Despite the ___ evidence against him, the defendant remained calm and confident.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. overwhelming
- Step 1: Despite signals that the calm reaction is surprising, so the evidence must be very strong.
- Step 2: Overwhelming means very great in amount.
Answer
overwhelming.
Why not the others: Scarce, doubtful and trivial evidence would make his calm unsurprising.
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