The talkative Miss Bates in the novel Emma tediously ___ on details of every subject that comes her way.

A. compounds
B. excerpts
C. expounds
D. imposes

When objects that belonged to famous people like Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Elvis Presley go to auction, buyers are willing to pay ___ prices.

A. exorbitant

B. extraterrestrial

C. obsequious

D. subsequent