The Wankel Rotary Engine was an engineering marvel that substantially reduced automobile exhaust emissions, but because it was less feul it was _______ in the early 1970's when _______ polution gave way to panic over fuel shortages
a) needed....disillusionment with
b) conceived....attention on...
the wankel rotary engine was an engineering marvel
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The Wankel Rotary Engine was an engineering marvel that substantially reduced automobile
exhaust emissions, but because it was less feul it was _______ in the early 1970's when _______
polution gave way to panic over fuel shortages
a) needed....disillusionment with
b) conceived....attention on
c) modified.....opinion on
d) abandoned.......preocupation with Correct Answer: D abandoned.......preoccupation with
Despite generous helpings of_____ from a group of ______ critics, this iconoclastic poet's three
volumes have sold steadily
a) vitriol.....influential
b) mockery......obscure
c) tedium......respected
d) abuse......ineffectual Correct Answer: vitriol.........influential
vitriol deff: figurative cruel and bitter criticism
Because the different components of the film industry were "vertically" oriented-arranged so that
all_________, from production to projection, were held by one company-it was ______that
monopolistic practices would arise
a) opportunities for control.....inevitable
b) burdens of business.....understandable
c) exercises of power.....appropriate
d) means of solicitation....predictable Correct Answer: opportunities for control......inevitable
Much of the Beatles' music, as evidenced by "All You Need Is Love" was characterized by a
superficial_______subtly contradicted by an inherent, deeper cynicism
a)competence
b) world-weariness
c) liveliness
d) naiveté Correct Answer: naivete ( tilde over the last e)
Deffinition of Naivete: lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
During their famous clash, Jung was ambivalent about Freud so he attacked the father of modern
psychoanlysis even as he ______ him
a) enlightened
b) chastened
c) revered
,d) despised Correct Answer: revered
Deffinition: feel deep respect or admiration for
preamble : document :: prologue
a) interlude
b) letter
c) statement
d) play Correct Answer D: Play
Sartorial: tailor :: tonsorial
a) student
b) barber
c) dentist
d) politician Correct Answer: Barber
the word sartiorial refers to clothing. the word tonsorial refers to barbers and hair cutting
Ruminate: Reflect :: Brood
a) heal
b) worry
c) ponder
d) store Correct Answer: Worry
Ruminate means to mediate or reflect; these words are practically synonyms. Therefore your
looking for a synonym of Brood which is to worry
Rectory: Cleric :: Palace
a) soldier
b) mendicant
c) potentate
d) monk Correct Answer : potentate
a rectory is the house where a cleric lives. in the same way, a palace is where a monarch or
potentate lives
Abstract: Article :: Synopsis
a) statement
b) rule
c) summary
d) narrative Correct Answer: narrative
, an abstract is a summary of the important points of an article. Simarly a synopsis is a summary
of the important points of a story or a narrative
August: Grandeur :: Crass
a) indelicacy
b) volume
c) certitude
d) youth Correct Answer: indelicacy
By definition a majestic or August person behaves with splendor or grandeur while a crass
person behaves with indelicacy
Picayune: Attention :: ludacrous :
a) size
b) authority
c) respect
d) compassion Correct something picayune is trivial, not worthy of attention. Someone laughable
is ludicrous and therefore is unworthy of respect
Malestorm : water :: Tornado
a) fire
b) air
c) earth
d) lighting Correct Answer: Air
a maelstorm is a raging, spinning funnel of water, Likewise a tornado is a raging spinning funnel
of air
Sculptor:Blowtorch
a) artist:paint
b) writer:word processor
c) physician:stehoscope
d) conductor:baton Correct Answer: Writer:Word processor
becasue a writer uses a word processor to create art
Lumber:Elephant
a) soar:eagle
b) scamper:mice
c) Dive:seal
d) waddle:duck Correct Answer: Waddle:duck
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