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- a. Multifariousmeans having many different aspects or
components. - d.Plaintivemeans expressing sorrow; mournful, melancholy.
- c. Inveteratebeliefs are deep-rooted or firmly established.
- a. A trenchantargument is effective, penetrating, or forceful.
- b.A harrowingexperience is distressing and creates great torment.
- b.An exorbitantprice greatly exceeds the bounds of normalcy.
- c. An arcaneorganization is secretive and mysterious.
- b.Perniciousmeans deadly and destructive.
- a. Blatantmeans completely obvious and not concealed.
- c. Empiricalmeans based on observation and experience rather
than theory. - b.Endemicmeans characteristic of or native to a specific area or
culture. - d.Stringentmeans very strict.
- a. Ineluctableconsequences are certain and unavoidable.
- c. Subliminalmessages are beyond the threshold of consciousness.
- a. A resonantsound echoes through a space.
- d.Expedientmeans correct or appropriate for the situation.
- d.An exigentsituation requires immediate attention.
- c. Sundrymeans a wide array, or miscellaneous.
- a. To be fulsomeis to offend due to excessiveness especially with
flattery or praise. - a. Tumultuouscrowds are disorderly and noisy.