Question

read the passage. then, select the synonym of the word in bold. the editorial board of the architecture magazine devoted most of their meeting to the theme of the next issue, wavering between \functional design\ and \the functional perspective.\ they finally went in a completely new direction—\designing the unknown\—so the hour they spent vacillating had essentially been wasted.

Explanation:

To find the synonym of "vacillating", we analyze the context. The sentence says they were wavering between two themes and then changed direction, so "vacillating" should mean being indecisive or wavering. The word "wavering" (from the earlier part "wavering between...") is a synonym as both convey the idea of being uncertain and changing between options.

Answer:

wavering