Question

1. in paragraph 2, \a flagrant, indefensible, and continuing violation,\ the word \indefensible\ most nearly means: hard to notice impossible to justify partly correct uncertain in tone

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "indefensible", we analyze the context and word parts. The prefix "in - " means "not", and "defensible" means "able to be defended/justified". So "indefensible" should mean not able to be justified. Let's check the options: "hard to notice" is incorrect (related to visibility, not justification). "partly correct" is about accuracy, not justification. "uncertain in tone" is about tone, not justification. "impossible to justify" matches the meaning of "indefensible".

Answer:

B. impossible to justify (assuming the second option is labeled B; if the original options had labels like A, B, C, D, we use the correct label with the text. Since the options are presented as: 1. hard to notice, 2. impossible to justify, 3. partly correct, 4. uncertain in tone, the correct one is the second option, so we present it as per the multiple - choice format with the label and text. If no labels were given, we state the text of the correct option.)