I am ______ about the job; although the atmosphere is pleasant, the work is boring.
Answer(s): A
A job that is both pleasant and boring is likely to arouse feelings that are mixed, or ambivalent.
Herbert had none of the social graces; he was appallingly ----.
Answer(s): E
Having no social graces means to be rude, or crude. The obvious answer is uncouth(uncultured, crude, boorish).
The ______ shantytown was infested with vermin and ______ with disease.
Answer(s): C
A shantytown is a collection of ramshackle dwellings that are often miserable, dirty, or squalid. Such places are likely to be rife, or filled, with disease.
The gathering was anything but ______; the partygoers were in a(n) ______ mood.
Answer(s): D
The "anything but" construction calls for words that are opposites. The only answer choice that offers a pair of opposites is (D), mournful(sad) and ebullient(joyful).
When you are restive, you don't have much ----.
When you are restive (nervous, upset), you may have at the same time restlessness, animosity, motion, or equilibrium, but you cannot have equanimity (evenness, peace of mind, or tranquility).
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