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An obsession with aesthetics ___________ all the work of the
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03 Oct 2017, 06:18
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An obsession with aesthetics ___________ all the work of the computer company; even their unsuccessful products manage to look like pieces of modernist sculpture.
A. underpins
B. irradiates
C. underserves
D. overwhelms
E. undergirds
F. saturates
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Underpins, undergirds
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14 Oct 2017, 15:38
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The second half of this sentence describes how aesthetics are a major part of the work of the company, so you need a word for the blank that means something like “permeates.” Saturates is close, but it has no partner (irradiate means either “to expose to radiation” or “to illuminate”). Underpins and undergirds fit the meaning of the sentence perfectly.
Underpins, undergirds are best fit!
The second half of this sentence describes how aesthetics are a major part of the work of the company, so you need a word for the blank that means something like “permeates.” Saturates is close, but it has no partner (irradiate means either “to expose to radiation” or “to illuminate”). Underpins and undergirds fit the meaning of the sentence perfectly.
Underpins, undergirds are best fit!
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03 Jun 2025, 17:22
03 Jun 2025, 17:22
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