Princeton

Though the futurist conceded that Apple’s iPhone was a** revolutionary device**, she was adamant that it would not be immune to the same forces that caused such previous “game changing” products as Ford’s Model T and Sony’s Walkman to be considered _____.
Aavant-garde
Belectronic
Ccircuitous
Dantediluvian
Esuperannuated
Fradical

The results of a survey of movie-goers gainsaid the scholar’s claim that the filmmakers’ intent would remain opaque to most viewers; it seems the metaphors employed were rather _____.
Aperspicuous
Babstruse
Cmanifest
Daesthetic
Ecryptic
Frecalcitrant

Based on the desire to restrict further water pollution, the Clean Water Act of 1972 began under _____ terms, but opponents soon assailed the bill in the court system and discouraged those who had fought for its ratification.
Ableak
Bauspicious
Cunfavorable
Dsuspicious
Epromising
Fineffectual

Instead of saying “killed” when reporting on war situations, the military often uses more anodyne phrases such as “neutralizing the target” or “collateral damage;” these attempts to gloss reality with _____ do nothing to alleviate the impact of the news.
A elucidation说明；阐明
B periphrasis迂回说法；折绕
C prevarication搪塞；支吾
D circumlocution婉转曲折的说法，累赘的陈述；遁辞
E hyperbole夸张的语句；夸张法
F dysphemisms粗直语；粗直语用法