1. Yet those plans, based as they were on the age-old formula of security-through-expansion, needed to be balanced against a __________ desire to maintain the framework of cooperation with the United States and Great Britain.
[ Note: Select 2 answer choices ]
A countervailing
B counterpoised
C grousing
D sybaritic
E cloistered
F truculent
2. He has a reputation for being wooden and __________, but I think he comes across as both personable and thoughtful in his ads.
[ Note: Select 2 answer choices ]
A portentous
B standoffish
C blithe
D uncongenial
E convivial
F candid