It is by no means _______ to acknowledge the influence of classical architecture on the design of the new federal bank; indeed, the architect admits to studying Roman columns. However, critics suggest that modern brutalist concrete structures had a far greater impact on the building’s final look.

The sculptures of artist Miles Thorne are now _______ in prestigious galleries across Europe, but the small clay figurines he created during his university years were originally sold at local craft fairs in rural Vermont.

Whether science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin is describing alien ecosystems or futuristic societies, she is _______ the natural sciences, drawing heavily from her father’s work as an anthropologist and her own reading of biology.

Doctors often struggle to treat eyelid myokymia, a condition where the muscle of the eyelid twitches _______. However, researchers note that these uncontrollable spasms are usually harmless and typically resolve on their own without medical intervention.

Academics have long asserted that philosophy and hard science rarely _______ in a modern era of specialization. Dr. Elena Vance challenges this view: her research on the ethics of artificial intelligence demonstrates that computer science must rely heavily on philosophical concepts of morality.

Victorian etiquette guides often outlined the rigid behaviors _______ for young women in high society. While many women followed these socially dictated rules regarding dress and conversation, some rebellious figures in literature openly defied them.

In studying pain management techniques, Dr. Aris Thorne found that while mild distractions like listening to music are helpful, such _______ stimuli are less effective at blocking severe pain than more intense sensations, like applying an ice pack.

The following text is adapted from a 19th-century guide to library management.

The books in the main hall are so arranged that the title of every volume is plainly visible, allowing patrons to browse without the aid of a librarian. This system is a convenience that other institutions might copy to advantage.

As used in the text, what does the word "arranged" most nearly mean?

One challenge of relying on solar energy in the Pacific Northwest is that sunlight isn’t _______: cloud cover varies unpredictably, posing difficulties for maintaining a steady power supply without battery storage.

Due to its use of abstract symbolism and fragmented narrative structure, the 1922 poem The Waste Land by T.S. Eliot can be quite difficult to _______ and is therefore subject to widely varying analyses by literary scholars.