The judge's standing in
the legal community, though shaken by phony allegations of wrongdoing, emerged,
at long last, _________.
a) unqualified
b) undiminished
c) undecided
d) undamaged
e) unresolved
f) unprincipled
Solution: B,D
Explanation:
The use of the word “though”
establishes a contrast between the blank, which requires a description of the
judge’s standing, and “phony allegations of wrongdoing.” Thus the words that
best complete the blank must indicate the judge’s reputation was not adversely
affected by these allegations. The only words that do so are “undiminished” and
“undamaged”, which produce sentences alike in meaning. “Undecided” and “unresolved”
also produce sentences alike in meaning, but neither word makes sense when
inserted into the blank.