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that the eighteenth-century Bavarians devoted such effort to
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It struck Professor Steele as _____(i)_____ that the eighteenth-century Bavarians devoted such effort to building houses of worship because at the same time, the rest of Europe’s religious fervor was _____(ii)_____, while movements such as nihilism gained steam.
| Blank (i) | Blank (ii) |
| (A) felicitous | (D) weltering |
| (B) anomalous | (E) forswearing |
| (C) querulous | (F) dissipating |
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B and F
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For the first blank, the clue is the contrast established between Bavaria and the rest of Europe. Thus, the blank must mean something like weird. Felicitous and querulous do not mean weird, but anomalous does.
For the second blank, the opposite-direction trigger while, and the clue gained steam require a word meaning something like diminishing. Weltering and forswearing do not mean diminishing, but dissipating does. Thus, select anomalous and
dissipating.
Hence options B and E are correct!
For the first blank, the clue is the contrast established between Bavaria and the rest of Europe. Thus, the blank must mean something like weird. Felicitous and querulous do not mean weird, but anomalous does.
For the second blank, the opposite-direction trigger while, and the clue gained steam require a word meaning something like diminishing. Weltering and forswearing do not mean diminishing, but dissipating does. Thus, select anomalous and
dissipating.
Hence options B and E are correct!
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