(A), (C), and (D) are similar in meaning, and none contrast with 'brilliance.' (E) means honesty and sincerity. If she possessed more of (E), she would have likely passed the exam.

4.The conception of time as parcelled out in ______________ intervals did not begin with the advent of the clock; as such we must have a biological predisposition to not conceive of time as simply an amorphous succession of moments.

fleetingillusoryunboundeddiscreteindiscernible

Text Explanation

Answer: (D)

The clue is "to not conceive...amorphous." Therefore, we conceive of time that is bounded, not amorphous or shapeless.

(A) does not match the context, though is tempting because of the platitude, "Time is fleeting."

(B) is not supported by context.

(C) is the opposite.

(D) means broken up into separate intervals. This opposes the idea of amorphous intervals.

If anything, (E) is the opposite of the blank.

5. Favoring quantity over substance, many amateur writers labor under the delusion that the more ____________ the sentence structure the more ____________ the thought being conveyed.

Blank (i)

rudimentaryinvolvedsuperficial

Blank (ii)

tacticalironicprofound

Text Explanation

Answers: (B), (F)

…quantity for substance… indicates that writers are going to think that longer or (B) involved sentences are of more value. The only answer choice that makes sense in the context of conveying though, and quality thought at that, is (F) profound.