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12 Nov 2024, 05:51
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45%
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Question Stats:
58% (01:06) correct
41% (01:31) wrong based on 12 sessions
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The government’s implementation of a new code of ethics appeared intended to shore up the ruling party’s standing with an increasingly _________ electorate at a time when the party is besieged by charges that it trades favors for campaign money.
A. aloof
B. placid
C. restive
D. skittish
E. tranquil
F. vociferous
A. aloof
B. placid
C. restive
D. skittish
E. tranquil
F. vociferous
28 Feb 2025, 11:48
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The words filling the blank must be consistent with the idea that the ruling party needs to “shore up” its standing with the electorate. In their own way, Choices A, C, D, and F are consistent with that idea, but only two of these when taken together — “restive” and “skittish” — produce sentences that are alike in meaning. “Aloof” fits the blank reasonably well, but there is no other word offered that is nearly alike in meaning. The same holds for “vociferous.” “Placid” and “tranquil” are similar in meaning but do not fit the context of the sentence.
Thus the correct answer is restive (Choice C) and skittish (Choice D)
The words filling the blank must be consistent with the idea that the ruling party needs to “shore up” its standing with the electorate. In their own way, Choices A, C, D, and F are consistent with that idea, but only two of these when taken together — “restive” and “skittish” — produce sentences that are alike in meaning. “Aloof” fits the blank reasonably well, but there is no other word offered that is nearly alike in meaning. The same holds for “vociferous.” “Placid” and “tranquil” are similar in meaning but do not fit the context of the sentence.
Thus the correct answer is restive (Choice C) and skittish (Choice D)
