Mar 3, 2009 Volume 5 -- Daily Life in China, #11(38)

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1. And if these officials usually showed themselves to be such _____ protectors of the interests of the Empire, it was because the defense of these interests almost always coincided with the preservation of their own prerogatives.
2. On the other hand, the _____ character of the _____ power exercised by the Emperor was a cause of instability ad of moral _____: at the highest levels of the administrative hierarchy, the most ______ disgrace might follow suddenly and unpredictably upon the enjoyment of the highest favors.

A) autocratic
B) corruption
C) zealous
D) supreme
E) dire

answer

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autocratic:
of or relating to a ruler who has absolute power
• taking no account of other people's wishes or opinions; domineering

corruption:
1 dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
• the action of making someone or something morally depraved or the state of being so
• archaic decay; putrefaction
2 the process by which something, typically a word or expression, is changed from its original use or meaning to one that is regarded as erroneous or debased.
• the process of causing errors to appear in a computer program or database.

zeal:
great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

supreme:
adjective
(of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others
• strongest, most important, or most powerful
• very great or intense; extreme
• (of a penalty or sacrifice) involving death
[ postpositive ] used to indicate that someone or something is very good at or well known for a specified activity

noun (also suprême)
a rich cream sauce.
a dish served in such a sauce

dire:
(of a situation or event) extremely serious or urgent
• (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster

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C) zealous
E) dire
D) supreme
B) corruption
A) autocratic