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Those who criticized Coco Chanel’s later clothing designs
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14 Sep 2017, 19:44
14 Sep 2017, 19:44
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Those who criticized Coco Chanel’s later clothing designs misjudged as _______ the style that generations of women to come would regard as the epitome of high fashion.
A. defamatory
B. prohibitive
C. contrite
D. mundane
E. insipid
F. exorbitant
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28 Sep 2017, 17:29
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The critics misjudged the designs, so you know that the word in the blank must mean the opposite of epitome of high fashion. Choices (B) and (F) give roughly synonymous meanings, but nothing in the sentence supports the idea that the designs were expensive.
Neither defamatory, which means libelous, nor contrite, which means remorseful, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (C). Both mundane and insipid can mean uninspired or ordinary, so choices (D) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
The critics misjudged the designs, so you know that the word in the blank must mean the opposite of epitome of high fashion. Choices (B) and (F) give roughly synonymous meanings, but nothing in the sentence supports the idea that the designs were expensive.
Neither defamatory, which means libelous, nor contrite, which means remorseful, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (C). Both mundane and insipid can mean uninspired or ordinary, so choices (D) and (E) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
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11 Apr 2020, 11:26
11 Apr 2020, 11:26
why is mundane meant to be tasteless or boring? thought it was meant to be very generous?
