16. Submissions are given a(n) _____ check, to ensure that at least they meet the requirements of a
scientific paper.
(A) cursory (B) elegiac (C) fallacious (D) oblivious (E) susceptible
18. A prodigiously talented and _____ chef, Alice always travels from place to place in the city to
find inspiration.
(A) pejorative (B) penurious (C) perilous (D) peripatetic (E) petrifying
19. Peter Molly, whose _____ restaurant Molly serves luxurious food, has lost many customers since
the pandemic.
(A) vertiginous (B) eponymous (C) presumptuous (D) spurious (E) unscrupulous
3. In Berks County, Pennsylvania, power shutoffs for ____ utility customers rise 111% over the
previous year.
(A) declarative (B) delinquent (C) decorous (D) derivative
7. Constant exposure to our public figures’ foibles and flaws is at once humanizing and ____; as we
become sympathetic to their plights, we also become increasingly wary of their motives.
(A) disillusioning (B) humbling (C) emboldening (D) disdaining
12.iTech Mobile Telecom has seen its share price fall in recent years as a result of _____ problems
with its $9-billion contract to upgrade NHS’ systems.
(A) ongoing (B) dissolved (C) restrained (D) considerate
5. The company's commitment to sustainability is evident in its use of renewable energy sources and
_________ waste management practices.
(A) negligent (B) careless (C) meticulous (D) haphazard
10. Unlike _____ plants, hydroponic ones grow in an artificial environment where mineral nutrient
solutions in water, instead of soil, are used to feed them.
(A) solar (B) amorphous (C) celestial (D) terrestrial