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During the Cold War, amidst the threat of a nuclear attack, both the U
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During the Cold War, amidst the threat of a nuclear attack, both the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. endeavored to prepare their populaces for the worst by offering survival tips. In order to give (i)________ to the efficacy of these strategies, the countries often downplayed the severity of a post-nuclear war scenario, not wanting a potential panic on their hands. It was therefore necessary for the countries to hire physicists who were (ii)________ in this deception to write informational pamphlets about nuclear fallout.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. credence | D. spurious |
| B. gravity | E. particulate |
| C. benignity | F. complicit |
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"by offering survival tips. In order to give (i)________ to the efficacy of these strategies"
Both the countries want people to trust their survival tips. Thus, credence will work rather than gravity. (Countries do not want the deepness in their tips rather they want people to trust them).Benign is out of scope.
2nd is a bit tricky. "hire physicists who were (ii)________ in this deception"
Spurious is a negative word. Deception is also negative word. Selecting spurious would make it positive. And that is opposite of what context says.
Complicit is the correct word. Physicists who are accomplice would work in this deception. This fits the context.
Hence, A and F.
Both the countries want people to trust their survival tips. Thus, credence will work rather than gravity. (Countries do not want the deepness in their tips rather they want people to trust them).Benign is out of scope.
2nd is a bit tricky. "hire physicists who were (ii)________ in this deception"
Spurious is a negative word. Deception is also negative word. Selecting spurious would make it positive. And that is opposite of what context says.
Complicit is the correct word. Physicists who are accomplice would work in this deception. This fits the context.
Hence, A and F.
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