In "Hard Times. Dickens _______ utilitarian philosophy, and with his marvelous caricatures ________

those who espouse such thinking.

Too many candid revelations can, _______, make the listener feel that something is amiss, and

may lead to accusations of _______.

Through the 19th Century, the classics of Western Civilization were considered to be the ________ of wisdom and culture, and an ________ person-by definition-knew them well.

Hundreds of thousands of whales, dolphins, sea turtles and other ________ mammals die every year after eating discarded plastic bags they _______ for food.

Many 17th century buildings that are still in existence have been so ________ by successive owners that the original layout is no longer ________.

Hobart, Tasmania’s capital was reputed for being hell for English ________ in the early 19th century. However, today it is recognized as a ________ place, with a beautiful harbor and colonial architecture.

The dense cloudy atmosphere of Venus ________ its surface from even the most powerful telescope. Only radar can ________ it to map the planet's features.

In the 1860s, James Clerk Maxwell _______ a set of equations describing how waves in the lines of force would _______ across space.

Biologists provide one explanation as to why a female animal would choose an _______ male. When some females choose attractive males, other females must follow suit or risk having sons that ______ females.