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is perhaps one of the most trusting and considerate of all Indians but seems to be _______ the welfare of his animals.A) critical about C) indifferent to B) confrontationC) disturbanceD) disharmony 11. Corrupt politicians who condone the activities of the gamblers are equally _______.A) cryptic B)esoteric C)culpable B)cumbrous D)obscure Red Cross society helped _________ families to survive the war in the Persian Gulf.A) demure B)destitute D)sedate14. the man felt ________ when the girl turned down his proposal of marriage.A) despondent D)fortuitous 15. the boy gave a ______ look at his classmate’s test paper when the teacher turned.A) frivolous B)furtive B)impetuousC)imperviousD)impeccable 17. Missiles were mounted at various points to _______ the enemy aircrafts.A) integrate C)intercept C)juggledD)bemoaned 19. The wrestler’s _______ maneuvers made it difficult for his opponent to obtain a hold.A) hermetic D)procrustean20. Psychoanalysis can help a patient recall longforgotten experiences lost in the ______ recess of his mind.A) labyrinthine C)iridescentD)mercurial that only the prodigious assets of the giant corporation or conglomerate can afford the kind of expenditures that can produce the technological advances vital to economic progress. But when we examine expenditures for research, we find that of the more than $ 35 billion spent each year in this country, almost twothirds is spent by the federal government. More than half of this government expenditure is funneled into military research and product development, accounting for the enormous increase in spending in such industries as nuclear energy, aircraft, missiles, and electronics. There are those who consider it questionable that these defenselinked research projects will account for an improvement in the standard of living or, alternately, do much to protect our diminishing resources. Recent history has demonstrated that we may have to alter our longstanding conception of the process actuated by petition. The price variable, once perceived as the dominant aspect of the petitive process is now subordinate to the petition of the new product, the new business structure, and the new technology. While it can be assumed that in a highly petitive industry not dominated by a single corporation, investment in innovationa risky and expensive budget itemmight meet resista