Tons of SC questions

silverturtle
Sat, 02 Jan 2010 13:24:09 +0000

The study was flawed: merely ---- findings were presented as definitive because they ---- the researchers’ cherished, preconceived notions.
A) original…validated
B) speculative…contradicted
C) inaccurate…neutralized
D) conclusive…conformed to (what i put)
E) tentative…meshed with (answer)



“conformed to” is fine, but “conclusive” is not. The “merely” indicates that the first blank’s word should contrast with “definitive”; “conclusive” is roughly synonymous in this context.