11. In sharp contrast to the intense___ of the young republic, with its uTOPian faith in democracy and hopes for eternal human progress , recent developments suggest a mood of almost unrelieved___ .
idealism.. cynicism
inpidualism. escapism
sectarianism.. recklessness
assertiveness^{2. .ambition
righteousness.. egalitarianism}

12. Within the next decade, sophisticated telescopes now orbiting the Earth will determine whether the continents really are moving, ___the incipient___ among geologists^{3 about the validity of the theory of continental4 drift.
obviating5.. consensus
forestalling6.. rift
escalating7.. debates
engendering8.. speculation
resolving.. rumors9}

13. The state is a network of exchanged benefits and beliefs, ___between rulers and citizens based on those laws and procedures that are___ to the maintenance of community.
a compromise. .inimical
an interdependence. .subsidiary
a counterpoint.. incidental
an equivalence. .prerequisite
a reciprocity.. conducive¹⁰

14. For someone as ___ as she, who preferred to speak only when absolutely necessary , his relentless^{11 chatter12 was completely___ .
ingenuous13.. ignorant
curt14.. enchanting
cheerful.. idle
laconic15.. maddening
forward. .pointless}

15. Fashion is partly a search for a new language to discredit^{16 the old, a way in which each generation can ___its immediate17 predecessor18 and distinguish itself.
honor
repudiate
condone
placate
emulate19}

16. During the opera's most famous aria^{1 the tempo20 chosen by the orchestra's conductor seemed___ , without necessary relation to what had gone before.
tedious
melodious
capricious
compelling
cautious}

17. At several points in his discussion, Graves, in effect, ___evidence when it does not support his argument, tailoring it to his needs.
addresses
creates

alters
suppresses
substitutes

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