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Incensed, and perhaps spooked, by the implications of the
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Incensed, and perhaps spooked, by the implications of the bureau’s purportedly (i) _________ inquisitions, the Hollywood film director shuttered his studios, suspended production of numerous projects, and (ii) _________ with his wife to Europe.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) suspicious | (D) immigrated |
| (B) benign | (E) absconded |
| (C) risqué | (F) pandered |
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Benign, absconded.
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Re: Incensed, and perhaps spooked, by the implications of the
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The first blank hinges on the meaning of the word purport, which means to “pretend to be,” or to “masquerade as.” The sentence implies that the bureau is pretending to be harmless, or benign.
For the second blank, you are looking for a word that means to “leave hurriedly”; absconded fits. Notice that immigrated, though close in meaning, isn’t quite right because it means to “arrive at” a country or region rather than to “leave from” it.
Pandered, which means “indulged another’s desire,” is not appropriate in this sentence.
Benign, absconded.
The first blank hinges on the meaning of the word purport, which means to “pretend to be,” or to “masquerade as.” The sentence implies that the bureau is pretending to be harmless, or benign.
For the second blank, you are looking for a word that means to “leave hurriedly”; absconded fits. Notice that immigrated, though close in meaning, isn’t quite right because it means to “arrive at” a country or region rather than to “leave from” it.
Pandered, which means “indulged another’s desire,” is not appropriate in this sentence.
Benign, absconded.
Re: Incensed, and perhaps spooked, by the implications of the
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10 Aug 2026, 07:46
10 Aug 2026, 07:46
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