Only by ignoring years of mismanagement and inefficiency could investors believe that a new injection of capital would provide anything other than a _______ solution to the company's financial problems. (Select the best word. Note: two words produce sentences alike in meaning — choose the most accurate.)

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GRE Verbal Reasoning QUESTION #8133

Question 1

Only by ignoring years of mismanagement and inefficiency could investors believe that a new injection of capital would provide anything other than a _______ solution to the company's financial problems.
(Select the best word. Note: two words produce sentences alike in meaning — choose the most accurate.)

fleeting✔️
complete
premature
trivial

Correct Answer Explanation

The sentence implies that without fixing underlying problems, any cash injection would only work temporarily. Fleeting (lasting only a short time) is the best fit — a stopgap, not a real fix. 'Momentary' would also work (these two are the synonym pair in the original). 'Complete' is the opposite of what's implied. 'Premature' means too early, not temporary. 'Trivial' means insignificant, not temporary.

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