Fill in the Blank - Sales Growth Estimate
XAT 2012 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Easy · Vocabulary
Not wanting to present an unwanted optimistic picture in the board meeting, the CEO estimated the sales growth _____________.
The option that will best fill the blank in the above sentence would be:
- A.
strictly
- B.
liberally
- C.
fancifully
- D.
pessimistically
- E.
conservatively
Answer
E
Explanation
To avoid being overly optimistic without being overtly negative (pessimistic), estimating 'conservatively' is the exact appropriate term.
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