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22 Sep 2025, 10:39
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The author’s characterization of unions as always inimical to economic growth is too _________ for even his adherents to take seriously.
A. temperate
B. immoderate
C. impressive
D. lax
E. splendid
F. extreme
A. temperate
B. immoderate
C. impressive
D. lax
E. splendid
F. extreme
28 Sep 2025, 10:41
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Official Explanation
In this sentence, the author has described unions as “always inimical” (meaning harmful or hostile) to economic growth. If even his “adherents,” his devoted followers or admirers, could not take this claim seriously, then this claim must be too far-fetched to believe. “Immoderate” (exceeding reasonable limits) and “extreme” both fit this meaning well. “Temperate” and “lax” would both indicate the opposite—a relaxed or balanced position. And though the author’s writing might be “impressive” or “splendid,” neither of those would make the characterization hard to take seriously.
Answer: B,F
In this sentence, the author has described unions as “always inimical” (meaning harmful or hostile) to economic growth. If even his “adherents,” his devoted followers or admirers, could not take this claim seriously, then this claim must be too far-fetched to believe. “Immoderate” (exceeding reasonable limits) and “extreme” both fit this meaning well. “Temperate” and “lax” would both indicate the opposite—a relaxed or balanced position. And though the author’s writing might be “impressive” or “splendid,” neither of those would make the characterization hard to take seriously.
Answer: B,F
