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Practice Test
- In the current research program, new varieties of apple trees are evaluated under different agricultural __________ for tree size, bloom density, fruit size __________ to various soils, and resistance to pests and disease.
- circumstances, proximity
- regulations, conformity
- conditions, adaptability
- auspices, susceptibility
- configurations, propensity
- As the controversial argument continued, the debaters became more __________ and their remarks became more __________
- subdued, hostile
- vehement, acrimonious
- reticent, cliche
- affable, adverse
- emotional, adroit
- The __________ of Darwin's theory of evolution on Victorian religion was to create a bitter __________ of ideas and beliefs.
- result, moderation
- effect, conflict
- extension, growth
- origin, compromise
- influence, solidarity
- Rather than __________ the commuter delays, the new toll road has __________ the problems, and the traffic jams are worse than ever.
- minimize, extenuated
- alleviate, aggravated
- extol, compounded
- emend, increased
- abate, decimated
- Although his outnumbered troops fought bravely, the general felt he had no choice but to __________ defeat and __________ a retreat.
- hasten, suggest
- seek, try
- oversee, reject
- overcome, request
- acknowledge, order
- My uncle is a member of 'Alcoholics Anonymous'; his __________ led to an __________ liver disease.
- dipsomania, ineluctable
- avarice, auspicious
- volition, unctuous
- sojourn, audacious
- tableau, incipient
- The successful __________ of an archaeological site requires scientific knowledge as well as cultural __________
- evolution, awareness
- revelation, depth
- reconstruction, sensitivity
- analysis, aesthetics
- synthesis, understanding
- Despite the apparently bewildering complexity of this procedure, the underlying __________ is quite __________
- simplicity, calculated
- principle, elementary
- confusion, imaginary
- purpose, ineffective
- theory, modern
- His listeners enjoyed his __________ wit but his victims often __________ at its satire.
- kindly, smarted
- lugubrious, suffered
- caustic, laughed
- subtle, smiled
- trenchant, winced
- The orator was so __________ that audience became __________
- convincing, moribund
- soporific, drowsy
- inaudible, elated
- pompous, bombastic
- dramatic, affable
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