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He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   29 Oct 2017, 01:56
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He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tomes, but their surprising popularity with the public empowered him to avoid editorial complaints through (ii)_________ threats to sign a contract with a
different publisher.

Blank (i)Blank (ii)
(A) emend(D) impuissant
(B) allay(E) peremptory
(C) edify(F) toothsome


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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   03 Jun 2018, 06:43
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Is this really a medium level question?
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   04 Jun 2018, 11:14
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   05 Jun 2018, 13:56
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He rarely bothered to revise/make changes in his lengthy tomes, but their surprising popularity with the public empowered him to avoid editorial complaints through abrupt or peremptory threats to sign a contract with a different publisher. Revise or make changes is to emend, so fits in the first blank.

Allay means to reduce or lessen something.
Edify is to teach or instruct.
Impuissant means ineffective or powerless and toothsome is related to tempting taste and attractiveness.
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   06 Jun 2018, 11:02
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Why ?

I find it difficult to solve it within 90 secs and ended up wrongly. So I am scared that i am not doing well in medium level questions.
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2018, 09:37
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   08 Aug 2018, 01:39
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He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tomes, but their surprising popularity with the public empowered him to avoid editorial complaints through (ii)_________ threats to sign a contract with a
different publisher.

Blank (i)Blank (ii)
(A) emend(D) impuissant
(B) allay(E) peremptory
(C) edify(F) toothsome


Show: :: OA
A and E


Please explain clue for peremptory.
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Re: He rarely bothered to (i) _________ his lengthy tom [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2018, 02:51
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but their surprising popularity with the public empowered him to avoid editorial complaints through (ii)_________ threats to sign a contract with a different publisher.


Something strong you need to confirm and reinforce the red word.

E fits the ballpark.

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