Question

(MC)A student is revising the sentence below:

A younger associate may be able to fill in for Mr. Sully in a pinch, but I'm worried that a substitute may not possess the same business expertise that he does.

Based on the context of this sentence, which is the best synonym for expertise?

Sanity: soundness of mind

Wisdom: collected knowledge

Brilliance: exceptional intelligence

Comprehension: understanding; perception

Answer 1

Welcome to QC!

You can eliminate "Brilliance" and "comprehension"

Answer 2

Expertise has the word 'expert' in it. The meaning of expertise is being good at or skilled and smart at something.

Answer 3

So, expertise and brilliance aren't good synonyms because expertise is being good at something and brilliance is more of being smart. So that is why Brilliance could be eliminated.

Answer 4

Comprehension is understanding something which is just understanding something not being skilled or smart at something. So comprehension can be eliminated.

Answer 5

So we have to choose between A and B, A says soundness of mind meaning being able to think like a normal person and behave.

Wisdom is like having an experience which is like being skilled at something and having knowlege

So, which one makes more sense?