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That the rival chieftains' repeated ________ of a willingness to lay
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That the rival chieftains' repeated ________ of a willingness to lay down arms has come to nothing — the peace talks remain, after all these months, an exercise in empty chairs and unread proposals — should surprise no one who has followed the conflict's bitter trajectory.
| Two Answers |
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| A. renunciations |
| B. deliberations |
| C. professions | D. betrayals | E. declarations |
| F. repudiations |
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Re: That the rival chieftains' repeated ________ of a willingness to lay
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The subject that-clause states: "That the rival chieftains' repeated _____ of a willingness to lay down arms has come to nothing... should surprise no one." The blank is a noun describing what the chieftains repeatedly did regarding their willingness.
The parenthetical illustrates the failure: "empty chairs and unread proposals." If their ______ has "come to nothing," yet they expressed willingness, the blank must mean assertions, declarations, or professions of that willingness.
- A. renunciations - Acts of renouncing, rejecting, or giving up. This is the opposite of professing willingness. Incorrect.
- B. deliberations - Careful discussions, debates. "Deliberations of a willingness" is unidiomatic and too weak. Incorrect.
- C. professions - Open declarations, assertions, avowals. "Repeated professions of a willingness" perfectly captures the public assertions that have led nowhere. Correct.
- D. betrayals - Acts of treachery, disloyalty. Betrayals would mean they acted against willingness, not professed it. Incorrect.
- E. declarations - Formal statements, announcements, proclamations. "Repeated declarations of a willingness" produces a sentence virtually identical to the one with "professions." Correct.
- F. repudiations - Rejections, denials, disownings. Like "renunciations," this is the opposite of the required meaning. Incorrect.
The subject that-clause states: "That the rival chieftains' repeated _____ of a willingness to lay down arms has come to nothing... should surprise no one." The blank is a noun describing what the chieftains repeatedly did regarding their willingness.
The parenthetical illustrates the failure: "empty chairs and unread proposals." If their ______ has "come to nothing," yet they expressed willingness, the blank must mean assertions, declarations, or professions of that willingness.
- A. renunciations - Acts of renouncing, rejecting, or giving up. This is the opposite of professing willingness. Incorrect.
- B. deliberations - Careful discussions, debates. "Deliberations of a willingness" is unidiomatic and too weak. Incorrect.
- C. professions - Open declarations, assertions, avowals. "Repeated professions of a willingness" perfectly captures the public assertions that have led nowhere. Correct.
- D. betrayals - Acts of treachery, disloyalty. Betrayals would mean they acted against willingness, not professed it. Incorrect.
- E. declarations - Formal statements, announcements, proclamations. "Repeated declarations of a willingness" produces a sentence virtually identical to the one with "professions." Correct.
- F. repudiations - Rejections, denials, disownings. Like "renunciations," this is the opposite of the required meaning. Incorrect.
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