STAR Practice Question 9/2

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

The store manager was ------- when sales dropped for the third year in a row; that was why she ------- our department for its lack of effort.

A. indolent . . intimidated

B. indignant . . upbraided

C. insolent . . exonerated

D. indulgent . . castigated

E. intolerant . . condoned