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So _______ was the initial reception that European critics accorded
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22 Jul 2026, 05:32
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So _______ was the initial reception that European critics accorded the literary genre known as magical realism when it first took root in the salons of Buenos Aires that its eventual conquest of readers an ocean away in the cafés of Paris seemed almost perverse.
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| A. bemused |
| B. frosty |
| C. enthusiastic | D. icy | E. eager |
| F. negligible |
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Re: So _______ was the initial reception that European critics accorded
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24 Jul 2026, 01:22
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The sentence sets up a contrast:
"So _______ was the initial reception ... that its eventual conquest of readers ... seemed almost perverse."
This means the genre was initially received very negatively, making its later success surprising.
B. frosty = cold, unfriendly reception.
D. icy = extremely cold or hostile reception.
These are the best synonymous pair, which is what we are looking for.
A. bemused = puzzled or amused, not necessarily negative enough.
C. enthusiastic = opposite of the required meaning.
E. eager = opposite of the required meaning.
F. negligible = means insignificant or minimal, but a "negligible reception" is awkward and doesn't match the idea of critics according a reception.
Answer: B and D.
The sentence sets up a contrast:
"So _______ was the initial reception ... that its eventual conquest of readers ... seemed almost perverse."
This means the genre was initially received very negatively, making its later success surprising.
B. frosty = cold, unfriendly reception.
D. icy = extremely cold or hostile reception.
These are the best synonymous pair, which is what we are looking for.
A. bemused = puzzled or amused, not necessarily negative enough.
C. enthusiastic = opposite of the required meaning.
E. eager = opposite of the required meaning.
F. negligible = means insignificant or minimal, but a "negligible reception" is awkward and doesn't match the idea of critics according a reception.
Answer: B and D.
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