Favoring economy of expression in writing, the professor urged students toward a _____ rather than an ______ prose style.

The question refers to these lines in the passage: The trend toward preservation is significant not only because it is saving and restoring some superior buildings that are testimonials to the creative achievements of other times, but also because it is bucking the conventional wisdom of the conventional power structure that provides the backing for conventional culture centers to house the arts. The word "conventional" is used several times in order to:

Fred often used ___________ to achieve his professional goals, even though such artful subterfuge alienated his colleagues.

The "mystery" is most analogous to that encountered in which of the following situations? Here’s the part of the passage you need to refer to: But finding Machu Picchu was easier than solving the mystery of its place in the rich and powerful Inca empire. The imposing architecture attested to the skill and audacity of the Incas. But who had lived at this isolated site and for what purpose?

Today Wegener's theory is ____ ; however, he died an outsider treated with ____ by the scientific establishment.

Each occupation has its own ____ ; bankers, lawyers and computer professionals, for example, all use among themselves language which outsiders have difficulty following.

Biological clocks are of such ____ adaptive value to living organisms, that we would expect most organisms to ____ them.

Many people at that time believed that spices help preserve food; however, Hall found that many marketed spices were ____ bacteria, moulds and yeasts.

If there is nothing to absorb the energy of sound waves, they travel on ____ , but their intensity ____ as they travel further from their source.

The intellectual flexibility inherent in a multicultural nation has been ____ in classrooms where emphasis on British-American literature has not reflected the cultural ____ of our country.

The conclusion of his argument, while ____ , is far from ____ .

In the Middle Ages, the ____ of the great cathedrals did not enter into the architects' plans; almost invariably a cathedral was positioned haphazardly in ____ surroundings.

The two artists differed markedly in their temperaments; Palmer was reserved and courteous, Frazer ____ and boastful.

The peasants were the least ____ of all people, bound by tradition and ____ by superstitions.

____ by nature, Jones spoke very little even to his own family members.

The revolution in art has not lost its steam; it ____ on as fiercely as ever.

Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.

Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.

The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.