331. Precision of wording is necessary in good writing; by choosing words that exactly convey the desired meaning, one can avoid ________ . e. d0 g1 X; ^7 W2 T+ s
(A) redundancy
7 R! A( S* E6 {- S$ q% u2 v+ w (B) complexity % q* ~, v6 k& ]% h8 u
(C) duplicity + M6 y2 T' `4 [+ V5 [' G; R: F
(D) ambiguity 6 K9 o$ N% E- Q6 V$ ]
(E) lucidity # J( N& A& O5 q) e4 c3 m! r
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332. Publishers have discovered that black America is not a ________ of attitudes and opinions but a rich mixture lending itself to numerous expressions in print. ) p+ t! ]- o( y, i( p, n5 V# I% U
(A) concoction
5 S6 @: i" D T6 F (B) medley . N# p& b! i( {0 x x; n
(C) monolith % d9 H! H! x2 O& G& V
(D) paradox * C/ F) Q+ G4 v! X6 w1 k
(E) controversy
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333. Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so ________ that even a professional exterminator may fail to ________ them. & g. n( o' N: j
(A) vulnerable ... eradicate ]# j" ~7 n2 O
(B) widespread ... discern / X8 n' a) m0 k- ]
(C) fragile ... destroy
4 h( z2 p! l! L2 _: x (D) hardy ... eliminate
* D* ]5 V. P2 W (E) numerous ... detect
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334. Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to ________ the discussions involving the two women.
+ \1 y2 M: I" D/ P9 r (A) exacerbate
+ |8 C# w: \. l0 h# g (B) protract 4 y; M4 F+ `% @2 N3 D1 u d
(C) truncate
" v8 [1 l7 m3 g; H, Z1 Z (D) augment * R; q4 F) S' a" _6 p: L
(E) elaborate ( Q- p5 q6 D0 D0 \
* @! e- I* ]9 O' i6 `335. Rebuffed by his colleagues, the initially ________ young researcher became increasingly ________
8 Z* J$ b& D: d. k1 F7 Y, B (A) outgoing ... withdrawn
# [" q" o. X, y (B) boisterous ... excitable
: q) u3 |$ C, E/ d (C) diligent ... tolerant " A ^* ~2 `1 R& U8 c! a8 ^+ s
(D) theoretical ... pragmatic
" B- x) v+ Y8 g% S7 H. `9 I (E) tedious ... polished ! E, @" q G! G" O! j6 L, a y
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