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02 Jun 2025, 10:57
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While kidney stones are known to produce a truly ___________ sensation, often compared to the agony of childbirth, they are almost never fatal.
A. anodyne
B. inoffensive
C. painstaking
D. tortuous
E. excruciating
F. torturous
A. anodyne
B. inoffensive
C. painstaking
D. tortuous
E. excruciating
F. torturous
15 Jun 2025, 12:36
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The sensation produced by kidney stones is compared to “the agony of childbirth,” so the blank must be a word that means extremely painful. “Painstaking” (done with great care) and “tortuous” (full of twists and turns) are both traps. The correct answers, “excruciating” and “torturous,” describe terrible pain. “Anodyne” and “inoffensive” are similar to each other but mean the opposite of what the blank requires.
Answer: E,F
The sensation produced by kidney stones is compared to “the agony of childbirth,” so the blank must be a word that means extremely painful. “Painstaking” (done with great care) and “tortuous” (full of twists and turns) are both traps. The correct answers, “excruciating” and “torturous,” describe terrible pain. “Anodyne” and “inoffensive” are similar to each other but mean the opposite of what the blank requires.
Answer: E,F
