11. PHILATELIST: STAMPS::
(A) numismatist: coins
(B) astrologer: predictions
(C) geneticist: chromosomes
(D) cartographer: maps
(E) pawnbroker: jewelry
12. INSECT: BUTTERFLY::
(A) perfume: essence
(B) botany: chrysanthemum
(C) philosophy: metaphysics
(D) pitch: black (E) color: brightness
13. PERNICIOUS: INJURE::
(A) officious: deny (B) propitious: conjure
(C) audacious: allude (D) avaricious: dispel
(E) disingenuous: mislead
14. FLAG: VIGOR:
(A) endure: courage (B) tire: monotony
(C) question: perception
(D) waver: resolution (E) flatter: charm
15. EMBARRASS: MORTIFY::
(A) adumbrate: insinuate
(B) indulge: mollycoddle
(C) aggrandize: venerate
(D) relent: deflate (E) upstage: demoralize
16. DISTILL: PURITY::
(A) leaven: volume (B) pulverize: fragility
(C) absorb: brilliance
(D) homogenize: fluidity
(E) conduct: charge
17. The primary purpose of the passage is to
(A) discuss the validity of a hypothesis
(B) summarize a system of general principles