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Dogmatic professors often alienate their classes because they fail to realize that their _________ enervates rather than inspires students.

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(A) wisdom
(B) pedantry
(C) parsimony
(D) pulchritude
(E) wit


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Re: Dogmatic professors often alienate their classes because the [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2017, 19:36
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The correct answer should parallel “dogmatic” and match the negative spin of enervates rather than inspires. Only pedantry (being arrogant in relation to learning) and parsimony (stinginess) are negative, and only pedantry fits the idea of an uninspiring professor.

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