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False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who p [#permalink] New post   10 Sep 2018, 08:08
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False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who proffers it; the attempt to repress one's high opinion of oneself instead (i) _______ it.


A. withdraws

B. explains

C. accentuates

D. hides

E. condemns
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Re: False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who p [#permalink] New post   05 Nov 2019, 06:17
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The option here is to choose a word that is opposite to repress and hence option C is correct.
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Re: False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who p [#permalink] New post   06 Nov 2019, 13:59
Hello,

Can someone please provide a detailed explanation as to why C and not D is the correct answer? Thanks!
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Re: False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who p [#permalink] New post   07 Nov 2019, 13:05
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The semicolon in this sentence indicates that the second clause will be related to the first one.

So they are not in contrast but agree with each other. They are on the same level.

“False modesty” is the pretense of modesty, and is typically meant to present the appearance of a lack of vanity. An attempt to repress one’s high opinion of oneself will draw attention to it instead. Basically, false modesty means you are arrogant.

So when you repress the opinion of yourself this behavior accentuates your false modesty. We do need a word that highlights all this scenario NOT that hides it.

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Re: False modesty only emphasizes the arrogance of the one who p [#permalink] New post   02 Dec 2019, 01:35
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Two clues. 1) The word "emphasizes" 2) the semicolon. So it's a continuation and you're just looking for synonym.
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