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Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   18 Mar 2019, 11:24
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His tendency toward egoism was reinforced by his decision to only associate with those who would __________ him.


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coddle
excoriate
aggrandize
impugn
lionize
ostracize
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   18 Mar 2019, 20:17
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Answers : coddle & lionize?
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   19 Mar 2019, 02:52
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Yes.

However, these are not questions that mimic very close the real exam questions.

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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2019, 13:32
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2019, 04:12
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why not aggrandize
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   09 Jun 2019, 10:00
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it means an increase in power or wealth.

Here we need two words that show how people agree with him, someone who uses sweet talk or swishy.

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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   13 Jun 2019, 06:40
cbdscolin wrote:
His tendency toward egoism was reinforced by his decision to only associate with those who would __________ him.


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coddle
excoriate
aggrandize
impugn
lionize
ostracize


lionise and coddle
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   16 Jul 2019, 10:38
I think answer is lionize and aggrandize
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Re: Tendency toward egoism [#permalink] New post   24 Nov 2021, 05:18
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Original post has wrong answers. Right ones are "Aggrandize" & "Lionize".

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The person described by this sentence has a “tendency toward egoism.” This tendency is reinforced by the way people around him treat him. We cannot be sure what will fill the blank as several types of behavior might reinforce egoism. Two options for filler words are “praise” and “act subservient toward.”

(A) Coddle is defined as “to treat in an indulgent way” and fits with what we are looking for.

(B) Excoriate means “to criticize” and is opposite in tone to our fillers.

(C) CORRECT. Aggrandize means “to enhance beyond what is justified” and works in the sentence.

(D) Impugn means “to challenge” and is not logical in the sentence.

(E) CORRECT. Lionize means “to treat as one of great importance” and is a logical fit in the sentence.

(F) Ostracize, “to cast out,” does not make sense here.

Choice (A) on its own fits very well in this sentence, but the two correct answer choices are the only logical options that provide the sentence with similar meaning. Choices (B), (D), and (F) would give the sentence relatively similar meaning but they are each actions that would be expected to lessen “egoism” rather than reinforce it.
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His tendency toward egoism was reinforced by his decision to only associate with those who would __________ him.


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coddle
excoriate
aggrandize
impugn
lionize
ostracize
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