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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

analogy/SCRUPULOUS: INTEGRITY

SCRUPULOUS: INTEGRITY
A. affectionate : sentimentality
B. adventurous : strength
C. perceptive : insight
D. cautious : timidity
E. creative : genius


Once again I was caught in dilemma whether to choose C or E. Help me out please. Billions of thanks!!!
  

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I see what you mean. Scrupulousness is an attribute of integrity ; creativity is an attribute of genius . -- I think that insight (in the classic definition) comes from inner understanding, not outward perception.

  • I see what you mean.
  • Scrupulousness is an attribute of integrity ; creativity is an attribute of genius .
  • -- I think that insight (in the classic definition) comes from inner understanding, not outward perception.
  • There are likely to be other opinions on this one.
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I see what you mean.

Scrupulousness is an attribute of integrity; creativity is an attribute of genius.
Perceptiveness is an attribute of insight?-- I think that insight (in the classic definition) comes from inner understanding, not outward perception.

There are likely to be other opinions on this one.
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This is a tough choice. What is the important relationship in the header terms? That is the question. Perhaps it is:

Someone who is not scrupulous cannot be acting with integrity.
Integrity is the cumulative result of being scrupulous on individual occasions.
To have a high degree of integrity, one must be scrupulous.

To me, these apply best to C.

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I'm on the (C) team.

One cannot be perceptive without insight.

One cannot be scrupulous without integrity.

One can be creative without genius. (Hey, that's me!)

One can be affectionate without sentimentality.

One can be cautious without timidity.

And one can be adventurous without strength.
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Thank you thank you so much, the three respectable moderators with both creativity and genius! Emotion: smile Actually I was on the (C) team too,

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