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Q359342

Ano: 2013 Banca: CESPE / CEBRASPE Órgão: Instituto Rio Branco Prova: CESPE - 2013 - Instituto Rio Branco - Diplomata - Prova 2 |

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“In the year following the disclosure about his relatives, the files speak of Minor’s having started to take walks out on the Terrace in all weathers, angrily denouncing those who tried to persuade him to come back in …” (l.36-39) / In the year after the revelation about his relatives, the archives show that Minor had started to take walks out on the Terrace during any kind of weather, angrily extolling people who tried to convince him to come back in…

“He was replaced by Doctor Brayn, a man selected (…) by a Home Office that felt a stricter regime needed to be employed at the asylum.” (l.5-8) / He was substituted by Doctor Brayn, a man picked over (…) by a Home Office who believed a more rigid regimen needed to be established at the asylum.

“Brayn was indeed a martinet, a jailer of the old school who would have done well at any prison farm” (l.9-10) / Brayn was really punctilious, a traditional jailer who would have been successful working at any prison farm.

“There were no escapes during his term of office (…), and in the first year two hundred thousand hours of solitary confinement were logged by the more fractious inmates.” (l.11-15) / No one escaped while he was in office (…), and in the first year of his mandate two hundred thousand hours of solitary confinement were registered by the more ingratiating prisoners.

“One curious snippet of information came from the United States later that same year, when it was noted rather laconically that two of Minor’s family had recently killed themselves…” (l.19-22) / One odd piece of information came from the United States later that same year, when it was noted rather verbosely that two of Minor’s relatives had recently killed themselves…

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Erro da A: extol: to praise (someone or sth) highly, to glorify (para substituir "to denounce", o correto seria usar "to criticize", "to censure")

Erro da B: pick over: to examine in order to select the best or remove the unwanted (para substituir "to select", o correto seria usar somente "to pick")

The mistake in "c" is that ingratiating means "pleasing", "agreeable".

The problem in "d" is that "verbosely" is the opposite of "laconically"

Punctilious / Martinet = apt at receiving orders

To extol = to praise

disclosure - iscover, divulge, expose, unbosom, unveil.

in all weathers. with regularity rain or shine, regardless of weather conditions.

denounce - to pronounce publicly to be blamesworthy or evil. to inform against

extol - to praise, glorify, laud.

b)
A regime is used for a government system. A regimen is a plan or framework that one adheres to. A systematic course like a treatment or training.

martinet - a strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces
punctilious - showing great attentiont o detail or corect behaviour. (dictionary.com).

fractious - unruly, disagreeable, quarrelsome in a childish way.
ingratiating - someone inclined to brownose, kowtowing, eager to please or agree.

curious snippet of information ~= odd piece of information.
laconical - marked by few words. Someone who uses speech sparsely.

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