Multiple choice

Directions: Select the appropriate choice that fills the blank(s) in the sentence in the most meaningful manner.

_________ in the holy man's assertion that women should not recite the Vedas is the cultural assumption that women are inferior to men.

  1. Implicit

  2. Covert

  3. Potential

  4. Latent
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The man does not state it explicitly but this is what he means or implies. Imply is what the speaker means; infer is what the listeners interpret.

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