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skawal · 07-19-2008, 06:34 AM

The Gibsons were little given to ...... in any form; not one of them was afraid of ..........., of being and seeming unlike their neighbours.

A) humility..absurdity
B)excellence...mediocrity
C)anger...confrontation
D)conformism....singularity
E)ostentation...eccentricity

chestnut.cc · 07-19-2008, 08:11 AM

The Gibsons were little given to conformism in any form; not one of them was afraid of singularity, of being and seeming unlike their neighbours.

D

skawal · 07-19-2008, 05:09 PM

please explain.

chestnut.cc · 07-20-2008, 07:17 AM

The Gibsons were little given to conformism in any form; not one of them was afraid of singularity, of being and seeming unlike their neighbours.

The ordering suggests a contrast betn the 2 blanks... as seen in the ans choice...

tamsel · 07-20-2008, 10:31 AM

I am unable decipher the message of the sentence . please explain

karthikbharadwaj · 07-20-2008, 04:44 PM

"seeming unlike their neighbors" this phrase says they are quite unique and they are are not afraid of it.conformity here would mean to be acceptance to something or someway or doing things

mystic87 · 07-21-2008, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skawal

The Gibsons were little given to ...... in any form; not one of them was afraid of ..........., of being and seeming unlike their neighbours.

A) humility..absurdity
B)excellence...mediocrity
C)anger...confrontation
D)conformism....singularity
E)ostentation...eccentricity

You can eliminate A,B,C because the second word doesn't fit "unlike their neighbours". "Ostentation" means expressive display of wealth or pretentious display of st. If the Gibsons were "little given to Ostentations" then that means they DON'T display their excessive eccentricity. That's not what the sentence means.

If they're NOT afraid to display their singularity (uniqueness) then they shouldn't care about Conformity. Thus, D is your answer.

skawal · 07-23-2008, 01:04 PM

yet not convinced.

mystic87 · 07-24-2008, 10:56 PM

Alright... so on the basis of the second word only A, D, and E should be left in the bunch right? if its a characteristic that's "unlike their neighbours" its got to be something that stands out. so absurdity, singularity, and eccentricity can qualify.

Next round of elimination: you want something that's the opposite of your second word.
humility - is not the opposite of absurdity (arrogance maybe)
conformity - is the opposite of singularity
ostentation - is not the opposite of eccentricity (austerity maybe)

The reason why the first word has to be opposite of the second is because it says "little given to ____".

So in short you have "little given to conformity, the Gibsons show their singularity."

peachy_snare · 07-27-2008, 05:20 PM

I came to the same conclusion as chestnut..The explanation given by mystic is quite satisfactory...

07-19-2008, 06:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
skawal Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangladesh Posts: 368	tough sc from BB The Gibsons were little given to ...... in any form; not one of them was afraid of ..........., of being and seeming unlike their neighbours. A) humility..absurdity B)excellence...mediocrity C)anger...confrontation D)conformism....singularity E)ostentation...eccentricity

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07-19-2008, 08:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
chestnut.cc Wouldbegood... Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 260	The Gibsons were little given to conformism in any form; not one of them was afraid of singularity, of being and seeming unlike their neighbours. D

07-19-2008, 05:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
skawal Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangladesh Posts: 368	please explain.

07-20-2008, 07:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
chestnut.cc Wouldbegood... Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 260	The Gibsons were little given to conformism in any form; not one of them was afraid of singularity, of being and seeming unlike their neighbours. The ordering suggests a contrast betn the 2 blanks... as seen in the ans choice...

07-20-2008, 10:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
tamsel WeltoRealWorld Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 105	I am unable decipher the message of the sentence . please explain

07-20-2008, 04:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
karthikbharadwaj Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7	"seeming unlike their neighbors" this phrase says they are quite unique and they are are not afraid of it.conformity here would mean to be acceptance to something or someway or doing things

07-23-2008, 01:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
skawal Within my grasp! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: bangladesh Posts: 368	yet not convinced.

07-24-2008, 10:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
mystic87 Gettin' Pumped! Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 121	Alright... so on the basis of the second word only A, D, and E should be left in the bunch right? if its a characteristic that's "unlike their neighbours" its got to be something that stands out. so absurdity, singularity, and eccentricity can qualify. Next round of elimination: you want something that's the opposite of your second word. humility - is not the opposite of absurdity (arrogance maybe) conformity - is the opposite of singularity ostentation - is not the opposite of eccentricity (austerity maybe) The reason why the first word has to be opposite of the second is because it says "little given to ____". So in short you have "little given to conformity, the Gibsons show their singularity."

07-27-2008, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
peachy_snare Trying to make mom and pop proud Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 14	I came to the same conclusion as chestnut..The explanation given by mystic is quite satisfactory...

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