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Perhaps understandably because of the carnage caused by the
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03 Oct 2017, 05:35
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Perhaps understandably because of the carnage caused by the terrorist attack, the mayor could not help but _________ over the terrible decisions to be made, even though his subordinates on the scene passionately implored him to act immediately, one going so far as to quote David Farragut: “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.”
A. equivocate
B. divagate
C. weep
D. pine
E. vacillate
F. wail
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Equivocate, vacillate
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Re: Perhaps understandably because of the carnage caused by the
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08 Oct 2017, 17:55
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Given the pivot phrase “even though,” the answers must oppose “act immediately” and the Farragut quote. Divagate is a trap — it means “to wander or digress,” especially in speech, and so doesn’t quite work here. Weep and wail are a pair, but are not justified by the clues in the sentence.
Hence options equivocate, vacillate are correct!
Given the pivot phrase “even though,” the answers must oppose “act immediately” and the Farragut quote. Divagate is a trap — it means “to wander or digress,” especially in speech, and so doesn’t quite work here. Weep and wail are a pair, but are not justified by the clues in the sentence.
Hence options equivocate, vacillate are correct!
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19 Jul 2021, 23:19
19 Jul 2021, 23:19
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