sandy wrote:
Overlarge, uneven, and ultimately disappointing, the retrospective exhibition seems too much like special pleading for a forgotten painter of real
but _________ talents.
A limited
B partial
C undiscovered
D circumscribed
E prosaic
F hidden
Practice Questions
Question: 8
Page: 70
Difficulty: hard
The key word here is BUT.
This suggests a shift in the nature of the adjectives used to describe the painter's talents.
We're told the painter has REAL talents (which is a positive thing), so the word after but must be a NEGATIVE words.
I predict NOT SO GOOD for the blank.
Check the answer choices....
A limited (has a NEGATIVE connotation...KEEP)
B partial (this could be negative, but it seems out of place when describing talents. However, it's not bad. Let's KEEP for now)
C undiscovered (not negative....ELIMINATE)
D circumscribed (this is the same as LIMITED, so it's a nice match with A...KEEP)
E prosaic (this means BORING, which is negative....KEEP)
F hidden (not negative....ELIMINATE)
After the first round, we're left with: limited, partial, circumscribed and prosaic
Since PARTIAL and PROSAIC have no synonyms, we can ELIMINATE them.
Answer: A & D
Cheers,
Brent
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Brent Hanneson - founder of Greenlight Test Prep