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Set 2: Words in Context (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The company's decision to proprietary software created a ______ ecosystem, forcing users to rely entirely on their products and preventing integration with third-party tools.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. insular✓ Correct
B. collaborative
C. transparent
D. diffuse

Detailed Explanation

An ecosystem that is closed off and doesn't integrate is 'insular'. Insular means ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience; isolated.

Key Evidence:

• "preventing integration"

• "rely entirely on their products"

Why others are wrong: B (Collaborative involves working together.), C (Transparent means easy to see.), D (Diffuse means spread out.).

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