Museum directors understand the need to establish the provenance of every work of art they acquire, from its creation to its most recent owner; such establishment can be hindered, however, by a number of obstacles, including disingenuous dealers who attempt to _____ the truth.
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The use of the word "chaos" in chaos theory is somewhat _____ because, despite what its name might imply, chaos theory is actually about identifying hidden order in seemingly random data.
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Not tethered to an inflexible theological approach, the Anglican Church is _____ with respect to doctrine, exemplifying the "middle way" for which it is famous.
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The recent Oxford edition of the works of Shakespeare is (i)_____ because it not only departs frequently from the readings of most other modern editions but also challenges many of the basic (ii)_____ of textual criticism.
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Considering everything she had been through, her reaction was quite normal and even (i)_____; I was therefore surprised at the number of (ii)_____ comments and raised eyebrows that her response elicited.
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Suzanne tried to bring some (i) _____ to the situation that was charged with so much negativity. Unfortunately, those involved were (ii) _____, and her attempt at mirth only caused further frustration.
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Whereas most modern terrestrial predators, such as lions or bears, are quadrupeds, the predatory dinosaurs of Cretaceous times adopted _____ stance.
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Mr. Roberts then started to (i) _____ items for his own "street books," creating patchworks of tickets, photos, tags, money, newspaper, and various other mass-produced artifacts. These extraordinary books are (ii) _____ for the way they augment the debris of the everyday.
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Wanting to rely entirely on (i) _____ evidence to insure accurate results, the scientists drafted strict guidelines for observing the progress of the experiment. Any (ii) _____ practices in data collection could (iii) _____ the precision of the outcome, rendering the experiment useless.
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Both the relationship with space and penetration of space are of (i) _____ importance in dance. This is the same rapport the sculptor has with his clay or marble. The body sculpts the space, forming a place for itself, (ii) _____ creating a negative space, which is unoccupied. A reviewer, writing about the (iii) _____ dancer Hoyer, said that Hoyer could express what could not be born in film or photography. She could capture the space as her own.
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Though the style of the two tennis players could not have been more dissimilar-she employed finesse where he used brute strength, she played an intellectual game where he ran on raw emotion, her motions had an element of drama where he was _____-they both were champions.
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The performers walking the tightrope high above the ground were, unlike most people, well-accustomed to the _____ balancing act necessitated by their job.
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Well-accustomed to the _____ countenance of their superior, the garrulous employees made no effort to engage her in conversation.
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Katie was known for her lively behavior and excitable moods, but the illness left her bed-ridden for months; when she at last began to convalesce, it was of great relief to see her _____ spirit return.
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(i)_____ it has fallen from popularity, legends of the kingdom of the priest-king Prester John stirred the imagination of Europe for the second half of the Middle Ages (and beyond), when countless explorers and cartographers traveled to the East, hoping to (ii)_____ the true kingdom's location and learn more about its leader.
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Despite the fact that the racehorse's performance in recent competitions had been _____, Jeremy was convinced that the oddsmakers' _____ a disappointment at the Kentucky Derby were _____.
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The increasing acceptance of the notion that the news media is not a _______________ commentator on events, but rather a mouthpiece for the vested interests of its powerful owners, demonstrates the public's growing _______________ large corporations.
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The family abjured store-bought cards, deeming the cloying quips to be too _____ to express proper sentiment in a tasteful manner.
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From a young age, Saul Kripke proved himself to be one of the most remarkable (i)_____ of our age; through independent study, he had already (ii)_____ studies of language, literature, and advanced mathematics before the age of ten.
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In his life he was a man of few words, but the twisting and complex writings in his diaries revealed a _____ mind.
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