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03 Jul 2025, 13:09
Kudos
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The player’s exploits both on the field and in the finest night clubs around the world earned him many __________ from his legions of staunch admirers—so many, in fact, that his given name was all but forgotten.
A. similes
B. appellations
C. sobriquets
D. misnomers
E. accolades
F. kudos
A. similes
B. appellations
C. sobriquets
D. misnomers
E. accolades
F. kudos
19 Jul 2025, 04:51
Kudos
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The spin of this sentence is positive—“staunch admirers”—and the player’s “given name was all but forgotten” (the expression “all but” means something like 99%). In other words, the player was given many nicknames; “appelations” and “sobriquets” both fit. Although “kudos” and “accolades,” which both mean praise, form a tempting theme trap because the sentence talks about the player’s admirers, neither captures the idea of a nickname. A “misnomer” is something of a nickname, but a false one, so it doesn’t fit either. “Similes” is tricky because is sounds like “similar,” but it is a figure of speech used to describe something by comparing it to something else, not a nickname.
Answer: B,C
The spin of this sentence is positive—“staunch admirers”—and the player’s “given name was all but forgotten” (the expression “all but” means something like 99%). In other words, the player was given many nicknames; “appelations” and “sobriquets” both fit. Although “kudos” and “accolades,” which both mean praise, form a tempting theme trap because the sentence talks about the player’s admirers, neither captures the idea of a nickname. A “misnomer” is something of a nickname, but a false one, so it doesn’t fit either. “Similes” is tricky because is sounds like “similar,” but it is a figure of speech used to describe something by comparing it to something else, not a nickname.
Answer: B,C
