Whereas the incumbent’s opponents feverishly worked around the clock, digging up seemingly irrelevant information only to contort a(n) (i) _________ incident so that it appeared unequivocally damning, the incumbent himself resorted to no such (ii) _________ and preferred instead to calumniate his opponents during highly publicized debates.
Blank (i)
benign unambiguous disgraceful
Blank (ii)
desperate subterfuge concealed outpouring subtle promotion