Culpable, complicit.
“Allegations” are unproven claims that someone
has done something wrong or illegal, so if they “turn out to be true,” the
administrators would be found to be guilty or deserving of blame. This is
further supported by the negative results: “the university may lose its
accreditation” and the perpetrators “might never be able to be employed in
higher education again.” The answers “culpable” (deserving blame) and
“complicit” (collaborating with others in an illegal activity or wrongdoing)
both fit the meaning of the sentence and produce sentences that are alike in
meaning. “Repentant” and “contrite” are an answer pair meaning remorseful
or guilt-ridden, which is close, but goes a bit too far: the sentence indicates
they may be “found” guilty but not necessarily that they feel badly about it.
The remaining choices are unpaired and not a good fit for the blank anyway.
“Synoptic,” which is related to the word “synopsis,” means forming a
summary. When referring to people, “unsound” means unreliable or not
competent.
127.
Immoderate, extreme.
In this sentence, the author has described unions
as “always inimical” (meaning harmful or hostile) to economic growth. If
even his “adherents,” his devoted followers or admirers, could not take this
claim seriously, then this claim must be too far-fetched to believe.
“Immoderate” (exceeding reasonable limits) and “extreme” both fit this
meaning well. “Temperate” and “lax” would both indicate the opposite—a
relaxed or balanced position. And though the author’s writing might be
“impressive” or “splendid,” neither of those would make the characterization
hard to take seriously.
128.
Catering to, pandering to.
Pynchon “ignored the sensibilities of the
general public rather than” paying attention to them. “Catering to” and
“pandering to” best match this meaning. “Cowering to” and “recoiling from”
are a little too dramatic and extreme for this sentence. Neither “coping with”
nor “commiserating with” fits the intended meaning (nor do they have a pair
among the answers).
129.
Dostları ilə paylaş: |
