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There seems to be an inverse relationship between how the au
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There seems to be an inverse relationship between how the author is treated in the press and how he is seen in his own literary circle: the more the critics savage his work, the more _________ his acolytes.
| Blank (i) |
|---|
| hostile |
| cautious |
| outlandish | obsequious | anticlimactic |
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30 Oct 2019, 10:55
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huda wrote:
There seems to be an inverse relationship between how the author is treated in the press and how he is seen in his own literary circle: the more the critics savage his work, the more _________ his acolytes.
| Blank (i) |
|---|
| hostile |
| cautious |
| outlandish | obsequious | anticlimactic |
How to answer this question without knowing the savage meaning?
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01 Nov 2019, 11:00
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Acolytes means that they have a major reverence to him.
So the blank must be negative by the critic because we do have an INVERSE relationship.
Hope this helps
