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GRE®-GraduateRecordExaminations®TheGRE®GeneralTestmeasuresverbalreasoning,quantitativereasoning,criticalthinking,andanalyticalwritingskillsthathavebeenacquiredoveralongperiodoftimeandthatarenotrelatedtoanyspecificfieldofstudy.TheGRE®SubjectTestsgaugeundergraduateachievementineightspecificfieldsofstudy.RevisedGREGeneralTestVerbalThesesamplequestionsareliketheonesthatwillappearontherevisedGREGeneralTest.Theyarenon-interactiveandareforviewingonly.Thesamplequestionsareavailableinalternateformatfortesttakerswithdisabilities.Forthefollowingquestions,selectthetwoanswerchoicesthat,whenusedtocompletethesentence,fitthemeaningofthesentenceasawholeandproducecompletedsentencesthatarealikeinmeaning.1.ItistrulyparadoxicalthattheAmazon,thelushestofallrainforests,isrootedinthemostofallsoils.A.acidicB.coarseC.starkD.impoverishedE.infertileF.austere2.Cynicsbelievethatpeoplewhocomplimentsdosoinordertobepraisedtwice.A.conjureupB.covetC.deflectD.graspE.shrugoffF.understand3.Arestaurant'smenuisgenerallyreflectedinitsdecor;however,despitethisrestaurant'sappearanceitispedestrianinthemenuitoffers.A.elegantB.tawdryC.modernD.traditionalE.conventionalF.chic4.InternationalfinancialissuesaretypicallybytheUnitedStatesmediabecausetheyaretootechnicaltomakesnappyheadlinesandtooinaccessibletopeoplewholackabackgroundineconomics.A.neglectedB.slightedC.overratedD.hiddenE.criticizedF.repudiated5.Whileinmanywaystheirpersonalitiescouldnothavebeenmoredifferent—shewasebullientwherehewasglum,relaxedwherehewasawkward,garrulouswherehewas—theyweresurprisinglywellsuited.A.solicitousB.munificentC.irresoluteD.laconicE.fastidiousF.taciturnQuestions6through8arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.MusiccriticshaveconsistentlydefinedJamesP.Johnsonasagreatearlyjazzpianist,originatorofthe1920'sHarlemstridestyle,andanimportantbluesandjazzcomposer.Inaddition,however,Johnsonwasaninnovatorinclassicalmusic,composingsymphonicmusicthatincorporatedAmerican,andespeciallyAfrican-American,traditions.Suchablendofmusicalelementswasnotentirelynew:by1924bothMilhaudandGershwinhadcomposedclassicalworksthatincorporatedelementsofjazz.Johnson,aseriousmusicianmoreexperiencedthanmostclassicalcomposerswithjazz,blues,spirituals,andpopularmusic,wasparticularlysuitedtoexpandMilhaud'sandGershwin'sexperiments.In1927hecompletedhisfirstlarge-scalework,theblues-andjazz-inspiredYamekraw,whichincludedborrowingsfromspiritualsandJohnson'sownpopularsongs.Yamekraw,premieredsuccessfullyinCarnegieHall,wasamajorachievementforJohnson,becominghismostfrequentlyperformedextendedwork.Itdemonstratedvividlythepossibilityofassimilatingcontemporarypopularmusicintothesymphonictradition.6.ThepassagestatesthatJohnsoncomposedallofthefollowingEXCEPTA.jazzworksB.popularsongsC.symphonicmusicD.spiritualsE.bluespieces7.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.Theauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowingaboutmostclassicalcomposersoftheearly1920's?A.TheywerestronglyinfluencedbythemusicalexperimentsofMilhaudandGershwin.B.TheyhadlittleworkingfamiliaritywithsuchformsofAmericanmusicasjazz,blues,andpopularsongsC.Theymadefewattemptstointroduceinnovationsintotheclassicalsymphonictradition8.TheauthorsuggeststhatmostcriticshaveA.underratedthepopularityofYamekrawB.undervaluedJohnson'smusicalabilitiesC.hadlittleinterestinJohnson'sinfluenceonjazzD.hadlittleregardforclassicalworksthatincorporatepopularmusicE.neglectedJohnson'scontributiontoclassicalsymphonicmusicQuestions9and10arebasedonthefollowingreadingpassage.ScholarshiponpoliticalnewspapersandtheireditorsisdominatedbytheviewthatastheUnitedStatesgrew,theincreasinginfluenceofthepressled,ultimately,totheneutralreportingfromwhichwebenefittoday.Pasleyconsidersthisviewoversimplified,becauseneutralitywasnotagoalofearlynationalnewspaperediting,evenwheneditorsdisingenuouslystatedthattheyaimedtotellallsidesofastory.Rather,theintenselypartisanideologiesrepresentedinnewspapersoftheearlyrepublicledtoacleardemarcationbetweentraditionalandrepublicanvalues.Theeditorsresponsibleforthepapers'content—especiallythosewithrepublicanagendas—begantoseethemselvesascentralfiguresinthedevelopmentofpoliticalconsciousnessintheUnitedStates.9.Considereachofthechoicesseparatelyandselectallthatapply.ThepassagesuggeststhatPasleywouldagreewithwhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthepoliticalroleofnewspapers?A.Newspaperstodayareinmanycasesmuchlessneutralintheirpoliticalreportingthaniscommonlyheldbyscholars.B.NewspapersintheearlyUnitedStatesnormallydeclaredquiteopenlytheirrefusaltotellallsidesofmostpoliticalstories.C.TheeditorialpoliciesofsomeearlyUnitedStatesnewspapersbecameacounterweighttoproponentsoftraditionalvalues.10.Inthecontextinwhichitappears,disingenuouslymostnearlymeansA.insincerelyB.guilelesslyC.obliquelyD.resolutelyE.pertinaciouslyForthefollowingquestions,selectoneentryforeachblankfromthecorrespondingcolumnofchoices.Fillallblanksinthewaythatbestcompletesthetext.11.FarfromviewingJeffersonasaskepticalbutenlightenedintellectual,historiansofthe1960’sportrayedhimasthinker,eagertofilltheyoungwithhispolitical