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01 Jul 2025, 10:22
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The _________ that marks the composer’s more recent work represents a major departure from the experiments in dissonance represented by her early compositions.
A. disparity
B. stridency
C. creativity
D. harmony
E. harshness
F. euphony
A. disparity
B. stridency
C. creativity
D. harmony
E. harshness
F. euphony
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01 Jul 2025, 22:34
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The sentence says her recent work is a major departure from her earlier experiments in dissonance (which implies harsh, clashing sounds).
So her recent work must be the opposite of dissonance → something smooth or pleasant-sounding.
Let’s evaluate:
A. disparity – unrelated to sound
B. stridency – harshness → same as dissonance → doesn’t fit
C. creativity – vague, doesn’t contrast with dissonance
D. harmony – opposite of dissonance → perfectly fits
E. harshness – similar to dissonance → doesn’t fit
F. euphony – pleasant sound → moderately fits
Correct answers: D. harmony
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So her recent work must be the opposite of dissonance → something smooth or pleasant-sounding.
Let’s evaluate:
A. disparity – unrelated to sound
B. stridency – harshness → same as dissonance → doesn’t fit
C. creativity – vague, doesn’t contrast with dissonance
D. harmony – opposite of dissonance → perfectly fits
E. harshness – similar to dissonance → doesn’t fit
F. euphony – pleasant sound → moderately fits
Correct answers: D. harmony
Pankaj Jindal | GMAT Classic 730 | IIM Bangalore | Helping working professionals
Success story: https://gmatclub.com/forum/how-i-scored ... l#p3588949
19 Jul 2025, 03:59
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If the composer’s latest work is a “major departure from” the “dissonance represented by her early compositions,” then the blank should be a word that means harmony or pleasant sound. In addition to the word “harmony” itself, “euphony” means pleasant sound, so these would both stand in contrast to “dissonance.” “Harshness” and “stridency,” on the other hand, are synonyms for “dissonance” and would therefore not be a departure at all. Neither “disparity” nor “creativity” contrasts with “dissonance,” nor does either choice have a pair among the other answers.
Answer: D,F
If the composer’s latest work is a “major departure from” the “dissonance represented by her early compositions,” then the blank should be a word that means harmony or pleasant sound. In addition to the word “harmony” itself, “euphony” means pleasant sound, so these would both stand in contrast to “dissonance.” “Harshness” and “stridency,” on the other hand, are synonyms for “dissonance” and would therefore not be a departure at all. Neither “disparity” nor “creativity” contrasts with “dissonance,” nor does either choice have a pair among the other answers.
Answer: D,F
