What is the meaning of the word offenses as used in the first line of the fifth paragraph

28. the new systematic nomenclature was so ( that many chemists preferred to ( the older trivial names that were at least shorter. at least, that is the ostensible reason. actually, tradition seems to carry more weight than ( with some scientists.

Afish fossil is found in a rock. a foot bone and tooth are found in an older layer of the same rock. what can scientists learn from the rock? a) the area changed from land to water. b) the area changed from water to land. c) the area has always been land. d) the area was once an ocean.

The fairies in disney's sleeping beauty are named fand maleficent. which name contains a root meanina. florab. faunac. merryweatherd. maleficent