try this plz.

[rocky80]

Not even the most ________ remark from the gathering manage to ________ him, and he continued with his speech with the same fervor.

(A) contiguous – scatter

(B) startling – disparage

(C) damaging – confute

(D) sanctimonious – enervate

(E) acerbic – discomfit.

either its D or E.

which one it should be and why.?

[rschunti]

I think it should be --> B, because Disparage-->"To reduce in esteem or rank". Since he continue his speech with same energy hence he was not disparaged by even the startling comment from the crowd.

[sruthi07]

Originally Posted by rocky80

Not even the most ________ remark from the gathering manage to ________ him, and he continued with his speech with the same fervor.

(A) contiguous – scatter

(B) startling – disparage

(C) damaging – confute

(D) sanctimonious – enervate

(E) acerbic – discomfit.

either its D or E.

which one it should be and why.?

E. The first blank shd have a negative connotation . It cant be D as sanctimonious means something sacred, which doesnt fit. For the second blank discomfit ( means to thwart) is the only word which makes sense.

For the option C though the first blank ( damaging) seems plausible but secon blank ( confute- to deny) doesnt make sense.

[rocky80]

yeah its E, thnx sruthi for the explaination.
thnx chunti for ur attempt.

[maqsood]

Yeah,i answered this at a glance.This supposed to be a pretty easy rocky

[KBTA]

IMO
E.

Enervate is relevent to weakness, lack of energy. But discomift is related to embarrassing. So, E is more appropriate.

[meruchi]

Ans is E. Here the clue word is " he continued with the same fervor" and in the beginning there is "Not" , that indicates the second blank should have something opposite to Fervor..there are two words that have opposite meaning i.e, Enervate and fervor , but if we check for the first blank, sanctimonious(holy)remarks does not enervate somebody's passion . The only word fits here is Acerbic ,because such remarks can cause embarrasment.