rx10 wrote:
Hey Prachi,
Although the young woman initially refused to enter the
heated debate claiming to be (i) _______ its outcome, her calm demeanor quickly turned (ii) _______ as she listened to one participant’s argument, revealing herself to be
actually rather opinionated about the (iii) ______ issue.
The debate was heated. Now in blank 3,
inscrutable (hard to understand) & trivial (of little importance) - No one would debate in a heated manner on these issues.
Hence
contentious is the right choice.
prachimishra wrote:
Hello
Carcass , why contentious in 3rd blank?
It could be other 2 choices as well.
Words 'rather opinionated' suggest the opposite sense - that matter could be trivial.
No, it is exactly the opposite
revealing herself to be actually rather opinionated about the (iii) ______ issue.
The red portion means that she was INDEED able to delve or discuss the matter. On the other hand, at the beginning, she did look impartial.
On top of that , this shift is justified because the argument was DEBATABLE
Hope now is more clear