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Critical Reading>Sentence Completions

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

Although the scientist claimed to have made a major breakthrough in his research, the evidence he offered as proof of his assertion was ------- at best.

(A) conclusive
(B) indubitable
(C) paltry
(D) copious
(E) extensive

答案和解析

答案：C

解析：

"Paltry," or meager, fits within the context of this sentence because it questions or qualifies the scientist’s claim of achieving a "major breakthrough."