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Because so many people in this historical period were (i)__________ the literature of classical antiquity, it was considered quite (ii)__________ to suggest that a new writer was the equal of one of the venerated ancient writers.

In Elizabeth Bishop’s prose we can see, even more clearly than in her poetry, some central truths about her nature as a writer. One such truth is that she was no literary critic. Bishop was unable to write about published works—works that were, in other words, always (i)__________, permanently in print, immortal. Rather, she was stirred only by the pathos of what (ii)__________. The ephemerality, pitifulness, and obscurity of things have a central part in Bishop’s prose, which strives, almost to excess, to (iii)__________ vanished minutiae.

Because she was so quick to make decisions, the politician was decried as (i)__________ by her detractors, but praised as (ii)__________ by her supporters.

Some critics say that the prime minister (i)__________ her positions too easily, but her supporters claim that she is merely (ii)__________ rather than quixotic and adaptable rather than (iii)__________.

The document was signed “Yours respectfully,” but in its urgency and __________ statement of facts it seemed more like a curt set of orders.

Fairy shrimp, having evolved to live in one of nature’s most __________ environments, are able to capitalize on the highly temporary pools of water found in spring woodlands.

The book’s notoriety at the time it was published definitely had as a contributory factor its author’s (i)__________, which meant that contemporary readers and critics were (ii)__________ the author’s intellectual pedigree and motives. Hence it was also difficult, if not impossible, for the critics to (iii)__________ the book’s arguments by engaging in ad hominem attacks. Readers repeatedly sought to discover the book’s true provenance.

A strong basic science program can be __________: the rate of return on capital invested in basic science is about three times that of capital invested in applied research and development.

Some mountaineers hail crystal hunting in the Alps as __________ the emphasis placed on speed in conventional Alpinism which, they lament, often precludes leisurely observation.

American novelist Toni Morrison became __________ the publishing world: more than any other author of her era, she re-centered the mainstream understanding of what fiction is supposed to be.

The multipanel work Aspects of Negro Life, painted by Aaron Douglas in 1934, appears to (i)__________ an uncomplicated trajectory of African American progress only if one (ii)__________ certain features of the paintings that (iii)__________ the apparently uplifting narrative.

The garments created by Tunisian fashion designer Salah Barka, though not understated in style, are (i)__________ in their references to local cultures and histories: Barka evokes Africa without (ii)__________ readily discernible indigenous stylistic elements.

Hoping to build a broader audience, the museum has mounted several exhibitions based on popular culture, but their impact on attendance has been negligible, and some complain that this direction has __________ the museum’s stature.

Padilla is a contrarian by nature, so it is no surprise that the clothes she designs have consistently __________ established fashion trends.

While urban growth remains a (i)__________ phenomenon, urban population loss should not be perceived as (ii)__________: in fact, shrinking cities have been as much a product of the modern age as growing cities.

Some copies are now more (i)__________ than the originals. In the case of the Parthenon marbles, plaster casts of some of the frieze panels have preserved the clarity and detail of the figures, whereas the frieze panels themselves, which have remained on the building, have been much (ii)__________ in the intervening centuries.

Cells (i)__________ glucose if they are (ii)__________ it, but conversely they destroy glucose-creating enzymes upon return to glucose-replete conditions.

Most observers successfully perceive and contemplate the factual tidbits that are placed in focus by the displays in science museums; however, they frequently (i)__________ the display frame itself. This is not surprising, since the art of museum presentation, if it is to be effective rather than distracting, should be (ii)__________.

In considering the life of Joseph Duveen, one must reconcile Duveen the noted (i)__________ with Duveen the unscrupulous manipulator and salesman, His benefactions and activity in organizing exhibitions of historic British art were far from (ii)__________ and can be seen as buying respectability and Establishment support in order to (iii)__________ his final, most magnificent sales.

Studies have shown that areas of the Amazon rain forest that previously were thought to be __________ have in reality been subject to disturbance and modifications by humans for thousands of years.

The early universe was __________ but no longer: galaxies, galaxy clusters, and stars punctuate the expanse of empty space, staking their uneven distribution throughout the firmament.

Even the most skeptical readers could hardly deny that the novelist’s best books are remarkably __________: they thrum with energy, imagination, and something resembling white-hot inspiration.

The __________ effectiveness of lithium as a mood-altering drug for both manic and depressive states cannot be completely explained; most mood-altering drugs can only be used to modify one state or the other.

Movie critic Pauline Kael was indifferent to clothes, casual about worldly goods. She loved to wield her power over people in the movie business but (i)__________ the usual outward signs of status and power, so that one of the thrills of spending time with her was to see film industry bigwigs (ii)__________ a person who made so little effort to appear important.

During the early modern period, most playwrights depicting historical events did not shrink from __________: they freely mingled elements from the past with those of the present in ways that evoked parallels between historical periods.

The flow of polluted material is probably (i)__________ enough to give rise to significantly damaging health effects, but estimates of the rates of infection are still too (ii)__________ to say much more than that.

Unsurprisingly, the novelist’s new work has not been without its critics, drawing particular attention from those who have __________ the vapidity of other novels of the same genre in a number of acerbic reviews.

Even if quantum logic has not been shown to be wrong, it has proved to be __________ ，it fails to link up in interesting ways with mainstream developments in mathematical physics.

Scientists could not build on each other’ s work if they could not trust the published work of other scientists; thus progress in science depends on the __________ of practicing scientists.

The (i)__________ that one occasionally finds in the columnist’s articles are so memorable that many people think of her as being far more (ii)__________ than she in fact is.

The society of the ancient Moche of northern Peru was __________ one: it was ruled by local lords who were overseen by an elite composed of administrative and religious authorities.

Automated text-matching and plagiarism-detection services must be __________ human expertise: machines alone cannot detect plagiarism of ideas, that is, expressing someone else’s idea in one’s own words.

Hamlin Garland has tried to appeal to a wider audience by moving away from the gritty realism of his early writings, which often advanced populist political causes, and toward __________ mainstream fiction.

O’ Brien solicited potential contributors to his project by detailing how the glory of its success would __________ all who were associated with it.

A number of animals appear to have the capacity for thinking about certain situations and showing flexible, adaptive behavior, whereas others appear to behave __________, with little or no thought at all.

At present, education is the more cherished as it is the more __________; learning how to do something, rather than learning how to be someone, particularly someone human, is in vogue.

One perverse twist that has(i)__________ the difficulty of understanding the cause of colony collapse disorder in bees is that the bees do not just die-they fly off in every direction from the hive, then die alone and dispersed. That makes large numbers of bee autopsies (ii)__________.

Recently there has been a push for machines to identify us not by passwords but by things like tokens and key cards, or by scanning our eyes, voices, or fingerprints, and yet the use of passwords continues to __________.

Until recently superhero comics were seen as irredeemably(i)__________; they were widely disparaged for being so(ii)__________ in conception and execution, and anyone who was a fan was given plenty of reasons to be (iii)__________.

The chairman, while saying he will seek to forge a consensus out of a variety of proposals acknowledged that it might not be easy to reconcile the push for a radical overhaul with the stance of those who want __________ change.