Multiple choice

Directions: Read the given text carefully and fill in the blank with the most appropriate option that would complete the text:

For a writer with a reputation for both prolixity and inscrutability, Sherman may finally be intent on making his ideas more ________________ to a readership looking for quick edification.

  1. palatable

  2. improvident

  3. forbidding

  4. portentous

  5. discerning
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. Palatable means acceptable. Sherman has a tendency for prolixity which means using lots of words, and inscrutability which means difficult to understand. Thus, now he may finally be intent on taking a different approach by making his ideas understandable.

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