Question

which word best completes this sentence? my boss decided to ________ my words carefully before she decided on the consequences for breaking company rules. parse truncate consummate

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meanings:

• "parse" means to analyze (a sentence/words) grammatically or in detail. In the context, the boss is analyzing the words carefully before deciding consequences, so this fits.
• "truncate" means to shorten, which doesn't fit as the boss isn't shortening words.
• "consummate" means to complete or perfect, which is irrelevant here.

Answer:

A. parse