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History has known few as ______ as the Irish wit Oscar Wilde
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27 Oct 2025, 00:34
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History has known few as ______ as the Irish wit Oscar Wilde: on his inaugural trip to America, when asked by customs officials if he had anything to declare, Wilde replied: "The only thing I have to declare is my genius."
| Two Answers |
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| A. arch |
| B. narcissistic |
| C. successful | D. misanthropic | E. puckish |
| F. accomplished |
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Re: History has known few as ______ as the Irish wit Oscar Wilde
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09 Nov 2025, 02:15
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Let's break this down.
The sentence describes Oscar Wilde's witty reply to customs: "The only thing I have to declare is my genius."
This shows clever, playful, mischievous wit - not just arrogance, but a humorous, sharp, selfaware kind of cleverness.
- A. arch - yes, means "knowingly clever or mischievous" - fits Wilde's wit.
- B. narcissistic - means self-obsessed; while his reply is self-praising, the tone is more playful than purely narcissistic.
- C. successful - not relevant to the quote.
- D. misanthropic - means hating humankind - not supported.
- E. puckish - yes, means playful, mischievous - fits perfectly.
- F. accomplished - not directly supported by the quote.
The best two are A. arch and E. puckish - both capture the clever, mischievous wit.
The sentence describes Oscar Wilde's witty reply to customs: "The only thing I have to declare is my genius."
This shows clever, playful, mischievous wit - not just arrogance, but a humorous, sharp, selfaware kind of cleverness.
- A. arch - yes, means "knowingly clever or mischievous" - fits Wilde's wit.
- B. narcissistic - means self-obsessed; while his reply is self-praising, the tone is more playful than purely narcissistic.
- C. successful - not relevant to the quote.
- D. misanthropic - means hating humankind - not supported.
- E. puckish - yes, means playful, mischievous - fits perfectly.
- F. accomplished - not directly supported by the quote.
The best two are A. arch and E. puckish - both capture the clever, mischievous wit.
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