293. The two friends occasionally indulged in ______ as they both enjoyed a bout of good-natured teasing.
A. banter
B. libel
C. bombast
D. controversy
E. blather
294. Never an ______ , but tending instead to see both sides of an issue, the senator was considered ______ by those who did not know her well.
A. absolutist, indecisive
B. authoritarian, insensitive
C. elitist, arrogant
D. ideologue, adamant
E. underachiever, moderate