Each sentence below has one or two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted Beneath the sentence ate five,words or sets of words labeled A through E. Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole. 

Example: Medieval kingdoms did not become constitutional republics overnight; on the contrary, the change was ----. 

{A) unpopular (B) unexpected (C) advantageous (D) sufficient (E) gradual 

 Although he can ---- isolated facts, he is no scholar: he is able to ---- information but cannot make sense of it. 

(A) regurgitate .. synthesize

(B) memorize .. recite 

(C) falsify .. denounce

(D) misinterpret .. acquire

( E) recall .. disregard