1. Because its average annual rainfall isonly four inches, one of the major
tasks faced by the country has been to find_____ sources of water.
2. Given her previously expressed interestand the ambitious tone of her
recent speeches, the senator’s attempt toconvince the public that she is not
interested in running for a second term is_____.
3. Since most if not all learning occursthrough _____, relating one observation
to another, it would be strange indeed if thestudy of other cultures did not also
illuminate the study of our own.
4. The disjunction between educationalobjectives that stress independence and
individuality and those that emphasizeobedience to rules and cooperation with
others reflects a _____ that arises from thevalues on which these objectives are
5. Although the mental process that creates afresh and original poem or drama isdoubtless _____ that which originates andelaborates scientific discoveries, there
is clearly a discernible difference betweenthe creators.
6. The brittle fronds of the Boston fernbreak easily and become brown,so
that the overall appearance of the plant is_____ unless the broken fronds
7. The essence of belief is the establishmentof _____; different beliefs are
distinguishable by the different modes ofaction to which they give rise.
8. There is no necessary intrinsic connectionbetween a word and the thing it
refers to, the relationship is purely ______.
9. Although the meanings of words maynecessarily be liable to change, itdoes not follow that the lexicographer istherefore unable to render spelling,
10. The National Archives contain informationso _____ that researchers
have been known never to publish because theycannot bear to bring their
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