B . an excellent ... yoked C . an obvious ... waffled D . an ineffective ... cuffed E . a sordid ... chained
16 . Many voters were turned off by the mayoral candidate ’ s reliance on ______; he seemed unable to answer a question in a straightforward , non-evasive manner . A . circumlocution
B . eloquence C . terseness D . conciseness E . animosity
17 . Due to a conflict of interest , the judge was forced to ______ herself from hearing the case and ______ from voting in the decision .
A . remove ... pander B . quell ... forgo C . abjure ... afford D . recuse ... abstain E . indulge ... decline
18 . Because of rumors that the ship ’ s passengers were sick with a terrible plague , the port ______ the ship and refused to let it dock . A . begrudged
B . nurtured C . purported D . sanctioned E . quarantined
19 . After the researchers completed their individual experiments , they ______ their disparate data to form a comprehensiveconclusion regardingthe effectiveness of the vaccine .
A . synthesized B . decimated C . swerved D . ameliorated E . dichotomized
20 . Though laugh tracks commonly accompanied sitcoms decades ago , the use of prerecorded laughtermakesthe modern show seem ______.
A . contrived B . formulaic