GRE Preparation Kit 7 - Section 3[1 - 16]

[Samuel]

SECTION 3

Time-30 minutes

Questions

1. What these people were waiting for would not have been apparent to others and was perhaps not very---their own minds.
    (A) obscure to
    (B) intimate to
    (C) illusory to
    (D) difficult for
    (E) definite in

2. The attempt to breed suitable varieties of jojoba by using hybridization to---favorable traits was  finally abandoned in favor
    of a simpler and much faster ---: the domestication of flourishing wild strains.
    (A) eliminate.. alternative
    (B) reinforce.. method
    (C) allow.. creation
    (D) reduce.. idea
    (E) concentrate.. theory

3. According to one political theorist, a regime that has as its goal absolute---, without any---law or principle, has declared war
    on justice.
    (A) respectability.. codification of
    (B) supremacy .. suppression of
    (C) autonomy .. accountability to
    (D) fairness .. deviation from
    (E) responsibility .. prioritization of

4. Despite its ---, the book deals---with a number of crucial issues.
    (A) optimism .. cursorily
    (B) importance .. needlessly
    (C) virtues .. inadequately
    (D) novelty .. strangely
    (E) completeness .. thoroughly

5. Although frequent air travelers remain unconvinced, researchers have found that, paradoxically, the---disorientation
    inherent in jet lag also may yield some mental health---.
    (A) temporal.. benefits
    (B) acquired.. hazards
    (C) somatic .. disorders
    (D) random .. deficiencies
    (E) typical .. standards

6. Ironically, the proper use of figurative language must be based on the denotative meaning of the words, because it is the
    failure to recognize this--- meaning that leads to mixed metaphors and their attendant incongruity.
    (A) esoteric
    (B) literal
    (C) latent
    (D) allusive
    (E) symbolic

7. Although it seems---that there would be a greater risk of serious automobile accidents in densely populated areas, such
    accidents are more likely to occur in sparsely populated regions.
    (A) paradoxical
    (B) axiomatic
    (C) anomalous
    (D) irrelevant
    (E) portentous

8. CATASTROPHE: MISHAP::
    (A) prediction: recollection
    (B) contest: recognition
    (C) humiliation: embarrassment
    (D) reconciliation: solution
    (E) hurdle: challenge

9. SONNET: POET::
    (A) stage: actor
    (B) orchestra: conductor
    (C) music: dancer
    (D) canvas: painter
    (E) symphony: composer

10. LOQUACIOUS: SUCCINCT::
     (A) placid: indolent
     (B) vivacious: cheerful
     (C) vulgar: offensive
     (D) pretentious: sympathetic
     (E) adroit: ungainly

11. DEPORTATION:COUNTRY::
     (A) evacuation: shelter
     (B) abdication: throne
     (C) extradition: court
     (D) eviction: dwelling
     (E) debarkation: destination

12. MAELSTROM:TURBULENT::
     (A) stricture: imperative
     (B) mirage: illusory
     (C) antique: rare
     (D) myth: authentic
     (E) verdict: fair

13. ABSTEMIOUS: INDULGE::
     (A) affectionate: embrace
     (B) austere: decorate
     (C) articulate: preach
     (D) argumentative: harangue
     (E) affable: jest

14. BLUSTERING: SPEAK::
     (A) grimacing: smile
     (B) blinking: stare
     (C) slouching: sit
     (D) jeering: laugh
     (E) swaggering: walk

15. SOLACE: GRIEF::
     (A) rebuke: mistake
     (B) mortification: passion
     (C) encouragement: confidence
     (D) justification: action
     (E) pacification: anger
   
16. INDELIBLE: FORGET::
     (A) lucid: comprehend
     (B) astounding: expect
     (C) inconsequential: reduce
     (D) incorrigible: agree
     (E) fearsome: avoid