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Because of $\qquad$ wording in the press release, some people thought
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20 Jan 2025, 05:41
20 Jan 2025, 05:41
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Because of $\(\qquad\)$ wording in the press release, some people thought that the CEO was being ousted because of irregularities in accounting, when it was the CFO who was fired.
| Two Answers |
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| A. explicit |
| B. mystifying |
| C. inscrutable | D. ambiguous | E. impressionable |
| F. equivocal |
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02 Mar 2025, 15:07
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The correct answers are D and F.
Lack of clarity caused confusion, so choice D, "ambiguous," and choice F, "equivocal," are the correct answers. They mean "unclear, open to different interpretations." Had the wording been "explicit," choice A, that is, clearly stated, there would have been no confusion. Choices B and C, "mystifying" and "inscrutable," are synonyms; "inscrutable" means "unclear, difficult to understand," "mystifying" means to involve in mystery or obscurity which doesn't apply in this sentence. The ambiguous press release may have made an impression, but it wasn't "impressionable," choice E, that is, nothing made an impression or influenced the press release.
The correct answers are D and F.
Lack of clarity caused confusion, so choice D, "ambiguous," and choice F, "equivocal," are the correct answers. They mean "unclear, open to different interpretations." Had the wording been "explicit," choice A, that is, clearly stated, there would have been no confusion. Choices B and C, "mystifying" and "inscrutable," are synonyms; "inscrutable" means "unclear, difficult to understand," "mystifying" means to involve in mystery or obscurity which doesn't apply in this sentence. The ambiguous press release may have made an impression, but it wasn't "impressionable," choice E, that is, nothing made an impression or influenced the press release.
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