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In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its
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06 Sep 2017, 18:31
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In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its corporate masters, the amateurish _______ of commercials for local businesses provide a tonic for the slick homogeneity of most advertising.
A. amalgamations
B. eccentricities
C. synergies
D. conglomerations
E. syllogisms
F. idiosyncrasies
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B and F
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The sentence says that local commercials are a tonic or “cure” for homogeneity or “sameness”, so a good word would be quirks or individualities. Check the answers. Both eccentricities and idiosyncrasies mean quirks.
The best answers are choices (B) and (F).
The sentence says that local commercials are a tonic or “cure” for homogeneity or “sameness”, so a good word would be quirks or individualities. Check the answers. Both eccentricities and idiosyncrasies mean quirks.
The best answers are choices (B) and (F).
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