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In his writings on Bob Dylan, Greil Marcus is admirably_______: he knows that not to hold Dylan to the highest possible standard is to condescend to him.
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For many in the room, the idea of coming to the assistance of a rival was more than unpleasant: it was_______.
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The newspapers described the writer as a(i)_______, but she was really quite (ii)______once you met her in person.
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Researchers note that wolves` otherwise strongly hierarchical society is marked by occasional displays of populist(i)_______: if a pack leader proves a too-snappish tyrant, subordinate wolves will (ii) _______ the top cur.
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An innovative musician, accompanist extraordinaire, and protomodern hipster, Lester Young(1909-1959 ) remains a (i)______in the jazz firmament. Some of the reasons are obvious: although he dressed with conspicuous cool, he chose an artistic trajectory that seemed calculated to (ii)______the spotlight--his best work was in the bands o other musicians, such as Billie Holiday and Count Basie, rather than at the front of his own. Moreover, he was shy, subtle, and sensitive--traits not usually associated with great (iii)______.
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Although it is quite probable that many small asteroids in the solar system`s asteroid belt have (i)______ , the total mass of these objects cannot be(ii) _______, since the combined gravitational pull of all known asteroids is (iii)______ to fully account for the asteroid belt's effect on the motion of nearby planets such as Mars.
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Even though Our Lady of the Forest achieves clinical evenhandedness in depicting the most depressing members of a small logging town, the novel lacks a single likable character and too often runs aground on______writing.
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The auditors are relying on the failing bank to make changes that it has steadfastly resisted for years and even now does not seem______to carry out.
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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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The______of criteria for determining what is meant by "balance" and whether it is beneficial makes it difficult to evaluate claims that probiotics promote a healthy balance of microorganisms in the body.
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According to the passage. in the era before phonographs, violinists probably
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The passage implies that after phonograph technology became widespread, which of the following occurred?
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Information in the passage suggests that critics before 1900 were less interested than are present-day critics in which of the following?
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The passage mentions which of the following as an objection to still-life painting raised by critics before 1900?
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It can be inferred from the passage that before 1900 critics` discussions of still-life painting would have been LEAST likely to include which of the following?
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In the argument given. the two highlighted portions play which of the
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The passage implies that Du Bois attributed which of the following beliefs to Spencerian sociologists?
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Consider each of the choices separately and select all that
The passage implies that Du Bois believed which of the following statements about sociology?
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It can be inferred that the author of the passage would agree with which of the following statements about the United States Endangered Species Act?
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The author alludes to functional extinction primarily in order to imply that
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