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During the parliamentary inquiry, the committee voted to ________ the minister for his administrative negligence, but decided not to ________ the official report before its public release.

Which pair of words contextually and grammatically completes the sentence?

  1. censure / censorAnswer
  2. B
    censor / censure
  3. C
    censure / sensor
  4. D
    censor / cense

Answer

censure / censor
The correct answer provides 'censure' for the first blank and 'censor' for the second blank. 'Censure' is a formal expression of severe disapproval suitable for penalizing a minister's misconduct, whereas 'censor' refers to examining and suppressing parts of a report prior to publication.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Analyze the context of the first blank in relation to the minister.
The minister is being formally reprimanded by a committee for negligence, requiring the verb 'censure' (to express formal disapproval).
Official reprimands of public figures employ 'censure'.
2
Analyze the context of the second blank in relation to the official report.
The report is being made public without redacting or suppressing any material, requiring the verb 'censor' (to suppress or remove objectionable content).
Exclusion or suppression of text from public distribution is described by 'censor'.

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Words Commonly Confused and Homonyms (censure vs. censor)
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