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Fill in the blank with the right choice of word.

Hawkins is ____ in his field; no other contemporary scientist commands the same respect.

A

disparaged

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ignominious

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obsolete

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anachronistic

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E

preeminent

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Solution

The correct option is E preeminent
The adjective 'preeminent' which means 'surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way' best befits the given context of the sentence. Thus E is the correct answer.

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