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The interviewer was startled to hear the otherwise gracious
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The interviewer was startled to hear the otherwise gracious author make the ___________remark: “My novels are too sophisticated for the American public.”
(A) apt
(B) enigmatic
(C) lofty
(D) vacuous
(E) insightful
(A) apt
(B) enigmatic
(C) lofty
(D) vacuous
(E) insightful
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here we do not know why the author made that remark: too sophisticated.
As such, that remark was enigmatic, mysterious.
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As such, that remark was enigmatic, mysterious.
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Lofty is a good word for describing something that's high above the ground, or someone who acts like she's high above everyone else.
The second part of the statement, "My novels are too sophisticated for the American public" implies that the author is indeed being lofty.
Why isn't "lofty" the answer here?
The second part of the statement, "My novels are too sophisticated for the American public" implies that the author is indeed being lofty.
Why isn't "lofty" the answer here?
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Lofty means proud. It is out of scope in this context.
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04 Mar 2021, 01:43
04 Mar 2021, 01:43
“My novels are too sophisticated for the American public.” reeks of being lofty. Shouldn't that really be the answer?
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No because OTHERWISE, the author was gracious
B is the answer
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B is the answer
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06 Mar 2021, 01:26
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"otherwise gracious" is the clue. We're looking for the opposite of gracious. I think the answer should be lofty, because the 2nd statement says "My novels are too sophisticated for the American public"
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16 May 2021, 02:19
16 May 2021, 02:19
option e?
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Carcass wrote:
No because OTHERWISE, the author was gracious
B is the answer
B is the answer
and this what makes the interviewer startle ,
I thinks lofty is good answer
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13 May 2022, 18:58
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Agreed. The opposite of gracious is lofty, not enigmatic.
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22 Jul 2023, 01:12
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In the question, it says that the interviewer was "Shocked" at the reply given by the author, who is normally very kind or gracious, gave a _______ remark. if we follow the connotations, it would mean that he said something ungracious or rude which was,"My novels are too sophisticated for the American public." so shouldn't it be Lofty, as it is the closest meaning whereas enigmatic just means something which is mysterious or can't be explained.
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22 Jul 2023, 03:14
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I do not believe that this is a question you usually will see on the real GRE but it is damn good to stretch you reasoning skills.
To reply to all the previous students' statements: how and WHY lofty should be implied, the perfect counter fit , synonym word to gracious is still unclear to me ? it stroke me as a lightning
Even though I do not know the meaning of lofty and assuming could be the best answer then my mind tries to wrap up this word kinds: lofty reminds me of a loft apartment which, turns out, is a living open space without walls but a separate bathroom. It is the kind of giant room where you park your motorcycle side by side with your bed.
That said: how are we able to relate a loft (lofty) with gracious and kind and gentle ? In a word: NO relationship.
All this to say what? even if you overlook the word lofty and take a look to the entire sentence, I see that the author simply stated a sybilline or ambiguous statement: My novels are too sophisticated for the American public.
This is a statement that is NOT totally clear as a message: why he said that? what does that mean? The general public is illiterate? not so smart to grasp the meaning of his novels? we do not know
And because we do not know, and the statement is blurry, then B must be the answer
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To reply to all the previous students' statements: how and WHY lofty should be implied, the perfect counter fit , synonym word to gracious is still unclear to me ? it stroke me as a lightning
Even though I do not know the meaning of lofty and assuming could be the best answer then my mind tries to wrap up this word kinds: lofty reminds me of a loft apartment which, turns out, is a living open space without walls but a separate bathroom. It is the kind of giant room where you park your motorcycle side by side with your bed.
That said: how are we able to relate a loft (lofty) with gracious and kind and gentle ? In a word: NO relationship.
All this to say what? even if you overlook the word lofty and take a look to the entire sentence, I see that the author simply stated a sybilline or ambiguous statement: My novels are too sophisticated for the American public.
This is a statement that is NOT totally clear as a message: why he said that? what does that mean? The general public is illiterate? not so smart to grasp the meaning of his novels? we do not know
And because we do not know, and the statement is blurry, then B must be the answer
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