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One needn’t resort to arrant (i) _________ in order to
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23 Oct 2017, 14:29
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One needn’t resort to arrant (i) _________ in order to demonstrate that one possesses the requisite degree of deference and respect for one’s elders; indeed, oftentimes such blandishments can make one appear (ii) _________ and ignorant—qualities presumably (iii) _________ with the original intent.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) flattery | (D) artisan | (G) apposite |
| (B) officiousness | (E) fatuous | (H) incongruous |
| (C) veracity | (F) sardonic | (I) daunting |
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Flattery, fatuous, incongruous.
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Re: One needn’t resort to arrant (i) _________ in order to
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12 Nov 2017, 15:31
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You need to go all the way to “blandishments,” a word which denotes flattery, to find the clue for the first blank.
Officiousness, which is the quality of being “annoyingly, domineeringly assertive,” has close to an opposite meaning. The second blank is given away by ignorant: it indicates you are looking for a word that carries a meaning of “silly or foolish,” or fatuous. The third blank requires a word that means “contrary to” or “at odds with” — incongruous. Don’t be confused by apposite, which means “appropriate” or “fitting.”
Flattery, fatuous, incongruous.
You need to go all the way to “blandishments,” a word which denotes flattery, to find the clue for the first blank.
Officiousness, which is the quality of being “annoyingly, domineeringly assertive,” has close to an opposite meaning. The second blank is given away by ignorant: it indicates you are looking for a word that carries a meaning of “silly or foolish,” or fatuous. The third blank requires a word that means “contrary to” or “at odds with” — incongruous. Don’t be confused by apposite, which means “appropriate” or “fitting.”
Flattery, fatuous, incongruous.
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15 Dec 2022, 01:17
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