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Ideally, the rules of order of the town meeting would have
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Ideally, the rules of order of the town meeting would have helped to rein in the (i)__________discussions that deviated from the established meeting agenda. Having been cobbled together over many years and several changes in leadership, the rules, instead of providing (ii)__________governing principles and keeping the meeting on point, actually contained some contradictory information, thus (iii)__________the expected method of discourse at meetings.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| politic | noisome | obfuscating |
| tangential | cohesive | elucidating |
| pertinent | convoluted | inveighing |
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Ideally, the rules of order of the town meeting would have helped to rein in the (i)__________discussions that deviated from the established meeting agenda. Having been cobbled together over many years and several changes in leadership, the rules, instead of providing (ii)__________governing principles and keeping the meeting on point, actually contained some contradictory information, thus (iii)__________the expected method of discourse at meetings.
From the keywords above the rules deviated from (tangential) the normal course. After several changes over the years, instead to have a cohesive framework, the meeting was obfuscating by weird methods and mismatched information.
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From the keywords above the rules deviated from (tangential) the normal course. After several changes over the years, instead to have a cohesive framework, the meeting was obfuscating by weird methods and mismatched information.
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The correct words for the blanks are (i) tangential, (ii) cohesive, and (iii) obfuscating.
Breakdown of the Blanks
- Blank (i): tangential
The sentence describes discussions that "deviated from the established meeting agenda."
The word that best describes discussions that stray from the main point is tangential.
- Blank (ii): cohesive
The phrase "instead of providing...governing principles" indicates that the rules were meant to be helpful but failed. The word cohesive means forming a unified whole. The rules were supposed to provide unified, clear principles but did not.
- Blank (iii): obfuscating
The final blank describes what the contradictory rules did to the method of discourse. Obfuscating means making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. The confusing rules made the expected discussion method unclear, which is the opposite of their intended purpose.
The Complete Sentence
"Ideally, the rules of order of the town meeting would have helped to rein in the tangential discussions that deviated from the established meeting agenda. Having been cobbled together over many years and several changes in leadership, the rules, instead of providing cohesive governing principles and keeping the meeting on point, actually contained some contradictory information, thus obfuscating the expected method of discourse at meetings."
Breakdown of the Blanks
- Blank (i): tangential
The sentence describes discussions that "deviated from the established meeting agenda."
The word that best describes discussions that stray from the main point is tangential.
- Blank (ii): cohesive
The phrase "instead of providing...governing principles" indicates that the rules were meant to be helpful but failed. The word cohesive means forming a unified whole. The rules were supposed to provide unified, clear principles but did not.
- Blank (iii): obfuscating
The final blank describes what the contradictory rules did to the method of discourse. Obfuscating means making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible. The confusing rules made the expected discussion method unclear, which is the opposite of their intended purpose.
The Complete Sentence
"Ideally, the rules of order of the town meeting would have helped to rein in the tangential discussions that deviated from the established meeting agenda. Having been cobbled together over many years and several changes in leadership, the rules, instead of providing cohesive governing principles and keeping the meeting on point, actually contained some contradictory information, thus obfuscating the expected method of discourse at meetings."
