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The coffee shop's business plan, though in the short-term, would ultim
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The coffee shop's business plan, though ______ in the short-term, would ultimately undermine the owner's goal of maximizing profits.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. lucrative |
| B. venal |
| C. deliberate | D. profitable | E. profligate |
| F. felonious |
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though _____ in short term ; would undermine the goal of maximizing the profit.
We will need something that means - profitable
Lucrative & profitable
Choice A & D are the answers
We will need something that means - profitable
Lucrative & profitable
Choice A & D are the answers
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Carcass wrote:
The coffee shop's business plan, though ______ in the short-term, would ultimately undermine the owner's goal of maximizing profits.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. lucrative |
| B. venal |
| C. deliberate | D. profitable | E. profligate |
| F. felonious |
The subject of the sentence is “the coffee shop’s business plan”.
The word in the blank is meant to give a description of the business plan. Whether the description is positive or negative depends on the rest of the sentence.
The last part of the sentence states that the plan would ultimately undermine (weaken) the owner’s goal of maximizing profits.
The transition word ‘though’ tells us that it is not the same in the short term.
So, the blank must contain a word that indicates that the plan would maximize profits in the short term. Options A and D convey that meaning. “Lucre’, which means ‘money’ is the noun form of ‘lucrative, which means profitable or money-making.
Venal means open to bribery, so the word wouldn’t suit the context.
Deliberate can be used as a verb and an adjective. As a verb, it means to weigh in the mind or consider. As an adjective, it means intentional. This word doesn’t suit the context either.
Profligate means wasteful or extravagant. This word doesn’t fit the context either.
Felonious means wicked or villainous, so this word doesn’t suit the context either.
Jayanthi Kumar.
