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Young and magnetic, possessed of a golden voice, a dramatic actor in the pulpit, who impersonated the joys of the damned and the agonies of the regenerate, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled reticence.

A. the joys of the damned and the agonies of the regenerate, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled reticence. -> something he impersonated, it must be "agonies of the damned". Another error, joy is permanent and pleasure is short lived. Incorrect.

B. the joys of the degenerate and the agonies of the damned, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> We need "pleasure" in place of "joy". Incorrect.

C. the pleasures of the degenerate and the agonies of the damned, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> Correct. parallelism and intended meaning is making sense.

D. the joys of the regenerate but the agonies of the damned, he swept spectators with his unparalleled eloquence. -> Incorrect, as "joys" is permanent. we need something temporary. Incorrect.

E. the pleasures of the regenerate and the pains of the damned, he swept aside congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> we need "agony" with damned. Incorrect.

So, I think C. :)


Why is B incorrect? Pleasure and Joy seem similar.


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Let me try to explain.
Pleasure is a short lived or momentary thing, but Joy is permanent. Joy is spiritual, It can't be taken away. Saving someone's life is Joy.
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Young and magnetic, possessed of a golden voice, a dramatic actor in the pulpit, who impersonated the joys of the damned and the agonies of the regenerate, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled reticence.

A. the joys of the damned and the agonies of the regenerate, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled reticence. -> something he impersonated, it must be "agonies of the damned". Another error, joy is permanent and pleasure is short lived. Incorrect.

B. the joys of the degenerate and the agonies of the damned, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> We need "pleasure" in place of "joy". Incorrect.

C. the pleasures of the degenerate and the agonies of the damned, he captivated congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> Correct. parallelism and intended meaning is making sense.

D. the joys of the regenerate but the agonies of the damned, he swept spectators with his unparalleled eloquence. -> Incorrect, as "joys" is permanent. we need something temporary. Incorrect.

E. the pleasures of the regenerate and the pains of the damned, he swept aside congregations with his unparalleled eloquence. -> we need "agony" with damned. Incorrect.

So, I think C. :)


Why is B incorrect? Pleasure and Joy seem similar.


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Pleasure is a short lived or momentary thing, but Joy is permanent. Joy is spiritual, It can't be taken away. Saving someone's life is Joy.


Thanks. I get it now

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I will have to be a novelist to get through this one :-/ Voted B, OA is C. I get the explanation, I just feel this is going in too deep in the prose. :-/

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This sentence checks vocab only like you need to know the difference between joy and pleasure and regenerate or degenerate; is it a GMAT question?

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Does this even qualify to be a GMAT type question?
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