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　071. The external surfaces of plants, in addition to being covered by an  epidermis and a waxy cuticle, often carry spiky hairs known as trichomes, which  either prevent feeding by insects or may even puncture and kill insect  larvae.

　　The word "puncture" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) pierce

　　(B) pinch

　　(C) surround

　　(D) cover

　　072. Orchids are unique in having the most highly developed of all blossoms, in which the usual male and female reproductive organs are fused in a  single structure called the column.

　　The word "fused" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) combined

　　(B) hidden

　　(C) fertilized

　　(D) produced

　　073. To lure their pollinators from afar, orchids use appropriately  intriguing shapes, colors, and scents. At least 50 different aromatic compounds  have been analyzed in the orchid family, each blended to attract one, or at most  a few, species of insects or birds.

　　The word "lure" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) attract

　　(B) recognize

　　(C) follow

　　(D) help

　　074. Once the right insect has been attracted, some orchids present all  sorts of one-way obstacle courses to make sure it does not leave until pollen  has been accurately placed or removed.

　　The word "placed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) estimated

　　(B) measured

　　(C) deposited

　　(D) identified

　　075. By such ingenious adaptations to specific pollinators, orchids have  avoided the hazards of rampant crossbreeding in the wild, assuring the survival  of species as discrete identities. At the same time they have made themselves  irresistible to collectors.

　　The word "discrete" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) complicated

　　(B) separate

　　(C) inoffensive

　　(D) functional

　　076. The public school system suddenly found itself overtaxed. While the  number of schoolchildren rose because of wartime and postwar conditions, these  same conditions made the schools even less prepared to cope with the flood.

　　The word "overtaxed" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) well prepared

　　(B) plentifully supplied

　　(C) heavily burdened

　　(D) charged too much

　　077. Therefore, in the 1950's and 1960's, the baby boom hit an antiquated  and inadequate school system. Consequently, the "custodial rhetoric" of the  1930's and early 1940's no longer made sense; that is, keeping youths aged  sixteen and older out of the labor market by keeping them in school could no  longer be a high priority for an institution unable to find space and staff to  teach younger children aged five to sixteen.

　　The word "inadequate" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) deficient

　　(B) expanded

　　(C) innovative

　　(D) specialized

　　078. With the baby boom, the focus of educators and of laymen interested in  education inevitably turned toward the lower grades and back to basic academic  skills and discipline.

　　The word "inevitably" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) unwillingly

　　(B) impartially

　　(C) irrationally

　　(D) unavoidably

　　079. Deeply philosophical historians such as Henry Adams lamented the role  that the new frenzy for business was playing in eroding traditional values. A  distrust of industry and business continued among writers throughout the rest of  the nineteenth century and into the twentieth.

　　The word "lamented" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) complained about

　　(B) analyzed

　　(C) explained

　　(D) reflected on

　　080. One thinks of melodramas, boys' books, thrillers, romances, and the  like rather than novels of the first rank.

　　The phrase "first rank" is closest in meaning to which of following?

　　(A) largest category

　　(B) highest quality

　　(C) earliest writers

　　(D) most difficult language

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