Multiple choice

Directions: Choose the word or set of words for each blank that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

While she initially suffered the fate of many pioneers- the incomprehension of her colleagues - octogenarian Nobel laureate Barbara Mc Clintock has lived to _____________ the triumph of her once ____________ scientific theories.

  1. descry … innovative

  2. regret .. insignificant

  3. perpetuate … tentative

  4. enjoy … authoritative

  5. savor … heterodox
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Here, savor refers to repute. As "incomprehension" suggests that earlier reputation was not build. Heterodox restates the earlier statement "incomprehension" as it means not in accordance with established or accepted doctrines or opinions. So, option 5 makes sense here.

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