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[wood]

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3 It is ironic that a critic of such overwhelming vanity now suffers from a measure of the oblivion to which he was forever----others, in the end, all his----has only worked against him.

(A) dedicating.. self-procession
(B) leading.. self-righteousness
(C) consigning.. self-adulation
(D) relegating.. self-sacrifice
(E) condemning.. self-analysis




The answer is C. I'm a bit confused with "consigning" fiting the first blank.

[pamrs]

Originally posted by wood

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3 It is ironic that a critic of such overwhelming vanity now suffers from a measure of the oblivion to which he was forever----others, in the end, all his----has only worked against him.

(A) dedicating.. self-procession
(B) leading.. self-righteousness
(C) consigning.. self-adulation
(D) relegating.. self-sacrifice
(E) condemning.. self-analysis




The answer is C. I'm a bit confused with "consigning" fiting the first blank.

Think of consigning as meaning something like assigning someone/something to a place or postion, but with a negative connotation. Like "Sadaam has been consigned to the dustbin of history." Makes it easier to remember.

[wood]

Thanks a lot pamrs. Strange thing is that in all the dicionaries I looked, consigning never had a negative connotation... that's why I couldn't fully understand the answer.

[pamrs]

Originally posted by wood


Thanks a lot pamrs. Strange thing is that in all the dicionaries I looked, consigning never had a negative connotation... that's why I couldn't fully understand the answer.

It is negative in the sense that if you are consigned to something you can't change it (you could be consigned to something good but that's not the usual context because if you are consigned to something good it's irrelevant that you can't change it because you would not want to):

1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if by signing over into the possession of another, or into a different state, with the sense of fixedness in that state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the body to the grave.

[wood]

Thanks Pam... it's clear now.

[MS]

Hey Pam n Wood,
Could u please comment on my argument task(212)??
I would highly appreciate that.
thanx in advance!

[wood]

Done MS.... HTH