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From the passage, readers can tell that the predictions made by horoscopes are generic and manipulable and their comprehension, explication and application can be easily changed to fit almost any situation. We are looking for a synonym for "understanding" or "interpretation" to complete the first blank. Palpability (A) means touchable and implies a sense of reality that is not present in generic horoscopes. Elucidation (B), meaning explanation or explication, however, fits and is the correct answer. If we can explain something, we understand it. Option C can be eliminated as omnipotence refers to the quality of being all powerful and does not fit in the context of this sentence. Option B is the correct answer.

Horoscopes are better applied to the general aspects than to the specific details of our lives. Clearly, we are looking for the correct synonym for "generic details "to complete Blank (ii). Exigencies, or extreme moments that demand attention, vary from person to person and are not the domain of horoscopes. They tend to be anything but generic, so Option D, then, can be eliminated. We must distinguish between shades of meaning to choose between options E and F. Generalizations (E) are generalities that are stated audibly or in print, and E must consequently be eliminated. The passage, however, refers to the generalities (F), or general/generic aspects of our lives, making F the correct answer.