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The university president argued that top universities should not (i) _
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The university president argued that top universities should not (i) ___________ education as an academic (ii) ___________; discouraging our brightest students from pursuing teaching careers does a disservice to the next generation of students by (iii) ________ them of the opportunity to learn from the cream of the crop.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. disdain | D. recommendation | G. denigrating |
| B. proscribe | E. tome | H. degenerating |
| C. circumvent | F. discipline | I. divesting |
Re: The university president argued that top universities should not (i) _
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disservice - a harmful action
disdain -the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect.
proscribe - forbid especially by law
circumvent - overcome a problem or difficulty typically in a clever secret way.
tome- a book, especially large, heavy ,scholarly one
denigrating - criticize unfairly
divesting - deprive someone of (power, right, or possessions).
disdain -the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect.
proscribe - forbid especially by law
circumvent - overcome a problem or difficulty typically in a clever secret way.
tome- a book, especially large, heavy ,scholarly one
denigrating - criticize unfairly
divesting - deprive someone of (power, right, or possessions).
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Disdain, discipline, divesting. The semicolon in this sentence is a clue that the two parts of the sentence agree—the first part should mirror the meaning that “the brightest students...pursuing teaching” would be a good thing. For the first and second blanks, universities should therefore not “put down” education as an academic “area” or “pursuit.” Don't fall for trap answers; proscribe (ban) and circumvent (avoid via circuitous means) add extra meaning to the idea of “put down.” Only disdain fits the first blank. Discipline is the closest match for the second blank (tome means “book, especially a large, academic book”). The third blank needs something that explains the “disservice” done to future students, namely, something like “depriving” them of the chance to learn from the best. The best choice is the synonym divesting; don't fall for the traps of denigrating (defaming; belittling) and degenerating (deteriorating; declining). Both trap choices work with the theme, but don't fit into the blank.
Disdain, discipline, divesting. The semicolon in this sentence is a clue that the two parts of the sentence agree—the first part should mirror the meaning that “the brightest students...pursuing teaching” would be a good thing. For the first and second blanks, universities should therefore not “put down” education as an academic “area” or “pursuit.” Don't fall for trap answers; proscribe (ban) and circumvent (avoid via circuitous means) add extra meaning to the idea of “put down.” Only disdain fits the first blank. Discipline is the closest match for the second blank (tome means “book, especially a large, academic book”). The third blank needs something that explains the “disservice” done to future students, namely, something like “depriving” them of the chance to learn from the best. The best choice is the synonym divesting; don't fall for the traps of denigrating (defaming; belittling) and degenerating (deteriorating; declining). Both trap choices work with the theme, but don't fit into the blank.
