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Which of the following best fits in the blank?
Draconian laws are the first written code of laws drawn up at Athens, believed to have been introduced in 621 or 620 B.C. by a statesman named Draco. Although their details are obscure, they apparently covered a number of offences. The modern adjective “Draconian,” meaning excessively ________, reflects the fact that penalties laid down in the code were extremely severe: pilfering received the same punishment as murder―death. A 4th-century B.C. politician quipped that Draco wrote his laws not in ink, but in blood.

benign

vigilant

harsh

auspicious

propitious

빈칸에는 “harsh”(가혹한)가 알맞다.
“penalties laid down in the code were extremely severe”(법전의 처벌이 극도로 가혹했다)와 “pilfering received the same punishment as murder―death”(좀도둑질도 살인과 같이 사형)가 빈칸의 직접 근거이다. “Draconian”은 지나치게 가혹하다는 뜻이다.
“benign”(온화한): 극도로 엄한 처벌과 정반대이다.
“vigilant”(경계하는): 처벌의 가혹함과 무관하다.
“auspicious”(길조의): 긍정적 전조를 뜻해 문맥과 맞지 않는다.
“propitious”(상서로운, 유리한): 역시 긍정적 의미라 가혹한 법을 설명할 수 없다.