifetime (d) is not truly possible in our modern world (e) depends on a thorough mastery of science and mathematics :RCC :PQ :PB The discipline of the navy was of a piece throughout. As the courtly Captain despised the Admiralty, he was in turn despised by his crew. It could not be concealed that he was inferior in seamanship to every foremast man on board. It was idle to expect that old sailors, familiar with the hurricanes of the tropics and with the icebergs of the Arctic Circle, would pay prompt and respectful obedience to a chief who knew no more of winds or waves than could be learned in a gilded barge between Whitehall Stairs and Hampton Court. To trust such a novice with the working of a ship was evidently impossible. The direction of the navigation was therefore taken from the Captain and :RA given to the Master; but this partition of authority produced innumerable inconveniences. The line of demarcation was not, and perhaps could not be, drawn with precision. There was therefore constant wrangling. The Captain, confident in proportion to his ignorance, treated the Master with lordly contempt. The Master, well aware of the danger of disobliging the powerful, too often, after a struggle, yielded against his better judgment; and it was well if the loss of ship and crew was not the consequence. In general the least mischievous of the aristocratical Captains were those who immediately abandoned to others the direction of the vessels, and :RA thought only of making money and spending it. The way in which these men lived was so ostentatious and voluptuous that, greedy as they were of gain, they seldom became rich. They dressed as if for a gala at Versailles, ate off plate, drank the richest wines, and kept harems on board, while hunger and scurvy raged among the crews, and while corpses were daily flung out of the portholes. :RA :PE :Q0 26. The person who took charge of the actual navigation of a boat was: (a) The Admiralty (b) The Captain (c) The Master (d) Novices (e) The foremost man :RCC :Q0 27. Select the incorrect statement: (a) There was constant wrangling on board navy ships (b) Captains usually interfered little with the running of naval vessels. (c) Members of the crew died of hunger while the Captains feasted. (d) There was no sharp line of demarcation between the duties assumed by the Captain and those of his Master. (e) Captains were interested only in having a good time aboard and saving money. :RCE :Q0 28. The passage implies that the Captains obtained their positions: (a) by taking civil service examinations (b) by working their way up from the ranks (c) by valor shown in battle (d) by distinguishing themselves in commanding barges (e) by noble birth and aristocratic 'connections' :RCE :Q0 29. The title that best fits the passage: (a) Captains Do Not Run The Navy (b) The Early British Navy (c) Captains And Masters (d) Mutiny (e) Admiralty Versus The Captain :RCA :Q0 30. It was best if the Captain: (a) acted as navigator only (b) left the ship's running entirely to others (c) ran the ship with an ironclad hand (d) read information on waves and hurricanes (e) concerned himself with disciplinary problems only :RCB :PQ Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of words that BEST fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. :RA :Q0 31. She was a ____ woman possessed of the need to impose order and an impeccable cleanliness on her surroundings. (a) frowzy (b) pious (c) meticulous (d) sanctimonious (e) fastidious :RCC :Q0 32. The Duke and the King were two ____ who posed as royalty. (a) charlatans (b) dwarfs (c) stewards (d) cyclops (e) impalas :RCA :Q0 33. Billy Budd was a ____ who attracted everyone's attention aboard the HMS INDOMITABLE. (a) tyro (b) mendicant (c) sou'wester (d) cynosure (e) yardarm :RCD :Q0 34. Kindness does not consist in gifts, but in gentleness and ____, which is true generosity of spirit. (a) pusillanimity (b) parsimony (c) magnanimity (d) altruism (e) philanthropy :RCC :Q0 35. That is ____ which is capable of being ____. (a) abstruse - scrutinized (b) ostensible - gainsaid (c) palpable - touched (d) lamentable - criticized (e) intractable - appeased :RCC Each question below consists of a related pair of words or phrases, followed by five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the lettered pair that BEST expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair. :RA :Q0 36. OVERTURE:OPERA:: (a) interlude:perform (b) preface:chapter (c) prologue:play (d) tuneup:symphony (e) theme:masterpiece :RCC :Q0 37. GREEN:RED:: (a) meadow:rainbow (b) passive:active (c) flow:cease (d) unsophisticated:mundane (e) signal:barrier :RCC :Q0 38. KNUCKLE:FINGER:: (a) hand:wrist (b) joint:leg (c) head:brow (d) body:hip (e) knee:leg :RCE :Q0 39. NAG:REQUEST:: (a) chronic:intense (b) urge:demand (c) importune:supplicate (d) scold:complain (e) exclaim:declaim :RCD :Q0 40. BALL:CIRCLE:: (a) carton:square (b) cube:sphere (c) globe:wheel (d) plane:solid (e) round:circular :RCC :Q0 41. CREEP:WALK:: (a) stammer:talk (b) hum:sing (c) exercise:act (d) practice:performance (e) jump:leap :RCD :Q0 42. FEW:MANY:: (a) fascism:plutocracy (b) democracy:plebiscite (c) freedom:communism (d) oligarchy:democracy (e) president:cabinet :RCD :Q0 43. DILIGENTLY:INDUSTRY:: (a) prudently:zeal (b) punctiliously:promptness (c) assiduously:persevere (d) sedulously:silence (e) lazily:indolence :RCE :Q0 44. JUG:WATER:: (a) carbon:acid (b) skillet:fat (c) carton:box (d) wallet:money (e) cruet:pepper :RCD :Q0 45. PROGRESS:REACTION:: (a) radical:conservative (b) liberal:reactionary (c) orthodox:heterodox (d) idealist:utopian (e) skeptic:cynic :RCB :ET :ET
