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(E) frustrations

128. Despite an affected ________ which convinced casual observers that he was

indifferent about his painting and enjoyed only frivolity, Warhol cared deeply about his art and labored at it ________ . (A) nonchalance...diligently (B) empathy...methodically (C) fervor...secretly

(D) gloom...intermittently (E) hysteria...sporadically

129. Despite careful restoration and cleaning of the murals in the 1960s, the colors

slowly but steadily ________ . (A) persisted (B) embellished (C) saturated (D) deteriorated (E) stabilized

130. Despite her compassionate nature, the new nominee to the Supreme Court was

singleminded and ________ in her strict ________ the letter of the law. (A) merciful...interpretation of (B) uncompromising...adherence to (C) dilatory...affirmation of (D) vindictive...deviation from (E) lenient...dismissal of

131. Despite her father’s ________ that “a woman??s place is in the home” and a

________ reception from her professors and fellow graduate students, Marian Cleeves went on to become the first woman to receive a doctorate in anatomy from the University of California at Berkeley. (A) warning...gratifying (B) reprimand...lavish

(C) encouragement...respectful (D) admonition...cool (E) maxim...hospitable

132. Despite some personal habits that most people would find repulsive, naked mole

rats are ________ housekeepers. (A) slovenly (B) indifferent (C) meticulous (D) perfunctory (E) repugnant

133. Despite the ________ discussions of recent months, observers say that the

administration and the developer have made progress in their negotiations and are close to ________ on a purchase price. (A) amicable...haggling (B) acrimonious...defaulting (C) heated...agreeing (D) fruitful...settling

(E) constructive...compromising

134. Despite the ________ of the materials with which he worked, many of Tiffany’s

glass masterpieces have survived for more than seventy years. (A) beauty

(B) translucence (C) abundance (D) majesty (E) fragility

135. Despite the___ size of her undergraduate class, the professor made a point of

gettingto know as many as possible of the more than 700 students personally. (A) negligible (B) modest

(C) infinitesimal (D) daunting (E) moderate

136. Despite the current expansion of membership in America, the governing body of

world fencing fears that fencing could be in danger of if it does not become more ________ to spectators. (A) monotony...intelligible (B) overcrowding...resistant (C) extinction...accessible (D) corruption...cordial (E) remoteness...handy

137. Despite the growing ________ of Hispanic actors in the American theater, many

Hispanic experts feel that the Spanishspeaking population is ________ on the stage.

(A) decrease...inappropriate (B) emergence...visible

(C) prominence...underrepresented (D) skill...alienated

(E) number...misdirected

138. Despite the mixture’s ________ nature, we found that by lowering its

temperature in the laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. (A) resilient (B) volatile

(C) homogeneous (D) insipid (E) acerbic

139. Despite the team members’ resentment of the new coach’s training rules, they

________ them as long as he did not ________ them too strictly. (A) embraced...follow (B) condemned...formulate (C) questioned...interpret (D) challenged...implement (E) tolerated...apply

140. Despite their reputations as soothing love songs sung by mothers to lull fretful

infants to sleep, many lullabies are of a dark, even ________ nature. (A) soporific (B) manipulative (C) threatening (D) auspicious (E) innocuous

141. Determined to hire employees on the basis of their merits rather than on the basis

of their family connections, Johnson refused to ________ nepotism and other forms of favoritism in the engagement of new workers. (A) obscure (B) proscribe (C) countenance (D) misrepresent (E) discern

142. Donald Trump’s latest casino in Atlantic City is the most ________ gambling

palace in the East, easily outglittering its competitors. (A) professional (B) speculative (C) ostentatious (D) lucrative (E) restrained

143. Dr. Charles Drew’s technique for preserving and storing blood plasma for

emergency use proved so ________ that it became the ________ for the present

blood bank system used by the American Red Cross. (A) irrelevant...inspiration (B) urgent...pattern (C) effective...model (D) innocuous...excuse (E) complex...blueprint

144. Dr. Smith cautioned that the data so far are not sufficiently ________ to warrant

dogmatic assertions by either side in the debate. (A) hypothetical (B) tentative (C) controversial (D) unequivocal (E) imponderable

145. Duke Ellington’s jazz symphonies were attacked by classical critics who felt that

the entire attempt to fuse jazz as a form with classical music should be ________ . (A) promoted (B) documented (C) discouraged (D) acclaimed (E) repeated

146. During the Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson remained ________ and in full

command of the situation in spite of the hysteria and panic all around him. (A) impassable (B) imperturbable (C) overbearing (D) frenetic (E) lackadaisical

147. During the Dark Ages, hermits and other religious ________ fled the world to

devote themselves to silent contemplation. (A) renegades (B) skeptics (C) altruists (D) recluses (E) convictions

148. During the Ice Ages, muskoxen ranged as far south as Iowa, in North America,

and Spain, in Europe, but in recent centuries the species has been ________ arctic tundra habitats, such as Greenland and the arctic islands of Canada. (A) barred from (B) confined to

(C) dissatisfied with (D) enervated by (E) unknown in

149. During the last four decades of Tennyson’s long life, his creative powers never

________ , some of his most remarkable work coming after the age of 70. (A) recovered (B) manifested (C) flagged (D) blossomed (E) broadened

150. During the troubles of 1750, the ________ of Scotland was terrible; many Scots

could afford nothing to eat but oatmeal porridge. (A) anarchy (B) reputation (C) punishment (D) apathy (E) poverty

151. Egocentric, at times vindictive when he believed his authority was being

questioned, White could also be kind, gracious, and even ________ when the circumstances seemed to require it. (A) self-deprecating (B) authoritarian (C) provocative (D) taciturn (E) disdainful

152. Einstein’s humility was so___ that it might have seemed a pose affected by a

great man had it not been so obviously ________ . (A) spurious...genuine (B) convincing...assumed (C) profound...sincere (D) heartfelt...hypocritical (E) modest...contrived

153. Either the Polynesian banquets at Waikiki are____ , or the one I visited was a

poor example. (A) delicious (B) impeccable (C) overrated (D) untasted (E) unpopular

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