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The Library of Congress recordings of American African folk songs reco
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The Library of Congress recordings of American African folk songs recorded on location in the Deep South are considered the $\(\qquad\)$ versions against which musicologists evaluate all other versions.
| Blank (i) |
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| A. indispensable |
| B. momentous |
| C. explicit | D. definitive | E. scholarly |
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The correct answer is D.
Choice D, "definitive," means "the recognized authority, authoritative" and best fits the context. Choice A, "indispensable," meaning "necessary, very useful," is a good candidate for the answer, but it doesn't quite fit with the context: that these versions are the ones against which other versions are evaluated. This implies they're the standard- the authoritative versions. Choice B, "momentous," meaning "very important, significant," though another near choice, doesn't include the idea of being the standard. Choice C, "explicit," means "clearly expressed or defined" and doesn't fit the sense. Choice E, "scholarly," may on a fast read seem to be the answer by default, but it doesn't fit the context: these are recordings of actual folk songs that were made on location. They're not scholarly works, so choice E is incorrect.
The correct answer is D.
Choice D, "definitive," means "the recognized authority, authoritative" and best fits the context. Choice A, "indispensable," meaning "necessary, very useful," is a good candidate for the answer, but it doesn't quite fit with the context: that these versions are the ones against which other versions are evaluated. This implies they're the standard- the authoritative versions. Choice B, "momentous," meaning "very important, significant," though another near choice, doesn't include the idea of being the standard. Choice C, "explicit," means "clearly expressed or defined" and doesn't fit the sense. Choice E, "scholarly," may on a fast read seem to be the answer by default, but it doesn't fit the context: these are recordings of actual folk songs that were made on location. They're not scholarly works, so choice E is incorrect.
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