alleryFill in: 'The committee's ___________ approach to the crisis ___________ public confidence.'
Adecisive ... bolstered
Baggressive ... satisfied
Chesitant ... restored
Ddecisive ... eroded
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. decisive ... bolstered
'Decisive' (positive trait) leading to 'bolstered confidence' (positive outcome) makes sense.
(A) creates a contradiction (decisive but eroded).
(C) and (D) have similar issues.
(B) is the only fully consistent pair.
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