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It was a fact that the region was both quiet and rural, but
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23 Oct 2017, 14:13
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It was a fact that the region was both quiet and rural, but what the typically impoverished residents considered (i) _________ refuge was considered by the well-heeled visitors to be an intolerable (ii) _________, and its residents’ lifestyles unpleasantly (iii) _________.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) a parochial | (D) penumbra | (G) tony |
| (B) an arcadian | (E) utopia | (H) spartan |
| (C) a squalid | (F) hinterland | (I) apollonian |
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Question: 65
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Re: It was a fact that the region was both quiet and rural, but
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06 Nov 2017, 19:07
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A refuge is positive; you also have the clue “quiet and rural.” Arcadian conveys a positive view of rural life. In contrast, hinterland conveys the idea of a backwater or undesirable, far-out place. In the third blank, only spartan can be negative.
An arcadian, hinterland, spartan.
A refuge is positive; you also have the clue “quiet and rural.” Arcadian conveys a positive view of rural life. In contrast, hinterland conveys the idea of a backwater or undesirable, far-out place. In the third blank, only spartan can be negative.
An arcadian, hinterland, spartan.
Re: It was a fact that the region was both quiet and rural, but
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10 Jul 2021, 21:38
10 Jul 2021, 21:38
Why could we chose parochial?
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