Mundane, quotidian.
While things that are “fantastical” can be “the
domain of the novel,” Proust proved that other things can also be. The blank
needs to contrast with “the fantastical.” “Mundane” and “quotidian” are the
correct answer pair. “Cosmopolitan” means cultured or glamorous and is the
opposite of what the sentence requires. “Bombastic” and “belletristic,” both
of which mean pompous or ostentatious, do not contrast with “fantastical.”
Finally, “literary” is a trap since a novel is a piece of literature.
100.
Pith, gist.
In this sentence, the key words are “very busy woman,”
implying that the editor doesn’t have a lot of free time. It would be necessary
to get right to the most important part of the issue. “Conclusion” and
“culmination” are a pair, but they mean the end, which isn’t quite right. “Pith”
and “gist” (the essence of something) are a much better match for the blank.
“Apex,” or climax, and “genesis,” or beginning, not only do not form a pair,
but also do not fit the meaning.
101.
Exceptional, precocious.
Though people used to believe the boy was
“less than clever,” the “but” indicates that he actually was clever. In fact, he
wrote a “complex and beautiful symphony” at the young age of 16, which
suggests he is a prodigy, or child genius. “Precocious,” meaning advanced for
his age, and “exceptional,” or extraordinary, are good descriptions for a child
prodigy. “Musical” is a tempting answer, but the word doesn’t have anything
to do with his cleverness, nor does it have a matching answer choice.
“Monastic” and “hermetic” might appeal as answer choices, due to his
“reclusive” nature, but they do not fit with other clues in the sentence. Note
that “hermetic” doesn’t actually mean “like a hermit”; it means “airtight.”
102.
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