A good substitute for the word volatile in line 22 would be

A. insatiable.

B. undetermined.

C. unlikely.

D. unpredictable.

E. underestimated.

The teenager spoke with the urbane refinement of a person who...

Photographs of mouth-watering meals _______ customers as they wait for seats in the restaurant.

Eva deplores the use of foul language, so she...

It is hard to win an argument with Ken because he believes that his points are _______.

The scientist's theory became incontrovertible when...

He _______ the use of violence, except in self-defense.

A ridiculous _______ was printed in large letters on the front of his T-shirt. the use of violence, except in self-defense.

Gianna took offense at the salesman's quip about...

A rivalry between the two teams caused a[n] _______ atmosphere in the stands.

By studying a microcosm of the society, scientists learned...

The _______ of the stock market dissuaded the most cautious investors.

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Early coin-operated video games were higher in quality than home systems because

A. manufacturers directed more research funds to arcade games than home systems.

B. the smaller, cheaper home systems did not contain large, expensive parts.

C. advances in technology resulted in smaller components with greater capabilities.

D. the inventor of Pong created coin-operated machines before home systems.

E. consumers lost interest in the relatively lower quality of home systems.

The used parts from the junkyard were not compatible with Ed's car, so he...