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The varicella virus, also know as the chicken

pox virus, remains - ----- in the nervous

system, unbeknown to the host, and can

reappear later in life as a condition known

as “shingles.”

• (A) lukewarm

• (B) dormant

• (C) solitary

• (D) active

• (E) aggressive

The - - - - - - businessman - - - - - - his unsuspecting

partner of 15 years, embezzling large

sums of money and secretly wiring it to

his bank account in the Cayman Islands.

• (A) deceitful . . swindled

• (B) duplicitous . . supported

• (C) admirable . . rebuked

• (D) ambidextrous . . accommodated

• (E) ethical . . duped

Andre´ showed a great - - - - - - for computers as

a child; he wrote his first program at the age

of seven when most kids barely even knew

what a computer was.

• (A) tolerance

• (B) atrophy

• (C) aptitude

• (D) skepticism

• (E) antagonism

While her camp friends thought it was

natural for her to feel so - - - - - - after she

broke up with her boyfriend of three years,

her incessant crying and - - - - - - demeanor

were starting to get on their nerves.

• (A) mystified . . sanguine

• (B) elated . . meticulous

• (C) jubilant . . disheartened

• (D) irate . . jocular

• (E) despondent . . melancholy

“Rite of Spring” by twentieth-century

Russian-American composer Igor Stravinsky

is - - - - - - masterpiece to the enthusiasts of his

work; but many cannot believe that the ------

produced in this piece is anything more than

dissonance set to irregular rhythms.

• (A) a sublime . . harmony

• (B) a mortifying . . dissonance

• (C) an abstract . . benevolence

• (D) an aesthetic . . cacophony

• (E) a trivial . . punctiliousness

With the rapid advancement of technology,

many medical procedures once considered

- - - - - - and incredibly efficient are now

looked at as outdated and - - - - - -

• (A) masterful . . novel

• (B) ingenious . . practical

• (C) pointless . . dysfunctional

• (D) innovative . . inefficacious

• (E) nonsensical . . inadequate

The concept that an atom is composed of

minuscule charged particles was once ------

theory, but is now accepted as an undeniable

truth.

• (A) an incontrovertible

• (B) a generous

• (C) a contentious

• (D) a hospitable

• (E) an egotistical

If the rapid - - - - - - of Africa’s remaining rain

forests persists, the rare and - - - - - - creatures

that make the region their home will soon

become extinct.

• (A) annihilation . . engendered

• (B) overgrowth . . obstinate

• (C) amelioration . . vulnerable

• (D) destruction . . endangered

• (E) cultivation . . unyielding

Stenocereus thurberi, the organ pipe cactus, is

famous for its ability to thrive in the Sonoran

Desert in spite of the - - - - - - climate, where

water is so scarce.

• (A) arid

• (B) fervent

• (C) lucid

• (D) banal

• (E) sweltering

The usually - - - - - - store manager shocked her

employees when she exploded into a vicious

tirade full of expletives and insults.

• (A) vexed

• (B) intemperate

• (C) belligerent

• (D) vivacious

• (E) tranquil