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Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ……….. their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.
A) ascertain
B) buttress
C) refute
D) absolve
E) dispute
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Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ……….. their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.
A) ascertain
B) buttress
C) refute
D) absolve
E) dispute
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Venki
#2.
May 15th, 2006, at 1:05 PM.
1. ascertain X
(This can’t be the asnwer because sentence means that the researchers tried to milead or support their faulty argument with dubiois data)
2. buttress (Correct answer)
3, 4, 5 out of meaning here
shaishav
#3.
May 15th, 2006, at 2:47 PM.
i think it should be ascertain…………
dev
#4.
May 15th, 2006, at 4:41 PM.
B) buttress
pragya
#5.
May 15th, 2006, at 6:09 PM.
buttress
Nisha
#6.
May 15th, 2006, at 6:31 PM.
ascertain
SUDHA
#7.
May 15th, 2006, at 9:55 PM.
buttress………. obviously
pushkaraj
#8.
May 15th, 2006, at 10:03 PM.
B) buttress
mahesh
#9.
May 15th, 2006, at 11:40 PM.
buttress
Chelo
#10.
May 16th, 2006, at 7:47 AM.
buttress
Addo
#11.
May 16th, 2006, at 1:31 PM.
buttress
shashank
#12.
May 18th, 2006, at 9:26 PM.
it should be
ABSOLVE
nymphi
#13.
May 25th, 2006, at 8:31 PM.
no shashank absolve is totally ruled out as ABSOLVE stands for RESTRAIN .
But guys i am confused among ascertain & buttress ? How to we zero in the right answer? Help me out
admin
#14.
May 25th, 2006, at 8:52 PM.
I am agree with “”nymphi”"
Why we eliminate absolve:
Meaning:
To pardon or remit
Example:
“The priest absolved him and told him to say ten Hail Mary’s”
“I absolve you from this responsibility”
“But you absolve me from all other sins, why not from that?”
“I here absolve you from all filial duty”
(Source: thefreedictionary.com )
mom
#15.
October 4th, 2008, at 3:13 AM.
Buttress…it means to fortify or “shore up”
pavan
#16.
October 4th, 2008, at 10:13 AM.
butress is the answer besacuse in this sentence it’s verb form of action arrives implies make stronger or defensible..as they have encounttered errors in their work they tried to defend them or make strong that they were correct with dubious data.
vishal
#17.
October 4th, 2008, at 1:02 PM.
i m nt sure bt it must be absolve…..
pari
#18.
October 4th, 2008, at 4:21 PM.
it is buttress (support/bolster). The researchers need some points that will support them to free from blame of being erroneous.
anal
#19.
October 4th, 2008, at 7:25 PM.
it should be buttress as it perfactly fits into it.
rajesh
#20.
October 7th, 2008, at 9:44 PM.
buttress
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#1. May 15th, 2006, at 12:30 PM.
absolve