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Annie9 · 09-15-2006, 02:17 PM

To this reviewer, Esterman’s play was a thoroughly _______ exercise: both its laughter
and its tears seemed equally _______.
A) plausible . . improbable
B) trivial . . solemn
C) sentimental . . understated
D) artificial . . specious
E) creative . . stilted

seagull · 09-15-2006, 03:59 PM

To this reviewer, Esterman’s play was a thoroughly _______ exercise: both its laughter and its tears seemed equally _______.

A) plausible . . improbable
B) trivial . . solemn
C) sentimental . . understated
D) artificial . . specious
E) creative . . stilted

god_on_scooter · 09-15-2006, 04:09 PM

Agreed.

NguyenHaiHa · 09-15-2006, 07:20 PM

I agree that D is the right answer. Colon (

is the clue

KBTA · 08-26-2007, 05:13 PM

In case me the word seemed is the key for the selection of "specious" for the second blank.

vinuharan · 08-27-2007, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the clues....

FrancaisDeutsch · 07-16-2008, 03:17 AM

I thought it was C.

This reviewer thinks that the play is very sentimental (full of emotion) and thus believe that others reviewers understated this fact (laughter and tears).

tamsel · 07-16-2008, 12:55 PM

y not (A) .

FrancaisDeutsch · 07-17-2008, 01:43 AM

I take back what I said. "D" would be the most appropriate answer, although I could see how someone could end up choosing "C."

The clue is indeed the colon: the word "specious", which means "artificial" is used further to explain the word "artificial" in used before the colon.

play was artificial = both the laughter and tears were equally specious

09-15-2006, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Annie9 Within my grasp! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 290	Good one! To this reviewer, Esterman’s play was a thoroughly _______ exercise: both its laughter and its tears seemed equally _______. A) plausible . . improbable B) trivial . . solemn C) sentimental . . understated D) artificial . . specious E) creative . . stilted

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NguyenHaiHa Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Hanoi, Vietnam Posts: 25	I agree that D is the right answer. Colon ( is the clue _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ NguyenHaiHa

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KBTA TestMagic Guru-in-Training Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Joypurhat, Bangladesh Posts: 566	In case me the word seemed is the key for the selection of "specious" for the second blank. _ _ _ _ SIG _ _ _ _ Rgds, Jakir

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09-15-2006, 04:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
god_on_scooter Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 6	Agreed.

08-27-2007, 05:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
vinuharan Within my grasp! Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 130	Thanks for the clues....

07-16-2008, 03:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
FrancaisDeutsch Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 13	I thought it was C. This reviewer thinks that the play is very sentimental (full of emotion) and thus believe that others reviewers understated this fact (laughter and tears).

07-16-2008, 12:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
tamsel WeltoRealWorld Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 108	y not (A) .

07-17-2008, 01:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
FrancaisDeutsch Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 13	I take back what I said. "D" would be the most appropriate answer, although I could see how someone could end up choosing "C." The clue is indeed the colon: the word "specious", which means "artificial" is used further to explain the word "artificial" in used before the colon. play was artificial = both the laughter and tears were equally specious

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