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Answer Key 4: Simplifying the Sentence
- BHis inability to relate to the latest trends in
art led him to fear that his critical faculties had
(−) during his long hiatus.
diversified=made more various; atrophied=
weakened from disuse; converted=changed;
enhanced=made more valuable, effective, or
beautiful - ETo her chagrin, Ellen soon learned that she
could not hide her (−); her friends at the party
could see the signs of weariness on her face.
incoherence=confusion - AMcLanham’s (=) prose, particularly when com-
pared to that of his more flamboyant (=), illus-
trates how artists of the same era can reflect
startlingly different perspectives on the same
reality.
stark=plain;contemporaries=peers;spartan=
stark
Concept Review 4
- Because it is often easier to attend to tone than to
meaning, and it can be used to eliminate inap-
propriate choices. - To restate in your own, simpler terms.
- lurid (−)
- purchase (=)
- euphoria (+)
- innocuous (+)
- pretentious (−)
- overwhelm (=)
- rejuvenate (+)
- modify (=)
- insidious (−)
- CA (+) politician, Congresswoman Andrews
worked hard and made so few mistakes that her
opponents seemed to be (−) by contrast.
shrewd=smart;sages=wise people; slothful=
lazy;drones=mindless laborers; canny=smart;
blunderers=people prone to mistakes; dynamic=
energetic;firebrands=troublemakers;conscien-
tious=attentive
SAT Practice 4
- D If mice all have similar traits, they are uniform,
probably because they are very closely related.
They must be clonesorclose family members.
sedated=put to sleep; temperament=disposition;
vigor=energetic health; inbred=bred with family
members;uniformity=lack of variation - C If the film has excessive sentimentality and un-
realistic dialogue,historians must not like it. They
wouldcriticizethe film. It must not have showna
true understanding of the problems of the era.
advocated=spoke in favor of; exhibit=display;
hinder= impede;panned= criticized harshly;
exalted=praised highly; ascertain=determined
the truth of; censured=criticized - E If this fact indicates that no language is imper-
vious to foreign influences,it must reveal a strong
influence from foreign sources. Incorporating such
words as “e-mail”would show that influence.
originated=started;invalidated=made worthless;
recounted=retold;incorporated=assumed into a
whole - B Althoughindicates contrast. Although her pro-
tocols have always been beyond reproach,many
must have questionedthe undergirdings of her
research.
lingered over=considered carefully; disputed=
called into question; presumed = assumed to
be true- D Stark objectivityin film means plain, unadorned
perspective.Starkandaustereare synonyms.
flamboyant=ornate;maudlin=depressed;ecstatic
=very happy; humane=compassionate - D To say that the world could have formulated
calculus without Newtonis to suggest that scien-
tific discovery does not depend on the creativity of
particular individuals.
monotony = tedium; triviality = ordinariness;
impersonality = detachment from personal
qualities;intricacy=complicatedness - A If Emily only eventuallyconfessed about the
workshop, she must have had to be forced to
participateat first, but then she must have gotten
a lot out of it.
cajoled=coaxed persistently; intuited= deter-
mined by a hunch; restrained = held back;
obscured=made unclear