586 MCGRAW-HILL’S SAT
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- Julia feared that her 6-month hiatus from
playing the piano would cause her musical
skills to -------.
(A) atrophy
(B) align
(C) develop
(D) reconcile
(E) disseminate
2. Senator Harris is widely viewed as a -------
orator; his speeches are full of ------- commen-
tary and domineering opinions.
(A) vindictive.. pedantic
(B) conciliatory.. treacherous
(C) didactic.. moralizing
(D) dogmatic.. meek
(E) simplistic.. prosaic
3. Walter’s ------- was beginning to annoy his co-
workers; although they appreciated the thought
he gave to his decisions, his inability to make
up his mind was growing tiresome.
(A) vacillation
(B) solicitation
(C) rejuvenation
(D) admonishment
(E) professionalism
4. To succeed as a writer, one needs a great deal
of -------; successful writers are ------- even in
the face of countless rejections.
(A) affluence.. haughty
(B) pertinacity.. apologetic
(C) intimidation.. resilient
(D) tenacity.. relentless
(E) stoutness.. craven
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SECTION 3
Time—25 minutes
24 questionsTurn to Section 3 of your answer sheet to answer the questions in this section.
Directions:For each question in this section, select the best answer from among the choices given and
fill in the corresponding circle on the answer sheet.Each sentence below has one or two blanks,
each blank indicating that something has been
omitted. Beneath the sentence are five words
or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose
the word or set of words that, when inserted
in the sentence, bestfits the meaning of the
sentence as a whole.EXAMPLE:Rather than accepting the theory unquestion-
ingly, Deborah regarded it with-----.
(A) mirth
(B) sadness
(C) responsibility
(D) ignorance
(E) skepticismA B C D E