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The playwright created atmosphere in part through the (i) $\qquad$ aft
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11 Jan 2025, 01:27
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The playwright created atmosphere in part through the (i) $\(\qquad\)$ afternoon on which he set the scene. The cloying humidity seemed at once to (ii) $\(\qquad\)$ the characters' physical energy and play devil's advocate to their sense of morality.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
|---|---|
| A. sultry | D. sap |
| B. unsettled | E. beguile |
| C. bone-chilling | F. intensify |
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Re: The playwright created atmosphere in part through the (i) $\qquad$ aft
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19 Feb 2025, 02:57
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The correct answers are A and D.
Sultry means "excessively hot or humid," which matches the "cloying humidity" mentioned in Sentence 2; therefore, choice A is correct. You can eliminate choices B and C, because neither "unsettled" nor "bone-chilling" suggests excessive humidity. Choice D is the correct answer for the second blank, as sap means "to exhaust" or "to deplete." This is the only answer that makes sense in the context of lessening physical energy or moral fortitude. Choices E and F, beguile and intensify, make no sense.
The correct answers are A and D.
Sultry means "excessively hot or humid," which matches the "cloying humidity" mentioned in Sentence 2; therefore, choice A is correct. You can eliminate choices B and C, because neither "unsettled" nor "bone-chilling" suggests excessive humidity. Choice D is the correct answer for the second blank, as sap means "to exhaust" or "to deplete." This is the only answer that makes sense in the context of lessening physical energy or moral fortitude. Choices E and F, beguile and intensify, make no sense.
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