(E) secretary: office
11. LOPE: RUN::
(A) uncover: lose (B) view: see
(C) sigh: moan (D) chew: drink
(E) drawl: speak
12. HOAX: DECEIVE::
(A) scandal: vilify (B) lottery: disburse
(C) gimmick: wheedle (D) filibuster: delay
(E) boast: cajole
13. ALCOVE: RECESS::
(A) turret: chimney (B) dome: roof
(C) column: entrance (D) foyer: ballroom
(E) foundation: building
14. BALLAST: INSTABILITY::
(A) buoy: direction (B) purchase: slippage
(C) lathe: metal (D) pulley: leverage
(E) hoist: elevator
15. MUFFLE: SOUND::
(A) assuage: grief (B) maul: object
(C) extract: flavor (D) endure: agony
(E) conceal: secret
16. MITIGATE: SEVERE::
(A) compile: available (B) restore: new
(C) contribute: charitable
(D) venerate: reverent (E) qualify: general
17. The passage supplies information that would answer which of the following questions?
(A) What accounts for the prejudice against the Jews in medieval Europe?
(B) What conditions caused the discrimination against Oriental people in California in the early twentieth century?