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Owing to his distinctive (i)_____ on the Declaration of Independence
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Updated on: 22 Oct 2022, 03:55
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Owing to his distinctive (i)_____ on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock's name has become a (ii)_____ for one's signature.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. composition | D. homonym |
| B. flair | E. metonym |
| C. hand | F. synonym |
Originally posted by sweetpineapple on 21 Oct 2022, 16:49.
Last edited by Carcass on 22 Oct 2022, 03:55, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Carcass on 22 Oct 2022, 03:55, edited 1 time in total.
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Owing to his distinctive (i)_____ on the Declaration of Independence
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22 Oct 2022, 04:03
22 Oct 2022, 04:03
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I fixed the table. It was messed up. No worries, it is pretty simple to set up
Just read this
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/how-to ... 12927.html
Actually in the tag the sequence is A,D,B,E,C,F horizontally NOT vertically in the sequence.
When you report the question from another website be careful. The questions from Powerprep Plus are NOT allowed. There is the tag to pinpoint the question
Back to the question:
A tricky one especially the second blank
Owing to his distinctive (i)_____ on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock's name has become a (ii)_____ for one's signature.
Translation
Considering the job he made to write down the Constitution and in which he imprinted his distinctive signature......therefore the first blank is hand
He name has become
D and F are not possible.
D means equal
F means pretty close
So , using logic, the second blank must be E
I am honest to say that I did not know the word to define E. Only after I realized that is the following meaning
metonym.png [ 25.77 KiB | Viewed 2022 times ]
I hope this helps
Just read this
https://gre.myprepclub.com/forum/how-to ... 12927.html
Actually in the tag the sequence is A,D,B,E,C,F horizontally NOT vertically in the sequence.
When you report the question from another website be careful. The questions from Powerprep Plus are NOT allowed. There is the tag to pinpoint the question
Back to the question:
A tricky one especially the second blank
Owing to his distinctive (i)_____ on the Declaration of Independence, John Hancock's name has become a (ii)_____ for one's signature.
Translation
Considering the job he made to write down the Constitution and in which he imprinted his distinctive signature......therefore the first blank is hand
He name has become
D and F are not possible.
D means equal
F means pretty close
So , using logic, the second blank must be E
I am honest to say that I did not know the word to define E. Only after I realized that is the following meaning
Attachment:
metonym.png [ 25.77 KiB | Viewed 2022 times ]
I hope this helps
gmatclubot
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