Multiple choice

Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option.

When they are confronted with anything unusual, they persist in taking its character away by the simple ____________ of calling it pathological.

  1. expectorant

  2. expedient

  3. experimental

  4. example
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The word 'persist' in the sentence gives the clue that they don't give up and keep on trying to turn the unusual into usual or 'suitable to the circumstances' by their efforts. Thus, the word 'expedient' is the right choice.

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