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Difficulty: HardValidating Sentence Coherence and Pair Equivalence

Far from being __________, the diplomat's private correspondence revealed a deliberate strategy of calculated ambiguity, intended to keep foreign ministers uncertain of his nation's true intentions.

Which two answer choices, when inserted into the sentence, produce completed sentences that are equivalent in meaning?

  1. explicitAnswer
  2. B
    duplicitous
  3. unequivocalAnswer
  4. D
    candid
  5. E
    obscure
  6. F
    opaque

Answer

The two choices that complete the sentence with equivalent meaning are 'explicit' and 'unequivocal'.
The sentence relies on the structural contrast signal 'Far from being...'. Since the second clause describes a strategy of 'calculated ambiguity', the blank requires words that mean clear or unambiguous. Both 'explicit' and 'unequivocal' satisfy this requirement and create completed sentences that are logically coherent and semantically equivalent.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze structural contrast clues in the stem.
The opening shift 'Far from being __________' indicates that the target word must express the opposite of 'calculated ambiguity' and keeping others 'uncertain'.
The sentence structure creates a direct contrast between the missing attribute and the diplomat's actual strategy of vagueness.
2
Identify the target semantic meaning required for the blank.
The blank requires words meaning clear, direct, or unambiguous.
Saying the correspondence was 'far from clear/unambiguous' logically aligns with it displaying 'calculated ambiguity'.
3
Evaluate option pairs for semantic equivalence and contextual fit.
'explicit' and 'unequivocal' both mean clear and leaving no doubt, fitting the context and producing identical sentence meanings.
Both words complete the contrast accurately and share a precise synonym relationship in this context.

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Validating Sentence Coherence and Pair Equivalence
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