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As _______ a dancer as she was, at least in the opinion of
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16 Sep 2017, 06:18
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As _______ a dancer as she was, at least in the opinion of the general public, her failure to have trained at the illustrious Kirov School of Ballet precluded her from achieving the coveted title of prima ballerina assoluta.
A. perfunctory
B. evanescent
C. consummate
D. fulsome
E. noisome
F. virtuoso
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C and F
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27 Sep 2017, 12:41
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consummate and virtuoso
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03 Oct 2017, 15:11
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Although the fact that the ballerina didn’t achieve a coveted title might suggest she wasn’t a good dancer, the change-direction trigger—at least in the opinion of the general public—indicates that the word in the blank needs to mean something like skillful.
Both fulsome and noisome are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (D) and (E). Neither perfunctory, which means careless, nor evanescent, which means fleeting, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (B). Both consummate and
virtuoso can mean extremely skilled, so choices (C) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and F are correct!
Although the fact that the ballerina didn’t achieve a coveted title might suggest she wasn’t a good dancer, the change-direction trigger—at least in the opinion of the general public—indicates that the word in the blank needs to mean something like skillful.
Both fulsome and noisome are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (D) and (E). Neither perfunctory, which means careless, nor evanescent, which means fleeting, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (B). Both consummate and
virtuoso can mean extremely skilled, so choices (C) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options C and F are correct!
