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NEW QUESTION 33
OBLIGATE:
- A. allow to occur
- B. treat fairly
- C. excuse from debt
- D. refrain from interfering
- E. comply with an order
Answer: C
Explanation:
To OBLIGATE is to "bind, compel, or make indebted or grateful"; a contrary act would be to release from
obligation, or excuse from debt.
NEW QUESTION 34
OSCILLATE : PENDULUM ::
- A. travel : automobile
- B. swim : pool
- C. purchase : product
- D. obligate : promise
- E. shake : earthquake
Answer: A
Explanation:
This is an "inherent function" analogy. A PENDULUM is designed to OSCILLATE (move back and forth);
similarly, an automobile is designed to travel.
NEW QUESTION 35
The main advantage of inertial guidance systems in modern aircraft, spacecraft, and submarines is that
they are _______ and are able to function without _______ data.
- A. internal . . vital
- B. automatic . . external
- C. computerized . . processing
- D. scientific . . losing
- E. reliable . . further
Answer: B
Explanation:
Notice that the word "advantage" is singular (not plural). This suggests that the two phrases "they are
_ ______" and "they are able to . . ." must express nearly the same ideA.ChoiceB.helps convey the idea
nicely: An automatic system is by definition one that functions withoutexternalhelp. (In the digital realm,
the words "data" and "help" can carry essentially the same meaning.) None of the other answer choices
establishes as close a relationship between these two phrases.
NEW QUESTION 36
A certain strain of bacteria called lyngbya majuscula, an ancient ancestor of modern-day algae, is making
a comeback in ocean waters just off the world's most industrialized coastal regions. This primitive bacteria
has survived for nearly three billion years due to a variety of survival mechanisms. It can produce its own
fertilizer by pulling nitrogen out of the air; it relies on a different spectrum of light than algae do, allowing it
to thrive even in deep, murky waters; and when it dies and decays, it releases its own nitrogen and
phosphorous, on which the next generation of lyngbya feeds. Lyngbya emits more than one hundred
different toxins harmful to other ocean life as well as to humans. Commercial fishermen and divers who
come in contact with the bacteria frequently complain of skin rashes and respiratory problems, which can
keep these workers off the job for months at a time. The bacteria further disrupts local economies by
blocking sunlight to sea grasses that attract fish and other sea life. Scientists attribute the modern-day
reappearance of lyngbya, and the resulting problems, chiefly to nitrogen- and phosphorous-rich sewage
partially processed at wastewater treatment plants and pumped into rivers that feed coastal ocean waters.
The passage as a whole can appropriately be viewed as an examination of which of the following?
- A. The possible means of halting and reversing the spread of lyngbya
- B. The ecological fallout resulting from coastal sewage runoff
- C. The causes and consequences of the re-emergence of lyngbya
- D. The economic impact of lyngbya on certain coastal communities
- E. The survival mechanisms and life cycle of lyngbya
Answer: C
Explanation:
In order, the passage examines the survival mechanisms allowing lyngbya to reemerge today; the
economic and ecological consequences of the strain's reemergence; and the precipitating cause of the
strain's reemergence. ChoiceB.is clearly off the passage's focus, and choiceE.is far too broad in scope.
Of the remaining three choices, choiceA.comes closest to embracing the entire discussion.
NEW QUESTION 37
Four of the ships sought a passage along a southern ___.
- A. inland
- B. coast
- C. border
- D. body of land with water on three sides
- E. answer not available
Answer: D
NEW QUESTION 38
Always read the meter dials from the right to the left. This procedure is much easier, especially if any of
the dial hands are near the zero mark. If the meter has two dials, and one is smaller than the other, it is
not imperative to read the smaller dial since it only registers a small amount. Read the dial at the right first.
As the dial turns clockwise, always record the figure the pointer has just passed. Read the next dial to the
left and record the figure it has just passed. Continue recording the figures on the dials from right to left.
When finished, mark off the number of units recorded. Dials on water and gas meters usually indicate the
amount each dial records.
These instructions show you how to -
- A. read a meter
- B. install a gas meter
- C. turn the dials of a meter
- D. repair a water meter
- E. be prepared for outside employment
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 39
WATERMARK : PAPER ::
- A. landmark : monument
- B. envelope : stamp
- C. character : novel
- D. signature : author
- E. badge : employee
Answer: E
Explanation:
This is a "function or purpose" analogy. A WATERMARK is a faint design embedded in PAPER in order to
identify the paper's maker. A badge is worn by an employee to identify both that employee and the
employer-the "maker" of the employee.
NEW QUESTION 40
COUNTERPOINT : MELODY ::
- A. masonry : brick
- B. pane : window
- C. biography : book
- D. sketch : pencil
- E. coffee : bean
Answer: A
Explanation:
This is a "component of" analogy. COUNTERPOINT refers to the interplay between one MELODY and
one or more others. So each MELODY is a distinct and necessary component of COUNTERPOINT.
Similarly, each brick is a distinct and necessary component of masonry (brick or stone work, such as a
chimney). As for choice (C), beans are ingredients which are combined to make coffee, but the bean itself
is not, as a whole bean, part of the product.
NEW QUESTION 41
VIE:
- A. admit defeat
- B. grow weary
- C. change priorities
- D. reduce expectations
- E. fall behind
Answer: A
Explanation:
To VIE is to compete or contend (as in a contest), contrary to giving up, or admitting defeat.
NEW QUESTION 42
LATITUDE:
- A. point of focus
- B. restraint
- C. inflection
- D. strictness
- E. conformity
Answer: B
Explanation:
One meaning of LATITUDE is "freedom from limitations or restraints"-just the opposite of restraint
NEW QUESTION 43
Charles A. Lindbergh is remembered as the first person to make a nonstop solo flight across the Atlantic,
in 1927. This feat, when Lindbergh was only twenty-five years old, assured him a lifetime of fame and
public attention. Charles Augustus Lindbergh was more interested in flying airplanes than he was in
studying. He dropped out of the University of Wisconsin after two years to earn a living performing
daredevil airplane stunts at country fairs. Two years later, he joined the United States Army so that he
could go to the Army Air Service flight-training school. After completing his training, he was hired to fly
mail between St. Louis and Chicago. Then came the historic flight across the Atlantic. In 1919, a New
York City hotel owner offered a prize of $25,000 to the first pilot to fly nonstop from New York to Paris.
Nine St. Louis business leaders helped pay for the plane Lindbergh designed especially for the flight.
Lindbergh tested the plane by flying it from San Diego to New York, with an overnight stop in St. Louis.
The flight took only 20 hours and 21 minutes, a transcontinental record. Nine days later, on May 20,1927,
Lindbergh took off from Long Island, New York, at 7:52 A. M. He landed at Paris on May 21 at 10:21 P. M.
He had flown more than 3,600 miles in less than thirty four hours. His flight made news around the world.
He was given awards and parades everywhere he went. He was presented with the U. S. Congressional
Medal of Honor and the first Distinguished Flying Cross. For a long time, Lindbergh toured the world as a
U. S. goodwill ambassador. He met his future wife, Anne Morrow, in Mexico, where her father was the
United States ambassador. During the 1930s, Charles and Anne Lindbergh worked for various airline
companies, charting new commercial air routes. In 1931, for a major airline, they charted a new route from
the east coast of the United States to the Orient. The shortest, most efficient route was a great curve
across Canada, over Alaska, and down to China and Japan. Most pilots familiar with the Arctic did not
believe that such a route was possible. The Lindberghs took on the task of proving that it was. They
arranged for fuel and supplies to be set out along the route. On July 29, they took off from Long Island in a
specially equipped small seaplane. They flew by day and each night landed on a lake or a river and
camped. Near Nome, Alaska, they had their first serious emergency. Out of daylight and nearly out of fuel,
they were forced down in a small ocean inlet. In the next morning's light, they discovered they had landed
on barely three feet of water. On September 19, after two more emergency landings and numerous close
calls, they landed in China with the maps for a safe airline passenger route. Even while actively engaged
as a pioneering flier, Lindbergh was also working as an engineer. In 1935, he and Dr. Alexis Carrel were
given a patent for an artificial heart. During World War I in the 1940s, Lindbergh served as a civilian
technical advisor in aviation. Although he was a civilian, he flew over fifty combat missions in the Pacific.
In the 1950s, Lindbergh helped design the famous 747 jet airliner. In the late 1960s, he spoke widely on
conservation issues. He died August 1974, having lived through aviation history from the time of the first
powered flight to the first steps on the moon and having influenced a big part of that history himself.
What event happened last?
- A. The Lindberghs mapped a route to the Orient.
- B. Lindbergh helped design the 747 airline.
- C. Lindbergh patented an artificial heart.
- D. Lindbergh flew fifty combat missions.
- E. Charles finally was given an honorary degree from college.
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 44
MEDLEY : MISCELLANEOUS
- A. malady: fatal
- B. luster: dull
- C. fledging: experienced
- D. truce: hostile
- E. remnant: partial
Answer: A
NEW QUESTION 45
"Old woman," grumbled the burly white man who had just heard Sojourner Truth speak, "do you think your
talk about slavery does any good? I don't care any more for your talk than I do for the bite of a flea." The
tall, imposing black woman turned her piercing eyes on him. "Perhaps not," she answered, "but I'll keep
you scratching." The little incident of the 1840s sums up all that Sojourner Truth was: utterly dedicated to
spreading her message, afraid of no one, forceful and witty in speech. Yet forty years earlier, who could
have suspected that a spindly slave girl growing up in a damp cellar in upstate New York would become
one of the most remarkable women in American history? Her name then was Isabella (many slaves had
no last names), and by the time she was fourteen she had seen both parents die of cold and hunger. She
herself had been sold several times. By 1827, when New York freed its slaves, she had married and
borne five children. The first hint of Isabella's fighting spirit came soon afterwards, when her youngest son
was illegally seized and sold. She marched to the courthouse and badgered officials until her son was
returned to her. In 1843, inspired by religion, she changed her name to Sojourner (meaning "one who
stays briefly") Truth, and, with only pennies in her purse, set out to preach against slavery. From New
England to Minnesota she trekked, gaining a reputation for her plain but powerful and moving words.
Incredibly, despite being black and female (only white males were expected to be public speakers), she
drew thousands to town halls, tents, and churches to hear her powerful, deep-voiced pleas on equality for
blacks-and for women. Often she had to face threatening hoodlums. Once she stood before armed bullies
and sang a hymn to them. Awed by her courage and her commanding presence, they sheepishly
retreated. During the Civil War she cared for homeless ex-slaves in Washington. President Lincoln invited
her to the White House to bestow praise on her. Later, she petitioned Congress to help former slaves get
land in the West. Even in her old age, she forced the city of Washington to integrate its trolley cars so that
black and white could ride together. Shortly before her death at eighty-six, she was asked what kept her
going. "I think of the great things," replied Sojourner.
When New York freed its slaves, Isabella had-
- A. problems
- B. no children
- C. five children
- D. three children
- E. an education
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 46
The recent birth of septuplets has spawned many newspaper articles presenting _______ accounts of
medical problems associated with multiple births, _______ the initial heartwarming stories about the
septuplets that dominated the press.
- A. dispassionate . . obscuring
- B. depressing . . minimizing
- C. sobering . . counterbalancing
- D. various . . contradicting
- E. detailed . . substantiating
Answer: C
Explanation:
The best word for the second blank must suggest how the articles about "medical problems" related to the
"heartwarming stories" that first appeared. It makes sense that so be ring accounts would counter balance
heartwarming stores.
NEW QUESTION 47
CURSIVE:
- A. unadorned
- B. spoken
- C. disjointed
- D. straight
- E. clumsy
Answer: C
Explanation:
CURSIVE refers to a flowing, continuous style of printing or writing.Disjointedmeans "disconnected or
separated."
NEW QUESTION 48
EXPLICIT:
- A. modest
- B. omitted
- C. implied
- D. quiet
- E. exclusive
Answer: C
Explanation:
One meaning of EXPLICIT is "fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing implied. Implied means
"expressed indirectly."
NEW QUESTION 49
One of the most intriguing stories of the Russian Revolution concerns the identity of Anastasia, the
youngest daughter of Czar Nicholas II. During his reign over Russia, the Czar had planned to revoke
many of the harsh laws established by previous czars. Some workers and peasants, however, clamored
for more rapid social reform. In 1918 a group of these people, known as Bolsheviks, overthrew the
government. On July 17 or 18, they murdered the Czar and what was thought to be his entire family.
Although witnesses vouched that all the members of the Czar's family had been executed, there were
rumors suggesting that Anastasia had survived. Over the years, a number of women claimed to be Grand
Duchess AnastasiA. Perhaps the best -known claimant was Anastasia Tschaikovsky, who was also
known as Anna Anderson. In 1920, eighteen months after the Czar's execution, this terrified young
woman was rescued from drowning in a Berlin river. She spent two years in a hospital, where she
attempted to reclaim her health and shattered mind. The doctors and nurses thought that she resembled
Anastasia and questioned heer about her background. She disclaimed any connection with the Czar's
family. Eight years later, though, she claimed that she was AnastasiA. She said that she had been
rescued by two Russian soldiers after the Czar and the rest of her family had been killed. Two brothers
named Tschaikovsky had carried her into RomaniA. She had married one of the brothers, who had taken
her to Berlin and left her there, penniless and without a vocation. Unable to invoke the aid of her mother's
family in Germany, she had tried to drown herself. During the next few years, scores of the Czar's
relatives, exservants, and acquaintances interviewed her. Many of these people said that her looks and
mannerisms were evocative of the Anastasia that they had known. Her grandmother and other relatives
denied that she was the real Anastasia, however. Tried of being accused of fraud, Anastasia immigrated
to the United States in 1928 and took the name Anna Anderson. She still wished to prove that she was
Anastasia, though, and returned to Germany in 1933 to bring suit against her mother's family. There she
declaimed to the court, asserting that she was indeed Anastasia and deserved her inheritance. In 1957,
the court decided that it could neither confirm nor deny Anastasia's identity. Although we will probably
never know whether this woman was the Grand Duchess Anastasia, her search to establish her identity
has been the subject of numerous books, plays, and movies.
Tschaikovsky ____any connection with the Czar's family.
- A. answer not stated
- B. denied
- C. noted
- D. stopped
- E. justified
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 50
The victory of the small Greek democracy of Athens over the mighty Persian empire in 490 B. C. is one of
the most famous events in history. Darius, king of the Persian empire, was furious because Athens had
interceded for the other Greek city-states in revolt against Persian domination. In anger the king sent an
enormous army to defeat Athens.
He thought it would take drastic steps to pacify the rebellious part of the empire. Persia was ruled by one
man. In Athens, however, all citizens helped to rule. Ennobled by this participation, Athenians were
prepared to die for their city-state. Perhaps this was the secret of the remarkable victory at Marathon,
which freed them from Persian rule. On their way to Marathon, the Persians tried to fool some Greek
city-states by claiming to have come in peace. The frightened citizens of Delos refused to believe this. Not
wanting to abet the conquest of Greece, they fled from their city and did not return until the Persians had
left. They were wise, for the Persians next conquered the city of Etria and captured its people. Tiny
Athens stood alone against PersiA. The Athenian people went to their sanctuaries. There they prayed for
deliverance. They asked their gods to expedite their victory. The Athenians refurbished their weapons and
moved to the plain of Marathon, where their little band would meet the Persians. At the last moment,
soldiers from Plataea reinforced the Athenian troops. The Athenian army attacked, and Greek citizens
fought bravely. The power of the mighty Persians was offset by the love that the
Athenians had for their city. Athenians defeated the Persians in archery and hand combat.
Greek soldiers seized Persian ships and burned them, and the Persians fled in terror.
Herodotus, a famous historian, reports that 6400 Persians died, compared with only 192 Athenians.
The Athenians were ___by some soldiers who arrived from Plataea.
- A. captured
- B. held
- C. strengthened
- D. welcomed
- E. answer not available
Answer: C
NEW QUESTION 51
The heart of the restorationist critique of environmental preservationism is the claim that it rests on an
unhealthy dualism that conceives nature and humankind as radically distinct and opposed to each other.
The crucial question about the restorationist outlook has to do with the degree to which the restorationist
program is itself faithful to its first principle- that nature and humanity are fundamentally united rather than
separate. Rejecting the old domination model, which sees humans as over nature, restoration theory
champions a model of community participation. Yet some of the descriptions of what restorationists are
actually up to-for example, Turner's description of humans as "the lords of creation," or Jordan's
statement that "the fate and well being of the biosphere depend ultimately on us and our relationship with
it"-do not cohere well with the community-participation model. Another holistic model-namely, that of
nature as an organism-might be more serviceable to the restorationists. As with the community model,
the "organic" model pictures nature as a system of interconnected parts. A fundamental difference,
however, is that in an organism the parts are wholly subservient to the life of the organism.
Which of the following best expresses the function of the first paragraph in relation to the second one?
- A. To introduce opposing viewpoints, which are then evaluated
- B. To identify a problem with a school of thought, which is then explored in detail
- C. To provide an historical backdrop for a discussion of a modern-day issue
- D. To establish the parameters of an ensuing debate
- E. To discuss a secondary issue as a prelude to a more detailed examination of a primary issue
Answer: B
Explanation:
In the first paragraph, the author refers to the "crucial question" about, or key problem with, the
restorations' program, which the author then elucidates in the second paragraph.
NEW QUESTION 52
ENFRANCHISE : SLAVERY
- A. anatomy : physiology
- B. liberate : confine
- C. bondage : subjugation
- D. equation : mathematics
- E. appeasement : unreasonable
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 53
ARCHITECT : CREATIVE ::
- A. partisan : impartial
- B. consumer : prosperous
- C. soldier : obedient
- D. traitor : disloyal
- E. prisoner : rebellious
Answer: D
Explanation:
This is as "ideal characteristic" analogy. Ideally, an ARCHITECT is CREATIVE; similarly, an ideal soldier
is one who is obedient; that is, one who obeys the orders of a superior officer. ChoiceB.is incorrect
because disloyalty is not just an ideal characteristic of a traitor; it is the defining characteristic.
NEW QUESTION 54
The author's overall concern is with describing the process researchers are following to identify the genes
responsible for preventing cell death and with the direction (and goals) of current research based on their
findings. Of the five choices, choice B. best expresses the gist of the discussion. enterprise was prepared
for privatization and which form was most suitable for it. Slow privatization, some claim, is the only way to
establish true private ownership, because only those who must pay for enterprise-ownership rights will be
engaged in its management. But this method would only prolong the core problems of inefficiency and
misallocation of labor and capital, and hence either of two approaches to rapid privatization is preferable.
Under one such approach, shares of an enterprise would be distributed among its employees, who would
become its owners. This socialist reform method is deeply flawed; it discriminates in favor of workers who
happen to be employed by modern, efficient enterprises, and it jeopardizes workers' property by requiring
them to invest in the same enterprise in which they are employed, rather than diversifying their
investments. The better approach involves distribution of enterprise shares, free of charge, among all the
people by means of vouchers-a kind of investment money. Some critics charge that voucher holders
would not be interested in how their enterprises are managed-as may be true of small corporate
shareholders in capitalist countries who pay little attention to their investments until the corporation's
profits wane, at which time they rush to sell their securities. But while the resulting fall in stock prices can
be perilous for the corporation, this very pressure is what drives private firms toward efficiency and
profitability. Other detractors predict that most people will sell their vouchers to foreign capitalists.
However, these skeptics ignore the capacity of individuals to compare the future flow of income secured
by a voucher to the benefits of immediate consumption. Moreover, even if an individual should decide to
sell, the aim of voucher privatization is to secure equality not of property but of opportunity.
The passage mentions all of the following as possible adverse consequences of rapid privatization
EXCEPT
- A. financial devastation for employees of private enterprises
- B. undue prolongation of inefficiency and misallocation
- C. instability in stock prices
- D. inequitable distribution of wealth among employees of various enterprises
- E. loss of ownership in domestic private enterprises to foreign concerns
Answer: B
Explanation:
The author foresees prolonged inefficiency and misallocation as a consequence of gradual, not rapid,
privatization (lines 30-40).
NEW QUESTION 55
PLAGUE : MALADY
- A. timidity: coward
- B. anecdote: narrative
- C. bystander: participant
- D. emblem: dialogue
- E. perjury: homicide
Answer: B
NEW QUESTION 56
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