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Deftness, peasant, dissembled.
The subject “magically acquired an
honorific title” and he was able to “parlay this charade into a small fortune.”
These hints suggest that his motive was to make himself look and sound more
important than he actually was. Blank (i) and blank (ii) contrast how he was
able to get away with this trick: because of his “aquiline,” meaning regal,
nose and his social tendencies, and despite his genetics. The best fit for blank
(i) is “deftness,” which means skilled or clever. The other options here both
suggest something negative about his social abilities, be it “arrogance,”
meaning conceit, or “maladroitness,” meaning ineffective or clumsy, the
opposite of the meaning needed here. Blank (ii) describes his “genetics, which
lacked any distinction.” The best match is “peasant,” or a farm worker with
little social status. “Perturbing” is too negative in this context. And
“patrician,” which means characteristic of aristocracy, is the opposite of what
the blank requires. Finally, blank (iii) calls for a word that indicates how he
“successfully” was able to act in order “to parlay this charade into a small
fortune.” Of the answer choices, “coalesced” means to combine distinct
elements, which does not fit in this context. Likewise, “disseminated” means
to spread or disperse something, and also doesn’t fit here. “Dissembled”
(disguise or conceal) fits best: he successfully disguised his true identity.
117.
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