多选题The biographer now displays greater ______ in her work: she explores the feelings and motives of her subjects with deeper insight than she once did.

多选题The ______ of impact craters on Venus suggests that erosion may have smoothed its surface over the past billion years.

多选题Unlike Colin, whose ______ for dramatic presentation captivated his audiences, Nick was not ______ speaker.

多选题A long-standing theory about the migration of green turtles was ______ by an innovative marine biologist who graciously defused potential ______ by dedicating her work to the original researcher.

多选题The first Moon explorers were rarely expansive in describing their surroundings: on the contrary their reports tended to be ______.

多选题Some interactive computer games are so elaborately contrived and require such ______ strategies that only the most ______ player can master them.

多选题The widely documented ______ between these two diseases has prompted scientists to undertake studies to determine if treating one can ______ the other.

多选题Doug was both ______ and ______; he possessed penetrating acuity and discernment and was also extremely humble.

多选题The breathing spell provided by the ______ arms shipments should give all the combatants a chance to reevaluate their positions. A. plethora of B. moratorium on C. reciprocation of D. concentration on E. development of

多选题In the 1960"s Americans ______ Jean Toomer"s 1923 book Cane when an interest in Black culture ______ many of them to read the classics of Black fiction.

多选题Johnson"s writing is considered ______ and ______ because it is filled with obscure references and baffling digressions.

多选题Because Alejandra and Raina have never allowed their differences of opinion to come between them, their friendship remains ______.

多选题The defendant"s ______ demeanor on the witness stand tended to ______ the jury"s impression that he had little respect for the law.

多选题It seemed from the size of the crowd, which was ______, and the resonance of its cheers, which were ______, that the team was experiencing a resurgence of popularity.

多选题Muriel was so fond of her dog that their brief separation left her not just saddened, but in a state of ______.

多选题As reformers, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X each sought to ______ social injustice by distinctly different means.

多选题Marketing firms rely heavily on ______ information: statistical data about the size, growth, and distribution of human populations.

多选题In 1575 Venetians instituted an annual celebration to ______ the end of the ______ that had struck the city.

多选题Created to serve as perfectly as possible their workaday ______, the wooden storage boxes made in America's Shaker communities are now ______ for their beauty. A. environment B. owners C. function D. employed E. valued F. transformed

多选题Initially the Vinaver theory that Malory's eight {{U}}romances, once thought to be fundamentally unified,{{/U}} were in fact eight independent works produced both a sense of relief and an unpleasant shock. Vinaver's theory comfortably explained away the apparent contradictions of chronology and made each romance independently satisfying. It was, however, disagreeable to find that what had been thought of as one book was now eight books. Part of this response was the natural reaction to the disturbance of set ideas. Nevertheless, even now, after lengthy consideration of the theory's refined but legitimate observations, {{U}}one cannot avoid the conclusion that the eight romances are only one work. It is not quite a matter of disagreeing with the theory of independence, but of rejecting its implications: that the romances may be taken in any or no particular order, that they have no cumulative effect, and that they are as separate as the works of a modem novelist.{{/U}} For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. It can be inferred from the passage that the author believes which of the following about Malory's works? A. There are meaningful links between and among the romances. B. The subtleties of the romances are obscured when they are taken as one work. C. Any contradictions in chronology among the romances are less important than their overall unity.