Finishing, trying.
Since the novel will take “innumerable hours to review
and edit,” the author is far from completing, or “finishing,” it. “Inscribing”
(writing) is a theme trap and “rejecting” does not convey the desired meaning.
The second blank will agree with the clue that immediately follows: “the
book’s length” and its “convoluted plot.” Therefore, it will be hard, or
“trying,” to finish the book. “Hardy” (strong, resilient) and “redundant” do
not match the required meaning.
26.
Inveigle.
The word “despite” indicates that there is a contrast between
what the salesman is attempting to do and how the couple is responding. The
salesman is attempting to give them false compliments in order to get the
couple to buy a car, but his tactic isn’t working. “Inveigle” means to flatter or
charm someone into doing something and is the correct answer. “Support,”
“deliberate,” “marginalize” (relegate to an unimportant position), and
“hector” (to bully, torment) do not convey this same meaning.
27.
Inform.
The poet’s childhood memories color, or influence, her work.
The sentence needs a similar word for how war influences her poetry.
“Inform”—to give substance, character, or distinction to—can be used in this
way. “Mimic” is a trap answer choice: it may be possible to say that her
poetry mimics her experiences, but not that her experiences mimic her poetry
(rather, her experiences are mimicked in her poetry). “Invalidate” is too
strong for this sentence nor does it indicate the proper meaning. “Defer” is not
used properly (something defers
to
something else) nor would war likely
defer to poetry. And “presage,” which means to foreshadow, does not pair
with color as well as “inform” does.
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