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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
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Another 'Sentence Completion'

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00It 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. 02br
00A. dedicating … self-procession 02br
00B. leading … self-righteousness 02br
00C. consigning … self-adulation 02br
00D. relegating … self-sacrifice 02br
00E. condemning … self-analysis 02br
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00My enthusiasm shriveled as I encountered this kind of question. 02br
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00Actually, which choice doesn’t matter, I just want to know how you people solve it. Is there any knack in it? Please take this question as the example to explain the details for me, Okay? Thank you so much in advance. 0-
  

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0 I'd say C 02br 02br 00A (dedicating) and B (leading) don't go with the activity of a critic. 02br 00Of the 3 left, only "self-adulation" is synonym to "of overwhelming vanity". 02br 02br 00What do you think?

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  • 0 I'd say C 02br 02br 00A (dedicating) and B (leading) don't go with the activity of a critic.
  • 02br 00Of the 3 left, only "self-adulation" is synonym to "of overwhelming vanity".
  • 02br 02br 00What do you think?
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0 I'd say C 02br
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00A (dedicating) and B (leading) don't go with the activity of a critic. 02br
00Of the 3 left, only "self-adulation" is synonym to "of overwhelming vanity". 02br
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00What do you think? 0-
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0 I'd say C too. 02br
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00I've heard of "consigning xyz to oblivion". It also has a touch of arrogance in the phrase. 02br
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00Just my 2 cents. 0-
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0 Many thanks!!!! 02br
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00So "consigning xyz to oblivion" is a fixed phrase? 02br
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10A (dedicating) and B (leading) don't go with the activity of a critic. 12br
10Of the 3 left, only "self-adulation" is synonym to "of overwhelming vanity". 12blockquote
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00Good po
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