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Aghast at the indiscretion, the politician took a symbolic
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03 Oct 2017, 03:00
03 Oct 2017, 03:00
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Aghast at the indiscretion, the politician took a symbolic vow of _________, hoping that public attention to the matter would quickly wane.
A. silence
B. chastity
C. openness
D. transparency
E. quietus
F. revenge
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Silence, quietus
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Re: Aghast at the indiscretion, the politician took a symbolic
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08 Oct 2017, 10:51
08 Oct 2017, 10:51
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The answer revolves around understanding the clue, “aghast,” as well as the fact that the politician wants public attention to wane (reduce). Openness and transparency are an incorrect pair.
While perhaps a policy of openness might have prevented the politician’s troubles in the first place, there is no indication from the sentence that giving more information would cause public interest to decrease.
Hence silence, quietus are best fit!
The answer revolves around understanding the clue, “aghast,” as well as the fact that the politician wants public attention to wane (reduce). Openness and transparency are an incorrect pair.
While perhaps a policy of openness might have prevented the politician’s troubles in the first place, there is no indication from the sentence that giving more information would cause public interest to decrease.
Hence silence, quietus are best fit!
Re: Aghast at the indiscretion, the politician took a symbolic
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21 Mar 2018, 21:04
21 Mar 2018, 21:04
Quietus means something that quites something.
