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Long touted as the epitome of beaux-arts architecture, the garishly elaborate decorations in the restored mansion of the former dictator struck Ella and her colleagues from the design studio as more __________ than palatial.


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A. meretricious
B. magnificent
C. ostentatious
D. beneficent
E. illusory
F. antediluvian
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Re: Long touted as the epitome of beaux-arts architecture, the garishly el [#permalink] New post   19 Jun 2022, 12:59
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A, C “Garishly elaborate decorations” is the clue to meretricious (superficially attractive in a vulgar manner) or ostentatious (marked by a vulgar display of wealth).
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