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agnose: treatmentD anesthetize: sensationE amputate: therapy12.FRIGHTEN:TERRIFY::A lure: enticeB refuse: denyC conceal: hideD forgive: pardonE anger: infuriate11.PROPOSAL:ADOPT::A request: grantB legislation: amendC rebuff: conciliateD authorization: controlE license: revoke10.DISK:FLAT::A liquid: viscousB angle:wideC orb: sphericalD mineral: valuableE vapor: noxious9.The biographer’s intense emotional involvement with his subject did not ___ objectivity, since the passionate engagement fostered deep knowledge that was ultimately necessary for truly ___ judgment.A preclude…disinterestedB encourage…fairC impede…partisanD advance…pragmaticE admit…reasonable8.The writer has gained such popularity with his readers that even his inanities are now considered ___.A vacuousB tediousC speculativeD allusiveE trenchant7.He found his new acquaintance to be ___ :trying to understand her personality was like peering into an unknown dimension.A puerileB imperturbableC cosmopolitanD inscrutableE obdurate6.Tuberculosis has long been ___ and ____ disease: for thousands of years, it has continued to afflict humankind without regard for sex, class, occupation, or race.A an unremitting…selectiveB an unpredictable…limitableC a sporadic…capriciousD a relentless…egalitarianE a virulent…preventable5.Even among the staid, unemotional denominations of the 1830s and 1840s, the renewal of religious fervor and the necessity of peting with more ___ clerics inevitably led to a greater ___ min