An ignominious, an unseemly.
The blank should match “disgraced.”
“Ignominious” and “unseemly” work well. Trap answer “defiled” does not
appropriately describe an action (you could defile a holy place by doing
something very inappropriate, but for a place or thing to be defiled, it should
be very pure beforehand). “Glorious” and “triumphant” do not match the idea
that the executive was “disgraced.” “Boorish,” which means ill-mannered, is
incorrect because it doesn’t have a match.
41.
Bogged down, mired.
The scandal is so severe that the company can save
itself only through the rather extreme measure of “mass firings.” “Bogged
down” and “mired” have the sense of being stuck in something (a bog and a
mire are both physical things—swampy, quicksand-like patches). Note trap
answer “wallowing” (indulging oneself)—only a person or animal can wallow
(and anyone wallowing wouldn’t want to regain favor anyway). “Stoic” and
“brave” are used to describe people who calmly face danger or hardship, but
do not fit the idea that the company is in a “scandal.” “Besotted,” which
means infatuated, has the wrong meaning and no match.
42.
Curtailing, undermining.
The government “obviated” or avoided, the
traditional “channels of legislation,” and by doing so is making “formal
dissent” impossible. In other words, the government is “curtailing” or
“undermining” such disagreement—words that both mean to prevent or
undercut. “Targeting” is tempting, but the government isn’t aiming at or
attacking formal dissent; rather, it is preventing or avoiding it entirely.
“Lobbying,” “instigating,” and “facilitating,” although all words associated
with political actions, do not have the correct meaning.
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