The answer is B.
How i know? I just took the quiz and it corrected me since I myself got the question wrong.
A research question should answer this " do i know the field and its literature well" <span />
Answer:
#9 - aplomb
#10 - Memorable (maybe eloquent, but the the use of 'simple' in the description basically contradicts the idea of its eloquence)
#11 - nadir
#12 - gyrate
Explanation:
definitions:
Aplomb: self-confidence or assurance, poise. memorable is self-explanatory. nadir: the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair.
gyrate: To move in a spiral or spirallike course.
George Washington was the first President of the United States of America.