AnswersandExplanations

1.B:"Terrestrial"meansland.Nochoicehereoffersasynonymfor"marine,"e.g.
nautical/naval/water/seagoing,andnootherchoicesmatcheithermarineorterrestrial.
2.A:"Quagmire"meansliterallyabogormarsh,andfigurativelyaninvolvedsituationdifficult
toescape;entanglementisasynonym,morespecificallysimilarthantheotherchoices.
3.A:Longitudesareimaginarygeographicallinesrunningnorthandsouth.Latitudesruneast
andwest.Theotherchoicesdonotequaleitherlatitudeorlongitudeindirection.
4.C:Topographymeansthephysicalfeaturesofalandmass.Itdoesnotmeancoastline(A),
mountainrange(B),orislands(D).
5.C:Apeninsulaisapieceoflandconnectedtothemainlandbyanisthmusandprojectinginto
theoceansuchthatitissurroundedonthreesidesbywater.Apeninsulaisnotacoast(A);itis
notfoundinland(B);anditisnotaborder(D).
6.B:Thepassagewasfoundnear50degreesSlatitude.Latitudesaremeasuredhorizontally,in
relationtotheequatororcentralimaginaryline,equidistantbetweentheNorthandSouthPoles.
Longitudesaremeasuredvertically.Greenwich(A),thelocationofzerodegreeslongitude,
adoptedastheglobalstandard,isbothincorrectandnevernamedinthepassage.Spain(C),
Portugal(D),andMadrid(E)inSpainarealsoincorrect.
7.A:Meridiansareimaginarygeographicalcirclesintersectingthepoles.Imaginarylinesparallel
totheequator(B)arelatitudes.TheInternationalDateLineisaspecificmeridian,notanarea
(C).Itisnotalandmass(D)asitcrossesbothwaterandland.
8.A:"Amicable"meansfriendly.Itdoesnotmeancompetitive(B),i.e.oppositional,ambitious,
oraggressive;courteous(C),i.e.polite;industrious(D),i.e.hardworking;orchemistry(E):their
collaborationwasinphysics,butmoreover,thepassagespecificallydescribestheircollaboration
as"amicable."
9.B:"Blithe"meanslighthearted.Itdoesnotmeanstrong(A),humorous(B)orfunny;strange
(D),orenvious(E).
10.B:"Disgruntled"meansannoyed.Itdoesnotmeanhopeless(A),depressed(C),orworried
(D).
11.A:MariechallengedauthoritybygoingtostudyattheSorbonne,becauseWarsaw's
universitydidnotadmitwomen.Thepassageindicatesthischallengebydescribingher
"defiantly"leavingPolandforFrance;i.e.,shewasdefyingauthority.Thepassagedoesnot
indicatesheshowedintelligence(B),"behaved"(C),orwasdistressed(D)orupsetbyhermove.

12.A:Asynonymfor"despondently"is"dejectedly,"meaningsadly,withdespairordepression.
ThepassageindicatesthisbydescribingCurie'semotionalstateasoneof"heartbreaking
anguish"overherhusband'ssuddenaccidentaldeath.Sheisnotdescribedinthispassageas
worried(B)byhermemories,orrecallingthemtearfully(C),happily(D),orirefully(E),i.e.
angrily.
13.C:Theclosestsynonymforthe"feelingofdesolation"(despair)describedinthepassageis
wretchedness.Misfortune(A)orillfate/luckisnotasclose.Anger(B)isaseparateemotionfrom
desolation.Disappointment(D)isalsodifferentfromdesolation,meaningfeelingletdownrather
thanhopeless.Ambition(E)isdrivetosucceedoraccomplishthings.ItwasnotCurie'sambition
thatfadeduponreturningtotheSorbonnebutherdepression.
14.C:"Disillusioned"meansdisappointed.Itdoesnotmeantroubled(A),i.e.concernedor
disturbed;worried(B)oranxious;sorrowful(D)orsad;ordisturbed(E).
15.B:"Coagulated"meanssolidified.Liquid(A)isanoppositeofsolid.Flowing(C)assumesa
liquid,notsolid,state.Gas(D)isanotheroppositeofsolid.(Threestatesofmatter,likevolcanic
material,areliquid,solid,andgaseous.)
16.A:"Buoyant"meansabletofloat.Thepassageindicatesthisbyindicatingthatthegases
therefore,sanktowardearthandsuffocatedpeople.Buoyantdoesnotmeanvisible(B)or
possibletosee.Abletofloat/buoyantdoesnotmeanabletoevaporate(C).Evaporationmeans
turningtovapor,whichonlyliquidscando.Gasesarealreadyvapors.Buoyantdoesnotmean
invisible(D)orunseen.Abletofloatdoesnotmeanabletocondense(E),i.e.turnfromvaporto
liquid.
17.B:"Dissect"meanstocutapartforstudy.Itdoesnotmeantodescribeindetail(A),to
photograph(C),ortochart(D)aspecimen.
18.B:Meteorologistsarescientistswhostudyatmosphericconditions,particularlyweather.
Scientistswhostudyoceans(A)areoceanographers,i.e.marinescientists.Scientistswhostudy
ash(C)donotexistasmembersofaseparatediscipline.Climatescientistsandmanyothers
concernedwithitseffectsstudyvolcanicash.Scientistswhostudyanimalbehavior(D)are
ethologistsoranimalbehavioristsanddonotstudyash.
19.C:Distilledwaterispurifiedwater.Distilledwaterisnotequivalenttobottled(A),volcanic
(B),sea(D),orfountain(E)water.
20.A:"Supremacy"meansunlimitedpower,notunrestrictedgrowth(B).Thepassagestatesthat
DrakediminishedSpain'ssupremacy,butdoesnotspecificallymentiondiminishingitsterritory
(C).Drake'sraidsenrichedEnglandandreducedSpain'spower;nomentionismadeof
eliminatinganytreaties(D).
21.B:"Robust"meansstrong.Itdoesnotmeanwarlike(A),accomplished(C)orcompetent,
timid(D)orfearful,orinexperienced(E).

22.B:"Martial"meanswarlikeorwarrelated.Itdoesnotmeancomplete(A),independent(C),
orisolated(D).
23.C:"Vulnerable"meansopentoattackorsusceptibletoharm.Itdoesnotmeanopento
change(A)orreceptive,triumphant(B)orvictorious,defeated(D)orbeatentheywere
vulnerabletoattackfirstandthenconsequentlyweredefeatedordiscouraged(E),i.e.
disheartenedordispirited.
24.A:ThepassageindicatestheArmadawas"blocked"ononeside,i.e.closedoffratherthan
damaged(B)(itwasdamagedextensively,notononeside);alone(C)orcircled(D),i.e.
surrounded,neitherofwhichcanbedoneononlyoneside.
25.B:"Intercededfor"meansintervenedonbehalfof,notrefusedhelpto(A),wantedtofight
(C),givenordersforalltofight(D),ordefeated(E).
26.C:"Pacify"meanstocalmormakepeaceful.Itdoesnotmeantomakeweaker(A),todestroy
(B),ortoirritate(D),i.e.annoyorprovoke.
27.B:"Ennobled"meansgavehonortoormadenoble.Itdoesnotmeangavecomfort(A)or
solace,gavestrength(C),i.e.fortifiedorreinforced,gavefear(D)orfrightened,orgavehope(E)
orencouraged.
28.B:To"abet"meanstoenable,support,orencourage,usuallyincrimeordoingsomething
wrong.Itdoesnotmeantoend(A),thinkabout(C),ordaydreamabout(D)something.
29.B:"Reinforced"meansstrengthened,notwelcomed(A),held(C),orcaptured(D).