多选题Grover Pease Osborne"s 1893 economics treatise was remarkably ______ since it foresaw that technological advances would increase the availability of natural resources.

多选题When acid rain attacks stone, it does not remain confined to the surface; instead, it ______ the stone.

多选题Readers of history often marvel that ______ events were triggered by actions that seemed ______ at the time.

多选题Gwen"s ambitious desert hike was impeded by the heat that sapped her strength and resolve, leaving her ______ and ______.

多选题Many economists believe that since resources are scarce and since human desires cannot all be ______, a method of ______ is needed.

多选题Evidence that the universe is expanding ______ our perception of the cosmos and thus caused a ______ in astronomical thinking.

多选题Costa Rican-born artist Jimenez Deredia works on a ______ scale: the sculptures he creates are truly immense.

多选题The term "dry cleaning" is something of a ______ since this process generally involves application of perchloroethylene, a liquid chemical.

多选题New York designer Anna Sui creates eclectic clothes that represent an ______ of playful, 1970"s funky styles fused with an edgy, urban sensibility.

多选题A swindler"s ______ is usually a gullible person who is unable to resist the swindler"s traps.

多选题Since other seabirds customarily nest in colonies on ocean cliffs and islands, the marbled murrelet"s ______ nesting in forests many miles from the sea must be considered ______.

多选题The actor"s reputation as a ______ public figure suffered after an embarrassing personal incident made him more ______ than illustrious.

多选题In an effort to ______ her writing, Lauren attempted to eliminate the ______ and make only points that were truly necessary.

多选题The 1973 Endangered Species Act made into legal policy the concept that endangered species of wildlife are precious as part of a natural ecosystem. The nearly unanimous passage of this act in the United States Congress, reflecting the rising national popularity of environmentalism, masked a bitter debate. Affected industries clung to the former wildlife policy of valuing individual species according to their economic usefulness. {{U}}They fought to minimize the law's impact by limiting definitions of key terms,{{/U}} but they lost on nearly every issue. The act defined "wildlife" as almost all kinds of animals—from large mammals to invertebrates—and plants. "Taking" wildlife was defined broadly as any action that threatened an endangered species; areas vital to a species' survival could be federally protected as "critical habitats". Though these definitions legislated strong environmentalist goals, political compromises made in the enforcement of the act were to determine just what economic interests would be set aside for the sake of ecological stabilization. It can be inferred from the passage that if business interests had won the debate on provisions of the 1973 Endangered Species Act, which of the following would have resulted? A. Environmentalist concepts would not have become widely popular. B. The definitions of key terms of the act would have been more restricted. C. Enforcement of the act would have been more difficult. D. The act would have had stronger support from Congressional leaders; E. The public would have boycotted the industries that had the greatest impact in defining the act.

多选题Long after the day"s catch had been brought ashore, the smell of fish still ______ the air.

多选题The route was not ______: it was mazelike, confusing, and difficult to follow.

多选题Unlike some entertainers whose performances rarely vary, jazz great Louis Armstrong frequently ______ during his performances, spontaneously ______ new phrasing in existing songs.

多选题The scientist ______ the value of an interdisciplinary approach to environment studies, arguing such an approach was of paramount importance in promoting environmental literacy among students.

多选题A discerning publishing agent can ______ promising material from a mass of submissions, separating the good from the bad.

多选题The {{U}}transfer of heat and water vapor{{/U}} from the ocean to the air above it depends on a disequilibrium at the interface of the water and the air. Within about a millimeter of the water, air temperature is close to that of the surface water, and the air is nearly saturated with water vapor. But the differences, however small, are crucial, and the disequilibrium is maintained by air near the surface mixing with air higher up, which is typically appreciably cooler and lower in water-vapor content. The air is mixed by means of turbulence that depends on the wind for its energy. {{U}}As wind speed increases, so does turbulence, and thus the rate of heat and moisture transfer.{{/U}} Detailed understanding of this phenomenon awaits further study. An interacting—and complicating—phenomenon is wind-to-water transfer of momentum that occurs when waves are formed. When the wind makes waves, it transfers important amounts of energy—energy that is therefore not available to provide turbulence. For the following question, consider each of the choices separately and select all that apply. According to the passage, wind over the ocean generally does which of the following? A. Causes relatively cool, dry air to come into proximity with the ocean surface. B. Maintains a steady rate of heat and moisture transfer between the ocean and the air. C. Causes frequent changes in the temperature of the water at the ocean's surface.