The scientist (i)_______ that the now familiar term "global warming" is (ii)________, arguing that the atmospheric buildup of long-lived greenhouse gases is setting in motion centuries of shifts in climate patterns, coastlines, water resources, and ecosystems---- hardly (iii)_________ one would describe with a gentle word like "warming".
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) denied | (D) an exaggeration | (G) a transformation |
| (B) complained | (E) a cliche | (H) enigma |
| (C) doubted | (F) a misnomer | (I) a signal |
Answer: B, F, G
Could you explain why the answer is G for (iii)?
Two things give away that the last word is transformation. First "setting in motion" and then "shifts in climate pattern". These two statements heavily imply global warming will lead to an extreme transformation of life on Earth due to glabal warming.
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