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The architect and collector Eileen Gray approached
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The architect and collector Eileen Gray approached her craft with the temperament of a ________ : nothing less than the most audacious, the most unconventional, the most exquisitely resolved, the singular would suffice.
| Two Answers |
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| A. an ingenue |
| B. a dilettante |
| C. a connoisseur | D. a purist | E. an eclectic |
| F. an absolutist |
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28 May 2026, 06:32
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We are told that Gray approached her craft with the temperament of someone for whom “nothing less than the most audacious, the most unconventional, the most exquisitely resolved, the singular would suffice.”
That means she was demanding the highest standards- not just excellence but originality, daring, perfection, singularity.
A. ingenue (naive young woman): no
B. dilettante (amateur, dabbler): opposite of demanding perfection
C. connoisseur (expert with refined taste): partially fits, but not strong enough for “nothing less than the most audacious ...”
D. purist (insists on absolute adherence to a principle or style) — fits: demands perfection without compromise
E. eclectic (takes from many sources): opposite of “the singular”
F. absolutist (insists on absolutes, no compromise): fits exactly
Answer: D,F
We are told that Gray approached her craft with the temperament of someone for whom “nothing less than the most audacious, the most unconventional, the most exquisitely resolved, the singular would suffice.”
That means she was demanding the highest standards- not just excellence but originality, daring, perfection, singularity.
A. ingenue (naive young woman): no
B. dilettante (amateur, dabbler): opposite of demanding perfection
C. connoisseur (expert with refined taste): partially fits, but not strong enough for “nothing less than the most audacious ...”
D. purist (insists on absolute adherence to a principle or style) — fits: demands perfection without compromise
E. eclectic (takes from many sources): opposite of “the singular”
F. absolutist (insists on absolutes, no compromise): fits exactly
Answer: D,F
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