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That, though no fault of his own, George Cuvier, the father of extinct
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11 Jul 2022, 10:23
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That, though no fault of his own, George Cuvier, the father of extinction theory, has mostly slipped into obscurity, his name typically surfacing only in paleontology journals, is an outcome that—given his field and his claim that his work would endure—smacks of _____.
| Blank (i) |
|---|
| unexpectedness |
| arrogance |
| magnanimity | irony | insignificance |
Re: That, though no fault of his own, George Cuvier, the father of extinct
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12 Jul 2022, 10:54
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Even though he gave a great contribution to science, it was a defeat he went into a limbo
All this process was ironic or irony
D is the answer
All this process was ironic or irony
D is the answer
Re: That, though no fault of his own, George Cuvier, the father of extinct
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14 Jul 2022, 05:08
14 Jul 2022, 05:08
is 'smacks of' a idiom of sorts?
