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After struggling to maintain her composure for hours upon hearing of her late husband’s infidelities, the recently bereaved widow finally burst into _________.
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(A) hysterics
(B) laughter
(C) song
(D) mirth
(E) flames

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Re: After struggling to maintain her composure for hours upon he [#permalink] New post   02 Nov 2017, 19:34
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The blank must contrast “maintain her composure.” Note that while, in casual speech, many people use hysterical to mean “funny,” that is a metaphorical usage — hysterical actually relates to being very upset.

The clue “bereaved” eliminates the incorrect pair of laughter and mirth. (The wrong answer flames might have caused you to burst into laughter or mirth, though.)

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