alleryAlthough the professor’s thesis was initially dismissed as _______ speculation, newly unearthed archival manuscripts confirmed every single one of her assertions.
Agrounded
Bchimerical
Cverifiable
Dsubstantiated
Eirrefutable
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. chimerical
'Chimerical' means wildly fanciful, unrealistic, or imaginary. The contrast 'Although... initially dismissed as [unreal], newly unearthed manuscripts confirmed...' demands a word meaning fanciful or baseless.
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