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Paradoxically, the very admonitions intended to reform the p
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28 Dec 2018, 04:23
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Paradoxically, the very admonitions intended to reform the prodigal served only to ________ his wicked ways.
A. turn him from
B. confirm him in
C. distress him about
D. absolve him of
E. reinforce
F. transform
A. turn him from
B. confirm him in
C. distress him about
D. absolve him of
E. reinforce
F. transform
Re: Paradoxically, the very admonitions intended to reform the p
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14 Jan 2019, 22:31
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Carcass wrote:
Paradoxically, the very admonitions intended to reform the prodigal served only to ________ his wicked ways.
A. turn him from
B. confirm him in
C. distress him about
D. absolve him of
E. reinforce
F. transform
A. turn him from
B. confirm him in
C. distress him about
D. absolve him of
E. reinforce
F. transform
The words Paradoxically means a contrast or a contradiction.
So, the ' admonitions ' are supposed to correct it, but if there has been a contradiction to it, then it must have had the opposite effect, which will be reinforcing..
So, B and E are correct.
Re: Paradoxically, the very admonitions intended to reform the p
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01 Jun 2021, 01:12
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Paradoxically suggests a contradiction:
admonitions were to reform the prodigal
but they did exactly opposite to the prodigal(not to his wicked ways)
So B,E are correct.
admonitions were to reform the prodigal
but they did exactly opposite to the prodigal(not to his wicked ways)
So B,E are correct.
