201. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow, why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed tomoisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
The words "exposed to" in line 19 are closest in meaning to
Answer - C
202. This is why glass shatters so easily when dealt a blow, why glass deteriorates over time, especially when exposed to moisture, and why glassware must be slowly reheated and uniformly cooled after manufacture to release internal stresses induced by uneven cooling.
The word "induced" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
203. The best-known specimens are the remarkable tracks discovered at Lactoli, Tanzania, by Mary Leakey.
The word "remarkable" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
204. The pressures exerted along the foot, together with the length of stride, which averaged 87 centimeters, indicated that the hominids had been walking slowly. In short, all the detectable morphological features implied that the feet that left the footprints were very little different from those of contemporary humans.
The word "exerted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
205. The study of fossil footprints is not restricted to examples from such remote periods. Hundreds of prints are known, for example, in French caves dating from the end of the last ice age, approximately 10, 000 years ago.
The word "restricted" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
206. The livelihood of each species in the vast and intricate assemblage of living things depends on the existence of other organisms.
The word "intricate" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
207. A multitude of microorganisms (including viruses and bacteria) and an army of invertebrates.
The expression "an army" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
208. Members of the animal kingdom have developed a variety of defense mechanisms for dealing with parasites. Although these mechanisms vary considerably, all major groups of animals are capable of detecting and reacting to the presence of "foreign" cells.
The word "vary" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
209. Unimprovised, completely structured jazz does exist, but the ability of the best jazz musicians to create music of great cohesion and beauty during a performance has been a hallmark of the music and its major source of inspiration and change.
The word "cohesion" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
210. The second distinguishing characteristic of jazz is a rhythmic drive that was initially called "hot" and later "swing."
The word "initially" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
211. In playing hot, a musician consciously departs from strict meter to create a relaxed sense of phrasing that also emphasizes the underlying rhythms.
The word "consciously" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
212. Not all jazz is hot, however; many early bands played unadorned published arrangements of popular songs.
The word "unadorned" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
213. The tight arrangement enabled the Mandans to protect themselves more easily from the attacks of others who might seek to obtain some of the food these highly capable farmers stored from one years to the next.
The word "enabled" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
214. They had to exercise considerable skill to produce the desired results, for their northern location meant fleeting growing seasons.
The word "considerable" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
215. This green corn was boiled, dried, and shelled, with some of the maize slated for immediate consumption and the rest stored in animal-skin bags.
The word "consumption" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
216. With appropriate banking of the extrafood, the Mandans protected themselves against the disaster of crop failure and accompanying hunger.
The word "disaster" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
217. Helium nuclei have also been found to be constituents of cosmic rays that fall on the earth (cosmic "rays" are not really a form of radiation; they consist of rapidly moving particles of numerous different kinds).
The word "constituents" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
218. Its relative abundance never seems to varymuch. In some places, there may be slightly more of it; in others, slightly less, but the ratio of helium to hydrogen nucleial ways remains about the same.
The word "vary" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
219. However, the amount of helium that could have been produced in this manner can be calculated, and it turns out to be no more than a few percent.
The word "calculated" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
220. By the time the universe was a few minutes old, helium production has effectively ceased.
The word "ceased" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
221.Wealthy and socially prominent settlers made quilts of the English type, cut from large lengths of cloth of the same color and texture rather than stitched together from smaller pieces.
The word " prominent" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
222. This term was usually applied to a fabric of wool and linen used in heavy clothing and quilted petticoats worn in the wintertime.
The phrase "applied to" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
223. Rather, they were made of a top layer of woolen or glazed worsted wool fabric, consisting of smooth, compact yarn from long wool fibers, dyed dark blue, green, or brown with a bottom layer of a coarser woolen material, either natural or a shade of yellow.
The word "coarser" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
224. The linsey-woolsey covering was found in the colder regions of the country because of the warmth it afforded.
The word "afforded" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
225. Growing tightly packed together and collectively weaving a dense canopy of branches, a stand of red alder trees can totally dominate a site to the exclusion of almost everything else.
The word "dense" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
226. Farm dwellers in their isolation not only found it harder to locate companions in play but also, thanks to the unending demands and pressures of their work, felt it necessary to combine fun with purpose.
The phrase "thanks to " is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
227. The most eagerly anticipated social events were the rural fairs. Hundreds of men, women, and children attended from far and near.
The phrase "eagerly anticipated" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
228. Although the phlogiston theory was selfconsistent, it was awkward because it required that imaginative, even mysterious, properties be ascribed to phlogiston.
The word "properties" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
229. Although the phlogiston theory was selfconsistent, it was awkward because it required that imaginative, even mysterious, properties be ascribed to phlogiston.
The phrase "ascribed to" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
230. In the eighteenth century, Antoine Lavoisier, on the basis of careful experimentation was led to propose a different theory of burning, one that required a constituent of air-later shown to be oxygenfor combustion.
The word "constituent" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
231. Since the weight of the oxygen is always added, the weight of the products of combustion, including the evolved gases, would always be greater than the weight of the starting material.
The word "Since" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
232. Iron production was revolutionized in the early eighteenth century when coke was first used instead of charcoal for refining iron ore.
The word "revolutionized" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
233. Apart from its low cost, the appeal of iron as a building material lay in its strength, its resistance to fire, and its potential to span vast areas.
The word "appeal" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
234. Significantly, the use of exposed iron occurred mainly in the new building types spawned by the Industrial Revolution: in factories, warehouses, commercial offices, exhibition halls, and railroad stations, where its practical advantages far outweighed its lack of status.
The word "spawned" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
235. Designers of the railroad stations of the new age explored the potential of iron, covering huge areas with spans that surpassed the great vaults of medieval hurches and cathedrals.
The word "surpassed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
236. Their composition is thought to be similar to that of Earth's iron core, and indeed they might have once made up the core of a large planetoid that disintegrated long ago.
The word "core" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - A
237. When meteorites fall on the continent, they are embedded in the moving ice sheets. At places where the glaciers move upward against mountain ranges, meteorites are left exposed on the surface.
The word "embedded" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
238. The pale, smooth desert plain provides a perfect backdrop for spottingmeteorites, which are usually dark brown of black.
The word "spotting" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - B
239. A pioneering set of experiments has been important in the revolution in our understanding of animal behavior-a revolution that eroded the behaviorist dogma that only humans have minds.
The word "dogma" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - D
240. These experiments were designed to detect consciousness.
The word "detect" is closest in meaning to which of following?
Answer - C
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