Choose the word that best completes the sentence: The auditor concluded that the discrepancies were not merely careless but ______, since every error favoured the same manager.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. deliberate
- Step 1: The key clue is 'every error favoured the same manager', which rules out chance.
- Step 2: 'Not merely careless but ...' requires a stronger word than careless that implies intent: 'deliberate'.
Answer
deliberate.
Why not the others: 'Inadvertent', 'negligent' and 'fortuitous' all suggest accident or carelessness, which the clue contradicts.
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