1.  Supported by sufficient evidence, his argument seems to have a great deal of validity.

 

[A] vividness             [B] value            [C] truth              [D] contradiction

 

2.  Molly Pitcher was the fictitious name given to a woman who fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War.

 

[A] tirelessly             [B] viciously         [C] needlessly           [D] bravely

 

3.  He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate.

 

[A] unassuming          [B] unpromising       [C] unyielding           [D] unwilling

 

4.  After launching itself into flight, the flying squirrel is supported by a membrane of skin stretched tautly between its front and back legs.

 

[A] tightly             [B] carefully            [C] tidily             [D] comfortably

 

5.  The house by the sea had a mysterious air of serenity about it.

 

[A] melancholy           [B] joy              [C] sadness              [D] calmness

 

Keys: CDCAD