The (i) ________ nature of the candidate’s comments is calculated. As a long-standing target of critics
who regard him as a radical, he understand that he needs to be (ii)________ as possible if he is to
overcome those critiques and appear as a (iii)________ leader.
Blank (i)
A. opprobrious
B. platitudinous
C. pugnacious
Blank (ii)
D. innocuous
E. truculent
F. supercilious
Blank (iii)
G. polarizing
H. cautious
I. conciliatory