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When he was alive, the magnate was described as arrogant,
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16 Aug 2017, 18:03
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When he was alive, the magnate was described as arrogant, bitterly critical, and ____(i)____. Nevertheless, the speaker, who was often the victim of his legendary ____(ii)____, was able to find ____(iii)____ things to say about him.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) efficacious | (D) diatribes | (G) magnanimous |
| (B) bellicose | (E) encomiums | (H) imperious |
| (C) chastened | (F) eulogies | (I) vindictive |
Re: When he was alive, the magnate was described as arrogant,
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16 Aug 2017, 18:22
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First, find the story. Here is the funeral of a mean, judgmental man. The speaker respectfully finds nice things to say about him. For the first blank, look for things that go with arrogant and bitterly critical.
Only bellicose, meaning aggressive and hostile, is sufficiently negative. The second blank describes the actions of the guy, so we need something along the same lines.
Although eulogiesbelong at funerals, we need something bad. Diatribes work. The last sentence changes the direction by starting with nevertheless so we need something positive. Only magnanimous is positive.
Hence options B, D and G are correct!
First, find the story. Here is the funeral of a mean, judgmental man. The speaker respectfully finds nice things to say about him. For the first blank, look for things that go with arrogant and bitterly critical.
Only bellicose, meaning aggressive and hostile, is sufficiently negative. The second blank describes the actions of the guy, so we need something along the same lines.
Although eulogiesbelong at funerals, we need something bad. Diatribes work. The last sentence changes the direction by starting with nevertheless so we need something positive. Only magnanimous is positive.
Hence options B, D and G are correct!
Re: When he was alive, the magnate was described as arrogant,
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31 May 2025, 07:42
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Why not "vindictive" when he used to be the victim of his usual diatribes?
