Discussion
The citizenry had become so (1) ________ by the president’s (2) ________ that the latest financial scandal did not even make the front page of the newspapers.
*This question is included in Nova Text Completions: Lesson Set, question #19
Blank 1 |
Blank 2 |
jaded |
indiscretions |
disgusted |
magnanimity |
fascinated |
peccadilloes |
| (A) | jaded |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 09/19/2012 20:42
Why could they not have been disgusted?
Posted: 09/24/2012 19:05
From the explanation:
"A financial scandal is an indiscretion; and it may not have made the front page because the public was jaded (worn out) by an excess of scandals."
"A financial scandal is an indiscretion; and it may not have made the front page because the public was jaded (worn out) by an excess of scandals."