Question

quiz
1 what is the meaning of the word \bombastic\ as used in the following sentence?
\barnett, even though he was a dixiecrat and a segregationist, and one of the most vociferous bombastic and worst, was more than happy to welcome the image of mississippi as helping to protect the united states from communism,\ burke says
(a) explosive
(b) pompous
(c) humble
(d) reserved
2 read the following selection from the article.
after tests with conventional explosives, latter wrote that a detonation as big as 100 kilotons - more than six times bigger than the bomb dropped on hiroshima - \would make a seismic signal so weak it would not even be detected by the geneva system.\ his theory, known as \decoupling,\ became a rallying point for people who wanted to keep testing, says jeffrey lewis of the james martin center for nonproliferation studies in monterey, california.
which phrases from the selection help to explain what \decoupling\ means?

Explanation:

1. The word "bombastic" means using language in a pompous or over - inflated way. In the context of the sentence about Barnett, "pompous" is the most appropriate definition among the options.
2. For the second part about "decoupling", the key phrase that helps explain it is "seismic signal so weak" as it relates to the idea that a large detonation would not be detected, which is the essence of the "decoupling" theory.

Answer:

1. B. pompous
2. B. seismic signal so weak