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Until recently, ____ punishment was condoned in British schools, where teachers whipped misbehaving students. A. assiduous B. corporal C. gastric D. incarnate

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B. Corporal

Assiduous means "to show perseverance", gastric means "of the stomach" and incarnate means "in human form". None of this makes sense in relation to punishment, whereas corporal punishment is an form of physical punishment.
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