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Sentence Equivalence #16-exhibit is not so much a retrospect
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The exhibit is not so much a retrospective as a __________ ; the artist’s weaker early work is glossed over and any evidence of his ultimate dissolution is absent entirely.
Select two correct answers.
A) paean
B) philippic
C) tirade
D) panacea
E) eulogy
F) crescendo
Select two correct answers.
A) paean
B) philippic
C) tirade
D) panacea
E) eulogy
F) crescendo
Re: The exhibit is not so much a retrospective as a
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A proper retrospective should include all the details of his early work and everything up to his latest accomplishments.
But we are told that the artist's early work was glossed over, which means it was concealed and disguised because does not look good. We are also told that any evidence of his ultimate dissolution is absent entirely. So his final dissolution as an artist is also absent. So basically all the negatives have been glossed over or eliminated.
So only the positives remain.
Tirade and philippic are denunciations. So we eliminate them, as the exhibition presents positives and not negatives which need to be denounced.
Panacea is a cure for all ills and crescendo is the highest pitch of his work. But there is no information in the sentence to suggest this exhibition was panacea to something. Neither does it present the highest pitch of his work.
We are left with paean and eulogy which are both praises and fit well. And what we would expect if the exhibition only contained positives.
But we are told that the artist's early work was glossed over, which means it was concealed and disguised because does not look good. We are also told that any evidence of his ultimate dissolution is absent entirely. So his final dissolution as an artist is also absent. So basically all the negatives have been glossed over or eliminated.
So only the positives remain.
Tirade and philippic are denunciations. So we eliminate them, as the exhibition presents positives and not negatives which need to be denounced.
Panacea is a cure for all ills and crescendo is the highest pitch of his work. But there is no information in the sentence to suggest this exhibition was panacea to something. Neither does it present the highest pitch of his work.
We are left with paean and eulogy which are both praises and fit well. And what we would expect if the exhibition only contained positives.
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Re: Sentence Equivalence #16
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Show: :: A retrospective would be an exhibit that shows the history and progression of the artist’s work, but this exhibit only shows the good parts (it glosses over the weaker work and omits the artist’s dissolution).
Thus, we need a word that has something to do with praising. Paean and eulogy are the only matches.
Note that a paean is generally a song or speech of praise and is being used a bit metaphorically here. Many people only know eulogy as a speech given at a funeral, but can actually refer to any speech (or in this case, art exhibit) of praise.
Thus, we need a word that has something to do with praising. Paean and eulogy are the only matches.
Note that a paean is generally a song or speech of praise and is being used a bit metaphorically here. Many people only know eulogy as a speech given at a funeral, but can actually refer to any speech (or in this case, art exhibit) of praise.
