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Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   28 Jul 2014, 22:53
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Poetaster, who at the outset believed one only needed time to write a great novel, was constantly assailed by misgivings, and before completing even one chapter, he abandoned what he had come to deem a(n) ________ enterprise.

a)unworthy
b)idealistic
c)illusory
d)notable
e)ill-fated
f)quixotic
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Sentence Equivalence #Q6 [#permalink] New post   29 Jul 2014, 03:18
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The plugging technique can be quite helpful in this particular question. But do not use this technique in every Sentence Equivalence Question you see. That can be counter-productive. Now from the sentence it is clear that the Poetaster initially thought that "Time is needed to write a novel".. i.e time is a necessary and sufficient condition for writing a novel. But as he tried to progress he faced a lot of obstacles and finally gave up. Now lets judge the options-

a) Unworthy
b)idealistic
c)illusory
d)notable
e)ill-fated
f)quixotic

Unworthy can be a fit but the lack of similar word in the options cancels it out. Same goes for illusory and ill-fated(which fills up the blank perfectly). Notable doesn't make much sense in the given context.

Only (B) idealistic and (F) quixotic are synonymous words though and fits in perfectly.
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   01 May 2018, 12:08
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Isn't quixotic(A plan that is unrealistic and are not practical) a related word for illusory(Seems to be real but it is not i.e unrealistic)
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   04 Oct 2021, 07:49
itisSheldon wrote:
@carcass
Isn't quixotic(A plan that is unrealistic and are not practical) a related word for illusory(Seems to be real but it is not i.e unrealistic)

this is also what I believe
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   15 Nov 2022, 23:59
Carcass could you explain why illusory isn't the right choice?
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Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2022, 00:19
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Ok. The sentence is not that difficult but the answers are tricky

We could translate the sentence as follow: he believed that the only factor needed to write a great novel is time. However, he after realized that even with time on his side would be UNrealistic or futile to waste much time writing his composition. Simply because you need way more than time as factor to write great stuff

Considering that was unrealistic or not practical to come to a decent result, then is idealist it is just an idea you have in mind to write something good but it is not the reality. The only pair with b alike meaning is F

Now In my view illusory could be suitable but he does not have another word among the answer choices. This is the only way to dismiss that word.

I hope this helps
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #Q6-constantly assailed by misgivings [#permalink] New post   16 Nov 2022, 00:39
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Thank you, got it!
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