19. The politician’s speech to the crowd was composed of nothing but -------, a bitter railing
against the party’s opponents.
(A) digressions (B) diatribes (C) platitudes (D) machinations (E) acclamations
(A) digressions -to remove from the main subject (B) diatribes -an angry speech or piece of writing that severely criticizes sb./sth. (C) platitudes -commonplace (D) machinations -scheme (E) acclamations -to publicly praise or approve sb