- C The author uses “embodied” to explain the fact that the energy costs of
building historic buildings have already been absorbed. These costs have thus
been accounted for. - A and C The clues for the blank follow the comma. What would characterize
a life in which one is “moving from city to city and never living in one location
long enough to settle down”? A good prediction is “nomadic.” Of the choices,
the words closest in meaning are peripatetic and itinerant. - B and C The “extreme” conclusion erroneously drawn is based on the fact
that plants lack a central nervous system. If plants lack such a nervous system,
it would seem to follow that they don’t behave in any “consistent” way to
their environment. The choices most similar in meaning are predictably and
systematically. - D and E The word in the blank describes the new characterization of the
politician’s diplomatic skills. They were once considered “forthright,” but
now they are interpreted more negatively. The word in the blank should thus
contrast with forthright. A good prediction is “dishonest.” The choices closest
in meaning are duplicity and artifice. - A and E The key context clue is “neglecting,” which indicates that the critics
do not realize that writing does not have to be wordy to be complex. If they do
not realize this fact, then they most likely think the author’s prose is simple
because it uses few words. Of the choices, the words that match the meaning of
“using few words” are concision and terseness. - A The author uses “want” in reference to the “intelligent command” that
Chaucer has and that the romance-poets lack. The word closest in meaning to
“lack” is deficit. - C This is a main idea question. The correct answer will address the scope of
the passage. in the first sentence, the author introduces his main point, which
is to explain Chaucer’s superiority. - Sentence 4: We have only to call to mind the Prologue to The Canterbury
Ta l e s. The author uses the selected sentence to support the following
assertion: “He has gained the power to survey the world from a central, a truly
human point of view.” - D If no one uses the buses, then the proposal won’t achieve its goal.
- A The author uses “nascent” to describe photojournalism at the time that
Bourke-White entered the field. Since Bourke-White accomplished many
“firsts,” we can infer that “nascent” is closest in meaning to emerging. - D Professor Lynne Iglitzin states that “her accomplishments would have
been significant in any historical time, no matter who had done them.” This
statement implies the belief that Bourke-White’s gender had little bearing on
her accomplishments.
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