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A common argument claims that in folk art, the artist's subordination of technical mastery to intense feeling_the direct communication of emotion to the viewer.

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 (A) The first part of the sentence means that, in folk art, intense feeling of the artist takes precedence over technical mastery. This will obviously make it easier for the artist to communicate his emotion to the viewer directly. Among the given choices, it is facilitates that has this meaning, and is the answer.

Because modern scientists find the ancient Greek view of the cosmos outdated and irrelevant, they now perceive it as only of__________interest.

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(A) (Cosmos means universe) The use of the conjunction because implies that the second part of the sentence must be logical consequence of the first part. The first part says that modem scientists find the ancient view of the universe outdated and irrelevant. If so, what will be the nature of their interest in such an outdated and irrelevant view ? Certainly not intrinsic or astronomical or experimental (because astronomical theories, unlike theories of physics or chemistry are not based on experiment, but are based on observation). The phrase 'superfluous interest' does not convey any meaning to the given sentence. "That the modern scientists consider the outdated Greek theory as of only historical interest" completes a cogent sentence So, (A) is the answer

Dreams are__________in and of themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer. 

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(A) (The use of the conjunction but indicates the existence of a contrast within the sentence.) The latter part of the sentence says that dreams, when they are combined with other data, can tell us much about the dreamer. In order to bring out the intended contrast, the earlier part must mean that dreams by themselves cannot tell us anything about the dreamer. Among the choices, it is the word uninformative that as this meaning and is the answer.

He was widely regarded as a_man because he revealed daily his distrust of human nature and human motives.

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(B) The use of conjunction because shows that the first part of the sentence must be logical and consequent result of what is stated in the second part. The missing adjective. In the sentence must therefore describe a person who consistently shows distrust of human nature and human motives. Cynical is the exact word which describes such a person, and is the answer.

Within the tribal government of the Crow Indians, the clan system serves as a method of checks and balances that_________the assumption of authoritarian rule by any one clan.

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(B) If the clan system serves as method of checks and balances the natural result will be that any one clan cannot assume authoritarian rule over all the others. So the obvious role of the clan system is to prevent the emergence of such an authoritarian rule. So, (B) is the answer.

You can easily verify that none of the other choices lends a logical meaning to the given sentence.

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