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The medical professors thesishardly new, but rarely _____ by a facul [#permalink] New post   08 Nov 2023, 02:41
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The medical professor’s thesis—hardly new, but rarely _____ by a faculty members of his distinction—is that patients are more than the sum of their symptoms and systems.


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A. discounted
B. ignored
C. subverted
D. underestimated
E. espoused



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Re: The medical professors thesishardly new, but rarely _____ by a facul [#permalink] New post   14 Nov 2023, 03:25
The answer is (E).

The sentence describes the thesis of a medical professor, noting that although it's not a new idea, it's not commonly embraced or supported by faculty members of similar status.

Given the context, the word that fits best in the blank should express the idea that the thesis is rarely supported or adopted by faculty members of similar distinction. "Espoused" means supported or advocated for, aligning well with the context that the thesis is not commonly embraced by other distinguished faculty members.
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Re: The medical professors thesishardly new, but rarely _____ by a facul [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2024, 21:16
is the sentence correctly formed ? as how is it made clear that his colleagues detest the theory ?
can it not be that the theory is rarely disregarded by them
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The medical professors thesishardly new, but rarely _____ by a facul [#permalink] New post   20 Feb 2024, 21:39
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is the sentence correctly formed ? as how is it made clear that his colleagues detest the theory ?
can it not be that the theory is rarely disregarded by them


The sentence is formed correctly.

Note the contrast "hardly new, but rarely..." This indicates that it is an old theory, but hardly... (what fits here?) Disregarded does not fit here, because if it is hardly disregarded, i.e. well considered, then there is no need to use a contrastive word such as "but." It becomes a contrast if the theory is hardly new, but rarely mentioned. Therefore, espoused fits well. Also, the meaning is not that they detest the theory, they simply ignore it.

I hope it is clear now.
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