Question

Read the following short passage. Apply your vocabulary knowledge and use clues in the surrounding sentences to fill in the blanks with the word that fits best.

This time the accusations of the senator’s illegal actions were no exaggeration. The first report came from a tabloid; everyone thought the rumors were the result of one of his enemy’s _______________ lies, as his enemies often talked badly about him in the press.

androgynous

acrimonious

bureaucratic

hypersensitive