GRE Real 19

Test 4
SECTION 1
Time— 30 minutes
38 Questions

Directions: Each sentence below has one or two 4. Calculus, though still indispensable to science
blanks, each blank indicating that something has and technology, is no longer -------; it has an
been omitted. Beneath the sentence are five lettered equal partner called discrete mathematics.
words or sets of words. Choose the word or set of
words for each blank that best fits the meaning of (A) preeminent
the sentence as a whole. (B) pertinent
(C) beneficial
(D) essential
1. If those large publishers that respond solely to (E) pragmatic
popular literary trends continue to dominate the
publishing market, the initial publication of new 5. Demonstrating a mastery of innuendo, he issued
writers will depend on the writers' willingness several ------- insults in the course of the
to ------- popular tastes. evening's conversation.

(A) struggle against (A) blunt

(B) cater to (B) boisterous
(C) admire (C) fallacious
(D) flout (D) veiled
(E) elude (E) embellished

2. Candidates who oppose the present state income 6. The ------- of gamblers' unsuccessful decision
tax must be able to propose ------- ways to strategies is one ------- of the illusions built into
------- the financing of state operations. games of chance in order to misguide players
and take their money.
(A) intelligent. .initiate
(B) individual. .diversify (A) distortion. .outcome
(C) innovative. .alleviate (B) restriction. .result
(D) arbitrary. .maintain (C) maintenance. .function
(E) alternate. .continue (D) prediction. .accomplishment
(E) demonstration. .prerequisite
3. Although strong legal remedies for nonpayment
of child support are ---------, the delay and 7. The natures of social history and lyric poetry
expense associated with these remedies make are -------, social history always recounting
it ------- to develop other options. the ------- and lyric poetry speaking for
unchanging human nature, that timeless essence
(A) unpopular. .useful beyond fashion and economics.
(B) required. .impossible
(C) available. .imperative (A) predetermined. .bygone
(D) unavailing. .impractical (B) antithetical. .evanescent
(E) nonexistent. .ridiculous (C) interdependent. .unnoticed
(D) irreconcilable. .unalterable
(E) indistinguishable. .transitory

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Directions: In each of the following questions, 12. PORTRAIT : PAINTING

a related pair of words or phrases is followed by (A) ballet : music
five lettered pairs of words or phrases. Select the (B) meter : poetry
lettered pair that best expresses a relationship (C) solo : ensemble
similar to that expressed in the original pair. (D) biography : history
(E) documentary : event

8. JOG : EXERCISE :: 13. VENERABLE : REVERENCE ::

(A) immunize : disease (A) fallible : correction
(B) barter : trade (B) viable : performance
(C) borrow : bank (C) despicable : scorn
(D) punish : law (D) credible : honor
(E) vote : candidate (E) amiable : reconciliation

9. STERILE : BACTERIA :: 14. DOLDRUMS : ENERGY ::

(A) moldy : fungus (A) joy : euphoria
(B) mendacious : lies (B) rehabilitation : discipline
(C) desiccated : thirst (C) hunger : thirst
(D) colorless : rainbow (D) depravity : virtue
(E) impeccable : flaws (E) grief : hope

10. STOKE : FUEL :: 15. DISINTERESTED : PARTISANSHIP ::

(A) irrigate : water (A) meticulous : preservation
(B) simulate : imitation (B) straightforward : argument
(C) radiate : steam (C) adroit : fatigue
(D) choke : obstacle (D) venal : probity
(E) propel : force (E) efficient : dispatch

11. ANECDOTE : AMUSEMENT :: 16. MERCENARY : SOLDIER ::

(A) parable : brevity (A) amateur : artist
(B) lecture : instruction (B) apprentice : student
(C) harangue : complacency (C) pedant : teacher
(D) caption : illustration (D) demagogue : leader
(E) slogan : repetition (E) hack : writer

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Directions: Each passage in this group is followed by questions based on its content. After reading a passage, choose
the best answer to each questions. Answer all questions following a passage on the basis of what is stated or implied
in that passage.

Analyzing the physics of dance can add funda- 19. The author implies that dancers can become
mentally to a dancer's skill. Although dancer seldom see more skilled by doing which of the following?
themselves totally in physical terms— as body mass
Line moving through space under the influence of well-known (A) Ignoring rotational movements
(5) forces and obeying physical laws— neither can they (B) Understanding the forces that permit various
afford to ignore the physics of movement. For example, movements
no matter how much a dancer wishes to leap off the floor (C) Solving simple linear equations
and then start turning, the law of conservation of (D) Learning the technical terms utilized by
angular momentum absolutely prevents such a choreographers
(10) movement (E) Circumventing the law of conservation of
Some movements involving primarily vertical or angular momentum
horizontal motions of the body as a whole, in which
rotations can be ignored, can be studied using simple
20. Analysis of which of the following would require
equations of linear motions in three dimensions. How-
the kind of complex approach described in
(15) ever, rotational motions require more complex
lines 14-19 ?
approaches that involve analyses of the way the body's
mass is distributed, the axes of rotation involved in (A) A long leap across space
different types of movement, and the sources of the (B) A short jump upward with a return to the
forces that produce the rotational movement. same place
(C) A sustained and controlled turn in place
17. The primary purpose of the passage is to (D) Short, rapid steps forward and then back-
ward without turning
(A) initiate a debate over two approaches to (E) Quick sidesteps in a diagonal line
analyzing a field of study
(B) describe how one field of knowledge can
be applied to another field
(C) point out the contradictions between two
distinct theories
(D) define and elaborate on an accepted
scientific principle
(E) discuss the application of a new theory
within a new setting

18. The author mentions all of the following as

contributing to an understanding of the physics of
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(A) the law of conservation of angular

momentum
(B) analyses of the way in which the body's
mass is distributed
(C) equations of linear motion in three
dimensions
(D) analyses of the sources that produce
rotational motions
(E) the technical terms for movements such
as leaps and turns

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Human relations have commanded people's atten- 21. According to the passage, it has been suggested
tion from early times. The ways of people have been that the science of human relations was slow to
recorded ill innumerable myths, folktales, novels, develop because
Linepoems plays, and popular or philosophical essays.
(5) Although the full significance of a human relationship (A) intuitive knowledge of human relations is
may not be directly evident, the complexity of feelings derived from philosophy
and actions that can be understood at a glance is sur- (B) early scientists were more relations in the
prisingly great. For this reason psychology holds a investigate the obvious
unique position among the sciences. "Intuitive" knowl- (C) scientific studies of human relations appear
(10) edge may be remarkably penetrating and can signifi- to investigate the obvious
cantly help us understand human behavior, whereas in (D) the scientific method is difficult to apply to
the physical sciences such commonsense knowledge is the study of human relations
relatively primitive. If we erased all knowledge of sci- (E) people generally seem to be more attracted
entific physics from our modern world, not only would to literary than to scientific writings about
(15) we not have cars and television sets, we might even human relations
find that the ordinary person was unable to cope with
the fundamental mechanical problems of pulleys and
levers. On the other hand, if we removed all knowl- 22. The author's statement that "psychology holds a
edge of scientific psychology from our world, pro- unique position among the sciences"(lines 8-9)
(20) blems in interpersonal relations might easily be coped
is supported by which of the following claims in
with and solved much as before. We would still "know" the passage?
how to avoid doing something asked of us and how to
(A) The full meaning of a human relationship
get someone to agree with us; we would still "know"
may not be obvious.
when someone was angry and when someone was
(B) Commonsense understanding' of human
(25) pleased. One could even offer sensible explanations for
relations can be incisive.
the "whys" of much of the self's behavior and feelings.
(C) Intuitive knowledge in the physical sciences
In other words, the ordinary person has a great and is relatively advanced.
profound understanding of the self and of other people (D) Subjective bias is difficult to control in
which, though unformulated or only vaguely conceived psychological research.
(30) enables one to interact with others in more or less
(E) Psychological facts are too imprecise to lead
adaptive ways. Kohler in referring to the lack of great
to great discoveries.
discoveries in psychology as compared with physics,
accounts for this by saying that "people were
acquainted with practically all territories of mental life 23. According to the passage, an understanding of the
(35) a long time before the founding of scientific self can be
psychology."
Paradoxically, with all this natural, intuitive, com- (A) highly biased due to unconscious factors
monsense capacity to grasp human relations, the sci- (B) profound even when vaguely conceived
ence of human relations has been one of the last to (C) improved by specialized training
(40) develop. Different explanations of this paradox have (D) irrelevant for understanding human relations
been suggested. One is that science would destroy the (E) more reliable than knowledge about other
vain and pleasing illusions people have about them- people
selves; but we might ask why people have always loved
to read pessimistic, debunking writings, from
(45) Ecclesiastes to Freud. It has also been proposed that just
because we know so much about people intuitively,
there has been less incentive for studying them
scientifically; why should one develop a theory, carry
out systematic observations, or make predictions about
(50) the obvious? In any case, the field of human relations,
with its vast literary documentation but meager sci-
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24. It can be inferred that the author would most 26. The author refers to people who are attracted to
likely agree with of the following people who "pessimistic, debunking writings"(line 44) in
lived before the advent of scientific psychology? order to support which of the following ideas?

(A) Their understanding of human relations was (A) Interesting books about human relations are
quite limited. typically pessimistic.
(B) They were uninterested in acquiring knowl- (B) People tend to ignore scientific explanations
edge of the physical world. of human relations.
(C) They misunderstood others more frequently (C) People rarely hold pleasing illusions about
than do people today. themselves.
(D) Their intuitions about human relations were (D) A scientific approach to human relations
reasonably sophisticated. would undermine the pleasing illusions
(E) They were more likely to hold pleasing illu- people hold of themselves.
sions about themselves than are people (E) It is doubtful that the science of human
today. relations developed slowly because of a
desire to maintain pleasing illusions.

25. The author implies that attempts to treat human

relations scientifically have thus far been 27. It can be inferred that the author assumes that
relatively commonsense knowledge of human relations is

(A) unilluminating (A) equally well developed among all adults

(B) paradoxical within a given society
(C) pessimistic (B) considerably more accurate in some
(D) encouraging societies than in others
(E) uninterpretable (C) biased insofar as it is based on myths
and folktales
(D) typically unrelated to an individual's inter-
actions with other people
(E) usually sufficiently accurate to facilitate
interactions with others

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Directions: Each question below consists of a word 33. AMELIORATE :

printed in capital letters, followed by five lettered (A) preserve
words or phrases. Choose the lettered word or (B) participate
phrase that is most nearly opposite in meaning to (C) aggravate
the word in capital letters. (D) implement
(E) implicate
Since some of the questions require you to
distinguish fine shades of meaning, be sure to 34. STIPULATION :
consider all the choices before deciding which (A) heated discussion
one is best. (B) demanding task
(C) erroneous interpretation
(D) tacit requirement
28. UNSUBSTANTIATED : (E) paramount concern
(A) having unknown consequences (E) state of immobility
(B) carefully done
(C) modified 35. ABDICATE :
(D) minimized (A) assume
(E) verified (B) resist
(C) defend
29. CHICANERY : (D) propose
(A) public praise (E) dictate
(B) unimpassioned declaration
(C) honest dealing 36. RESTIVENESS :
(D) extemporaneous argument (A) contentment
(E) consistent action (B) heartiness
(C) smugness
30. VIABILITY : (D) bashfulness
(A) inability to change (E) urbanity
(B) inability to breathe
(C) inability to live 37. FORESTALL :
(D) state of frivolity (A) defend
(B) abet
31. PROTUBERANT : (C) renounce
(A) depressed (D) accept
(B) slick (E) badger
(C) desiccated
(D) contorted 38. GRANDILOQUENT :
(E) opaque (A) precious
(B) ambiguous
32. CURSORY : (C) colloquial
(A) extremely delicate (D) secretive
(B) unusually brilliant (E) ribald
(C) completely natural
(D) painstakingly thorough
(E) overwhelmingly emotional

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