Tons of SC questions

fresh101
Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:13:34 +0000

The two students’ ----- was fundamental to winning the science award because the project required close collaboration.
A) visibility
B) spontaneity
C) rapport
D) acquiescence
E) lethargy

The answer is C but D seems plausible, does it not?

The study was flawed: merely ---- findings were presented as definitive because they ---- the researchers’ cherished, preconceived notions.
A) original…validated
B) speculative…contradicted
C) inaccurate…neutralized
D) conclusive…conformed to (what i put)
E) tentative…meshed with (answer)

Elizabeth saw right through Greg’s ----manner: he made a show of earnest sincerity, but she knew it to be a ------
A) craven…vagary
B) obtuse…subterfuge (what i put)
C) aloof…pretense
D) unctuous…sham (answer)
E) strident…query

This account of Lady Gregory’s role in the Irish literary renaissance is ----- but prudently stops short of outright idolatry
A) multifaceted
B) prodigious
C) impressionistic (what i put)
D) intimate
E) celebratory (answer)

Vorting the party line was for the Johnsons a matter of ---- rather than one of commitment; being ---- was simply a way for them to achieve their personal goals
A) affiliation…duplicitous (what i put)
B) politics…arbitrary
C) survival…resitant
D) conscience…predictable
E) pragmatism…loyal (answer)

For each question, can you please tell me why my answer is wrong and why the right answer is right?