Question

Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word:
What frustrates the opposition's effort of unity is the absence of a __________ long-term strategy.

• A. credible
• B. contestable
• C. creditable
• D. compatible
• E. conceivable

Answer 1

The correct option is A credible

Option A: 'Credible' means 'able to be believed, convincing'. Here the opposition lacks "a long-term strategy" that would be convincing enough to keep them united.

Hence this word forms a complete meaningful sentence and option A is correct.

Option B: 'Contestable' means 'a claim or legal decision that is possible to argue about'.

Option C: 'Creditable' means 'deserving public acknowledgement or praise but not outstanding'.

Option D: 'Compatible' means 'able to exist or occur without conflict'.

Option E: 'Conceivable' means 'capable of being imagined or grasped mentally'.

These words are not the most suitable to the sentence in meaning and relevance.

Hence options B, C, D and E are incorrect.