331. Precision of wording is necessary in good writing; by choosing words that exactly convey the desired meaning, one can avoid ________ . ) c+ m% g& t& ?& m, X- A! w$ B
(A) redundancy 9 J* X% _; K* c7 U ?8 e" k
(B) complexity
/ }. q+ i$ X5 a7 A5 A (C) duplicity
) N# ~5 t( f( a (D) ambiguity ! o s& u/ l4 n, F& [- C# Z, f. r
(E) lucidity
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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. / t G9 d% i- A, L! | e
(A) concoction 7 E/ V# P9 A* _' S3 k. E
(B) medley
! \9 B3 m" w* Z) I (C) monolith 0 c- ?4 C, S- ]4 Q& H
(D) paradox 3 ~% `6 _5 F0 P; T3 v
(E) controversy
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$ c Q+ ]3 r2 v: M1 ^8 s" M% r333. Quick-breeding and immune to most pesticides, cockroaches are so ________ that even a professional exterminator may fail to ________ them. Y( G9 _. j. q/ d0 K3 C
(A) vulnerable ... eradicate M( v+ p7 e# B) v6 g
(B) widespread ... discern
6 m9 w, g% ~& f1 T. D0 y0 C (C) fragile ... destroy ' J+ U* g( T$ X" b$ n9 N
(D) hardy ... eliminate
- E$ w {; ?, N (E) numerous ... detect
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9 K5 }9 o% Y8 R- {334. Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop fully, Ms. Norman unfortunately tends to ________ the discussions involving the two women. * d( h W7 N. ]1 p8 o7 d& V
(A) exacerbate
& r" D5 Q/ m, R- J8 M. Y5 a (B) protract
) X1 B, t+ G: a4 c; C1 N" V: y8 y (C) truncate 5 f# s) M4 R: ~
(D) augment / d# A$ G; f3 w* S
(E) elaborate 8 Q) u0 E, P X
0 U ?* y) G$ Q# X! j2 E335. Rebuffed by his colleagues, the initially ________ young researcher became increasingly ________ 9 {- p! S2 s# }1 h1 j N
(A) outgoing ... withdrawn 9 d4 O0 n+ Q( ^7 D2 g3 Q
(B) boisterous ... excitable ( l0 G; s! ]. p! H1 \4 e
(C) diligent ... tolerant
: g. {& z: i: J8 d, V* _9 b (D) theoretical ... pragmatic
3 n+ @! _& _! ]( F (E) tedious ... polished
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