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The relentless torrent of corporate-scandal coverage in the business
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13 Aug 2026, 08:33
13 Aug 2026, 08:33
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The relentless torrent of corporate-scandal coverage in the business press has produced, not so much an ________ of ordinary readers, as a deepening of the very cynicism that such reporting might have been expected to puncture.
| Blank (i) |
|---|
| A. emboldening |
| B. inuring |
| C. placating | D. mollifying | E. enraging |
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Re: The relentless torrent of corporate-scandal coverage in the business
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14 Aug 2026, 04:00
14 Aug 2026, 04:00
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Answer and Explanation
Correct answer: A. an emboldening
The sentence contrasts two possible effects of scandal coverage: one that would make readers bolder, and the one that actually occurs - a deepening of cynicism. The blank must mean $a$ making bold or courageous.
A. an emboldening - A giving of boldness or confidence. Correct.
B. a dispiriting - A making despondent. This is the opposite of the intended contrast; it would align with cynicism, not oppose it. Incorrect.
C. a placating - A calming or soothing. Describes pacification, not the energizing effect the contrast requires. Incorrect.
D. a mollifying - An appeasing. Like placating, describes soothing, not emboldening. Incorrect.
E. an enraging - A making angry. Anger is not the opposite of cynicism and does not fit the "not so much... as" contrast. Incorrect.
Correct answer: A. an emboldening
The sentence contrasts two possible effects of scandal coverage: one that would make readers bolder, and the one that actually occurs - a deepening of cynicism. The blank must mean $a$ making bold or courageous.
A. an emboldening - A giving of boldness or confidence. Correct.
B. a dispiriting - A making despondent. This is the opposite of the intended contrast; it would align with cynicism, not oppose it. Incorrect.
C. a placating - A calming or soothing. Describes pacification, not the energizing effect the contrast requires. Incorrect.
D. a mollifying - An appeasing. Like placating, describes soothing, not emboldening. Incorrect.
E. an enraging - A making angry. Anger is not the opposite of cynicism and does not fit the "not so much... as" contrast. Incorrect.
Re: The relentless torrent of corporate-scandal coverage in the business
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17 Aug 2026, 08:15
17 Aug 2026, 08:15
from your explanation post, I think the key answer B should be "Inuring", not "dispiriting".
If after revision is made, is the correct answer still A ?
If after revision is made, is the correct answer still A ?
