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Though croquet is proverbially a genteel game, it is not eno
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31 Oct 2017, 14:05
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Though croquet is proverbially a genteel game, it is not enough to play your own ball well—you must __________ your opponent’s play as well, even when impeding his or her progress costs you strokes.
❑ scotch
❑ anticipate
❑ obviate
❑ underscore
❑ eliminate
❑ stymie
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Scotch, stymie
Re: Though croquet is proverbially a genteel game, it is not eno
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01 Nov 2017, 01:26
01 Nov 2017, 01:26
Carcass wrote:
Though croquet is proverbially a genteel game, it is not enough to play your own ball well—you must __________ your opponent’s play as well, even when impeding his or her progress costs you strokes.
❑ scotch
❑ anticipate
❑ obviate
❑ underscore
❑ eliminate
❑ stymie
Show: :: OA
Scotch, stymie
❑ scotch: to injure so as to render harmless
❑ anticipate: to deal with beforehand; act so as to mitigate, nullify, or prevent; to act in a way that blocks or vitiates the action of (another)
❑ obviate: to keep from happening or render unnecessary
❑ stymie: to be an obstacle to; prevent the advancement or success of
Hi, carcass. What meaning do we convey here? I find it difficult to eliminate anticipate and obviate?
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01 Nov 2017, 10:15
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Though croquet is proverbially a genteel game, it is not enough to play your own ball well—you must __________ your opponent’s play as well, even when impeding his or her progress costs you strokes.
The red part is a filler, so you can ignore. The rest, actually, says you need to make freezing or stuck or block your opponents asap. As such, Scotch, stymie are your words. The others are out of scope. This is the sense of the sentence.
Hope now is more clear to you.
regards
The red part is a filler, so you can ignore. The rest, actually, says you need to make freezing or stuck or block your opponents asap. As such, Scotch, stymie are your words. The others are out of scope. This is the sense of the sentence.
Hope now is more clear to you.
regards
