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Although considerable _____(i)_____ resources had already be
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09 Aug 2017, 14:49
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Although considerable _____(i)_____ resources had already been expended on the new drug, development had to be halted due to adverse effects during human testing; once hailed as a kind of _____(ii)_____ that could be used to treat numerous physical and mental ailments, the drug will likely be remembered only as a financial albatross that bankrupted its developers.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) assiduous | (D) sinecure |
| (B) pecuniary | (E) mendicant |
| (C) wholesome | (F) panacea |
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09 Aug 2017, 14:54
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pecuniary and panacea
For the first blank, the information regarding the type of resources that were expended are the clues financial albatross and bankrupted. Thus, the first blank must mean something like financial. Assiduous and wholesome do not mean financial; pecuniary does.
For the second blank, you learn that the drug is supposed to be used to treat numerous physical and mental ailments. Thus, the second blank must mean something like cure-all. Sinecure and mendicant do not mean cure-all, but panacea does. Thus, select pecuniary and panacea.
Hence option B and F are correct!
pecuniary and panacea
For the first blank, the information regarding the type of resources that were expended are the clues financial albatross and bankrupted. Thus, the first blank must mean something like financial. Assiduous and wholesome do not mean financial; pecuniary does.
For the second blank, you learn that the drug is supposed to be used to treat numerous physical and mental ailments. Thus, the second blank must mean something like cure-all. Sinecure and mendicant do not mean cure-all, but panacea does. Thus, select pecuniary and panacea.
Hence option B and F are correct!
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24 Dec 2020, 21:38
24 Dec 2020, 21:38
sir i can't find clues of bankruptcy .....in first fill in the blank
help me to understand 1st blank sentence.....
help me to understand 1st blank sentence.....
