GRE TC

An investigation that is ______ can occasionally yield new facts, even notable ones, BUT typically the appearance of such facts is the result of a search in a DEFINITE direction

• timely

• unguided

• consistent

• uncomplicated

• subjective

Philosophical problems arise when people ask questions that, THOUGH very _____, have certain characteristics IN COMMON.

• relevant

• elementary

• abstract

• diverse

• controversial

Dominant interests often benefit most from the ______ of govt interference in business, SINCE they're able to take care of themselves if left alone

• intensification

• authorization

• centralization

• improvisation

• elimination

It is ______ that so many portrait paintings hang in museums, SINCE the subject matter seems to dictate a status closer to pictures in family photograph album than to high art. BUT perhaps it is the artistic skill with which the portraits are painted that _____ their presence in art museum.

In stark contrast to his later ______, S was largely ______ politics during college, DESPITE the fact that the campus was rife with political activity.

Some customs travel well; often, HOWEVER, behavior that is considered the epitome of _______ at home is perceived as impossibly rude or, at the least, harmlessly bizarre abroad.

• novelty

• eccentricity

• urbanity

• coarseness

• tolerance

For some time now, ______ has been presumed not to exist: the cynical conviction that everybody has an angle is considered wisdom.

• rationality

• flexibility

• diffidence

• disinterestedness

• insincerity

Political advertisement may well be the most _____ kind of adv: poli candidates are usually quite ______, YET their campaign ads often hide important differences behind smoke screens of smiles and slogans,