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thatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingthatemphasizesthecollectivewell-beingofasocialgroup'smembers.Theword"collective"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?011.TheasphaltatLaBreaseepstothesurface,especiallyinthesummer,andformsshallowpuddlesthatwouldoftenhavebeenconcealedbyleavesanddust.Theword"concealed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?008.Theyoffersympathywhensomeoneexperiencesdifficultiesorissubjectedtodiscipline,arequicktolightenaseriousmomentwithhumor,andtrytoresolveissuesthatthreatentodividethegroup.Theword"resolve"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?avoidtalkavoidthinkingfindasolution012.Theoceanbottomaregionnearly2.5timesgreaterthanthetotallandareaoftheEarthisavastfrontierthateventodayislargelyunexploredanduncharted,untilaboutacenturyago,thedeep-oceanfloorwascompletelyinaccessible,hiddenbeneathwatersaveragingover3,600metersdeep.Theword"inaccessible"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?009.Thousandsoftonswereextractedbefore1875,whenitwasfirstnoticedthatthetarcontainedfossilremains.Majorexcavationswereundertakenthatestablishedthesignificanceofthisremarkablesite.Theword"noticed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?013.TheDSDP'sdrillship,theGlomarChallenger,wasabletomaintainasteadypositionontheocean'ssurfaceanddrillinverydeepwaters,extractingsamplesofsedimentsandrockfromtheoceanfloor.Theword"extracting"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?010.Sincethen,over100tonsoffossils,1.5millionfromvertebrates,2.5millionfrominvertebrates,havebeenrecovered,oftenindenselyconcentratedtangledmasses.Theword"tangled"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?buriedtwistedquicklyeasily014.Today,largelyonthestrengthofevidencegatheredduringtheGlomarChallenger'svoyages,nearlyallearthscientistsagreeonthetheoriesofplatetectonicsandcontinentaldriftthatexplainmanyofthegeologicalprocessesthatshapetheEarth.Theword"strength"isclosestinmeaning-4whichofincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'swasonlyninepercent)whichofincreasethefirsthalfofthe1960'swasonlyninepercent),anotherlargepopulationwavewascomingoverthehorizon.Itwouldbecomposedofthechildrenwhowerebornduringtheperiodofthehighbirthratepriorto1957.Thephrase"priorto"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?015.ForeverythreeCanadiansin1945,therewereoverfivein1966.InSeptember1966Canada'spopulationpassedthe20millionmark.Mostofthissurginggrowthcamefromnaturalincrease.Theword"surging"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?019.Advocatesoforganicfoodsatermwhosemeaningvariesgreatlyfrequentlyproclaimthatsuchproductsaresaferandmorenutritiousthanothers.Theword"Advocates"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?016.Whentheprairieswerebeingsettled,undoubtedly,thegoodeconomicconditionsofthe1950'ssupportedagrowthinthepopulation,buttheexpansionalsoderivedfromatrendtowardearliermarriagesandanincreaseintheaveragesizeoffamilies.Theword"trend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?020.Therearenumerousunsubstantiatedreportsthatnaturalvitaminsaresuperiortosyntheticones,thatfertilizedeggsarenutritionallysuperiortounfertilizedeggs,thatuntreatedgrainsarebetterthanfumigatedgrains,andthelike.Theword"unsubstantiated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?017.Afterthepeakyearof1957,thebirthrateinCanadabegantodecline.Itcontinuedfallinguntilin1966,itstoodatthelowestlevelin25Theword"peak"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?021.Butinmanycasesconsumersaremislediftheybelieveorganicfoodscanmaintainhealthandprovidebetternutritionalqualitythanconventionallygrownfoods.Sothereisrealcauseforconcernifconsumers,particularlythosewithlimitedincomes,distrusttheregularfoodsupplyandbuyonly018.AlthoughthegrowthinCanada'spopulationhadsloweddownby1966(the-5expensiveorganicfoodsTheword"maintain"expensiveorganicfoodsTheword"maintain"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?bothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedTheword"devastated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?022.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.Theword"considerable"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?026.Somebotanistshypothesizedthatthelivingcellsofplantsactedaspumps.Butmanyexperimentsdemonstratedthatthestemsofplantsinwhichallthecellsarekilledcanstillmovewatertoappreciableheights.Theword"demonstrated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?023.Inaddition,therewereperformersandsinceconsiderableimportancewasattachedtoavoidingmistakesintheenactmentofrites,religiousleadersusuallyassumedthattask.Theword"enactment"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?027.Aswaterislostfromthesurfaceoftheleaves,anegativepressure,ortension,iscreated.Theevaporatedwaterisreplacedbywatermovingfrominsidetheplantinunbrokencolumnsthatextendfromthetopofaplanttoitsroots.Thesameforcesthatcreatesurfacetensioninanysampleofwaterareresponsibleforthemaintenanceoftheseunbrokencolumnsofwater.Theword"extend"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?024.StaggeringtasksconfrontedthepeopleoftheUnitedStates,NorthandSouth,whentheCivilWarended.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiersfrombothsideshadtobedemobilized,readjustedtocivilianlife,andreabsorbedbythedevastatedeconomy.Theword"Staggering"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?028.Byopeningvastareasofunoccupiedlandforresidentialexpansion,theomnibuses,horserailways,commutertrains,andelectrictrolleyspulledsettledregionsoutwardtwotofourtimesmoredistantfromcitycentersthantheywereinthepremodernera.025.Aboutamillionandahalfsoldiers-6Theword"vast"isclosestTheword"vast"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?(D)032.Ichthyosaurswithembryoshavebeenreportedfrom6differentlevelsoftheshaleinasmallareaaroundHolzamden,suggestingthataspecificsitewasusedbylargenumbersofichthyosaursrepeatedlyovertime.Theword"site"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?029.Thenewaccessibilityoflandaroundtheperipheryofalmosteverymajorcitysparkedanexplosionofrealestatedevelopmentandfueledwhatwenowknowasurbansprawl.Between1890and1920,forexample,some250,000newresidentiallotswererecordedwithinthebordersofChicago,mostofthemlocatedinoutlyingareas.Theword"sparked"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?broughtsent033.Thequalityofpreservationisalmostunmatched,andquarryoperationshavebeencarriedoutcarefullywithanawarenessofthevalueofthefossils.Butthesefactorsdonotaccountfortheinterestingquestionofhowtherecametobesuchaconcentrationofpregnantichthyosaursinaparticularplaceveryclosetotheirtimeofgivingbirth.Thephrase"accountfor"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?030.Anxioustotakeadvantageofthepossibilitiesofcommuting,realestatedevelopersadded800,000potentialbuildingsitestotheChicagoregioninjustthirtyyears-lotsthatcouldhavehousedfivetosixmillionTheword"potential"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?034.Intheseventeenthcenturytheorgan,theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstrumentsofthekeyboardgroup,asupremacytheymaintaineduntilthepianosupplantedthemattheendoftheeighteenthThewords"asupremacy"inline9areclosestinmeaningtoaanaa031.Thequalityofpreservationisoutstanding,butwhatisevenmoreimpressiveisthenumberofichthyosaurfossilscontainingpreservedembryos.Theword"outstanding"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?035.Aseriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinuingwellintothenineteenthcentury,-7includingtheintroductionofpedalsincludingtheintroductionofpedalstosustaintoneortosoftenit,theperfectionofametalframe,andsteelwireofthefinestquality,finallyproducedaninstrumentcapableofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateharmoniestoanalmostorchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,singingtonetoaship,percussivebrilliance.Theword"myriad"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?Theword"ascending"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?arriving039.Withinaveryshorttime,however,theincongruityofplayinglivelymusictoasolemnfilmbecameapparent,andfilmpianistsbegantotakesomecareinmatchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.Theword"solemn"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?036.Eachonewasvirtuallyastonetown,whichiswhytheSpanishwouldlatercallthempueblos,theSpanishwordfortowns.ThesepueblosrepresentoneoftheAnasazis'supremeachievements.AtleastadozenlargestonehousestookshapebelowthebluffsofChiacoCanyoninnorthwestNewMexico.Theword"supreme"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?mostmostmostmost040.Certainfilmshadmusicespeciallycomposedforthem.ThemostfamousoftheseearlyspecialscoreswasthatcomposedandarrangedforD.W.Griffith'sfilmBirthofaNation,whichwasreleasedin1915.Theword"composed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?Theword"scores"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?musicalgroupsof037.Theyfunctionedassanctuarieswheretheeldersmettoplanfestivals,performritualdances,settlepuebloaffairs,andimparttriballoretotheyoungergeneration.Theword"settle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?041.TheEarthcomprisesthreeprincipallayers:thedense,iron-richcore,themantlemadeofsilicaterocksthataresemimoltenatdepth,andthethin,solid-surfacecrust.Theword"comprises"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?(A)adapts038.Then,toconnectthepueblosandtogiveaccesstothesurroundingtableland,thearchitectslaidoutasystemofpublicroadswithstonestaircasesforascendingclifffaces.-8benefitsconsistsfocusesbeenagrowingbenefitsconsistsfocusesbeenagrowingappreciationoftheimportanceofbiologicaldiversity,thenumberofspeciesinaparticularecosystem,tothehealthoftheEarthandhumanwell-being.Theword"appreciation"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?042.TheseplatesmoveoverthesemimoltenlowermantletoproduceallofthemajortopographicalfeaturesoftheEarth.Activezoneswhereintensedeformationoccursareconfinedtothenarrow,interconnectingboundariesofcontactoftheplates.Theword"intense"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?046.AnalienexploringEarthwouldprobablygiveprioritytotheplanet'sdominant,most-distinctivefeature-theocean.Humanshaveabiastowardlandthatsometimesgetsinthewayoftrulyexaminingglobalissues.Theword"bias"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?043.NewoceaniccrustisformedalongoneormoremarginsofeachplatebymaterialissuingfromdeeperlayersoftheEarth'scrust,forexample,byvolcaniceruptionsoflavaatmidoceanridges.Theword"margins"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?047.TheprevailingwindsintheGreatBasinarefromthewest.Warm,moistairfromthePacificOceanisforcedupwardasitcrossestheSierraNevada.Theword"prevailing"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?mostmost044.Ifatsuchaspreadingcontactthetwoplatessupportcontinents,ariftisformedthatwillgraduallywidenandbecomefloodedbythesea.TheAtlanticOceanformedlikethisastheAmericanandAfro-Europeanplatesmoveinoppositedirections.Theword"support"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?048.Thereseemtohavebeenseveralperiodswithinthelasttensofthousandsofyearswhenwateraccumulatedinthesebasins.TheriseandfallofthelakeswereundoubtedlylinkedtotheadvancesandretreatsofthegreaticesheetsthatcoveredmuchofthenorthernpartoftheNorthAmericancontinentduringthosetimes.Theword"accumulated"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?(A)045.Coincidentwithconcernsabouttheacceleratinglossofspeciesandhabitatshas-9052.Unaltered052.UnalteredfolkculturesnolongerexistinindustrializedcountriessuchastheUnitedStatesandCanada.PerhapsthenearestmodernequivalentinAnglo-AmericaistheAmish,aGermanAmericanfarmingsectthatlargelyrenouncestheproductsandlaborsavingdevicesoftheindustrialage.Thephrase"largelyrenounces"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?generallygreatlyloudlyoften049.Alllivingcreature,especiallyhumanbeings,havetheirpeculiarities,buteverythingaboutthelittleseacucumberseemsunusual.Whatelsecanbesaidaboutabizarreanimalthat,amongothereccentricities,eatsmud,feedsalmostcontinuouslydayandnightbutcanlivewithouteatingforlongperiods,andcanbepoisonousbutisconsideredsupremelyediblebygourmets?Thephrase"bizarre"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?053.Secularinstitutions,ofcontrolsuchasthepoliceandarmytaketheplaceofreligionandfamilyinmaintainingorder,andamoney-basedeconomyprevails.Becauseofthesecontrasts,"popular"maybeviewedasclearlydifferentfrom"folk".Theword"prevails"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?050.Itsmajorenemiesarefishandcrabs,whenattacked,itsquirtsallitsinternalorgansintothewater.Italsocastsoffattachedstructuressuchastentacles.Theseacucumberwilleviscerateandregenerateitselfifitisattackedoreventouched;itwilldothesameifthesurroundingwatertemperatureistoohighorifthewaterbecomestoopolluted.Thephrase"castsoff"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?growsgetsridusesasa054.Conventionalcomputermodelsoftheatmospherehavelimitedvalueinpredictingshort-livedlocalstormsliketheEdmontontornado,becausetheavailableweatherdataaregenerallynotdetailedenoughtoallowcomputerstodiscernthesubtleatmosphericchangesthatprecedethesestorms.Theword"subtle"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?051.Afolkcultureissmall,isolated,cohesive,conservative,nearlyself-sufficientgroupthatishomogeneousincustomandrace,withastrongfamilyorclanstructureandhighlydevelopedrituals.Theword"homogeneous"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?-10055.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,055.Communicationssatellitescantransmitdataaroundtheworldcheaplyandinstantaneously,andmoderncomputerscanquicklycompileandanalyzingthislargevolumeofweatherinformation.Theword"compile"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?putlookpilework059.Rapidindustrializationandincreasedgeographicmobilityinthenineteenthcenturyhadspecialimplicationsforwomenbecausethesechangestendedtomagnifysocialdistinctions.Astherolesmenandwomenplayedinsocietybecamemorerigidlydefined,sodidtherolestheyplayedinthehome.Theword"magnify"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?056.Meteorologistsandcomputerscientistsnowworktogethertodesigncomputerprogramsandvideoequipmentcapableoftransformingrawweatherdataintowords,symbols,andvividgraphicdisplaysthatforecasterscaninterpreteasilyandquickly.Theword"raw"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?Theword"distinctions"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?057.PeopleintheUnitedStatesinthenineteenthcenturywerehauntedbytheprospectthatunprecedentedchangeinthenation'seconomywouldbringsocialchaos.Theword"Prospect"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?060.Inscience,atheoryisareasonableexplanationofobservedeventsthatarerelated.Atheoryofteninvolvesanimaginarymodelthathelpsscientistspicturethewayanobservedeventcouldbeproduced.Theword"related"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?058.Althoughthebirthratecontinuedtodeclinefromitshighleveloftheeighteenthandearlynineteenthcentury,thepopulationroughlydoubledeverygenerationduringtherestofthenineteenthcenturies.Asthepopulationgrew,itsmakeupalsochanged.Theword"roughly"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?061.Ifobservationsconfirmthescientists'predictions,thetheoryissupported.Theword"supported"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?-11Theword"subsidizes"isTheword"subsidizes"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?062.Theicetradegrewwiththegrowthofcities.Icewasusedinhotels,taverns,andhospitals,andbysomeforward-lookingcitydealersinfreshmeat,freshfish,andbutter.Thephrase"forward-looking"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?066.Committeemembershiprotateseveryyear,sothatnewvoicesandopinionsareconstantlyheard.Theword"rotates"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?063.Makinganefficienticeboxwasnotaseasyaswemightnowsuppose.Intheearlynineteenthcentury,theknowledgeofthephysicsofheat,whichwasessentialtoascienceofrefrigeration,wasrudimentary.Theword"rudimentary"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?067.Oneimportantlineofevidencecomesfromflakingpatternsofstonecoresusedintoolmaking:implementsflakedwithaclockwisemotion(indicatingaright-handedtoolmaker)canbedistinguishedfromhoseflakedwithacounter-clockwiserotation(indicatingaleft-handedtoolmaker).Theword"implements"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?064.Asidefromperpetuatingitself,thesolepurposeoftheAmericanAcademyandInstituteofArtsandLettersisto"foster,assistandsustainaninterest"inliterature,music,andart.Theword"sole"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?068.Evenscratchesfoundonfossilhumanteethofferclues.Ancienthumansarethoughttohavecutmeatintostripsbyholdingitbetweentheirteethandslicingitwithstoneknives,asdothepresent-dayInuit.Theword"clues"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?065.OneawardsubsidizesapromisingAmericanwriter'svisittoRome.Thereisevenanawardforaverygoodworkoffictionthatfailedcommercially-oncewonbytheyoungJohnUpdikeforThePoorhouseFairand,morerecently,byAliceWalkerforInLoveand-12069.Thevariationbetweenthehemispherescorrespondstowhichsideofthebodyisusedtoperformspecificactivities.Suchstudies,aswellasstudies069.Thevariationbetweenthehemispherescorrespondstowhichsideofthebodyisusedtoperformspecificactivities.Suchstudies,aswellasstudiesoftooluse,indicatethatright-orleft-sideddominanceisnotexclusivetomodernHomosapiens.Theword"hemispheres"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?073.Toluretheirpollinatorsfromafar,orchidsuseappropriatelyintriguingshapes,colors,andscents.Atleast50differentaromaticcompoundshavebeenanalyzedintheorchidfamily,eachblendedtoattractone,oratmostafew,speciesofinsectsorbirds.Theword"lure"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?070.PlantsaresubjecttoattackandinfectionbyaremarkablevarietyofsymbioticspeciesandhaveevolvedadiversearrayofmechanismsdesignedtofrustratethepotentialThephrase"subjectto"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?susceptibleclassifiedattractivestrengthened074.Oncetherightinsecthasbeenattracted,someorchidspresentallsortsofone-wayobstaclecoursestomakesureitdoesnotleaveuntilpollenhasbeenaccuratelyplacedorTheword"placed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?071.Theexternalsurfacesofplants,inadditiontobeingcoveredbyanepidermisandawaxycuticle,oftencarryspikyhairsknownastrichomes,whicheitherpreventfeedingbyinsectsormayevenpunctureandkillinsectTheword"puncture"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?075.Bysuchingeniousadaptationstospecificpollinators,orchidshaveavoidedthehazardsoframpantcrossbreedinginthewild,assuringthesurvivalofspeciesasdiscreteidentities.Atthesametimetheyhavemadethemselvesirresistibletocollectors.Theword"discrete"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?072.Orchidsareuniqueinhavingthemosthighlydevelopedofallblossoms,inwhichtheusualmaleandfemalereproductiveorgansarefusedinasinglestructurecalledthecolumn.Theword"fused"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?076.Thepublicschoolsystemsuddenly-13itselfovertaxed.Whilethenumberofschoolchildrenrosebecauseofwartimeandpostwarconditions,thesesameconditionsmadetheschoolsevenitselfovertaxed.Whilethenumberofschoolchildrenrosebecauseofwartimeandpostwarconditions,thesesameconditionsmadetheschoolsevenlesspreparedtocopewiththeflood.Theword"overtaxed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?wellplentifullyheavilychargedtootraditionalvalues.AdistrustofindustryandbusinesscontinuedamongwritersthroughouttherestofthenineteenthcenturyandintotheTheword"lamented"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?complainedreflected080.Onethinksofmelodramas,boys'books,thrillers,romances,andthelikeratherthannovelsofthefirstrank.Thephrase"firstrank"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?largesthighestearliestmostdifficult077.Therefore,inthe1950'sand1960's,thebabyboomhitanantiquatedandinadequateschoolsystem.Consequently,the"custodialrhetoric"ofthe1930'sandearly1940'snolongermadesense;thatis,keepingyouthsagedsixteenandolderoutofthelabormarketbykeepingtheminschoolcouldnolongerbeahighpriorityforaninstitutionunabletofindspaceandstafftoteachyoungerchildrenagedfivetosixteen.Theword"inadequate"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?081.Thesewriters,whocangenuinelybesaidtohavecreatedagenre,the"railroadnovel,"arenowmostlyforgotten,theirnameshavingfadedfrommemory.Thewords"fadedfrom"inline21areclosestinmeaningtogrewdisappearedremaineddeveloped078.Withthebabyboom,thefocusofeducatorsandoflaymeninterestedineducationinevitablyturnedtowardthelowergradesandbacktobasicacademicskillsandTheword"inevitably"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?082.Theenginethatbecamestandardonwesternsteamboatswasofadifferentandnoveldesign.ItwastheworkprimarilyofanunsungheroofAmericanindustrialprogress,OliverEvans(1755-1819).Theword"novel"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?079.DeeplyphilosophicalhistorianssuchasHenryAdamslamentedtherolethatthenewfrenzyforbusinesswasplayingineroding-14083.Theself-educatedsonofaDelawarefarmer,Evansearlybecameobsessedbythepossibilitiesofmechanizedproductionandsteampower.Asearlyas1802hewasusingastationarysteamengineofhigh-pressuredesigninhis083.Theself-educatedsonofaDelawarefarmer,Evansearlybecameobsessedbythepossibilitiesofmechanizedproductionandsteampower.Asearlyas1802hewasusingastationarysteamengineofhigh-pressuredesigninhismill.Enginesofthistypewerenotunknown,butbeforeEvanstheyweregenerallyconsideredimpracticalanddangerous.Theword"stationary"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?sketchacompositionwithchalk,refineitwithinks,andthenbeginthedeliberateprocessofapplyingthinlayersofeggtemperapaint(eggyolkinwhichpigmentsaresuspended)withsmallbrushes.Theword"deliberate"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?087.Thequick-dryingtemperademandedthattheartistknowexactlywhereeachstrokebeplacedbeforethebrushmetthepanel,anditrequiredtheuseoffinebrushes.Theword"demanded"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?084.Inshallowwesternriverstheweightofvesselandenginewasimportant;aheavyengineaddedtotheproblemofnavigation.Theword"vessel"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?088.Thepainterormasterwhoiscreditedwithhavingcreatedthepaintingmayhavedesignedtheworkandoverseenitsproduction,butitishighlyunlikelythattheartist'shandappliedeverystrokeofthebrush.Morelikely,numerousassistants,whohadbeentrainedtoimitatetheartist'sstyle,appliedthepaint.Theword"imitate"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?believe085.Thekeyconceptsemergedabout1957.TownesandArthurSchawlow,thenatBellTelephoneLaboratories,wrotealongpaperoutliningtheconditionsneededtoamplifystimulatedemissionofvisiblelightwaves.Theword"emerged"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?Theword"outlining"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?089.Ontheotherhand,whenitcomestosubstantive-particularlybehavioral-information,crowsarelesswellknownthanmanycomparablycommonspeciesand,forthatmatter,notafewquiteuncommonones:theendangeredCaliforniacondor,tociteoneobviousexample.Therearepracticalreasons086.Onthisperfectsurface,theartist-15forTheword"comparably"isforTheword"comparably"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?nothistorians,andtheirworktendedtoreflectthisbias.Thequestionstheyframedandthetechniquestheyusedweredesignedtohelpthemunderstand,asscientists,howpeopleTheword"framed"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?090.Beingsoeducable,individualbirdshavemarkedlydifferentinterestsandinclinations,strategiesandscams.Theword"inclination"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?094.InKingston,NewYork,forexample,evidencehasbeenuncoveredthatindicatesthatEnglishgoodswerebeingsmuggledintothatcityatatimewhentheDutchsupposedlycontrolledtradinginthearea.Theword"supposedly"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?091.Theconfusionandcongestionofindividualcitizenslookingfortheirletterswasitselfenoughtodiscourageuseofthemail.Itisnowonderthat,duringtheyearsofthesecumbersomearrangements,privateletter-carryingandexpressbusinessesdeveloped.Theword"cumbersome"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?095.AndinSacramentoanexcavationatthesiteofafashionablenineteenth-centuryhotelrevealedthatgarbagehadbeenstashedinthebuilding'sbasementdespitesanitationlawstothecontrary.Theword"sanitation"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?092.Butthisdeliveryservicewasatfirstconfinedtocities,andfreehomedeliverybecameamarkofurbanism.Aslateas1887,atownhadtohave10,000peopletobeeligibleforfreehomedelivery.Theword"Confined"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?096.WhenJulesVernewroteJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthin1864,thereweremanyconflictingtheoriesaboutthenatureoftheEarth'sinterior.Somegeologiststhoughtthatitcontainedahighlycompressedballofincandescentgas,whileotherssuspectedthatitconsistedofseparateshells,eachmadeofadifferentmaterial.093.Theywere,bytraining,social-16Theword"conflicting"isclosestTheword"conflicting"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?100.Thedistancewasmorethan350miles,andtherewereridgestocrossandawildernessofwoodsandswampstopenetrate.Theword"penetrate"isclosestinmeaningtowhichoffollowing?cutgofilltake097.Beyondadepthofaround2,900kilometers,agreatchangetakesplaceandthemantlegiveswaytothecore.Someseismicwavescannotpassthroughthecoreandothers