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30 Jun 2025, 09:43
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The tragedy—and the resultant horrific loss of life and damage to property—occurred because of his __________ approach to his duties, evinced by his slouching posture and cavalier attitude.
A. murderous
B. petty
C. lax
D. aristocratic
E. barbarous
F. slack
A. murderous
B. petty
C. lax
D. aristocratic
E. barbarous
F. slack
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30 Jun 2025, 22:15
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We're looking for a word that means careless, negligent, or irresponsible.
A. murderous – too extreme; implies intent to kill, doesn’t fit
B. petty – trivial or small-minded, not relevant here
C. lax – careless, not strict → fits well
D. aristocratic – irrelevant to attitude toward duties
E. barbarous – cruel or brutal → too strong, not about negligence
F. slack – negligent, careless → also fits
Final Answer:
C. lax and F. slack
Both mean negligent or careless, which matches the tone and context of the sentence.
Good Luck!
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Pankaj Jindal | GMAT Classic 730 | IIM Bangalore | Helping working professionals
Success story: https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-i-scored ... l#p3588949
A. murderous – too extreme; implies intent to kill, doesn’t fit
B. petty – trivial or small-minded, not relevant here
C. lax – careless, not strict → fits well
D. aristocratic – irrelevant to attitude toward duties
E. barbarous – cruel or brutal → too strong, not about negligence
F. slack – negligent, careless → also fits
Final Answer:
C. lax and F. slack
Both mean negligent or careless, which matches the tone and context of the sentence.
Good Luck!
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Pankaj Jindal | GMAT Classic 730 | IIM Bangalore | Helping working professionals
Success story: https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-i-scored ... l#p3588949
19 Jul 2025, 03:52
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The answers must parallel “slouching posture and cavalier attitude.” Note that cavalier is used here to mean offhand or disdainful. Thus, “aristocratic” is a bit of a trap answer, as are “murderous” and “barbarous,” which don’t match the clues—while this person’s actions caused horrific loss of life, it doesn’t sound as though that was his intention. “Petty” (of secondary or little importance) also doesn’t fit here. Thus, the correct answers are “lax” and “slack,” both of which mean not careful.
Answer: C,F
The answers must parallel “slouching posture and cavalier attitude.” Note that cavalier is used here to mean offhand or disdainful. Thus, “aristocratic” is a bit of a trap answer, as are “murderous” and “barbarous,” which don’t match the clues—while this person’s actions caused horrific loss of life, it doesn’t sound as though that was his intention. “Petty” (of secondary or little importance) also doesn’t fit here. Thus, the correct answers are “lax” and “slack,” both of which mean not careful.
Answer: C,F
