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Re: Emmet Ray, a fictional jazz guitarist in Woody Allens film
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03 Sep 2017, 16:38
Explanation
The blank refers to Emmet Ray’s paradoxical character. The trigger while follows the clue, indicating that his sophisticated musical artistry is contrary to some other aspect of his personality. Look for a word that means unsophisticated, and use POE to eliminate choices (B) and (E). Petulant and audacious have appropriately negative meanings, but are unrelated to sophistication in the context of artistry. Maladroit means clumsy, so choice (D) is the best
match.
Hence option D is correct!