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Todays highly partisan political environment is far from ________; no
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28 Sep 2024, 02:40
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Today’s highly partisan political environment is far from ________; not so long ago, ideological opponents were still able to set aside differences and work across party lines, as is typically necessary to pass productive legislation.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. civil |
| B. immutable |
| C. polemical | D. efficacious | E. enjoiable |
Re: Todays highly partisan political environment is far from ________; no
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26 May 2025, 08:21
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Efficacious.
Because the semicolon indicates agreement, the blank will agree with "opponents were still able to set aside differences and work across party lines, as is typically necessary to pass productive legislation." In other words, political opponents were once able to govern effectively despite their differences but they can no longer do so today. "Efficacious" means effective as a means or remedy and so is a good match. "Polemical," meaning strongly opinionated, and "civil" are not justified by the clue. "Enjoyable" and "immutable," meaning unchangeable, do not match the desired meaning. Note that "enjoyable" introduces a new idea not present in the original sentence. Don't assume that the old days were necessarily enjoyable; all you know is that they were effective, or efficacious.
Efficacious.
Because the semicolon indicates agreement, the blank will agree with "opponents were still able to set aside differences and work across party lines, as is typically necessary to pass productive legislation." In other words, political opponents were once able to govern effectively despite their differences but they can no longer do so today. "Efficacious" means effective as a means or remedy and so is a good match. "Polemical," meaning strongly opinionated, and "civil" are not justified by the clue. "Enjoyable" and "immutable," meaning unchangeable, do not match the desired meaning. Note that "enjoyable" introduces a new idea not present in the original sentence. Don't assume that the old days were necessarily enjoyable; all you know is that they were effective, or efficacious.
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