Fill in the blanks with the right choice of words.
The lectures on quantum physics were invariably ____; the lecturer ____ his ill-prepared material in a manner guaranteed to send even the most ardent student to sleep.
A
stimulating - delivered
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B
pedestrian - enthused about
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C
soporific - droned
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D
scintillating - intoned
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E
arcane - marshaled
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Solution
The correct option is C soporific - droned The adjective 'soporific' refers to something that tends to induce drowsiness or sleep while the verb 'droned' means to speak tediously in a dull monotonous tone. Both these terms perfectly fit the context of the given sentence -
The lectures on quantum physics were invariably soporific; the lecturer droned his ill-prepared material in a manner guaranteed to send even the most ardent student to sleep.
These words convey the required meaning. Thus C is the best answer.