45. Vernal pools are among the most ______ of ponds: they form as a result of snowmelt and a high water table in winter, and then they ______ by late summer.
A. transitory, expand
B. anachronistic, overflow
C. immutable, drain
D. itinerant, teem
E. ephemeral, evaporate
46. The ______ experiences of Madonna Swan, the 1983 North American Indian Woman of the Year, cannot be fully appreciated if they are ______ in a tidy summary.
A. varied, interposed
B. diverse, condensed
C. profound, magnified
D. transformative, embellished
E. impressive, immersed