80.
Bogus.
“In an age of near-instantaneous fact checking,” politicians need
to be careful about what they say, “as” (which means “because” here) “any
fictitious claim” will be proved fictitious or false. “Bogus” (not genuine) is an
excellent match. “Genuine” is a reversal trap. “Dull” in this context means
boring, which, although negative, is not the desired meaning. Neither
“unnecessary” nor “unfamiliar” fit the desired meaning either.
81.
Tacky, discerning, tactically.
The judgmental mind behind this sentence
finds his grandmother’s décor “vulgar,” so the first blank should be a
synonym for that. “Tacky” fits the bill. Neither “vitreous” (made from glass)
or “grizzled” (having gray hair) can reasonably describe the grandmother’s
decorating scheme. The second blank should be something like appropriate: it
wouldn’t be appropriate to tell his grandma what he really thinks. Neither
“rancorous” (malevolent) or “doting” (to lavish attention on) fits this
meaning. “Discerning,” meaning having or showing good judgment or
shrewd, fits perfectly. For the third blank, you need a word that describes
being nice to someone in order to get a good birthday present. “Amicable”
doesn’t capture the strategy of the idea, but “duplicitous” is way too negative.
It means deceitful, which is not really an apt description for the act of
refraining from telling your grandma that she has terrible taste. “Tactically,”
meaning by way of showing adroit planning, is correct.
82.
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