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Sat Sentence Completion Test 2 1. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources. A. ascertain B. buttress C. refute D. absolve E. dispute 2. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations. A. paltry - meager B. miniscule - substantial C. average - augmented D. judicious - penurious E. modest - generous 3. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professors judgment. A. wisdom B. temerity C. interest D. trepidation E. condescension 4. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface. A. muddy B. tranquil C. stagnant D. pellucid E. rancid 5. After the accident, the nerves to her arm were damaged and so the muscles ____ through disuse. | 
