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While she still advocated for the wholesale restructuring of society b
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18 Oct 2024, 01:45
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While she still advocated for the wholesale restructuring of society based on principles of equity and sustainability, the radical blogger-turned-essayist had to ________ the expression of her views in order to appeal to the more middle-of-the-road sensibilities of the publishing market.
| Two Answers |
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| A. abridge |
| B. moderate |
| C. amalgamate | D. undermine | E. galvanize |
| F. temper |
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The correct answers are B. moderate and F. temper.
"moderate" and "temper" both mean to tone down or make less extreme. The sentence suggests that the blogger-turned-essayist had to soften or adjust her radical views to align with the more moderate preferences of the publishing market.
"moderate" and "temper" both mean to tone down or make less extreme. The sentence suggests that the blogger-turned-essayist had to soften or adjust her radical views to align with the more moderate preferences of the publishing market.
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16 Dec 2024, 16:13
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The sentence describes the blogger as "radical" and says that "in order to appeal to the more middle-of-the-road sensibilities," she had to do something to " $\qquad$ the expression of her views"; in other words, she had to alter them in some way. "Moderate" and "temper" are the correct answers because both mean to make something less extreme. "Undermine," a synonym for sabotage, is tempting, but the usage is incorrect here because one does not deliberately undermine one's own views. To "galvanize" is to shock or excite into action and to "amalgamate" is to combine, so neither of these words fits with the idea of moderating. To "abridge" is to shorten, but shortening the expression of one's views does not make them more moderate.
The sentence describes the blogger as "radical" and says that "in order to appeal to the more middle-of-the-road sensibilities," she had to do something to " $\qquad$ the expression of her views"; in other words, she had to alter them in some way. "Moderate" and "temper" are the correct answers because both mean to make something less extreme. "Undermine," a synonym for sabotage, is tempting, but the usage is incorrect here because one does not deliberately undermine one's own views. To "galvanize" is to shock or excite into action and to "amalgamate" is to combine, so neither of these words fits with the idea of moderating. To "abridge" is to shorten, but shortening the expression of one's views does not make them more moderate.
