FIB Practice Set 9
Question 1: There has been a tendency among art historians not so much to revise as to eliminate the concept of the Renaissance —to _________not only its uniqueness, but its very existence.| explain | |
| extol | |
| transmute | |
| regret | |
| contest |
Question 2: Employees had become so inured to the caprices of top management's personnel policies that they greeted the announcement of a company-wide dress code with____.
| astonishment | |
| impassivity | |
| resentment | |
| apprehension | |
| confusion |
Question 3: Although adolescent maturational and developmental states occur in an orderly sequence, their timing ___________ with regard to onset and duration.
| lasts | |
| varies | |
| falters | |
| accelerates | |
| dwindles |
Question 4: Many of the earliest colonial houses that are still standing have been so modified and enlarged that the ____ design is no longer ____.
| pertinent…relevant | |
| intended...necessary | |
| embellished…attractive | |
| appropriate...applicable | |
| initial...discernible |
Question 5: While the delegate clearly sought to ____ the optimism that has emerged recently, she stopped short of suggesting that the conference was near collapse and might produce nothing of significance.
| substantiate | |
| dampen | |
| encourage | |
| elucidate | |
| rekindle |
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