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001.Mostoftheseleaderswereinvolvedinpubliclif
easreformers,activistsworkingforwomen'srightt ovote,orauthors,andwerenot representative at
allofthegreatofordinarRwomen. Theword"representative"isclosestinmeaningto whichoffollowing?
(A)tRpical
(B)satisfied
(C)supportive
(D)distinctive
002.IntheUnitedStates,LouisComfortTiffanR(1
843-
1933)wasthemostnotedeRponentofthisstRle,pr
oducingagreatvarietRofglassformsandsurfaces,
whichwerewidelRcopiedintheirtimeandarehigh
lR prized todaR. Theword"prized"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoff ollowing?
(A)valued
(B)universal
(C)uncommon
(D)preserved
003.TheArtNouveaustRlewasamajorforceinthe decorativeartsfrom1895until1915,althoughitsin fluencecontinuedthroughoutthemid-
1920's.ItwaseventuallRtobe overtaken bRanew
schoolofthoughtknownasFunctionalismthathad
beenpresentsincetheturnofthecenturR. Theword"overtaken"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?
(A)surpassed
(B)inclined (C)eRpressed
(D)applied
004.Duringmostoftheirlives,surgeglaciersbeha
velikenormalglaciers,travelingperhapsonlRaco upleofinchesperdaR.However,at intervals of10t
o100Rears,theseglaciersmoveforwardupto100ti
mesfasterthanusual. Theword"intervals"isclosestinmeaningtowhich offollowing?
(A)records
(B)speeds
(C)distances
(D)periods
005.Theincreasingwaterpressureundertheglaci
ermightliftitoffitsbed,overcomingthefrictionbet weeniceandrock,thus freeing theglacier,whichr apidlRslidersdownhillsurgeglaciersalsomightbe influencedbRtheclimate,volcanicheat,orearthq uakes. Theword"freeing"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?
(A)pushing
(B)releasing
(C)strengthening
(D)draining
006.AfloodoficewouldthensurgeintotheSouther
nSea.Withthecontinuedriseinsealevel,moreicew
ould plunge intotheocean,causingsealevelstoris eevenhigher,whichinturnwouldreleasemoreicea ndsetinmotionaviciouscRcle. Theword"plunge"isclosestinmeaningtowhichof following?
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(A)drop
(B)eRtend
(C)melt
(D)drift
007.Groupmemberslooktoinstrumentalleaderst o"getthingsdone."ERpressiveleadership,ontheo therhand,isleadershipthatemphasizesthe collec tive well-beingofasocialgroup'smembers. Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?
(A)necessarR
(B)tRpical
(C)group
(D)particular
008.TheRoffersRmpathRwhensomeoneeRperi encesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequ icktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrR to resolve issuesthatthreatentodividethegroup. Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?
(A)avoidrepeating
(B)talkabout
(C)avoidthinkingabout
(D)findasolutionfor
009.ThousandsoftonswereeRtractedbefore1875 ,whenitwasfirst noticed thatthetarcontainedfos silremains.MajoreRcavationswereundertakenth atestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesi te. Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?
(A)predicted
(B)announced (C)corrected
(D)observed
010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionf romvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,ha vebeenrecovered,oftenindenselRconcentrated t angled masses. Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningtowhicho ffollowing?
(A)buriedbeneath
(B)twistedtogether
(C)quicklRformed
(D)easilRdated
011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,espe ciallRinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesth atwouldoftenhavebeen concealed bRleavesand dust. Theword"concealed"isclosestinmeaningtowhic hoffollowing?
(A)highlighted
(B)covered
(C)transformed
(D)contaminated
012.Theoceanbottom---
aregionnearlR2.5timesgreaterthanthetotalland areaoftheEarth---isavastfrontierthateventodaRislargelRuneRplor edanduncharted,untilaboutacenturRago,thedee p-
oceanfloorwascompletelR inaccessible,hidden beneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep. Theword"inaccessible"isclosestinmeaningtowh ichoffollowing?
(A)unrecognizable
(B)unreachable
