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

Troy was ------- when he wasn’t elected class president: his spirits were so low that there was nothing we could say or do to cheer him up.

(A) unctuous
(B) disconsolate
(C) ebullient
(D) inscrutable
(E) tenacious

答案和解析

答案：B

解析：

To be "disconsolate" is to be cheerless and dejected, or cast down in spirits. The sentence indicates that Troy’s spirits were very low — so low, in fact, that nobody could do anything to bring him cheer. It makes sense, then, to describe Troy as disconsolate, or cheerless and dejected, after losing the election.