The investigators made it clear that nothing they would unearth was <code>________</code>; every misdeed they learned about would be revealed to the public.
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✓ Correct answer: C. sacrosanctIn this restatement structure, the second part of the sentence confirms that everything will be revealed because nothing would be sacrosanct, or "inviolable or sacred." In other words, with choice C, there would be no secrets.<br/><br/>Choice A does not fit the context since being incredulous means you are having trouble believing something.<br/><br/>Choice B, exposed, doesn't make sense. The investigators would be saying that what they unearthed was exposed, which is a contradiction. The word cynical, choice D, makes no sense because there is no mention of anyone not believing the promise to expose crimes. There is no mention of any information that is contradictory, or at odds with what has been promised, so choice E should be ignored.
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