The citizenry had become so ( ________ by the president’s ( ________ ... ...

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.

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jaded

indiscretions

disgusted

magnanimity

fascinated

peccadilloes


(A) jaded
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Nova Text Completions: Lesson Set

 
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Posted: 09/19/2012 20:42
Why could they not have been disgusted?
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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."