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GRE 1: Q165 V161
by a swarm of tabloid reporters, their camera flashes
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_____ by a swarm of tabloid reporters, their camera flashes creating an incessant whir, the celebrity made a quick escape into a limousine with tinted windows.
A)Indulged
B)Harried
C)Mollified
D)Besieged
E)Disbarred
F)Feted
A)Indulged
B)Harried
C)Mollified
D)Besieged
E)Disbarred
F)Feted
Originally posted by soumya1989 on 04 Nov 2014, 11:09.
Last edited by Carcass on 05 Sep 2025, 00:55, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Carcass on 05 Sep 2025, 00:55, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: by a swarm of tabloid reporters, their camera flashes
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04 Nov 2014, 11:10
04 Nov 2014, 11:10
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Answers: (B), (D)
The keywords are 'swarm', 'incessant whir.' The idea is that the reporters are surrounding the celebrity aggressively, the sound of their cameras adding to the assault.
(A) indulged means that somebody is enjoying him/herself
(B) harried means harassed
(C) mollified means soothed
(D) besieged means to be surrounded and harassed
(E) disbarred means to be excluded
(F) feted means to be celebrated
The keywords are 'swarm', 'incessant whir.' The idea is that the reporters are surrounding the celebrity aggressively, the sound of their cameras adding to the assault.
(A) indulged means that somebody is enjoying him/herself
(B) harried means harassed
(C) mollified means soothed
(D) besieged means to be surrounded and harassed
(E) disbarred means to be excluded
(F) feted means to be celebrated
Re: by a swarm of tabloid reporters, their camera flashes
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02 May 2015, 10:37
02 May 2015, 10:37
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#soumya1989 excellent question[with fine vocab]..........
