276. Lee, who refrained from excesses in his personal life, differed markedly from Grant, who ________ notorious drinking bouts with his cronies.
' S6 i' P0 @+ y/ D (A) deprecated [2 u7 s! U( e
(B) minimized) F. Q6 {# [/ c7 m
(C) indulged in
, y# ~8 o5 i) o% y (D) shunned
; s# `8 D! s0 F9 n (E) compensated for6 l" c1 O, }( A5 `& }' ]0 {
277. Left to endure a penniless old age, the ________ man lived to regret his ________ youth./ x5 Z0 t" T' i- n/ W* ~
(A) miserly ... friendless
, Z2 @* w+ K$ i0 m/ m (B) reclusive ... affable; f9 g) J9 w4 {: U
(C) eccentric ... fleeting3 d$ q0 N: Q9 Q) b
(D) egotistical ... frugal/ @ F) Z3 w$ N& d: b) l; ]
(E) improvident ... prodigal
0 w. U# F0 G. ^% g1 o& _ 278. Lexy's joy at finding the perfect Christmas gift for John was ________ , for she still had to find presents for the cousins and Uncle Bob.
/ |1 L5 o$ q3 P) \, n+ e# W (A) transient
6 b+ n( B6 h5 D% |# m M8 V (B) antithetical- Y. W6 C. C* n+ Y* }' f0 \6 ^
(C) exuberant
3 j z7 c4 G+ N# `' f1 q (D) exhaustive6 o6 l* v/ [% W( \
(E) incontrovertible
6 E; z ~' Z! I6 h3 c: G: A) A 279. Life is a ________ of the sacred and the profane, of good and evil; to ________ them `is futile.
* V3 r2 Y, ~: a2 C4 q/ i (A) rejection ... embrace
7 B* r0 X0 _9 Q# ]/ z (B) commingling ... separate% G1 O1 j$ Z7 b/ X: R: }
(C) misalliance ... endure9 w% ^0 F4 \1 X# a2 J7 L
(D) defamation ... reform
: j6 i& Q1 s# E- s$ t( t7 H (E) confusion ... promulgate J) i, H4 x1 q) C
280. Like Machiavelli before him, Henry Kissinger has a keen appreciation for the hard-headed, even ________ , use of power, to the point of admiring some traits in leaders who were otherwise ________ .
\, `# K2 U1 X. k4 } (A) cynical ... benevolent
) C2 Q4 K* Z# q$ o. [ (B) gentle ... insignificant
$ w% M7 }% ~4 O# m$ @: h4 v1 X3 i (C) ruthless ... detestable
4 B3 Z- ]" x! d3 T) j1 ]$ q8 F8 M' n (D) resentful ... charismatic
5 C0 v9 b- [) u8 y$ f (E) forceful ... exemplary3 ~$ |7 W* v Q( s* B
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