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vocabulary lesson 21 worksheet
(b) assays... diverged
(c) factions... diverged
(d) fiords... assayed
(e) inherents... remitted

1. muir ______ the idea that overuse of land destroyed wildlife. one way he tested this theory was by observation.

(a) subsided
(b) diverged
(c) unremitted
(d) augmented
(e) assayed

1. muir’s writings ____ our society’s understanding of how we interact with nature. the current environmental - awareness ____, or fashion, owes muir a large debt.

(a) diverged... inherent
(b) augmented... vogue
(c) subsided... unremitting
(d) assayed... vogue
(e) remitted... faction

1. one wonders if muir ever saw a landscape he didn’t like. did he think beauty was ______ in all of nature?

(a) unremitting
(b) augmented
(c) assayed
(d) vogue
(e) inherent
(cy)
(c) augmentation
(d) taint
(e) diverging

1. john muir’s friendship with gifford pinchot ended when their views ______ pinchot’s loyalty was to civilization; muir’s was to pure wilderness.

(a) augmented
(b) assayed
(c) diverged
(d) remitted
(e) subsided

1. many believe that muir influenced president theodore roosevelt to ______ wilderness preservation.

(a) augment
(b) assay
(c) subside
(d) diverge
(e) factionalize

1. battles over conservation remind us that there are many ______ of the population that depend on the land and that each group has opinions on how best to use it.

(a) fiords
(b) assays
(c) vogues
(d) diverges
(e) factions
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1. *

a
b

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze the context: Muir tested the idea that overuse of land destroyed wildlife. "Assayed" means to examine or test, which fits as he tested the theory. Other options: "subsided" (diminished), "diverged" (differed), "unremitted" (unabated), "augmented" (increased) don't fit the testing context.

First blank: Muir’s writings should have increased (augmented) society’s understanding. Second blank: "vogue" means fashion/trend, fitting "environmental - awareness vogue". Other options: "diverged" (differed), "inherent" (intrinsic), "subsided" (diminished), "unremitting" (constant), "assayed" (tested), "remitted" (forgiven), "faction" (group) don't fit both blanks.

The sentence asks if beauty was intrinsic (inherent) in all nature. "Inherent" means existing naturally. Other options: "unremitting" (constant), "augmented" (increased), "assayed" (tested), "vogue" (trend) don't fit the meaning of beauty being a natural part of nature.

Answer:

E. assayed

Question 24