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This question is a part of The 5 lb. Book of GRE Practice Problems (2nd Ed.) - VERBAL

Known for her humorous but acerbic wit, the fashion doyenne commented, in her usual, simultaneously (i) _________ and (ii) _________ manner, that in Los Angeles, “the women dressed like men and the men dressed like boys.”

Blank (i)	Blank (ii)
(A) slanderous	(D) considerate
(B) amusing	(E) hysterical
(C) serious	(F) caustic

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The clue “usual” means that the two blanks must match “humorous but acerbic” — and in order.

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