Word formation
For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
Kata Dasar:
In public health, the promise of medical research is often undermined less by scientific ignorance than by systemic frailties that distort evidence into policy. When clinical guidelines are rushed into practice, 1. is frequently blamed on “difficult” patients, yet it may reflect poor communication, cultural mismatch, or the quiet fear of side effects—factors that, if ignored, invite 2. and erode trust. Meanwhile, the 3. pipeline, already strained by resistance, is further compromised when funding priorities follow headlines rather than burden of disease, leading to 4. of resources that leaves primary care underpowered and surveillance patchy. Ethical oversight can also falter: recruitment strategies that are technically legal may still feel 5. if participants are nudged by desperation, especially where 6. is treated as a bureaucratic hurdle rather than an informed conversation. The result is 7. in datasets and conclusions, which then ripple outward through media reporting and political decision-making. Research can still act 8., but only when transparency, equity, and methodological rigour are treated as non-negotiable.