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Both Darius and Xerxes continued the Persian tradition of showing leni
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Both Darius and Xerxes continued the Persian tradition of showing leniency to beaten foes who showed themselves to be _______, while punishing ruthlessly those who chose to remain defiant.
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| Two Answers |
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| A. bellicose |
| B. complaisant |
| C. obeisant | D. prolix | E. turbulent |
| F. venerated |
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Re: Both Darius and Xerxes continued the Persian tradition of showing leni
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26 Jul 2023, 04:00
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The transition while and the juxtaposition of showing leniency and punishing ruthlessly indicate that leniency (mercy) was shown to those who did the opposite of remain defiant, so write down “not defiant” for the blank, and cross off answer choices that don’t match. Both complaisant and obeisant mean submissive (i.e. “not defiant”), so answer choices (B) and (C) are correct. Watch out for the distractor answer bellicose (warlike), which describes foes, but continues the direction of the clue (defiant) instead of changing it (as required by the transition while).
The transition while and the juxtaposition of showing leniency and punishing ruthlessly indicate that leniency (mercy) was shown to those who did the opposite of remain defiant, so write down “not defiant” for the blank, and cross off answer choices that don’t match. Both complaisant and obeisant mean submissive (i.e. “not defiant”), so answer choices (B) and (C) are correct. Watch out for the distractor answer bellicose (warlike), which describes foes, but continues the direction of the clue (defiant) instead of changing it (as required by the transition while).
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