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Although this historical figure had been (i) _________ [#permalink] New post   23 Oct 2017, 14:16
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Although this historical figure had been (i) _________ politician and a brilliant inventor, the professor found himself unable to (ii) _________ the interest of his students in the career of a man with such anachronistic views.
Blank (i)Blank (ii)
(A) a clandestine(D) whet
(B) a deft(E) accrue
(C) an effete(F) tout

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A deft, whet.

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Re: Although this historical figure had been (i) _________ [#permalink] New post   06 Nov 2017, 19:10
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Due to the “although,” you can infer that the first blank must be something positive — only deft works. In the second blank, whet means “stimulate.” Tout is a bit of a trap — the professor could tout the historical figure as a fun thing to learn about, but he can’t tout someone’s interest.

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Although this historical figure had been (i) _________ [#permalink] New post   27 Oct 2021, 16:12
Carcass sir, Why not accrue?
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