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최빈출 최신 문제 모음 [TCSE 11/18 (TCSE 2893~2932)]

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TCSE 2893
Of the lizard species capable of traveling long distances beneath desert sands, most have very __________ limbs; by contrast, the sandfish lizard has well-developed limbs with which it propels itself through the sand.
  • modest
  • unusual
  • ungainly
  • limited
  • agile
  • nimble
정답:modest, limited
TCSE 2894
Whereas in earlier kinds of writing about manners, such as conduct books, advice about behavior was (i)__________ an eternal and autonomous ethical ideal, the early-nineteenth-century etiquette book based its precepts on more (ii)__________ norms: as do ever-shifting fashion trends, etiquette’s imperatives rose and fell routinely.
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substituted forclearly defensible
subordinated tobroadly acceptable
distinguished fromsocially contingent
정답:subordinated to, socially contingent
TCSE 2895
This collection is something of a (i)__________. The connections between sections are largely ephemeral, and the differences in the styles of the chapters often (ii)__________: some appear to be in entirely the wrong section. Nonetheless, there are many high-quality chapters here, and the issues addressed are important and timely. Readers will therefore find much of interest in parts of this book, especially if prepared to take individual chapters in isolation, although when the book is taken as a whole, they will experience a certain amount of conceptual (iii)__________.
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call to armsjarringbrilliance
missed opportunityfascinatingfog
tour de forceinadequateintegrity
정답:missed opportunity, jarring, fog
TCSE 2896
Other company insiders have recently offered testimony that __________ several of the more lurid anecdotes found in Belmer’s account, though that testimony hardly minimizes the company’s culture of malfeasance and mismanagement.
  • tempers
  • corroborates
  • outdoes
  • exploits
  • foreshadows
정답:tempers
TCSE 2897
Like many composers of electronic music, this composer is a pianist by training, and one might be tempted to hypothesize that this (i)__________ is due to the fact that early electronic instruments, such as the synthesizer, were keyboard controlled. (ii)__________, the fact that, historically, most composers in any genre began as pianists (iii)__________ that hypothesis.
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oddityFurthermoreclarifies
correlationHoweverchallenges
presumptionSpecificallyextends
정답:correlation, However, challenges
TCSE 2898
Community gardens are frequently considered __________ since they are often established on land that does not belong to the gardens’ creators and is therefore subject at any time to being reappropriated.
  • cooperative
  • quixotic
  • ephemeral
  • heterogeneous
  • diverse:
  • transitory
정답:ephemeral, transitory
TCSE 2899
Researchers studying India’s monsoon weather have evaluated more than 100 years of rain gauge data; __________ such information, South American scientists are forced to reconstruct centuries of monsoon history by analyzing lake-bottom sediment cores.
  • verifying
  • lacking
  • utilizing
  • employing
  • wanting
  • confirming
정답:lacking, wanting
TCSE 2900
When urged to give up his place in line, the child initially __________ but eventually acquiesced.
  • retaliated
  • capitulated
  • commiserated
  • remonstrated
  • complied
  • protested
정답:remonstrated, protested
TCSE 2901
Geologists’ customary distinction between planetary mantle and core material appears increasingly __________: liquid oxides can be considered either molten mantle constituents or electrically conducting core components.
  • incontrovertible
  • untenable
  • dogmatic
  • flawed
  • contradictory
  • confusing
정답:untenable, flawed
TCSE 2902
Preservation of historically significant architecture once (i)__________. But as preservation’s scope has widened from individual buildings to entire urban districts, it has become a cultural (ii)__________. Much of the debate involves modernist architecture’s role in areas preserved as historic districts. Although preservation professionals often (iii)__________ modernist additions to these settings, there is strong public support for keeping new buildings traditional.
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faced much oppositionpanacealoathe
was widely misunderstoodcatastrophemisconstrue
provoked little controversybattlegroundadvocate
정답:provoked little controversy, battleground, advocate
TCSE 2903
Local seawater acidification caused by carbon dioxide bubbling from the Pacific Ocean floor above a buried volcano __________ projected levels of climate-change-induced ocean acidification and so provides insight into likely future reef ecosystem effects.
  • alleviates
  • emulates
  • mitigates
  • induces
  • intensifies
  • mirrors
정답:emulates, mirrors
TCSE 2904
Pearl millet possesses the unique genetic predisposition to withstand environmental stress and produce appreciable yield, cultivation on __________ soils notwithstanding.
  • arable
  • fertilized
  • marginal
  • native
  • choice
정답:marginal
TCSE 2905
The composer’s __________ particular genres was clear: she returned again and again to the same styles of music throughout her career.
  • creativity in
  • predilection for
  • mastery of
  • partiality to
  • familiarity with
  • inventiveness in
정답:predilection for, partiality to
TCSE 2906
So-called weak, or noncovalent, chemical bonds are ubiquitous, and that (i)__________ gives them a power that (ii)__________ their modest nature.
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resiliencebelies
prevalencecamouflages
predictabilityhighlights
정답:prevalence, belies
TCSE 2907
Whether or not men like Cicero (i)__________ the scandalous story about Caesar is hard to say. They certainly (ii)__________ using it against a man that many disliked and some came to loathe, but they did not believe that (iii)__________ was a requirement for recounting a juicy tale.
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repeatedregrettedsalaciousness
creditedresistedexpedience
expurgatedrelishedveracity
정답:credited, relished, veracity
TCSE 2908
In 2009, the author noted that the phrases “genetic therapy” and “gene therapy” had become ubiquitous and were, for that reason, __________, since the work of genetic researchers had yet to result in any actual therapeutic applications.
  • misleading
  • controversial
  • premonitory
  • oxymoronic
  • interchangeable
정답:misleading
TCSE 2909
Establishing the exact boundaries of a piece of property can be __________ process; some of the bitterest battles in contemporary society are waged between neighbors fighting over small slivers of land.
  • a definitive
  • a scrupulous
  • an expedient
  • a fraught
  • a deliberate
정답:a fraught
TCSE 2910
All countries have obvious incentives to learn from policy mistakes, but when a nation becomes (i)__________, it may be (ii)__________ to recognize and quickly correct errors. When it comes to learning the right lessons, nothing fails like prior success.
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ambitiousrequired
powerfulunable
diversewilling
정답:powerful, unable
TCSE 2911
As some primate experts have argued, the finding that related species have similar social structures, presumably as a result of shared genes inherited from a common ancestor, __________ nongenetic explanations of social behavior.
  • revitalizes
  • anticipates
  • undermines
  • challenges
  • predicts
  • eludes
정답:undermines, challenges
TCSE 2912
In attempting to turn the public against the judge’s legal rulings, the judge’s adversaries have (i)__________ her and her rulings; in so doing, they leave the impression that they (ii)__________ winning the argument on the merits and that they are uninterested in the reasoning behind the judge’s decisions.
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evaluatedare incapable of
caricaturedhave long prepared for
exoneratedhave great interest in
정답:caricatured, are incapable of
TCSE 2913
Some performances, including improvisational theater and unrecorded jazz concerts, are valuable because of their __________: they will never be repeated, and that’s what makes them special.
  • ephemerality
  • uniqueness
  • spontaneity
  • iconoclasm
  • singularity
  • irreverence
정답:uniqueness, singularity
TCSE 2914
Lava flows that erupt on Earth’s surface cool rapidly, forming rocks that are very fine grained. But some lava remains in volcanic conduits deep in the ground where it cools slowly, and the slowly growing mineral grains get much bigger than their surface equivalents. Thus, rocks with (i)__________ can have (ii)__________ textures, depending on how quickly they (iii)__________.
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diverse mineral componentsrecognizablefracture
typical surface markingsdisparatespread
identical chemical makeupunusualcongeal
정답:identical chemical makeup, disparate, congeal
TCSE 2915
It is an accepted assumption of the theater that every playwright has an unproduced play stuck away in a drawer somewhere. The same assumption holds that such plays are usually youthful efforts and that all urges to take them out of the drawer should be (i)__________, lest they bring (ii)__________ to the playwright and (iii)__________ to admirers.
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repressedrecompensebeguilement
encouragedembarrassmentsolace
qualifiedrenowndistress
정답:repressed, embarrassment, distress
TCSE 2916
Scientists have recently confirmed that Mercury possesses a lot of ice, __________ discovery for a place that ranks among the hottest in the solar system.
  • a controversial
  • a stunning
  • a doubtful
  • a counterintuitive
  • a dubious
  • an unexpected
정답:a counterintuitive, an unexpected
TCSE 2917
One can easily be (i)__________ the artist’s (ii)__________ nature, seeing her stylistic changes as an opportunistic strategy that caters to short attention spans. More (iii)__________, she can be viewed as an artist of such many and varied talents that she simply cannot stand still.
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overpowered bysycophanticsuperficially
sympathetic toabsentmindedfamiliarly
skeptical ofproteancharitably
정답:skeptical of, protean, charitably
TCSE 2918
De Grey is openly unconcerned with the larger context of his work, and in his __________ he comes to reflect the best and worst of scientific practice: imagination detached from broader social and ethical considerations.
  • imperiousness
  • myopia
  • brevity
  • cynicism
  • abstruseness
정답:myopia
TCSE 2919
Blake’s (i)__________ weakness is (ii)__________. On the contrary, almost all who have worked with her say she is in fact a disciplined, intellectually formidable, and very tough politician.
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denial ofpervasive
reputation forunfounded
attitude towarddeliberate
정답:reputation for, unfounded
TCSE 2920
While acknowledging that the actions that the Prime Minister took in order to remain in office were (i) , some politicians nevertheless argue that this small amount of (ii) was justified to keep a reforming government in office.
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unethicalskulduggery
impracticalindolence
quixoticincivility
정답:unethical, skulduggery
TCSE 2921
Commentators have been struck by the way in which the politician’s drive, __________ the scope and spectacle of her policy proposals, complements one of the principal themes of her campaign, which is the necessity of pursuing grand goals.
  • attributable to
  • thwarted by
  • tantamount to
  • manifest in
  • defeated by
  • evident in
정답:manifest in, evident in
TCSE 2922
Some researchers have plausibly suggested that the __________ of play behavior in animals experiencing stressful conditions is evidence that play has high biological costs.
  • ubiquity
  • diminution
  • sophistication
  • diversity
  • existence
정답:diminution
TCSE 2923
To (i)__________ the Continental Army of the American Revolution in more (ii)__________ terms, Holly A. Mayer would have us envision a functioning community consisting not only of rank-and-file soldiers and line officers but also of a whole variety of noncombatants as well: wives and children of enlistees, servants, volunteers, and managers and employees of various staff departments, representing at any given time up to 50 percent of this army community’s numbers.
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censureholistic
glorifyunequivocal
comprehendcircumscribed
정답:comprehend, holistic
TCSE 2924
Though the aboriginal rock carvings were mostly found in caves, protected from the rain, the incisions have a (i)__________ appearance, as if the rocks had been (ii)__________. It is not likely, however, that the inscriptions were ever very neat, having evidently been (iii)__________ by some implement not well adapted to the purpose.
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roughrecently discoveredeffaced
pristinecarefully preparedexecuted
deliberatesubjected to weatheringrefined
정답:rough, subjected to weathering, executed
TCSE 2925
Minor errors are a common occurrence in news reporting, and journalists should not be __________ them, but thoroughly reliable science and health reporting is important to help readers make informed decisions on potentially crucial issues.
  • conscientious about
  • liable for
  • exacting about
  • pilloried for
  • ashamed of
  • vilified for
정답:pilloried for, vilified for
TCSE 2926
Reconciling the need for information-gathering to protect public health with an individual’s claims to privacy is an important task; however, determining when public health goals may (i)__________ a person’s interest in privacy and thus justify surveillance is (ii)__________.
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supersedeintrusive
validatedifficult
provokepossible
정답:supersede, difficult
TCSE 2927
The big bang should have produced copious amounts of both matter and antimatter, but the latter appears to be mysteriously rare, and physicists and cosmologists would like to explain this apparent __________.
  • paradox
  • disparity
  • deficit
  • conjecture
  • speculation
  • imbalance
정답:disparity, imbalance
TCSE 2928
Fallows argues that America’s two-and-a-half centuries of rapid economic growth, rather than portending endless, similarly paced future advances, have amounted to harvesting the “low-hanging fruit” of open land, cheap energy, and industrial-era breakthroughs. Thus, such growth has been (i)__________ episode that is unlikely to be (ii)__________.
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an uncontroversialsustained
a uniquecontested
a predictableevaluated
정답:a unique, sustained
TCSE 2929
Despite his (i)__________ view of it, Hegel felt that humankind had begun to (ii)__________ art and that art no longer provided “that satisfaction of spiritual needs which earlier ages and nations sought in it.” Thus he spoke grandly of the End of Art, which meant, in the long history of (iii)__________ between philosophy and art, that a philosopher had once again found a means of putting art out of the way.
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exaltedrelishcollaboration
cynicalunderstandantagonism
impracticaloutgrowrespect
정답:exalted, outgrow, antagonism
TCSE 2930
The online discussion became so ferocious that some participants were reluctant to continue logging in for fear of being confronted with yet another __________.
  • platitude
  • harangue
  • rant
  • panegyric
  • eulogy
  • disquisition
정답:harangue, rant
TCSE 2931
Nature, it seems, is quite __________ when it comes to the distribution of habitable planets: even in the most unusual cosmic neighborhoods, there appears to be potential for life.
  • arbitrary
  • impartial
  • evenhanded
  • exacting
  • predictable
  • resourceful
정답:impartial, evenhanded
TCSE 2932
When in 1980 the father and son pair of Luis and Walter Alvarez and their colleagues linked the end-Cretaceous mass extinction to a catastrophic extraterrestrial impact, they were met with skepticism by most paleontologists, which was (i)__________ given that geological training since the mid-1800s had emphasized the primacy of (ii)__________.
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unsurprisingdiscernible causes
unwarrantedgradual processes
prescientreversible changes
정답:unsurprising, gradual processes