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Upon visiting the Middle East in 1850, Gustave Flaubert was so _______
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Upon visiting the Middle East in 1850, Gustave Flaubert was so ____________ belly dancing that he wrote, in a letter to his mother, that the dancers alone made his trip worthwhile.
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| A. overwhelmed by |
| B. enamored of |
| C.taken aback by | D. beseeched by | E. flustered by |
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28 Jan 2023, 05:00
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Begin by determining who/what the blank in the sentence is describing. The blank describes Flaubert’s reaction to belly dancing. Now determine what else gives insight into the word for the blank. The sentence states that the dancers alone made his trip worthwhile. Therefore, he was undoubtedly “impressed by” the dancing, so use that phrase for the blank. [O]verwhelmed by is an extreme phrase implying that Flaubert was unsure what to make of the dancing, so eliminate (A). [E]namored of is a decent match for “impressed by,” so keep (B). [T]aken aback by is a negative phrase, suggesting that Flaubert was surprised to the point of shock. This does not match “impressed by” so eliminate (C). The phrases beseeched by and flustered by are not good matches for “impressed by,” so eliminate (D) and (E).
Begin by determining who/what the blank in the sentence is describing. The blank describes Flaubert’s reaction to belly dancing. Now determine what else gives insight into the word for the blank. The sentence states that the dancers alone made his trip worthwhile. Therefore, he was undoubtedly “impressed by” the dancing, so use that phrase for the blank. [O]verwhelmed by is an extreme phrase implying that Flaubert was unsure what to make of the dancing, so eliminate (A). [E]namored of is a decent match for “impressed by,” so keep (B). [T]aken aback by is a negative phrase, suggesting that Flaubert was surprised to the point of shock. This does not match “impressed by” so eliminate (C). The phrases beseeched by and flustered by are not good matches for “impressed by,” so eliminate (D) and (E).
Upon visiting the Middle East in 1850, Gustave Flaubert was so _______
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01 Feb 2023, 20:26
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The only two candidates are overwhelmed and enamoured. The belly dancers alone made his trip worthwhile, thus, it is clear that he was quite taken up by them and therefore the appropriate word is enamoured since it comes from the root enamour which means love in French and it is appropriate to this context.
