421. In his essay, writer Rudolfo Anaya strives to ______ his sometimes incongruous Mexican and American identities by combining ______ worldviews to create one unique vision.
A. distinguish, irreconcilable
B. assimilate, simultaneous
C. synthesize, divergent
D. mitigate, redundant
E. reinforce, equivalent
422. The mayor's reelection by an overwhelming majority was not so much an endorsement of his administration's ______ as it was a ______ of his opponent's extreme views.
A. programs, vindication
B. adversities, denunciation
C. methods, dissemination
D. policies, repudiation
E. indifference, ratification