As for the missing funds, the company manager, when demanded to give an explanation, could not even come up with a ______ one.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】 形容词词义辨析。plaintive“悲哀的，哀伤的”；pervasive“颠倒的，曲解的”；perpetual“永久的”；plausible“似是而非的”。根据句中give an explanation，但could not even come up with判定，似是而非的符合句意。故答案为D。