28. SUSPEND:
(A) force
(B) split
(C) tilt
(D) slide down
(E) let fall
29. CREDULITY:
(A) originality
(B) skepticism
(C) diligence
(D) animation
(E) stoicism 30. MILD:
(A) toxic
(B) uniform
(C) maximal
(D) asymptomatic
(E) acute
31. IMPLEMENT:
(A) distort
(B) foil
(C) overlook
(D) aggravate
(E) misinterpret
32. DIFFIDENCE::
(A) trustworthiness
(B) assertiveness
(C) lack of preparation
(D) resistance to change
(E) willingness to blame
33. BYZANTINE:
(A) symmetrical
(B) variegated
(C) discordant
(D) straightforward
(E) unblemished
34. PROCLIVITY:
(A) confusion
(B) deprivation
(C) obstruction
(D) aversion
(E) hardship
35. PROTRACT:
(A) treat fairly
(B) request hesitantly
(C) take back
(D) cut short
(E) make accurate
36. VAUNTING:
(A) plucky
(B) meek
(C) chaste
(D) cowardly
(E) ardent
37. HALE:
(A) unenthusiastic
(B) staid
(C) odious
(D) infirm
(E) uncharacteristic
38. SEMINAL:
(A) derivative
(B) substantiated
(C) reductive
(D) ambiguous
(E) extremist
5. Once Renaissance painters discovered how to ——volume and depth, they were able to replace the medieval convention of symbolic, two-dimensional space with the more —— illusion of actual space.
(A) reverse…… conventional
(B) portray…… abstract
(C) deny…… concrete
(D) adumbrate…… fragmented
(E) render…… realistic
6. He had expected gratitude for his disclosure, but instead he encountered —— bordering on hostility.
(A) patience
(B) discretion
(C) openness
(D) ineptitude
(E) indifference
7. The diplomat, selected for her demonstrated patience and skill in conducting such delicate negotiations,—— to make a decision during the talks because any sudden commitment at that time would have been ——。
(A) resolved…… detrimental
(B) refused…… apropos
(C) declined…… inopportune
(D) struggled…… unconscionable
(E) hesitated…… warranted
8. CONDUCTOR: INSTRUMENTALIST::
(A) director: actor
(B) sculptor: painter
(C) choreographer: composer
(D) virtuoso: amateur
(E) poet: listener
9. QUARRY: ROCK
(A) silt: gravel
(B) sky: rain
(C) cold: ice
(D) mine: ore
(E) jewel: diamond
10. STICKLER: EXACTING::
(A) charlatan: forthright
(B) malcontent: solicitous
(C) misanthrope: expressive
(D) defeatist: resigned
(E) braggart: unassuming 11. WALK: AMBLE::
(A) dream: imagine
(B) talk: chat
(C) swim: float
(D) look: stare
(E) speak: whisper


