I don't understand how felicitious and poignant are synonyms. I looked them up on a dictionary and they don't sound similar.

The only way to explain these two words is that: felicitous means happy (indeed in her speech) and poignant means emotional.

It is the only way to explain these two answers, otherwise, the two words are rather the opposite.

I agree.

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Official Answer:-

In this sentence, the clue words “enthusiastic” and “gratified” indicate that the words of the speechwriter made an impact on the audience. We can therefore predict that the correct answer has a meaning similar to “articulate” or “expressive.” Choice (C) felicitous, meaning “appropriately and pleasingly expressed,” and choice (E) poignant, or “causing strong feelings,” both have meanings similar to “expressive.” Even though poignant might raise connotations of sadness or melodrama, the word is more inclusive and can, as it does here, have a more positive meaning: “pleasantly stimulating” or even “zesty.” Both are correct answers.

Choice (A) stentorian means “power of sound.” It pairs well with choice (F) vociferous, or “loudly and vehemently expressive,” yet both refer to spoken words, and therefore cannot refer to those written by the speechwriter. Choice (B) expository, which means “writing that explains or sets forth ideas,” only describes the purpose of the speech, not the effectiveness of connection with the audience. Choice (D) garrulous, meaning “wordy,” is undesirable in a speech and would not bring about an enthusiastic audience. These answers are incorrect.

Choices (C) and (E) are the correct answers.

As she stepped down from the podium, the candidate was lauded by an enthusiastic audience of supporters who were gratified not only by the fervency of her delivery but also by the _______ words of her speechwriter.

stentorian
expository
felicitous
garrulous
poignant
vociferous

What would be the enthusiastic audience of supporters were gratified about? The supports will be happy about the pleasing words. The synonyms that match the blank is Felicitous and Poignant.

C,E

Don't think this is particularly accurate.

Felicitous : Seems correct. Words used for a pious occasion

Poignant : Evoking a keen sense of sadness - pitiable, saddening.

Not sure how felicitous and poignant are pairs. That being said, I'm not sure what other words pair up too. Vociferous and stentorian pair up but are not fitting.

How does Garrulous fit in ?

Merged similar posts. See above the explanations

First of all, I acknowledge that the words felicitous and poignant are not similar words. However, the other four choices do not fit with the context. Stentorian and vociferous are ruled out as the speech was not loud. Expository and garrulous are ruled out as the candidate didn't use many words to describe or express something. The word fervency means emotional so his words must also be something linked with emotion. So the word poignant fits here for this reason although it indicates something sad. Again, emotions can be sad. Felicitous means suitable as the words were suitable to correct the audience.