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The anthology of ethnographic fieldwork on ritual practices throughout
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The anthology of ethnographic fieldwork on ritual practices throughout the archipelago is, by any measure, a treasure trove of meticulous scholarship; its signal flaw, however, is a geographic lopsidedness that renders the studies ________: well over half the sites examined lie within a single day's sail of the capital.
| Two Answers |
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| A. clustered |
| B. dispersed |
| C. stratified | D. concentric | E. concentrated |
| F. variegated |
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Re: The anthology of ethnographic fieldwork on ritual practices throughout
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01 Jul 2026, 04:00
01 Jul 2026, 04:00
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Key clues:
- The anthology has a "signal flaw": geographic lopsidedness.
- "Well over half the sites examined lie within a single day's sail of the capital."
- So the studies are bunched together in one area, not spread out across the archipelago.
The blank needs a word meaning grouped together, clustered in one region.
Examining choices:
- A. clustered = grouped closely together → fits perfectly.
- B. dispersed = spread out → opposite of what's described.
- C. stratified = arranged in layers/hierarchies → doesn't fit geographic bunching.
- D. concentric = having a common center (like circles) → not right; the sites aren't arranged in rings.
- E. concentrated = gathered densely in one area → fits perfectly.
- F. variegated = diverse, varied → doesn't fit the lopsidedness complaint.
Pairing synonyms:
A. clustered and E. concentrated both mean grouped together in a limited area, creating the same meaning in the sentence.
- The anthology has a "signal flaw": geographic lopsidedness.
- "Well over half the sites examined lie within a single day's sail of the capital."
- So the studies are bunched together in one area, not spread out across the archipelago.
The blank needs a word meaning grouped together, clustered in one region.
Examining choices:
- A. clustered = grouped closely together → fits perfectly.
- B. dispersed = spread out → opposite of what's described.
- C. stratified = arranged in layers/hierarchies → doesn't fit geographic bunching.
- D. concentric = having a common center (like circles) → not right; the sites aren't arranged in rings.
- E. concentrated = gathered densely in one area → fits perfectly.
- F. variegated = diverse, varied → doesn't fit the lopsidedness complaint.
Pairing synonyms:
A. clustered and E. concentrated both mean grouped together in a limited area, creating the same meaning in the sentence.
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