Defense and Prosecution Statements
XAT 2014 · Verbal Ability & Logical Reasoning · Medium · Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate option that follows:
The defense proposes to show that the incident that the prosecution so _____________ rejects as _______ did indeed take place.
- A.
blithely, undesirable
- B.
cavalierly, apocryphal
- C.
vehemently, factual
- D.
persuasively, pointless
- E.
convincingly, inevitable
B
Explanation
"Cavalierly" means in a dismissive or nonchalant manner, which aligns with the idea of the prosecution rejecting the incident with indifference. "Apocryphal" refers to something of doubtful authenticity, which fits the context of the prosecution dismissing the incident as something that is not believed to be true.
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