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Motivated by the (i) $\qquad$ national debt, lawmakers after years of
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Motivated by the (i) $\(\qquad\)$ national debt, lawmakers after years of discussion, agreed to eliminate earmarks for local programs from the budget. The consequences touched a (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ of projects from sewer treatment plants to widening of roadways.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. burgeoning | D. panoply |
| B. emerging | E. plethora |
| C. sprouting | F. diversity |
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The correct answers are A and F. Answer Blank (I):
The correct answer is "burgeoning," choice A, which means "growing or developing rapidly." Choice C, "sprouting," meaning "emerging and developing rapidly," is a close synonym for "burgeoning," but "sprouting" would sound strange, since debts are not plants and do not sprout. Based on the sentence, you can infer that the budget problem has been around for years, so choice C doesn't truly fit the context. For this same reason, choice B , "emerging," is incorrect.
Answer Blank (ii): Choice F, "diversity," means "variety" as well as "range" and fits the context. Choice D, "panoply," means "splendid or magnificent collection" and based on the examples in the sentence, this doesn't fit. Choice E, "plethora," means "overabundance, excessive in number," and while this may be objectively true, the sentence doesn't indicate this, so choice E has to be eliminated.
The correct answers are A and F. Answer Blank (I):
The correct answer is "burgeoning," choice A, which means "growing or developing rapidly." Choice C, "sprouting," meaning "emerging and developing rapidly," is a close synonym for "burgeoning," but "sprouting" would sound strange, since debts are not plants and do not sprout. Based on the sentence, you can infer that the budget problem has been around for years, so choice C doesn't truly fit the context. For this same reason, choice B , "emerging," is incorrect.
Answer Blank (ii): Choice F, "diversity," means "variety" as well as "range" and fits the context. Choice D, "panoply," means "splendid or magnificent collection" and based on the examples in the sentence, this doesn't fit. Choice E, "plethora," means "overabundance, excessive in number," and while this may be objectively true, the sentence doesn't indicate this, so choice E has to be eliminated.
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