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Once the candidate established herself as the clear
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23 Oct 2017, 14:34
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Once the candidate established herself as the clear frontrunner, it took but a brief interlude in the clamor for all her erstwhile (i) _________ to gather around her and to begin loudly proclaiming their (ii) _________. It seemed, in other words, to cause these newcomers not an iota of discomfort to behave in a manner that a casual observer might have characterized as (iii) _________ outright hypocrisy.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) | Blank (iii) |
| (A) factotums | (D) reputability | (G) tantamount to |
| (B) detractors | (E) magnanimity | (H) reciprocal with |
| (C) zealots | (F) fealty | (I) hinging on |
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Re: Once the candidate established herself as the clear
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12 Nov 2017, 15:35
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Erstwhile means “past” or “former,” indicating that those who are now gathering around the candidate were once doing something different — that is, criticizing, or detracting.
They are gathering around her proclaiming their “loyalty,” or fealty, in a way that is deeply inconsistent with their past actions.
Tantamount to, which means “much as the same as” or “equivalent to,” is best here.
Detractors, fealty, tantamount to.
Erstwhile means “past” or “former,” indicating that those who are now gathering around the candidate were once doing something different — that is, criticizing, or detracting.
They are gathering around her proclaiming their “loyalty,” or fealty, in a way that is deeply inconsistent with their past actions.
Tantamount to, which means “much as the same as” or “equivalent to,” is best here.
Detractors, fealty, tantamount to.
Re: Once the candidate established herself as the clear
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30 Aug 2023, 16:20
30 Aug 2023, 16:20
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