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The author, mocked by many for his simple,

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The author, mocked by many for his simple, [#permalink]

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The author, mocked by many for his simple,almost childlike prose,can at least not be begrudged the distinction of writing with (i)____________ .

A. geniality
B. naivety
C. gusto
D. anonymity
E. lucidness

Originally posted by Ranjan on 27 Jun 2018, 08:00.
Last edited by Carcass on 06 Jul 2018, 09:51, edited 3 times in total.

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27 Jun 2018, 08:07

have anyone a explanation of this question?

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Re: The author, mocked by many for his simple, [#permalink]

28 Jun 2018, 02:25

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The answer should be E.

Could you provide the OA ??

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Re: The author, mocked by many for his simple, [#permalink]

01 Jul 2018, 04:23

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Carcass wrote:

The answer should be E.

Could you provide the OA ??

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how did you pick (E)
Can u provide with an explanation...

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Re: The author, mocked by many for his simple, [#permalink]

05 Jul 2018, 08:46

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The clue is “simple”, “childlike”. The author writes in a very straightforward manner, and, in a way, is mocked by the writer of the sentence. Yet, we are looking for a positive word, one that relates to straightforward/simple/easy to understand. This leads us to (E)

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