203. Paradoxically, during the French Revolution, the very leaders who proclaimed ______ philosophies sometimes also engaged in ______ practices.
A. regal, imperial
B. simplistic, neutral
C. liberating, repressive
D. totalitarian, absolutist
E. scandalous, compromised
204. Despite his brilliant career, Gerald was plagued by doubts and could not ______ his feelings of ______ .
A. imagine, worthlessness
B. reconcile, superiority
C. embrace, insecurity
D. dispel, inferiority
E. fathom, levity