Each of the following questions has one or two blank spaces, each blank indicates that a word has been omitted. Each sentence is followed by five words or pairs of words. Choose the word or pairs of words that best completes the meaning of the sentence. Example: She should act with ---- if she wants to buy her airline ticket before tomorrow’s price-increase. (A) looseness (B) languor (C) celerity (D) felicity (E) forbearance

1. In relation to the interrelationships among a number of the African American stalwarts treated in this compilation there is surely a certain amount of -------- in some of the essays presented here.

   (A)    overlap
   (B)    inaccuracy
   (C)    pomposity
   (D)    exaggeration
   (E)    objectivity

2. Being an advocate of consumer rights, Arthur has spent much of his career trying to -------- the fraudulent claims of American businessmen.

   (A)    reprove
   (B)    debunk
   (C)    construe
   (D)    immortalize
   (E)    import

3. The report was ---- since the information on which it was based was erroneous, but it was brilliantly presented.

   (A)    speculative
   (B)    erudite
   (C)    commendable
   (D)    worthless
   (E)    verbose

4. Pretending not notice the nearby celebrities, the boy acted in a -------- manner.

   (A)    jovial
   (B)    doleful
   (C)    non-chalant
   (D)    convincing
   (E)    extra-ordinary

5. As several businesses have -------- across the street, the old directory is --------

   (A)    relocated...obsolete
   (B)    removed...upgraded
   (C)    burned down...enticing
   (D)    transferred...dismantled
   (E)    reserved...beautiful

6. The -------- room in this building has not been used for a long time.

   (A)    packing
   (B)    derelict
   (C)    busy
   (D)    bereaved
   (E)    crowded

7. The writer felt that certain incidents in her life were too -------- to be divulged.

   (A)    intriguing
   (B)    derivative
   (C)    frivolous
   (D)    private
   (E)    rudimentary

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