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For most of North American history, eating lobster was considered a si
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25 Jul 2022, 11:03
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For most of North American history, eating lobster was considered a sign of (i)__________, but in the mid-1800s wealthy Bostonians developed a taste for the crustacean, earning it a reputation as a (ii)________.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. affluence | D. rarity |
| B. penury | E. staple |
| C. salinity | F. luxury |
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The sentence basically says that at the beginning eating lobster was a food for poor. Instead, after, it was a sign of luxury when people discovered the delicious taste
B and F are the correct answers
B and F are the correct answers
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09 Aug 2022, 00:03
09 Aug 2022, 00:03
Penury is a noun meaning extreme poverty.
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