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A key element of The Smiths’ recognizable sound came from
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A key element of The Smiths’ recognizable sound came from the tension between Morrissey’s _______ lyrics and the cheerful, almost bouncy music composed by Johnny Marr.
A. lubricious
B. euphoric
C. sanguine
D. saturnine
E. recondite
F. lachrymose
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The blank describes the kind of lyrics that would create a tension with cheerful, almost bouncy music, so a word that means something like sad would make sense. Both euphoric and sanguine are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (C).
Neither lubricious, which means lewd, nor recondite, which means not widely known, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (E). Both saturnine and lachrymose mean sad, so choices (D) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options D and F are correct!
The blank describes the kind of lyrics that would create a tension with cheerful, almost bouncy music, so a word that means something like sad would make sense. Both euphoric and sanguine are nearly the opposite of what you’re looking for, so eliminate choices (B) and (C).
Neither lubricious, which means lewd, nor recondite, which means not widely known, is supported by the sentence, so eliminate choices (A) and (E). Both saturnine and lachrymose mean sad, so choices (D) and (F) give you appropriate, equivalent sentences.
Hence options D and F are correct!
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Hint : "tension between Morrissey’s _______ lyrics and the cheerful, almost bouncy music"
The blank would contain the opposite of cheerful
B,C --> out as it is happy and calm.
E --> Recondite --> difficult to understand
A,D, F are left
out of these 3 options D, F matches and means gloomy and cryful.
Hence, DF is the Answer.
The blank would contain the opposite of cheerful
B,C --> out as it is happy and calm.
E --> Recondite --> difficult to understand
A,D, F are left
out of these 3 options D, F matches and means gloomy and cryful.
Hence, DF is the Answer.
