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TCSE 2773
The message the author conveys is that the bluefin tuna fishery worldwide is being mismanaged and that despite a few __________ signs, such as the partial recovery of stocks in some areas, the immediate future looks bleak.
  • extraneous
  • ominous
  • conclusive
  • prosaic
  • propitious
정답:propitious
TCSE 2774
The administration has been ruthless in its efforts to foist its policies on the legislature, __________ lawmakers who raise legitimate concerns about those policies.
  • cajoling
  • lionizing
  • maligning
  • edifying
  • placating
정답:maligning
TCSE 2775
Most travel narratives are, at however unacknowledged a level, about seeking some destination or searching for the meaning of life; they betray a sense of (i)__________ even when affecting to(ii)__________ it. Prokosch, however, seems more than happy to take every moment just as it is; a striking feature of his narrator’s travels is that for all the near-constant danger and closeness to incarceration, there is never a very great sense of (iii)__________
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ennuiencouragecalm
purposerenewtension
obligationignorefinality
정답:purpose, ignore, tension
TCSE 2776
While most Centaurs (minor planets) are thought to be __________, astronomers have observed patterns of brightening from the Centaur Chiron, as well as activity similar to that of a streaking comet.
  • immutable
  • quiescent
  • dim
  • homogeneous
  • imperceptible
  • dormant
정답:quiescent, dormant
TCSE 2777
The great jazz trumpeter John Birks Gillespie, who was saddled with the nickname “Dizzy” because of his onstage __________, was always considered a comparatively stable and reliable individual despite the nickname.
  • antics
  • capers
  • composure
  • truculence
  • cruelty
  • ability
정답:antics, capers
TCSE 2778
Considering that experimental treatments that are (i)__________ one mouse population are, nonetheless. ineffectual with other mice, we might reasonably conclude that many rodent studies are not (ii)__________.
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extreme forconceptually innovative
successful formethodologically rigorous
unpredictable inscientifically controversial
정답:successful for, methodologically rigorous
TCSE 2779
Books about humor are rarely funny. Their goal, after all, is to (i)__________ the workings of that which we find comic, not to(ii)__________ laughter, and understanding why jokes are funny is not in itself (iii)__________.
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celebrateexplainamusing
analyzeoccasionhelpful
improverecalladmirable
정답:analyze, occasion, amusing
TCSE 2780
One can expect that future generations will steadily become less __________ as new technologies enable the substitution of online activities for social, work- and shopping-related travel.
  • charitable
  • itinerant
  • peripatetic
  • reticent
  • munificent
  • inquisitive
정답:itinerant, peripatetic
TCSE 2781
The artist’ s reputation remains somewhat marginal, a peripheral but persistent position that is perhaps just what she desires, since her art seeks a cult status that might be __________ by her becoming too familiar.
  • polarized
  • advanced
  • undermined
  • hampered
  • revitalized
  • bolstered
정답:undermined, hampered
TCSE 2782
Though the poet James Merrill was showered with prizes during his lifetime, his work has always elicited a certain amount of (¡) __________. Everyone seems to agree that Merrill’ s verse is elegant, but that adjective sometimes carries a faint (ii)__________, implying an absence of depth or intensity. The formal facility and surface dazzle that some find so awesome represent for others (iii)__________.
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fascinationcondescensiontechnical mastery
grumblingdeferenceempty virtuosity
dogmatismconfusionunrestrained passion
정답:grumbling, condescension, empty virtuosity
TCSE 2783
The author’s point is not that people should be __________ science; he is careful to point out that what science is discovering about humans, for example, is certainly important and worthy of careful consideration.
  • skeptical toward
  • dismissive of
  • ignorant of
  • zealous regarding
  • scornful of
  • passionate about
정답:dismissive of, scornful of
TCSE 2784
Increasing (i)__________ to use land for purposes other than food production (ii)__________ expanding agriculture into currently uncultivated lands. Therefore, in order to meet growing global demand for food, more efficient means of crop production must be found.
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reluctanceencourages
pressureunderestimates
failureprecludes
정답:pressure, precludes
TCSE 2785
The simplicity of Ann Hamilton’s sculpture, a single drop of water snaking its way down a vast white wall, __________ the elaborate technical apparatus hidden beneath its surface.
  • minimized
  • undermined
  • belied
  • contradicted
  • conjured
  • evoked
정답:belied, contradicted
TCSE 2786
She had a feeling that was not yet fully articulated, __________ sense that something extraordinary and wonderful awaited her.
  • an inchoate
  • an onerous
  • a burdensome
  • an incipient
  • a foreboding
  • an enchanting
정답:an inchoate, an incipient
TCSE 2787
The team of physicists regarded the data as too __________ not to study with fresh eyes and first questions.
  • anomalous
  • singular
  • implausible
  • incidental
  • confounding
  • ancillary
정답:anomalous, confounding
TCSE 2788
Kelly Cherry’s fiction speaks to various postmodern debates regarding history and perception, but does not become so abstract that the reader feels the narrative has been __________ an intellectual agenda.
  • dependent on
  • ceded to
  • surrendered to
  • facilitated by
  • hampered by
  • expedited by
정답:ceded to, surrendered to
TCSE 2789
Millville has its share of suburban eyesores – cement-block strip malls, rows of fast-food restaurants,and __________ split-level homes marching up hillsides denuded of trees.
  • magnificent
  • superlative
  • abysmal
  • banal
  • lackluster
  • diminutive
정답:banal, lackluster
TCSE 2790
Many of her followers remain (i)__________ to her, and even those who have rejected her leadership are unconvinced of the(ii)__________ of replacing her during the current turmoil.
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opposeddisadvantage
loyalwisdom
coolharm
정답:loyal, wisdom
TCSE 2791
Few meteorites are __________: most languish for many years before being found, their untold stories slowly fading from extended exposure to wind and rain.
  • hazardous
  • massive
  • invaluable
  • pristine
  • prehistoric
정답:pristine
TCSE 2792
The new editor’s (i)__________ has unquestionably benefited the magazine. It has reoriented the publication toward (ii)__________ journalism and rescued it from the (iii)__________ course it had been pursuing in recent years, when it expanded its coverage of frivolous celebrity gossip to compete with tabloids. lt may not sell as many copies as it once did, but it is a better, more earnestly thoughtful magazine.
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Blank(i)popularmisguided
business acumensensationalweighty
political passionserioushighbrow
정답:business acumen, serious, misguided
TCSE 2793
Taken together, that ill-assorted pair, Johannes Itten and Walter Gropius, expressed how (i)__________ the Bauhaus School’s nature actually was. It was at once utopian and (ii)__________, intuitive and scientific, highly ordered and subversively anarchic.
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rationalfar-sighted
controversialadmirable
bifurcatedpragmatic
정답:bifurcated, pragmatic
TCSE 2794
Although the (i)__________ nature of her account of the attack produces (ii)__________ that makes us withhold both our sympathy and our revulsion, other scenes are less (iii)__________: she describes Noceba’s journey to the hospital with an economy that makes the danger especially palpable.
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unadulteratedan electricityeffective
convoluteda detachmentlabyrinthine
portentousa transparencyelegant
정답:convoluted, a detachment, labyrinthine
TCSE 2795
The standard wisdom now is that sciences undergo periodic ruptures so thorough that the generations of scientists on either side of the break express themselves in mutually __________ languages.
  • intelligible
  • influential
  • translatable
  • incomprehensible
  • interconnected
정답:incomprehensible
TCSE 2796
.Given that in human prehistory social life was organized in close-knit communities, early forms of economic exchange were probably (i)__________ other social relations; however, with trade taking place across ever greater geographic distances, there is evidence that economic and social networks became increasingly (ii)__________.
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established afterdivergent
embedded insecure
precursors toimportant
정답:embedded in, divergent
TCSE 2797
Paradoxically, the 1980s creations of avant-garde designers such as Rei Kawakubo, defined by their divergence from traditional Japanese fashions, came to be seen as __________ Japanese garments.
  • whimsical
  • emblematic
  • nostalgic
  • quintessential
  • iconoclastic
  • revolutionary
정답:emblematic, quintessential
TCSE 2798
Partisans of literary realism sometimes think that because fantastical narratives do not abide by the laws of reality, they __________ all rules, though, in fact, the logic of fairy tales is often relentlessly rigorous.
  • preserve
  • abjure
  • reconfigure
  • repudiate
  • obviate
  • perpetuate
정답:abjure, repudiate
TCSE 2799
Epitomizing the (i)__________ of many of life’s pleasures, the exquisite Japanese sweets known as jornamagashi cannot be (ii)__________, but rather, doomed by their hizh moisture content, must be eaten at once.
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transiencetreasured
intricacydescribed
preciousnessreplicated
정답:transience, treasured
TCSE 2800
Because a glacier’s front evolves as a function of its size and the local topography (such as the slope and orientation to the Sun), two similar neighboring glaciers can undergo __________ fluctuations in length.
  • accelerated
  • asynchronous
  • anomalous
  • precipitous
  • intermittent
정답:asynchronous
TCSE 2801
Because human emotions are behavioral complexes, they presumably took a very long time to develop. Therefore, a complete lack of any (i)__________ human emotions in ancestral species is (ii)__________.
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alternatives tounquestionable
antecedents ofreassuring
understanding ofimprobable
정답:antecedents of, improbable
TCSE 2802
One important ocean current moves warm water north and east from the Gulf Stream. As that current moves into higher latitudes, its water cools and finally sinks. This cold, highly oxygenated water is crucial in (i)__________ the ocean’s gaseous elements, rather than allowing them to become (ii)__________, with oxygenated tops and oxygen-free bottoms.
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facilitating identification ofstratified
maintaining a mix amongcondensed
slowing the movement ofdispersed
정답:maintaining a mix among, stratified
TCSE 2803
The type of cultural snobbery long associated with painting in the art world, whereby beloved popular works are (i)__________ by critics, has appeared in the popular music industry. Bands with (ii)__________ are critically (iii)__________, ,whereas the more rarefied and minimally marketed performers can do no wrong in the opinion of the critics.
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disdainedgreat ambitionsignored
analyzedwidespread appealaggrandized
contestedeclectic influencesreviled
정답:disdained, widespread appeal, reviled
TCSE 2804
In the late nineteenth century, many English lace-making towns and villages sold postcards that showed lace makers at work. The postcard images, designed to promote lace by imbuing the product with romantic nostalgia, were frequently (i)
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resoldcelebrate artisanal expertise
stagedrepresent different villages
admireddepict time-honored techniques
정답:staged, represent different villages
TCSE 2805
The failure of scholarly efforts to adequately characterize the fairy tale as a genre is (i)__________ because the genre is so(ii)__________: despite its currency and apparent simplicity, the term “fairy tale”(iii)__________.
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unusualfluidlacks positive connotation
inconsequentialancientresists precise definition
unsurprisingpopulardeserves academic recognition
정답:unsurprising, fluid, resists precise definition
TCSE 2806
The (i)__________ of a rain forest is (ii)__________. The extinction of a pollinator or seed disperse may cause the death of a plant species and with it many other species that depend on it.
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humidityincomprehensible
stabilitytenuous
appealinsidious
정답:stability, tenuous
TCSE 2807
In studying contemporary writing about love, critic Susan Ostrov Weisser notes a striking __________: love is often treated skeptically in “serious” literature, while mass-produced romance novels offer up dreamy idealization.
  • hypocrisy
  • parallel
  • dichotomy
  • anomaly
  • aberration
  • opposition
정답:dichotomy, opposition
TCSE 2808
Whereas classic compromises express an underlying and continuing (i)__________ of values, so that the disagreements among the parties are embodied in the compromise itself, consensual compromises are based on an underlying (ii)__________ of values.
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conflictlack
coherenceintersection
conflationacceptance
정답:conflict, intersection
TCSE 2809
Given how readily newspapers and various collectibles can accumulate, it’s not much of a stretch to imagine being victims of our possessions, __________ things we’ re unable to sort out and discard.
  • paralyzed by
  • unaware of
  • curious about
  • served by
  • unconcerned about
정답:paralyzed by
TCSE 2810
Until the l960s, predictions of the effect of winds on the ocean waves were __________, and forecasts of wave heights during storms were consequently unreliable.
  • rudimentary
  • inaccessible
  • unsophisticated
  • flawed
  • contradictory
  • ignored
정답:rudimentary, unsophisticated
TCSE 2811
The play is undeniably cerebral—its plot turns on the interpretation of quantum mechanics, but critics have found this __________ exhilarating, and the play does not wear its ideas too heavily.
  • ebullience
  • complexity
  • opacity
  • intellectualism
  • jauntness
  • erudition
정답:intellectualism, erudition
TCSE 2812
Eighteenth-century translators who (i)__________ deviations from their source texts were not (ii)__________, since literalism in translation had been roundly denounced in the previous century.
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concealedbreaking new ground
eschewedasserting their allegiance
endorsedscorning textual fidelity
정답:endorsed, breaking new ground