Question

Read the sentence. Select the words that best complete the two blanks. Though the road they took was long and ________, they continued to plod along_______. listless, steadily arduous, wearily steep, facetiously cumbersome, quickly diffident, marvelously

Answer 1

cumbersome , quickly 

Answer 2

• Cumbersome
• Steadily

Step-by-step explanation:

The term cumbersome is defined as "large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use". This is fitting for the first blank as the context expects a negative adjective that expresses difficulty.

The term steadily refers to something firmly fixed, supported, or balanced. This is fitting for the second blank as it can be used to describe a manner of walking. In this case, a plod (heavy) can be done steadily, but not quickly.