The word "essence" in line 16 is closest in meaning toA．basic natureB．growing imp

The word "hardiest" in line I is closest in meaning to ______.A．most unusualB．most basicC．

The word "thwarted" in line 16 is closest in meaning to ______.A．continuedB．influencedC．en

The word "gradually" in line 18 is closest in meaning to ______.A．accidentallyB．quicklyC．i

The author quotes Hilton Kramer in Para. 2 most probably in order to illustrateA．realism i

By quoting Whitman in paragraph 2 the author int

By quoting the growing percentage points of the aged in the population the author seems t