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1. I knew he was _____________ once I heard how little tolerance he
showed toward other people's opinions.
(A) dogmatic
(B) endearing
(C) charismatic
(D) open-minded
(E) perfunctory
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(A) One who is "dogmatic" shows little tolerance for the opinions of others.
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2. Some judges are known to be _____________ because they seem to make
their decisions on a random basis.
(A) fair
(B) logical
(C) arbitrary
(D) predictable
(E) compassionate
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(C) An "arbitrary" judge makes decisions on a random basis.
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3. Even though they are quite affluent, they're not _____________.
(A) wealthy
(B) opulent
(C) indigent
(D) ostentatious
(E) tautological
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(D) An "ostentatious" person shows off his wealth.
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4. Ever since he was a teenager he had to support all of his brothers and
sisters, and even though he was very _____________, the situation was
too big a(n) _____________ to cope with.
(A) contented, parody
(B) mature, onus
(C) inept, dilemma
(D) industrious, irony
(E) corpulent, mitosis
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(B) He was "mature," but the situation was too big an "onus" or burden.
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5. Some people have difficulty with philosophy; the concepts seem
_____________ and _____________ to them.
(A) arcane, irrelevant
(B) manifest, latent
(C) inanimate, verbal
(D) complicated, simplistic
(E) improvisational, philosophical
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(A) The concepts seem "arcane" and "irrelevant."
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6. Sometimes shy people give the impression of being _____________, when
really they are _____________.
(A) extroverted, outgoing
(B) friendly, gregarious
(C) aloof, anxious
(D) sad, nebulous
(E) verbose, articulate
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(C) Shy people often seem "aloof," when really they are "anxious."
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7. He is so _____________ that, sooner or later, someone will put him in
his place.
(A) introspective
(B) contemptuous
(C) imminent
(D) amiable
(E) germane
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(B) He is "contemptuous" or full of scorn.
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8. Physiologists have to understand _____________ before they can fully
understand the nervous system.
(A) synapses
(B) electrolysis
(C) statistics
(D) linguistics
(E) epistemology
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(A) An understanding of "synapses" must precede an understanding of the
nervous system.
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Type the letter of the word or words which correctly complete the
following sentences.
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9. The principle of natural selection is important in the theory of
_____________.
(A) ontology
(B) astronomy
(C) dating
(D) evolution
(E) anosmia
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(D) Natural selection is important to Darwin's theory of "evolution."
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10. The crime was so serious that _____________ was out of the question.
(A) exigency
(B) induction
(C) exoneration
(D) preeminence
(E) conviction
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(C) The crime was so serious that "exoneration," the removal of guilt, was
out of the question.
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11. Some people argue that aggression is learned through _____________,
whereas others claim that aggression is ______________.
(A) differentiation, chimerical
(B) observation, innate
(C) redundancy, appropriated
(D) television, metamorphic
(E) narcotics, autonomous
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(B) Some argue that aggression is learned through "observation," whereas
others claim it is "innate."
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12. If you want to go out in the rain without a raincoat, that's your
_____________.
(A) prerogative
(B) interrogative
(C) predominance
(D) gratuity
(E) exigency
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(A) A "prerogative" is a right or privilege.
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