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Aleister Crowley, despite being given to wildly fantastic
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Aleister Crowley, despite being given to wildly fantastic claims—he insisted, for instance, that the founding book of his religion was dictated to him by a divine being who visited his hotel room wearing sunglasses and a trench coat—had his share of (i) _________ followers. These were likely spurred on more than dissuaded by the (ii)_________ cast on him by the popular press, whose dubbing him "the wickedest man in the world” was, to be fair, hardly (iii) _________ given the relative harmlessness of his eccentricities.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) sycophantic | (D) disavantages | (G) glib |
| (B) sordid | (E) gauntlets | (H) peevish |
| (C) skeptical | (F) animadversions | (I) condign |
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Re: Aleister Crowley, despite being given to wildly fantastic
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Aleister Crowley, despite being given to wildly fantastic claims—he insisted, for instance, that the founding book of his religion was dictated to him by a divine being who visited his hotel room wearing sunglasses and a trench coat—had his share of (i) _________ followers. These were likely spurred on more than dissuaded by the (ii)_________ cast on him by the popular press, whose dubbing him "the wickedest man in the world” was, to be fair, hardly (iii) _________ given the relative harmlessness of his eccentricities.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) sycophantic | (D) disavantages | (G) glib |
| (B) sordid | (E) gauntlets | (H) peevish |
| (C) skeptical | (F) animadversions | (I) condign |
Despite being given to "wildly fantastic claims", Aleister had his share of _______. Despite being given such wild claims, he must have been popular. So, the word has to be a supporter or "sycophantic". Now, these supporters were most likely to spur on than dissuaded (persuaded not to do something) by the media which has been calling him the "wickedest man in the world". That means he has been upbraided in the media. "Animadversion" fits well for the second blank. Hardly means this bashing is not justifiable, so condign is the perfect choice, because of given the "relative harmless of his eccentricities".
Re: Aleister Crowley, despite being given to wildly fantastic
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07 Sep 2024, 05:06
07 Sep 2024, 05:06
Who in the world use "animadversions" for criticism. Who invented these words
