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Emmet Ray, a fictional jazz guitarist in Woody Allens film
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Emmet Ray, a fictional jazz guitarist in Woody Allen’s film Sweet and Lowdown, is a paradoxical character; while he displays sophisticated musical artistry, his personality is typically _______.
| Blank (i) |
| (A) petulant |
| (B) elegant |
| (C) audacious |
| (D) maladroit |
| (E) multi-faceted |
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The blank refers to Emmet Ray’s paradoxical character. The trigger while follows the clue, indicating that his sophisticated musical artistry is contrary to some other aspect of his personality. Look for a word that means unsophisticated, and use POE to eliminate choices (B) and (E). Petulant and audacious have appropriately negative meanings, but are unrelated to sophistication in the context of artistry. Maladroit means clumsy, so choice (D) is the best
match.
Hence option D is correct!
The blank refers to Emmet Ray’s paradoxical character. The trigger while follows the clue, indicating that his sophisticated musical artistry is contrary to some other aspect of his personality. Look for a word that means unsophisticated, and use POE to eliminate choices (B) and (E). Petulant and audacious have appropriately negative meanings, but are unrelated to sophistication in the context of artistry. Maladroit means clumsy, so choice (D) is the best
match.
Hence option D is correct!
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A) Petulant (somewhat related to the tone but "sophisticated musical artistry" is clearly making this choice irrelevant.
B) Elegant (Totally opposite because "while he displays sophisticated musical artistry, his personality is ____ " indicates that something must be opposite of sophistication.
C) Audacious (Also doesn't fit in the context because Audacious means someone who is socially vocal and bold)
D) Maladroit (Right Choice because the word means someone who is less efficient in work)
E) Multi-faceted (Totally opposite)
B) Elegant (Totally opposite because "while he displays sophisticated musical artistry, his personality is ____ " indicates that something must be opposite of sophistication.
C) Audacious (Also doesn't fit in the context because Audacious means someone who is socially vocal and bold)
D) Maladroit (Right Choice because the word means someone who is less efficient in work)
E) Multi-faceted (Totally opposite)
