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Thumbing his nose with equal derision at Mozart as he did at
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12 Jul 2018, 02:18
12 Jul 2018, 02:18
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Thumbing his nose with equal derision at Mozart as he did at Monet, Thomas was an avowed ____________, treating all arts with contempt.
A) aesthete
B) secularist
C) chauvinist
D) inquisitor
E) philistine
A) aesthete
B) secularist
C) chauvinist
D) inquisitor
E) philistine
Re: Thumbing his nose with equal derision at Mozart as he did at
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12 Jul 2018, 07:17
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Hello,
The sentence lets us know that the blank will refer to someone who "treats all art with contempt." Since this is literally the definition of philistine, E is the best answer.
An alternative way to approach it, if you're not readily aware of what "philistine" means (like me...), eliminating the other answers works as well. Aesthete, secularist, and chauvinist make little sense. Inquisitor, while having connotations of harshness or severeness, also denotes an act of looking or searching, so that doesn't quite fit either. Therefore, only philistine remains.
The sentence lets us know that the blank will refer to someone who "treats all art with contempt." Since this is literally the definition of philistine, E is the best answer.
An alternative way to approach it, if you're not readily aware of what "philistine" means (like me...), eliminating the other answers works as well. Aesthete, secularist, and chauvinist make little sense. Inquisitor, while having connotations of harshness or severeness, also denotes an act of looking or searching, so that doesn't quite fit either. Therefore, only philistine remains.
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08 Sep 2021, 22:19
08 Sep 2021, 22:19
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