Explanations given to the patient by the anesthetist prior to surgery often ______________anxiety and ______________the need for analgesics.
Answer(s): D
If an anesthetist (the physician who administers chloroform) gives some explanations to the patient before the surgery, it will not be with a view to intensify his anxiety, but to relieve his anxiety. If this is so, there will be less need to give him analgesics (meaning 'drugs which produce insensitivity to pain'). So, D is the answer.
The jellyfish's show pulsing action people it in a graceful, seemingly ______________drift, but its tentacles contain poison potent enough to stun a swimming human.
The use of the conjunction 'but' implies a contradiction within the sentence. The second part says that the jellyfish's tentacles contain a poison which can kill a swimming human. So, to justify the use of the conjunction 'but', the first part must imply that the jellyfish looks 'harmless'. So, D is the answer.
The production's slight romantic appeal depends on its two stars, who are ______________to watch oven when they are delivering speeches.
Answer(s): E
The use of the conjunction 'even when" implies a contrast within the sentence. So, the two missing words must mean the opposites of each other. If the drama's appeal depends on its two stars, it means that they are either 'attractive' to watch or 'pleasant' to watch. But the pair of words in C does not justify the use of the phrase 'even when'. So, E is the answer.
The murderous capriciousness of Nero infused the Roman Empire with such pervasive ______________that not even the most citizens felt safe.
Her again, the phrase 'not even' implies a contrast within the sentence. Among the choices for the second missing word, it is only 'distinguished' that will bring out this contrast. Its pair word 'panic', meaning 'great fear', could well have been the result of Nero's murderous capriciousness. So, E is the answer.
His inclination to succumb to flattery made him ______________to the ______________of people who wished to take advantage of him.
Answer(s): C
If a person was inclined to succumb to flattery, people who wished to take advantage of him would naturally flatter him. Among the choices for the second missing word, it is only 'cajolery' and 'blandishments' which mean 'flattery'. But the pair word of 'blandishments', namely 'resistant', would result in a self-contradictory sentence. So, C is the answer.
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