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Martin Luther King, Jr. was more than is commonly thought tod
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26 Dec 2024, 12:01
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Martin Luther King, Jr. was more $\(\qquad\)$ than is commonly thought today; it was only in the posthumous process of canonization that his more palatable, less far-reaching political and social visions became prominent.
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| A. ineffective |
| B. radical |
| C. politic | D. immoderate | E. incongruous |
| F. raucous |
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02 Feb 2025, 13:29
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Radical, immoderate.
There is a contrast between what Martin Luther King, Jr. was really like and how he is generally perceived today. The sentence contains two important clues. First, he went through a "process of canonization" posthumously (after his death), meaning that he was turned into a saintlike figure in the popular imagination. Second, during the process, his "more palatable" (pleasing or easy to agree with) "and less far-reaching political and social visions became prominent." It must be true, then, that he had less palatable, more far-reaching visions that are now overlooked. The word in the blank should mean something like revolutionary or boundary-pushing. "Radical" and "immoderate" both fit this meaning. Ineffective," "politic" (sensible), "incongruous" (not in harmony with the surroundings), and "raucous" (very loud or harsh) do not fit the required meaning.
Radical, immoderate.
There is a contrast between what Martin Luther King, Jr. was really like and how he is generally perceived today. The sentence contains two important clues. First, he went through a "process of canonization" posthumously (after his death), meaning that he was turned into a saintlike figure in the popular imagination. Second, during the process, his "more palatable" (pleasing or easy to agree with) "and less far-reaching political and social visions became prominent." It must be true, then, that he had less palatable, more far-reaching visions that are now overlooked. The word in the blank should mean something like revolutionary or boundary-pushing. "Radical" and "immoderate" both fit this meaning. Ineffective," "politic" (sensible), "incongruous" (not in harmony with the surroundings), and "raucous" (very loud or harsh) do not fit the required meaning.
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