300. The corona is a brilliant, pearly white, filmy light, about as bright as the full Moon. Its beautiful rays are a sensational sight during an eclipse. The corona's rays flash out in a brilliant fan that has wispy spike like rays near the Sun's north and south poles.
The word "sensational" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) spectacular
(B) predictable
(C) bizarre
(D) constant
301. She also photographs away from her studio at various architectural sites, bringing camera, lights, mirrors, and a crew of assistants to transform the site into her own abstract image.
The word "transform" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) move
(B) extend
(C) change
(D) interpret
302. At first she works only with objects, concentrating on their composition ; then she lights them and adds color from lights covered with colored filters. The word "composition" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) arrangement
(B) brightness
(C) quality
(D) size
303. She visits each location several times to make sketches and test shots. Until she brings in the lights, however, she cannot predict exactly what they will do to the image, so there is some improvising on the spot.
The word "shots" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) injections
(B) photographs
(C) loud noises
(D) effective remarks
304. With its radiant color and plantlike shape, the sea anemone looks more like a flower than an animal.
The word "shape" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) length
(B) grace
(C) form
(D) nature
305. The upper end of the sea anemone has a mouth surrounded by tentacles that the animal uses to capture its food.
The word "capture" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) catch
(B) control
(C) cover
(D) clean
306. When disturbed, a sea anemone retracts its tentacles and shortens its body so that it resembles a lump on a rock.
The word "retracts" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) pulls back
(B) relaxes
(C) reproduces
(D) lifts up
307. The first such attempt, the ambitious Project Mohole, got under way during the 1960's and proved the value of deep-sea drilling by making several test holes in the mantle beneath the crust before spiraling costs led to
its cancellation.
The word "spiraling" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) rising
(B) necessary
(C) unpredictable
(D) circular
308. Soon afterward, however, work began on the more modest Deep Sea Drilling Project, which is not aimed at reaching the mantle but at exploring the crust itself.
The expression "more modest " is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) more sophisticated
(B) more timid
(C) less ambitious
(D) less controversial
309. This venture uses a special ship, the Glomar Challenger, which can be held precisely in position in the sea --- without any anchor --- by sound-wave guiding systems and computer-controlled propellers.
The word " precisely" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) exactly
(B) clearly
(C) economically
(D) practically
310. Throughout the colonial period there was a marked shortage of women, which varied with the regions and was always greatest in the frontier areas.
The word "marked" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) underlined
(B) graded
(C) prolonged
(D) distinct
311. Puritan town councils expected widows and unattached womento be self- supporting and for a long time provided needy spinsters with parcels of land.
The phrase "unattached women" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) women without high social status
(B) women without property
(C) unmarried women
(D) unemployed women
312. The artisan who makes pottery in North America today utilizes his or her skill and imagination to create items that are beautiful as well as functional, transforming something ordinary into something special and unique.
The word "functional" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) useful
(B) strong
(C) inexpensive
(D) original
313. The potter uses one of the Earth's most basic materials: clay. Clay can be found almost anywhere.
The word "basic" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) familiar
(B) fundamental
(D) dirty
314. They then pour on the liquid glaze and let it run over the clay surface, making any kind of decorative pattern that they want.
The word "pattern" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) model
(B) color
(C) puzzle
(D) design
315. Horses live in a monochrome world. Light visible to human eyes, however, occupies only a very narrow band in the whole electromagnetic spectrum.
The word "monochrome" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) monotonous
(B) ultraviolet
(C) one-dimension
(D) one-color
316. The world would look eerily different if human eyes were sensitive to infra-red radiation.
The word "eerily" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) strangely
(B) increasingly
(C) slightly
(D) superficially
317. They are, in fact, remarkably discerning in color gradation. The color sensitivity of normal human vision is rarely surpassed even by sophisticated technical devices.
The word "surpassed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) recorded
(B) exceeded
(C) found
(D) provided
318. Once, just before he died, when he was sick with the flu, I took him a sack full of oranges. The joy I felt in giving that simple gift is undiminished by time. He said he liked oranges, too. "
The word "undiminished" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) not exaggerated
(B) not lessened
(D) unequaled
319. And he was kind to me; I will always be grateful that in his absolute warmth and generosity he fulfilled my deepest dream (and need) of what a poet should be. "
The word "dream" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) nightmare
(B) expectation
(C) sleep
(D) misconception
320. "After my first meeting with Langston Hughes I vowed I would write a book about him for children someday.
The word "vowed" is closest in meaning to which of following?
(A) confided
(B) believed
(C) denied
(D) promised