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최빈출 최신 문제 모음 [TCSE 4/18 (TCSE 2613~2652)]

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TCSE 2613
The poem is not nearly as (i)__________ as it has often been said to be. Granted, it would be (ii)__________ to claim that the poem is self-contained or that its proliferating allusions are self-explanatory. But the poem is more self-contained than it appears when you read only fragments of it, and its allusions are often (iii)__________ by their contexts or by their repeated appearances in changing contexts.
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accessiblemalicioussubverted
rewardingexpedientexplained
difficultabsurdconcealed
정답:difficult, absurd, explained
TCSE 2614
Bone is a physiologically __________ tissue: it can change size and shape to meet the body’ s needs during the various stages of an animal’ s life.
  • rigid
  • vulnerable
  • active
  • permeable
  • lightweight
정답:active
TCSE 2615
Among historians, conjecture and grand vision have given way to (i)__________,an intensified focus on ever smaller units of time and space, and a (ii)__________ to build analytical frames that can fully articulate the broad sweep of history.
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abstractionpervasive reluctance
specializationheedless scramble
polemicismgrudging willingness
정답:specialization, pervasive reluctance
TCSE 2616
Rather than use the traditional therapy, the physician employed unorthodox treatments __________ by her more conventional colleagues.
  • engendered
  • repudiated
  • developed
  • espoused
  • adopted
정답:repudiated
TCSE 2617
My colleagues __________ the journalist’ s vaunted expertise at securing high-profile interviews, declaring that, given her family’ s connections to celebrities, obtaining such interviews must be no more difficult than asking a friend out for coffee.
  • confounded
  • disparaged
  • dismissed
  • envied
  • thwarted
  • sanctioned
정답:disparaged, dismissed
TCSE 2618
In his article, Bazerman highlights Edison’ s __________ manipulation of the press, including gifts of stock to friendly reporters.
  • modest
  • decorous
  • bashful
  • brazen
  • criminal
  • barefaced
정답:brazen, barefaced
TCSE 2619
At the core of science fiction is the notion of __________, of asking, “If this phenomenon continues, where will it lead?”
  • generalization
  • extrapolation
  • projection
  • compensation
  • reparation
  • theorization
정답:extrapolation, projection
TCSE 2620
In their cool and self-effacing design, Dutt’ s new galleries for the museum (i)__________ their contents completely. For example, Dutt is best known for creating effects with natural light, but in these galleries this light is purposefully (ii)__________, as protection of the fragile exhibits is a primary design (iii)__________.
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condescend toamplifiedmechanism
defer toexcludedflaw
rise abovecondemnedgoal
정답:defer to, excluded, goal
TCSE 2621
Concerned to upend the standard top-down approach to game design, Flanagan calls on game designers to __________ the typical model with one that is less hierarchical.
  • augment
  • supplant
  • assail
  • amplify
  • modify
  • replace
정답:supplant, replace
TCSE 2622
Innovative work in literary and cultural studies often proceeds by means of (i)__________: the interpreter places two objects side by side, one (ii)__________, the other entirely new to the conversation, and demonstrates how they mutually illuminate one another—half the genius lies in the simple act of unexpected, elegant (iii)__________.
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circumlocutionwholly unfamiliaramalgamation
juxtapositionboldly originalelision
substitutionusually knownconnection
정답:juxtaposition, usually known, connection
TCSE 2623
Engineers have become (i)__________ constructing static objects such as buildings and bridges, and the vehicles they design, from aircraft to automobiles, are sleek and impressive. Robots and other imitations of organic life, by contrast, always seem (ii)__________. Even in science fiction fantasies, robots lack the (iii)__________ that is typical of a living creature.
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weary ofcomplicatedability to learn
notorious forfinickyease of motion
adept atclumsyneed for interaction
정답:adept at, clumsy, ease of motion
TCSE 2624
When we forgive a person, we (i)__________ our (i)__________ his or her transgression but (iii)__________ certain punitive responses that we would ordinarily be justified in taking on the basis of that person’s objectionable conduct.
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relinquishleniency towarddisguise
regretuncertainty aboutforgo
retaincondemnation ofinitiate
정답:retain, condemnation of, forgo
TCSE 2625
The author operates with a rather __________ view of the human species: our darker side does not enter his calculations.
  • sardonic
  • narrow
  • cynical
  • simplistic
  • unusual
정답:narrow
TCSE 2626
Thorough cleanings or restorations that try to return much - loved old master paintings to their original condition (i)__________. Quite apart from a reasonable wariness of paint loss, sheer loyalty to the (ii)__________ look of a work, dirt and all, prejudices many. There are also academics who (iii)__________ the removal of retouches and even of overpaintings, holding that even though they may date from years after the original composition, they embody history in themselves.
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generally take years to completeaccustomedargue for
are increasingly science basedrefinedvacillate about
invariably face oppositionpristinemilitate against
정답:invariably face opposition, accustomed, militate against
TCSE 2627
The __________ of cosmic rays remains mysterious because their paths are bent by the galaxy’s magnetic field—meaning that the directions they come from do not point to whatever created them.
  • structure
  • origin
  • velocity
  • production
  • provenance
  • speed
정답:origin, provenance
TCSE 2628
Among the rising generation of concert pianists, a (i)__________ approach to performance is sadly (ii)__________. Too often, young pianists have acquired such an approach from their teachers, the very people who should be pointing out that the flailing arm, the contorted brow, the bulging eye, and the ballistic upper torso are (iii)__________ work in a business best devoted to doing the most with the least.
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histrionicpasséextraneous
statelyendangeredrespected
languidpervasivestylish
정답:histrionic, pervasive, extraneous
TCSE 2629
Evolutionary psychologists hold that mating patterns arise from individual strategies to __________ one’s genetic qualities, either by producing more offspring or by aiding the survival of one’s relatives.
  • ascertain
  • transcend
  • transmit
  • propagate
  • overcome
  • regulate
정답:transmit, propagate
TCSE 2630
Devoted to beauty and the poetic, evanescent moment, artists of the period were often inspired by the charm of the capital city and of its __________ countryside.
  • outlandish
  • sublime
  • mundane
  • bucolic
  • quotidian
  • rustic
정답:bucolic, rustic
TCSE 2631
Although it was not quite true, as Fritz Lang liked to __________, that almost 40 years passed between his departure from and his eventual return to Austria, he did not hurry back there after emigrating to the United States.
  • forfeit
  • assert
  • aver
  • relinquish
  • deny
  • imply
정답:assert, aver
TCSE 2632
Recent discoveries suggest that mathematical techniques developed by ancient Babylonian astronomers __________ those of medieval European scholars: Babylonian trapezoid procedures can be viewed as a concrete example of graphical methods devised by fourteenth-century philosopher Nicole Oresme.
  • surpass
  • undermine
  • discredit
  • anticipate
  • prefigure
  • inform
정답:anticipate, prefigure
TCSE 2633
The role of lightning in starting natural fires throughout tropical East Asia has possibly been underestimated, with most authors assuming that all fires today are __________.
  • unpredictable
  • routine
  • anthropogenic
  • catastrophic
  • isolated
정답:anthropogenic
TCSE 2634
Unlike mainstream publications, which centered on images of women as mothers and housewives, Sepia, from its inception in the 1940s, depicted women in __________ roles and often featured stories of African American career women and entertainers.
  • varied
  • powerful
  • unconventional
  • well-established
  • traditional
  • diverse
정답:varied, diverse
TCSE 2635
To most ethicists, self-interested action connotes the opposite of moral conduct, and its __________ is for them a virtual prerequisite for serious ethical discourse.
  • dispersion
  • promulgation
  • abjuration
  • circumscription
  • repudiation
  • dissemination
정답:abjuration, repudiation
TCSE 2636
The film’ s pat and occasionally preposterous story is really just a __________, a serviceable scaffolding for a handful of expert, satisfying individual performances.
  • dodge
  • prelude
  • diversion
  • pretext
  • contrivance
  • distraction
정답:pretext, contrivance
TCSE 2637
Some experts now feel that exercise should not be regarded as __________ other treatments for depression: they believe that exercise can itself serve as an appropriate remedy for some forms of the mood disorder.
  • a model for
  • a substitute for
  • an improvement on
  • an adjunct to
  • an impediment to
정답:an adjunct to
TCSE 2638
The 1938 “War of the Worlds” fiasco, in which millions of people supposedly believed that a fictional radio program about a Martian invasion was true, is held up as an example of the(i)__________ of the American public. While Americans are portrayed as (ii)__________ in this version of the story, research reveals that most listeners knew the program was fictional.
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facetiousnessstalwart
mettlegullible
credulityblithe
정답:credulity, gullible
TCSE 2639
Whether the director’s action was pusillanimous or merely __________, the effect was the same: many board members argued against continuing to entrust leadership to a person who was perceived as unwilling to take risks.
  • flagrant
  • envious
  • prudent
  • intrepid
  • brazen
  • circumspect
정답:prudent, circumspect
TCSE 2640
The priorities at astronomical observatories changed dramatically in the period, A major reason was the(i)__________ government funding for solar system research: the national government, eager to bolster the sense that the country was a supportive place for scientists, made a concerted effort to (ii)__________ studies of the moon, the planets, and near space.
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curb onstymie
spate ofmaintain
continuation ofaccelerate
정답:spate of, accelerate
TCSE 2641
Scientists are a generally __________ lot, but few can match in the depths of her perverse and unmerited obscurity the twentieth*century mathematical genius Amalie Noether.
  • anonymous
  • unrecognized
  • sagacious
  • discreet
  • reticent
  • introspective
정답:anonymous, unrecognized
TCSE 2642
Trilobites, with their famously distinctive lobed body plans and curious appurtenances, are __________ fossils, the perfect symbols of an archaic world.
  • archetypal
  • elusive
  • obscure
  • prevalent
  • transitory
정답:archetypal
TCSE 2643
The author engages the subject from diverse perspectives, supports his argument well with many examples, and manages to avoid antagonizing others in dealing with a very __________ subject.
  • contentious
  • pedestrian
  • controversial
  • perplexing
  • mundane
  • intriguing
정답:contentious, controversial
TCSE 2644
In general, the more that Victorian society felt it had lost contact with the rural, the more the rural became an object of __________ for metropolitan commentators, who represented it as a moral antidote to urban life.
  • fascination
  • envy
  • mockery
  • satire
  • idealization
  • romanticization
정답:idealization, romanticization
TCSE 2645
The danger of valuing animals in proportion to their apparent possession of human characteristics is the subject of Budiansky’s new book, an extended critique of __________ in animal behavior research.
  • pragmatism
  • humanitarianism
  • anthropomorphism
  • empiricism
  • cynicism
정답:anthropomorphism
TCSE 2646
The indigenous uprising in Bolivia in 2008 was not __________: in 1781 indigenous people took over the area near present-day La Paz in what constituted the biggest challenge to the Spanish who then controlled Bolivia.
  • unsuccessful
  • unprecedented
  • unpredictable
  • disregarded
  • unique
  • random
정답:unprecedented, unique
TCSE 2647
The Chippewa regarded their treaties with the federal government as solemn covenants and therefore, throughout the twentieth century, met efforts by governmental officials to __________ those treaties with both open and hidden resistance.
  • replicate
  • abrogate
  • respect
  • renegotiate
  • nullify
  • honor
정답:abrogate, nullify
TCSE 2648
Even though Our Lady of the Forest achieves clinical evenhandedness in depicting the most depressing members of a small logging town, the novel lacks a single likable character and too often fails to sustain a __________ style.
  • stilted
  • precise
  • fluent
  • mannered
  • graceful
  • credible
정답:fluent, graceful
TCSE 2649
Perhaps the best one can say of this new book of criticism is that it is scintillatingly (i)__________. The author is adept at dealing with trivial details in the poets he studies, but he is quite (ii)__________ when it comes to illuminating the overall vision. The verbal intricacy and panache of his writing contrast with its conceptual (iii)__________. lf there are very few authentic ideas in the poems under consideration, there is also a shortage of them in the author’s commentary.
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perceptiveindifferentcomplexity
risquéaccomplishedrigor
shallowargumentativepoverty
정답:shallow, indifferent, poverty
TCSE 2650
The snow-covered surface of the lake presents a reassuring illusion of __________, but beneath the snow the ice is riven with treacherous cracks.
  • uniformity
  • isolation
  • seclusion
  • protection
  • substantiality
  • soundness
정답:substantiality, soundness
TCSE 2651
The chancellor once openly admired the relatively laissez-faire economic recipes of Britain and the United States but now defends the German way, in which she sees the free market’s sometimes destructive vicissitudes being __________ by consensus-building politics and a generous welfare state.
  • tempered
  • annealed
  • legitimated
  • eliminated
  • mitigated
  • permitted
정답:tempered, mitigated
TCSE 2652
Oral traditions are (i)__________ nearly everywhere, and in nonliterate societies they do not (ii)__________ at their first exposure to the written word. Despite Goody’s contention that a kind of literacy line cuts through history, dividing oral from print cultures, it seems that traditional tale-telling can (iii)__________ long after a print culture is established.
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fadingproliferatedisappear
tenaciouscoalescelanguish
similarcollapseflourish
정답:tenacious, collapse, flourish