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areas). In other words, the standard
for poverty should be more flexible,
as choice (E) indicates.
8. The correct answer is (A).
Although the author’s recommen-
dation to redefine poverty, if adopted,
would no doubt carry certain public
health consequences, nowhere in
the passage does the author incor-
porate public-health issues into the
analysis.
9. The correct answer is (B). This
choice recapitulates the author’s
main point in the passage: Because
of a too-narrow definition of pov-
erty—one that measures it at only
the individual level—impoverished
rural communities often (and
unfairly) go unrecognized as such by
funding agencies and policy makers,
while urban ghettos do not.
10. The correct answer is (E). To be
INSOLVENT is to be “without
money”; the opposite is to be
wealthy.
11. The correct answer is (D). To
OCCLUDE is to “stop up, shut in, or
close up.” To exhume is to unearth
(dig up), as a corpse from its grave.
12. The correct answer is (B). This is
a “defining characteristic” analogy. A

DIATRIBE is a speech characterized
by BITTERNESS. A recapitulation is
a summary or synopsis, and hence is
characterized by brevity. In both
cases, the second word describes the
first.
13. The correct answer is (C). This is
an “example of” analogy. SILVER is
a type of METAL, and helium is a
type of gas.
14. The correct answer is (C). In
describing Rossetti’s work, the
author never uses the words “stark”
or “realism,” nor does the author
describe her work in any way that
might be expressed by either of these
terms. Choices (A), (B), and (E) are
all mentioned explicitly in the first
paragraph as qualities that emerge
from Rossetti’s work. As for choice
(D), the author refers to the form of
Rossetti’s works in reference specifi-
cally to “Goblin Market,” claiming
that in its unorthodox form “Goblin
Market” is like many of Rossetti’s
works. In this way, the author iden-
tifies “unorthodox form” as one
quality that emerges from Rossetti’s
work.
15. The correct answer is (C). In the

second paragraph, the author states
that “The World” is “pivotal in under-
standing Rossetti’s literary project
as a whole.” Based upon the
remainder of that paragraph, the
author seems to understand Ros-
setti’s “literary project as a whole” as
an attempt to convey an inescapable
Christian truth to her readers. It is
reasonably inferable, then, that “The
World” provides significant insight
into Rossetti’s motives.
16. The correct answer is (D). The
author’s threshold purpose in dis-
cussing Packer’s biography is to
affirm that Rossetti’s style of writing
was not a reflection of her personal
lifestyle. Having dismissed the
theory that Rossetti was keeping
secrets about her life, the author
goes on to offer a better explanation
for the apparent contradiction
between Rossetti’s lifestyle and the
emotional, sensual style of her
poetry.
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17. The correct answer is (A). The
first part of the sentence suggests
that instructional methods need to
be modified in some way to alleviate
a problem. The words adjust and
adapt (choices A and C) both make
sense here. The second part of the
sentence suggests that the problem
is that, when students are taught in
the same way, their individual needs
are not adequately accounted for. In
other words, these needs are over-
looked, at least to some extent.
Choice (A) is the only choice that
makes sense for both blanks.
18. The correct answer is (B). This is
a “part of” (individual-to-group)
analogy. A SHIP is part of an
ARMADA, and an atom is part of a
molecule.
19. The correct answer is (D). This is
a “place for” analogy. One place
where a SPEECH might be made is
on a ROSTRUM (a platform for
public speaking), in front of an
audience. Similarly, one place where
a contest (between two sports teams,
for example) might occur is in an
arena, also before an audience.

20. The correct answer is (D). The
missing word must contrast with the
notion of abuse of genetic engi-
neering, while at the same time be
consistent with the desirable goal of
reducing the incidence of defor-
mities. Only choice (D) accomplishes
both. To use the technology discrimi-
nately would be to conscientiously
apply it only toward certain ends
(such as reducing deformities) and
not toward others (such as creating a
master race that dominates others).
21. The correct answer is (D). To
GAINSAY is to “deny or contradict,
usually one’s own previous state-
ments,” whereas to argue consis-
tently is to do the opposite.
22. The correct answer is (C). To
ACCLAIM is to approve enthusiasti-
cally, just the opposite of disapprove.
As for choice (B), to controvert is to
oppose or argue against; a person
who controverts might also disap-
prove, but opposing is not the same
as disapproving.
23. The correct answer is (B).
Hearsay (second-hand information)
tends to be unreliable. So it makes
sense that, acting in the public’s best

interest, news agencies should
admonish (warn or instruct sternly)
their journalists to scrutinize
hearsay information in order to
confirm its accuracy.
24. The correct answer is (A).
According to the passage, radiative
“forcings are quantities normally
specified in global climate model
situations, while feedbacks are cal-
culated quantities.”
25. The correct answer is (E).
According to the passage, a given
vertical distribution of ozone affects
atmospheric temperatures in both
directions at once. Accordingly, by
isolating the cooling influence of a
given distribution of ozone from its
warming influence, scientists might
better predict whether changes in
the vertical distribution of ozone will
have a net cooling or a net warming
effect.
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26. The correct answer is (A). This is
a “form of” analogy. To HANDLE is
to examine by FEEL; similarly, to

peruse is to examine or scrutinize—
usually by reading. The word giggle
describes a peculiar form of laughing
but not a studied form, and so choice
(C) is not as strong an analogy as
choice (A).
27. The correct answer is (E). This is
a “contrary meaning” analogy. An
INNOVATION is a new idea that
lacks PRECEDENT (an earlier
instance or example). Similarly, an
illusion by definition lacks veracity
(truthfulness). Choice (D) is the sec-
ond-best choice: to renovate is to
renew or improve something older,
such as an antique. However, some-
thing renovated can still be antique.
28. The correct answer is (i) age-old
aphorism, (ii) patently absurd to
aver, and (iii) suspicious. The first
sentence describes an aphorism,
which means “a well-known saying
or adage.” Thus, the phrase age-old
aphorism fits nicely in blank (i). The
idea of the passage as a whole is that
the “adage” mentioned in the first
sentence is historically indefensible.
To support this idea, the author
seeks to point out that it would be
completely and obviously wrong—in

other words, patently absurd to aver
(assert) that America’s women’s
rights pioneers could possibly be
critical of—or suspicious of—the idea
that women deserve equal rights.
29. The correct answer is (C). A COM-
PLACENT person is “contented in an
unconcerned or self-satisfied way”—
quite the opposite of a discontented
person.
30. The correct answer is (D). SOD-
DEN means “soaked or drenched”;
parched means “dried out with heat”
and is the best antonym among the
five choices.
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