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The movie comprises several vignettes, each presenting a cha
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The movie comprises several vignettes, each presenting a character along with his or her foil: a staid accountant shares an apartment with a(n) ____________ musician; a tight-lipped divorcee on a cross-country roadtrip picks up a(n) ____________ hitchhiker; and finally, and perhaps most unconvincingly, an introverted mathematician falls in love with a(n) ____________ arriviste.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) colorful | (D) garrulous | (G) unpredictable |
| (B) insatiable | (E) untrustworthy | (H) gregarious |
| (C)eminent | (F) forlorn | (I) bumbling |
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A,D,H
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12 Jul 2018, 07:10
12 Jul 2018, 07:10
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Hello,
When the first sentence refers to 'foil,' that lets us know that the blanks are going to be relatively opposite to their accompanying persons. Therefore, the best opposite of a "staid accountant" is a "colorful musician"; a "tight-lipped divorcee" with "garrulous hitchhiker"; and an "introverted mathematician" with a "gregarious arriviste." I got the answers A, D, and H.
The last blank is a little more difficult than the others, as "unpredictable" might also work when describing someone opposite to a stereotypical introvert. However, "gregarious" is a better fit, as it refers to someone 'fond of company,' whereas introverts are often thought of as eschewing said company.
When the first sentence refers to 'foil,' that lets us know that the blanks are going to be relatively opposite to their accompanying persons. Therefore, the best opposite of a "staid accountant" is a "colorful musician"; a "tight-lipped divorcee" with "garrulous hitchhiker"; and an "introverted mathematician" with a "gregarious arriviste." I got the answers A, D, and H.
The last blank is a little more difficult than the others, as "unpredictable" might also work when describing someone opposite to a stereotypical introvert. However, "gregarious" is a better fit, as it refers to someone 'fond of company,' whereas introverts are often thought of as eschewing said company.
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13 Jul 2018, 10:23
13 Jul 2018, 10:23
A,D and H
