多选题 Believing that scientists should ______ the public about important scientific issues, marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco has urged the research community to abandon its usual ______ in favor of more effective communication.

A、 assuage
B、 beguile
C、 edify
D、 reticence
E、 candor
F、 probity

【正确答案】 C、D

【答案解析】[解析] ● abandon A in favor of B出现，说明AB取反。
● 第二空和effective取反，选D，沉默寡言的；第一空于后文顺承，也是表示科学应该被更有效地表达，选C。
● assuage平息抚慰，beguile欺骗，edify启迪。答案选C。
● reticence沉默，candor坦率，probity正直。答案选D。