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The travel writer’s ______________ towards others he met on
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The travel writer’s ______________ towards others he met on his cross-country trip most likely endeared him only to those readers with a misanthropic bent.
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| diffidence |
| humility |
| cynicism | garrulity | obsequiousness |
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The keywords are "endeared...misanthropic bent." Misanthropic readers are those who have a general ill-will towards humanity. Therefore, the travel writer must be expressing some negative attitude. (C) means interpreting others behavior as solely motivated by self-interest. A misanthropic person is prone to looking cynically upon the actions of others.
(A), while negative, does not fit the context.
(B) would not endear the writer to misanthropes.
(D) means talkativeness.
(E) means excessively fawning.
The keywords are "endeared...misanthropic bent." Misanthropic readers are those who have a general ill-will towards humanity. Therefore, the travel writer must be expressing some negative attitude. (C) means interpreting others behavior as solely motivated by self-interest. A misanthropic person is prone to looking cynically upon the actions of others.
(A), while negative, does not fit the context.
(B) would not endear the writer to misanthropes.
(D) means talkativeness.
(E) means excessively fawning.
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huda wrote:
The travel writer’s ______________ towards others he met on his cross-country trip most likely endeared him only to those readers with a misanthropic bent.
| Blank (i) |
|---|
| diffidence |
| humility |
| cynicism | garrulity | obsequiousness |
any other explanation
