It is the mark of an educated mind to rest______with the degree of precision which the nature of the subject______and not to seek exactness where only an approximation is possible.

(A) decision : ambiguous
(B) alibi : exculpatory
(C) deformity : congenital
(D) stratagem : antagonistic
(E) analysis : holistic

(A) chafe : scrub
(B) entice : lure
(C) mandate : require
(D) inundate : deluge
(E) assume : suppose

(A) pith : epitaph
(B) wit : ode
(C) paucity: diatribe
(D) fame : aphorism
(E) distortion : caricature