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In many pre-agrarian societies, the shaman or medicine-woman was consi
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In many pre-agrarian societies, the shaman or medicine-woman was considered the most _________ member of the group: indeed, her knowledge seemed to include every subject, from history and healing to parenting and spirituality.
| Two Answers |
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| A. perspicacious |
| B. mendacious |
| C. superfluous | D. sagacious | E. duplicitous |
| F. mellifluous |
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The colon signals that the second part of the sentence agrees with the first part, so the blank must express how the shaman’s knowledge seems “to include every subject.”
The only pair of words that would match in this sentence are “perspicacious” and “sagacious,” both of which mean wise or astute. “Mendacious” and “duplicitous” both mean dishonest or deceitful, but nothing in the sentence suggests that the shaman would be the most untruthful member of the group. “Superfluous” means unnecessary and “mellifluous” means sweet-sounding, neither of which fits in the context of this sentence.
The colon signals that the second part of the sentence agrees with the first part, so the blank must express how the shaman’s knowledge seems “to include every subject.”
The only pair of words that would match in this sentence are “perspicacious” and “sagacious,” both of which mean wise or astute. “Mendacious” and “duplicitous” both mean dishonest or deceitful, but nothing in the sentence suggests that the shaman would be the most untruthful member of the group. “Superfluous” means unnecessary and “mellifluous” means sweet-sounding, neither of which fits in the context of this sentence.
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