Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the option that best replaces the underlined portion.

We are indurated to thinking, without too much of a shudder, of atomizing some city of a million men, women and children on the other side of the globe.

  1. compelled to believe

  2. hardened into believing without shocks

  3. exonerated beneath contempt

  4. scratched up front

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B Correct answer
Explanation

'Indurated to thinking' means 'hardened into believing' and 'without too much of a shudder' means without shock or repugnance. This clearly indicates towards (2) as the correct option choice.

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