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In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its
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In an era in which mass media is but a thrall of its corporate masters, the amateurish _______ of commercials for local businesses provide a tonic for the slick homogeneity of most advertising.
A. amalgamations
B. eccentricities
C. synergies
D. conglomerations
E. syllogisms
F. idiosyncrasies
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B and F
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07 Sep 2017, 18:51
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The sentence says that local commercials are a tonic or “cure” for homogeneity or “sameness”, so a good word would be quirks or individualities. Check the answers. Both eccentricities and idiosyncrasies mean quirks.
The best answers are choices (B) and (F).
The sentence says that local commercials are a tonic or “cure” for homogeneity or “sameness”, so a good word would be quirks or individualities. Check the answers. Both eccentricities and idiosyncrasies mean quirks.
The best answers are choices (B) and (F).
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05 Dec 2024, 23:43
05 Dec 2024, 23:43
Slick can give the sentence the meaning of "slight". Should be carefull. It is used to mean "shrewd, clever, delicate and disguised", which is why the answer is eccentricity and idiosyncrasy.
