Which of the following words best fits the blank (II) in the statement below to make it both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful? The sa...
Question
Which of the following words best fits the blank (II) in the statement below to make it both grammatically correct and contextually meaningful? The same word should also suitably complete the other given sentences.
(A) I don't think anyone could read this behaviour in any other way than being _______ and patronising.
(B) In their statements, they have become expert in using ________ phrases and key buzzwords to cover up ugly banalities.
Options:
- (a) subsume
- (b) ligature
- (c) mooted
- (d) pompous
- (e) none of these