Danielle was easily the most _____ of her classmates, rarely willing to compromise or even listen to others' pleas. A: discreet B: deferential C: loquacious D: obdurate E: apacious

Tom was a diligent, deferential legislator, but everyone knew that he hadn’t earned the seat he had inherited it.. A: passionate B: communicable C: hypothetical D: respectful

Thisbookcannotbeevaluatedproperlywithoutexaminingtheauthor’schoiceofformat,whichisthe(i)______oftheformatofstandardacademicworks;herethephotographstakecenterstage,withthetextplayingonlyasupportingrole.Thislayoutposesmanydangersfortheserioushistorian,nottheleastofwhichbeingthe(ii)______receptionthatacademics—motivatedpartlyby(iii)______butalsobygenuineconcernoverscholarlystandards—generallyreserveforbooksapparentlyaimedatthepopularmarket. A: duplicate B: epitome C: inverseii. D: scornful E: deferential F: good-naturednull G: academicintegrity H: snobbishelitism I: collegialsympathy

Directions: Each of the following analogy questions presents a related pair of words linked by a colon. Five lettered pairs of words follow the linked pair. Choose the lettered pair of words whose relationship is most like the relationship expressed in the original linked pair. HELPFUL : OFFICIOUS ::（） A: dutiful: assiduous B: effusive : gushing C: gullible :incredulous D: enigmatic : dumbfounded E: deferential : sycophantic