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The country‘s self-perception is highly (i) ___, its mood sw
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The country‘s self-perception is highly (i) ___, its mood swinging repeatedly from (ii)___ to near despair and back again. Less than a decade ago, in the wake of the deceptively easy triumph over the wretched legions of Saddam Hussein, the United States was the lonely superpower. Today the conventional wisdom speaks of inevitable decline; of an American financial system flawed by greed and debt; of a political system (iii) ___ and corrupted by campaign contributions, negative ads, and lobbyists.
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| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| staunch | solicitude | mitigated |
| volatile | disgruntlement | deadlocked |
| saccharine | euphoria | optimized |
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05 Dec 2019, 14:14
05 Dec 2019, 14:14
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1. The first blank is easy to fill. "its mood swinging repeatedly" suggests that volatile will be the best fit. Consequently, the second blank will have to be opposite of despair which is euphoria.
2. The final blank should be more of a negative tone in parallel with other preceding phrases. Optimized is easy off; mitigated is more neutral note (and in fact positive at times) and hence only "deadlocked" fits the context.
2. The final blank should be more of a negative tone in parallel with other preceding phrases. Optimized is easy off; mitigated is more neutral note (and in fact positive at times) and hence only "deadlocked" fits the context.
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