1. To Reduce (E). Make less; decrease.
2. Exorbitant (D). Much more than reasonable.
3. To cull (B). To collect something from different places.
4. Showcase (A).Good qualities of someone or something.
5. To eliminate (C).To get rid of something that is not wanted or needed.
There are a lot of mammals that walk around the planet every day.<span />
Historical because he is comparing one first to another first in history so that means its historical.
Aida is the answer to which opera was written to celebrate the opening of the suez canal