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Because he did not want to appear _____, the junior executive refused
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Because he did not want to appear _____, the junior executive refused to dispute the board’s decision, in spite of his belief that the decision would impair employee morale.
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| Blank (i) |
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| A. contentious |
| B. indecisive |
| C. solicitous | D. overzealous | E. steadfast |
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Re: Because he did not want to appear _____, the junior executive refused
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24 Jun 2023, 04:00
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(C) and (E) are gone because they’re positive words. You can’t eliminate (A) if you don’t know what contentious means. (B) doesn’t work because the clue is refused to dispute. That doesn’t work with indecisive. For the same reason, (D) doesn’t work either. So the correct answer is (A). Even though you might not know contentious, you can still get to the credited response.
(C) and (E) are gone because they’re positive words. You can’t eliminate (A) if you don’t know what contentious means. (B) doesn’t work because the clue is refused to dispute. That doesn’t work with indecisive. For the same reason, (D) doesn’t work either. So the correct answer is (A). Even though you might not know contentious, you can still get to the credited response.
Re: Because he did not want to appear _____, the junior executive refused
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24 Jun 2023, 09:54
24 Jun 2023, 09:54
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The employee knew that the board's decision was bad, yet he refused to dispute the decision.
Because he did not want to appear ____ (what)?
He did not want to appear prone to disputes, uncooperative: That's my prediction for the blank.
A. contentious
B. indecisive ❌ does not match the prediction
C. solicitous ❌ does not match the prediction
D. overzealous ❌ does not match the prediction
E. steadfast ❌ does not match the prediction
Contentious means something like controversial, likely to cause an argument, argumentative. It matches the clue in the sentence and fits perfectly.
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Because he did not want to appear ____ (what)?
He did not want to appear prone to disputes, uncooperative: That's my prediction for the blank.
A. contentious
B. indecisive ❌ does not match the prediction
C. solicitous ❌ does not match the prediction
D. overzealous ❌ does not match the prediction
E. steadfast ❌ does not match the prediction
Contentious means something like controversial, likely to cause an argument, argumentative. It matches the clue in the sentence and fits perfectly.
Posted from my mobile device
