Question
In the sentence, certain words are in bold and numbered from A to E, which are the possible pairs to be interchanged. Choose the pair(s) of words which need to be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct and meaningful. The scientist’s findings were (
- A embraced through repeated experiments, and the results were later (
- B retracted after further analysis showed inconsistencies. Although the first conclusions had been (
- C validated by the community, the retraction left many (
- D dismayed and questioning the reliability of the initial research.
Solution
(A) Validated is the appropriate term in the scientific context of confirming or verifying findings. (C) Embraced would imply enthusiastic acceptance, but in the scientific context, "embraced" is a bit informal or inappropriate for the situation.
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