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The difficulty inherent in witnessing one’s thoughts lies in their____
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07 Jun 2021, 12:13
07 Jun 2021, 12:13
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The difficulty inherent in witnessing one’s thoughts lies in their___________nature; but although most thoughts are fleeting, the care necessary to observe them can be worthwhile.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. ponderous |
| B. ephemeral |
| C. evanescent | D. weighty | E. arbitrary |
| F. efficient |
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07 Jun 2021, 21:47
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The difficulty inherent in witnessing one’s thoughts lies in their___________nature; but although most thoughts are fleeting, the care necessary to observe them can be worthwhile.
There is some sort of difficulty in witnessing one's thoughts. In the second part of the statement, the clue is given about this difficulty-- Although most thoughts are "fleeting", it is worthwhile to observe them.
Fleeting suggests something that lasts for only a short time. Only Ephemeral and Evanescent carry the same meaning as Fleeting.
Although Ponderous and Weighty are also synonymous, these options are irrelevant in this scenario.
Answer B, C.
There is some sort of difficulty in witnessing one's thoughts. In the second part of the statement, the clue is given about this difficulty-- Although most thoughts are "fleeting", it is worthwhile to observe them.
Fleeting suggests something that lasts for only a short time. Only Ephemeral and Evanescent carry the same meaning as Fleeting.
Although Ponderous and Weighty are also synonymous, these options are irrelevant in this scenario.
Answer B, C.
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08 Jun 2021, 07:31
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The difficulty inherent in witnessing one’s thoughts lies in their___________nature; but although most thoughts are fleeting, the care necessary to observe them can be worthwhile.
While reading the sentence, the first part does not provide any clue. But the second part says thats as most thoughts are fleeting..... this is a clue to solve the blank. I can reuse the word fleeting in the blank and look out for similar word in the options given.
Or
We can pair the word, if we don’t find a clue.
Ponderous & weighty- Out
Here, I knew what ephemeral, arbitrary and efficient mean but was unsure as to what does evanescent mean. But, ephemeral was definitely one of the choice and arbitrary and efficient did not match the context and thus, evanescent has to be the other option choice.
IMO B & C
Hope this helps!
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While reading the sentence, the first part does not provide any clue. But the second part says thats as most thoughts are fleeting..... this is a clue to solve the blank. I can reuse the word fleeting in the blank and look out for similar word in the options given.
Or
We can pair the word, if we don’t find a clue.
Ponderous & weighty- Out
Here, I knew what ephemeral, arbitrary and efficient mean but was unsure as to what does evanescent mean. But, ephemeral was definitely one of the choice and arbitrary and efficient did not match the context and thus, evanescent has to be the other option choice.
IMO B & C
Hope this helps!
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