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The Russo-Turkish war (i) _________ Albanians, placing before them the
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27 Apr 2023, 03:17
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The Russo-Turkish war (i) _________ Albanians, placing before them the (ii) _________ prospect of a division of their lands among competing powers. This, above all, served to bring Albanian nationalism surging out of its former (iii) _________, culminating in a successful bid for independence only a few decades later.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
|---|---|---|
| A. rankled | D. evanescent | G. latency |
| B. enervated | E. pernicious | H. insularity |
| C. debased | F. transient | I. lucidity |
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rankled - to make someone annoyed /angry for a long time
debased - worse than before ,especially ,morally ,less valuable or deserving less respect than before
evanescent - lasting for only a short time ,then disappearing quickly and being forgotten
pernicious - having a very harmful effect or influence .
transient - lasting for only a short time ,temporary
latency - the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed
insularity- the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to accept different or foreign ideas
lucidity - the quality of expressing something clearly or the quality of being able to think clearly ,especially when this is temporary
surge - a sudden and great increase
debased - worse than before ,especially ,morally ,less valuable or deserving less respect than before
evanescent - lasting for only a short time ,then disappearing quickly and being forgotten
pernicious - having a very harmful effect or influence .
transient - lasting for only a short time ,temporary
latency - the fact of being present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed
insularity- the quality of only being interested in your own country or group and not being willing to accept different or foreign ideas
lucidity - the quality of expressing something clearly or the quality of being able to think clearly ,especially when this is temporary
surge - a sudden and great increase
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Rankled, pernicious, latency. The war clearly didn't weaken (enervate) Albanians, since it encourages them to strive for independence. And while some features of the war might have debased them, the prospect of division of their lands didn't do this. However, it might have angered, vexed, or caused bitterness for them, that is, rankled them. The “prospect of a division of their lands” would not be a good thing for the Albanians, so expect a negative word in the second blank. Also, the sentence indicates that “a successful bid for independence” happened a few decades later. Pernicious (greatly destructive, deadly, injurious, or harmful) works well, but evanescent (fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor) and transient (quickly coming into and passing out of existence; transitory) aren't negative enough and both have short-term meanings that conflict with the long time frame indicated by the clue. The Albanian's nationalism surged out— it wasn't already clear (lucid), and whether it was insular before or after doesn't seem to make much of a difference; but if it emerged out of latency, that would explain why it suddenly became a force that could lead to independence.
Rankled, pernicious, latency. The war clearly didn't weaken (enervate) Albanians, since it encourages them to strive for independence. And while some features of the war might have debased them, the prospect of division of their lands didn't do this. However, it might have angered, vexed, or caused bitterness for them, that is, rankled them. The “prospect of a division of their lands” would not be a good thing for the Albanians, so expect a negative word in the second blank. Also, the sentence indicates that “a successful bid for independence” happened a few decades later. Pernicious (greatly destructive, deadly, injurious, or harmful) works well, but evanescent (fleeting; tending to vanish like vapor) and transient (quickly coming into and passing out of existence; transitory) aren't negative enough and both have short-term meanings that conflict with the long time frame indicated by the clue. The Albanian's nationalism surged out— it wasn't already clear (lucid), and whether it was insular before or after doesn't seem to make much of a difference; but if it emerged out of latency, that would explain why it suddenly became a force that could lead to independence.
