(A) influenced

　　(B) established

　　(C) raised

　　(D) maintained

　251. It slowed construction of forts and inhibited their military function.

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

　　(A) involved

　　(B) exploited

　　(C) united

　　(D) hindered

　　252. Anyone who has handled a fossilized bone knows that it is usually not exactly like its modern counterpart, the most obvious difference being that it is often much heavier.

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

　　(A) species

　　(B) version

　　(C) change

　　(D) material

　　253. But it is a wrong interpretation; fossils are frequently so dense because the pores and other spaces in the bone have become filled with minerals taken up from the surrounding sediments.

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

　　(A) joints

　　(B) tissues

　　(C) lines

　　(D) holes

　　254. Although nothing remains of the original collagen, some of its component amino acids are usually still detectable, together with amino acids of the noncollagen proteins of bone.

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

　　(A) sizable

　　(B) active

　　(C) moist

　　(D) apparent

　　255. In spite of Hunt's inviting facade, the living space was awkwardly arranged. Those who could afford them were quite content to reunion in the more sumptuous, single-family homes, leaving the Stuyvesant to young married couples and bachelors.

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

　　(A) open

　　(B) encouraging

　　(C) attractive

　　(D) asking

　　256. Those who could afford them were quite content to reunion in the more sumptuous, single-family homes, leaving the Stuyvesant to young married couples and bachelors.

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

　　(A) luxurious

　　(B) unique

　　(C) modern

　　(D) distant

　　257. The lot could also accommodate a rectangular tenement, though it could not yield the square, well-lighted, and logically arranged rooms that great apartment buildings require.

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

　　(A) harvest

　　(B) surrender

　　(C) amount

　　(D) provide

　　258. A snowfall consists of myriads of minute ice crystals that fall to the ground in the form of frozen precipitation.

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

　　(A) tiny

　　(B) quick

　　(C) clear

　　(D) sharp

　　259. The process can be very rapid, quickly creating sizable ice crystals, some of which adhere to each other to create a cluster of ice crystals or a snowflake.

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

　　(A) belong

　　(B) relate

　　(C) stick

　　(D) speed

　　260. In addition, mountainous sections or rising terrain can initiate snowfalls by the geographical lifting of a moist airstream.

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