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Re: With his relentless energy but equally diminutive attention
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29 Aug 2017, 17:16
Explanation
For the first blank, the clues that Garlin has a diminutive attention span and uncompleted projects require a word that means something like wasted. Evinced and burnished do not mean wasted, but squandered does.
For the second blank, the opposite-direction trigger while and the clue venerating require a strong word such as scorned. Parried and defalcated
do not mean scorned, but impugned does. Thus, select squandered and impugned.
Hence option A and D is correct!