Section 2
1. Although the minuet appeared simple, its ______ steps had to be studied very carefully before they could be gracefully ______ in public.
(A) progressive.. revealed
(B) intricate.. executed
(C) rudimentary.. allowed
(D) minute.. discussed
(E) entertaining.. stylized
2. The results of the experiments performed by Elizabeth Hazen and Rachel Brown were ______ not only because these results challenged old assumptions but also because they called the ______ methodology into question.
(A) provocative.. prevailing
(B) predictable.. contemporary
(C) inconclusive.. traditional
(D) intriguing.. projected
(E) specious.. original
3. Despite the ______ of many of their colleagues, some scholars have begun to emphasize "pop culture" as a key for ______ the myths, hopes, and fears of contemporary society.
(A) antipathy.. entangling
(B) discernment.. evaluating
(C) pedantry.. reinstating
(D) skepticism.. deciphering
(E) enthusiasm.. symbolizing
4. In the seventeenth century, direct flouting of a generally accepted system of values was regarded as ______, even as a sign of madness.
(A) adventurous
(B) frivolous
(C) willful
(D) impermissible
(E) irrational
5. Queen Elizabeth I has quite correctly been called a ______ of the arts, because many young artists received her patronage.
(A) connoisseur
(B) critic
(C) friend
(D) scourge
(E) judge
6. Because outlaws were denied ______ under medieval law, anyone could raise a hand against them with legal _____.
(A) propriety.. authority
(B) protection.. impunity
(C) collusion.. consent
(D) rights.. collaboration
(E) provisions.. validity
7. Rather than enhancing a country's security, the successful development of nuclear weapons could serve at first to increase that country’s ______.
(A) boldness
(B) influence
(C) responsibility
(D) moderation
(E) vulnerability
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