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27 May 2025, 11:42
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For centuries, commercial portrait painters have employed a bifurcated aesthetic: like other artists, they strive to represent the truth that gives their works life, but commerce dictates that they simultaneously employ subtle _________ that make the likeness more attractive than the sitter.
A. palettes
B. aesthetics
C. artifacts
D. artifices
E. sentiments
A. palettes
B. aesthetics
C. artifacts
D. artifices
E. sentiments
Updated on: 14 May 2026, 22:44
Originally posted by Sajjad1994 on 08 Jun 2025, 01:30.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 14 May 2026, 22:44, edited 1 time in total.
Last edited by Sajjad1994 on 14 May 2026, 22:44, edited 1 time in total.
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The clues “bifurcated” and “but” signal a contrast: commercial portrait painters are similar to other painters in some ways, but the blank refers to how they are in some ways different than those other painters (they try to make the subject look more attractive in the painting). The correct answer, “artifices,” means a trickery or deception and fits perfectly with the clue. Trap answers “palettes” and “aesthetics” are related to painting, but don’t match the meaning of the blank. “Artifacts” is a trap word that looks similar to “artifices” but means a historic relic. “Sentiments” is an attitude, but the sentence provides no information about the painter’s attitude or how that would make the subject of the piece more attractive.
Answer: D
The clues “bifurcated” and “but” signal a contrast: commercial portrait painters are similar to other painters in some ways, but the blank refers to how they are in some ways different than those other painters (they try to make the subject look more attractive in the painting). The correct answer, “artifices,” means a trickery or deception and fits perfectly with the clue. Trap answers “palettes” and “aesthetics” are related to painting, but don’t match the meaning of the blank. “Artifacts” is a trap word that looks similar to “artifices” but means a historic relic. “Sentiments” is an attitude, but the sentence provides no information about the painter’s attitude or how that would make the subject of the piece more attractive.
Answer: D
14 May 2026, 11:19
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What is the correct answer ? D or E?
