Sentence Completion 15-16

The doctor ------ so frequently on disease-prevention techniques that his colleagues accused him of --------.

• vacillated… inconsistency

• sermonized… fertility

• wavered…steadfastness

• experimented… inflexibility

• relied… negligence

A judicious biography must be ------ representation that depicts both the strengths and weaknesses of the subject, avoiding the two extremes of -------- and indictment.

• a polarized… vindication

• an imaginative… discernment

• a holistic… censure

• a complimentary… animosity

• an equitable… eulogy

Though Luis eagerly sought her -----, he subsequently chose not to heed that advice.

• secretiveness

• cooperation

• understanding

• counsel

• concord

As a young physics instructor, Richard Feynman had discovered that he had the gift of sharing his ------ his subject and making the excitement -------.

• passion for… contagious

• knowledge for… inaudible

• contempt for… praiseworthy

• propensity for… futile

• commitment to… impersonal

As ------- as disintegration of the Roman Empire must have seemed, that disaster nevertheless presented some ------- aspects.

• momentous… formidable

• decisive… unavoidable

• unexpected… ambiguous

• advantageous… beneficial

• catastrophic… constructive

The beauty of Mount McKinley is usually cloaked: the clouds ------ the summit nine days out of ten.

• release

• elevate

• entangle

• shroud

• attain

Madame C. J. Walker introduced her first hair-care product just as demand was reaching its peak; this ------ marketing made her a millionaire.

• opportune

• instantaneous

• intermittent

• dubious

• extravagant

A scientist should not automatically reject folkways that might at first seem silly or superstitious; scientific qualifications are not license for -------, nor do they --------- prejudice or bias.

• experimentation… eliminate

• arrogance… pursue

• humility… advocate

• smugness… legitimate

• rigidity… console

For a long time, most doctors maintained that taking massive vitamins was relatively harmless; now, however, some are warning that excessive dosages can be -------.

• healthy

• expensive

• wasteful

• toxic

• inane

In Jamaica Kincaid's novel Lucy, the West Indian heroine ------- her employer's world, critically examining its assumptions and values.

• idealizes

• avoids

• beautifies

• scrutinizes

• excludes