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Having turned out forty solo recordings, this hardworking harpsichordist can almost be classed as ____________.

  1. a contradiction
  2. a sluggard
  3. an apprentice
  4. an event
  5. an industry

Answer(s): E

Explanation:

The harpsichordist is a musician who plays the instrument harpsichord. Referred to in the sentence is described as hardworking, and is stated to have turned out as many as forty solo recordings. He can therefore not be classed as “a contradiction”, or “a sluggard” (meaning a lazy person) or “an apprentice.”
Classifying him as “an event” is not as appropriate as classifying him as “an industry” by himself. So, “an industry” is the answer.



It is impossible for a serious scholar to condone this dismissal of respected theories.

  1. astute
  2. cavalier
  3. sagacious
  4. necessary
  5. commendable

Answer(s): B

Explanation:

If the theories are respected ones, their dismissal by someone cannot be described as “astute” (meaning very intelligent), or “sagacious” (meaning wise), or “necessary”, or “commendable” (meaning praiseworthy).
It can only be described as “cavalier” (meaning arrogant or rash). So, “cavalier” is the answer.



Harrying the foe with artillery fire and ____________them with fire ships, the English forced the Spanish to ____________their invasion attempt.

  1. dispersing; abandon
  2. ramming; confirm
  3. restricting; rebuff
  4. helping; reconsider
  5. reinforcing; ignore

Answer(s): A

Explanation:

The sentence obviously describes a war between the British and the Spanish, which was started by an attempt of the Spanish to invade Britain. If, in that attempt, the Spanish were harried (meaning harassed) by the British with artillery fire, what would be Spanish have been forced to do with their invasion attempt?
“Abandon” is the best among the given choices for the second missing word. Its pair-word “dispersing” is also equally appropriate for the first missing blank. So, “dispersing; abandon” is the answer.



Fortunately, Ms. Mason has the unusual ability to transform a tedious legal contention into an account.

  1. arid
  2. erratic
  3. improbable
  4. absorbing
  5. interminable

Answer(s): D

Explanation:

The use of the word “fortunately” shows that the unusual ability of Ms. Mason is a desirable one.
So, the result of the transformation of the tedious legal contention must have been something more desirable. Among the choices, it is only the word “absorbing” that represents a desirable quality. So, “absorbing” is the answer.



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