Directions : In the following passage some of the words have been left out each of which is indicated by a number. Find the suitable word from the options given against each number and fill up the blanks with appropriate words to make the paragraphs meaningfully complete.
 It’s true that across media houses each medium is approached differently but editorial values and ethics remain the same. There are still limits to what can be published online and what cannot. By merely (11) aside the problem by stating that “the online world… is chaotic and (12) — and sensational headlines are far from uncommon,” you’re being unapologetic about your mistakes. ‘Yes, perhaps this may not be right but that’s how things are, so you must get used to it’ is the (13) of your message. Indeed the online world is chaotic and cluttered but that should give you and every other media house more of a reason to be careful about the content being posted. Rather you shamelessly (14) that you’re choosing to (15) a woman and be sensational. It makes it worse that you are doing this — and being (16) about it — at a time when one of the biggest problems that (17) this country is its treatment of women. Sexist attitudes (18) themselves in different forms — leering, passing offensive remarks, gawking are all at one end of the continuum, crimes against women like rape are on the other end. You cannot cry yourself (19) about the extreme form while believing it perfectly alright to engage in the more (20) ones.

Q:

Option 16. 

• 1
  submissive
• 2
  gentle
• 3
  amenable
• 4
  susceptible
• 5
  unrepentant