The most likely candidate is the results. Of the choices, the words closest in
meaning to results are implications and consequences.- A and C The word in the blank describes what the author’s “flair for the
dramatic” has “devolved” into. The describing phrase at the beginning of
the sentence serves as a contextual clue by telling us what the novel now
features. The combination of the clue at the beginning of the sentence and
the word “devolved” tells us that the word in the blank is an extreme version
of “dramatic.” A good predictor would be melodramatic. The words that best
match melodramatic are maudlin and sentimental. - A and E The word in the blank describes the director’s decision. The
contextual clue is the describing phrase after the comma. This phrase clarifies
the meaning of the author’s decision. If the decision is “marked by neither
consistency nor, apparently, logic,” then a good predictor word would be
random. The words that best match random are arbitrary and haphazard. - A and F The word in the blank describes what happened to the actor’s
excitement after the discovery. Since he discovered that the role was only for a
minor character, something negative must have happened to his excitement. A
good prediction here would be decreased. The words that best match decreased
are tempered and diminished.
2 7. C and E The blank describes the author’s attitude toward violence. The
contextual clues are the description that the author is “amicable and
inclined toward harmony” and the phrase after the colon that says the “idea
of harm inspired a shudder.” A good predictor word to select from these
characterizations is avoided. Of the choices, the words closest in meaning to
avoided are eschewed and shirked. - A and F The word in the blank explains the relationship between “her
belief in his inherent sincerity” and the possibility that “he could sometimes
be deceptive.” Since she believed him to be sincere, the possibility of his
insincerity must have been nonexistent. A good verb to predict is eliminated.
Of the choices, the words closest in meaning to eliminated are precluded and
eliminated. - D and F The word in the blank describes “Lakoff ’s account of Dostoevsky’s
influences.” The clause after the comma explains what will go in the blank.
Since Lakoff ’s account did not address “Dostoevsky’s concern with the social
milieu that he inhabited,” the account must have been limited. Of the choices,
the words closest in meaning to limited are insufficient and inadequate. - A and D The word in the blank describes the common misconception about
yoga. Since “exaggerating the benefits... do nothing to dispel this myth,” the
myth must concern an extreme belief about yoga’s benefits. An extreme belief
would be the belief that it is a cure-all. Of the choices, the words closest in
meaning to cure-all are panacea and elixir. - A and E The word in the blank describes how capitalism is viewed. If the
word in the blank implies the belief that capital increases well-being, then
capitalism must be glorified. Of the choices, the words closest in meaning to
glorified are apotheosis and deification.
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