Critical Reading > Sentence Completions

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

He felt like a ------- at the meeting when his coworkers failed to acknowledge either his ideas for or his opinions of the new business plan.

(A) magnate

(B) cohort

(C) nonentity

(D) bigwig

(E) lackey 

正确答案>>>

The correct answer is C

Explanation

The sentence indicates that the man’s coworkers "failed to acknowledge," or took no notice of, his ideas or opinions concerning "the new business plan." It is very likely that someone will feel like "a nonentity," or a person of little consequence or significance, when his or her ideas and opinions are not acknowledged.