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Aboriginal people of Victoria, Australia, neither rejected Western material culture nor demonstrated an obsession with it; in fact, Western artifacts such as pipes and handkerchiefs were appreciated for their symbolic rather than their _________ value.
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Many elected officials have (i)__________ into believing that the new reforms represent a solution rather than (ii)__________ of the problem. Unfortunately, such self-deception is not uncommon among politicians.
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At first glance, each of the stories in the anthology seemed (i)__________; upon closer inspection of their protagonists, implied morals, and fantasy elements, however, subtle similarities among the stories emerged to (ii)_________ this initial observation.
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Each memoir must (i)___________ by making an implicit claim that the life of its author is somehow (ii)_________. Thus, if the reader begins to experience a memoir as too (iii)_________, the memoir has lost its reason for being.
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Although a dedicated reader of the book can ____________ a brief chronology of Chappelle`s life, the book is nevertheless not a true biography of Chappelle.
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Since scientific truths must be discovered, and since many, probably most, are far from (i)____________, futile investigations are (ii)____________. Thus, the path to the truth is decidedly a (iii)____________ one.
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Recent advances in the study of desert varnish have been a boon to geologists, allowing them to date surface features and establish regional histories in ___________ detail.
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Responsibility for the nation`s decline rests squarely with a people who take for granted their claims to preeminence but do not ____________ interest in or commitment to actually maintaining it.
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Writing accessories such as letter openers, pen trays, and memorandum pads became tremendously popular during the Victorian era, and by far the most ubiquitous of such _____________ was the letter box.
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California's building codes are more _____________ than those elsewhere in the United States to ensure that structures are capable of protecting people from frequent seismic events.
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While Hassler`s trademark (i)____________ is sometimes useful in (ii)____________ an institution entrenched in complacency into changing its ways, such brusqueness is more often counterproductive, tending to (iii)____________ people.
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Lasting inflation trains consumers to expect that goods will be more expensive tomorrow, so the (i) _____________ thing to do is buy today. When inflation is (ii) _____________, in other words, people believe the value of their money is (iii) _____________ and act accordingly.
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The overall message of this book on neuroscience is (i) _____________: the brain is quite (ii) _____________, and therefore damaged brains can be healed, aging brains can be rejuvenated, and even ordinarily healthy brains can be made faster and better.
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The idea that arguments based on probability are deployed only by (i) _____________ persons is (ii) _____________ even among scientists. Perhaps such an evaluation has partly to do with the origins of the subject in the mathematics of gambling games, not generally regarded as pastimes for people of good character.
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In literature, thrillers thrive on heroes and villains, and usually the characterization is not very _____________; writers don't want to confuse or slow the plot.
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Books about humor are rarely funny. Their goal, after all, is to (i)_____________ the workings of that which we find comic, not to (ii) ____________ laughter, and understanding why jokes are funny is not in itself (iii)_____________.
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Regarding the "doubt" mentioned in the passage, the author would probably agree that it
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The passage suggests which of the following about art collectors in antiquity?
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According to the passage, which of the following statements about southern fulmars is true?
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The primary purpose of the passage as a whole is to
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