01. Words-in-Context Practice

Instead of presenting a balanced view of both sides of the issue, the speaker became increasingly -------, only insisting on the correctness of his own position.

• inarticulate

• dogmatic

• tactful

• ambiguous

The spacecraft has two ------- sets of electronic components; if one fails, its duplicate will still function.

• divergent

• identical

• mutual

• simulated

US traffic signals didn't always contain the familiar three lights (red, yellow, and green). Traffic lights only ______ red and green lights until the three-light traffic signal was developed in 1923.

• avoided

• featured

• appreciated

• disregarded

Frank was confident that he had presented the most ------- plan possible, but in reality his proposals were just the opposite, neither practical nor useful enough to produce any worthwhile results.

• efficacious

• conservative

• potential

• logical

The two travelers may have chosen ------- routes across the continent, but the starting point was the same for each.

• divergent

• coinciding

• direct

• intersecting

Marine biologist Sylvia Earle makes a career of expanding the limits of deep-sea mobility, making hitherto impossible tasks ------- through the new technology designed by her company.

• famous

• feasible

• controversial

• captivating

Male ostriches are extremely -------: they can be perceived by the human eye at a distance of 1,000 meters.

• swift

• aggressive

• burdensome

• conspicuous

In many cases, the formerly ------- origins of diseases have now been identified through modern scientific techniques.

• insightful

• mysterious

• cruel

• notable

The attorney was expert in reviewing contracts and identifying their -------, ambiguities that could cause difficulties and therefore needed to be revised.

• clauses

• forgeries

• loopholes

• thresholds

The former cult-film director ------- his original audience by making films that appealed instead to the general public.

• enchanted

• glorified

• disappointed

• influenced