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yB altruisticC mournfulD simplisticE humble4.In her love the sea is ___ symbol: to the narrator it clearly represents everything that is destructive in nature, but at other times it seems to stand for everything in nature that is serenely beautiful.A an enduringB an ambiguousC a coherentD an obtrusiveE a discrete5.Despite their extensive efforts to determine the mode of oil ___, scientists still have not ___ the process by which oil is produced.A dispersion…excludedB synthesis…rejectedC creation…investigatedD recovery…condonedE genesis…established6.Compared with their parties, politicians are ___:they are considerably less enduring than the organizations in which they function.A ubiquitous B autonomousC fickleD immutableE transitory7.Chavez’ account of her supervisors’ ___ decision making belies the agency’s image as little more than ___ bureaucracy.A cautious…a staidB illinformed…a disorganizedC reckless…an inpetentD systematic…a methodicalE headlong…a timorous8.FIR:TREE::A wool: fiberB pore: skinC lawn: grassD color: hueE board: log9.FIXTURE:PERMANENCE::A hoax: fraudulenceB specter: solidityC warning: earnestnessD goal: achievementE setback: promotion10.USURPATION:POWER::A theft: propertyB restoration: qualityC admonition: dutyD escape: bondageE discourse: language11.UNWITTING:AWARENESS::A pernicious: foresightB clever: calculationC sincere: duplicityD unprecedented: confidenceE illconsidered: spontaneity12.STOKE:FUEL::A garnish: decoratio