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12 Feb 2025, 07:47
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33% (00:18) correct
66% (00:59) wrong based on 6 sessions
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It is quite dangerous to _________ unnecessarily through the city these days, when explosions shake the buildings to their foundations without letup; it is best to conduct only essential errands, and to do so with haste.
A. bop
B. traipse
C. circumambulate
D. sidle
E. reconnoiter
A. bop
B. traipse
C. circumambulate
D. sidle
E. reconnoiter
15 Feb 2025, 10:16
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The answer choices are all difficult; all of them mean walk or travel in some way, so nuance is key. Both bop (move or travel energetically) and sidle (walk timidly) carry a strange spin. Circumambulate means “walk all the way around,” which would avoid the city, the explosions, and, presumably, the danger. Circumambulate also conflicts with “through.” Reconnoiter (make a military observation of a place) carries an unhelpful militaristic spin. Traipse (walk casually or needlessly) agrees with the clue “unnecessarily” and properly contrasts with “conduct only essential errands.”
Answer: B
The answer choices are all difficult; all of them mean walk or travel in some way, so nuance is key. Both bop (move or travel energetically) and sidle (walk timidly) carry a strange spin. Circumambulate means “walk all the way around,” which would avoid the city, the explosions, and, presumably, the danger. Circumambulate also conflicts with “through.” Reconnoiter (make a military observation of a place) carries an unhelpful militaristic spin. Traipse (walk casually or needlessly) agrees with the clue “unnecessarily” and properly contrasts with “conduct only essential errands.”
Answer: B
04 Mar 2025, 16:57
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I've been following the hard-level questions you've been posting, and I wonder if this difficult vocab is actually going to be included in the exam.
