(C) surmountable (D) sparse (E) direct
37. TOUT:
(A) placate (B) misrepresent
(C) withhold consent (D) cast aspersions on
(E) deny the relevance of
38. PROMPT:
(A) betray (B) check (C) sway
(D) complicate (E) defer
SECTION 3
Questions 1-4
Seven meetings-J, K, L, M, N, O, and P-are to be scheduled, one on each day of a week that begins on Sunday.
Meeting J must take place on Sunday.
Meeting K must take place after both meeting L and meeting M.
Meetings N, O, and P must take place on three consecutive days, not necessarily in that order.
1. Which is the latest day of the week on which meeting L can take place?
(A) Tuesday (B) Wednesday (C) Thursday
(D) Friday (E) Saturday
2. Which of the following must be true about the order of meetings?
(A) L takes place after J.
(B) L takes place after O.
(C) N takes place after O.
(D) N takes place after P.
(E) O takes place after P.
3. If meeting O is on Saturday, then meeting K must take place on
(A) Monday (B) Tuesday (C) Wednesday
(D) Thursday (E) Friday
4. Which of the following represents a possible ordering of meetings on three consecutive days?
(A) JMK (B) KLO (C) MNJ
(D) OJN (E) POM
Which of the following, if true, is the strongest argument against the argument above?
(A) Although it is possible that additional deposits of copper will be found, geological considerations strongly indicate that they will not amount to more than a fifty-year supply.