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Set 2: Words in Context (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: A

PASSAGE

The author's prose is famously ______, eschewing ornamentation in favor of a stark, unadorned style that mirrors the bleak landscape she describes.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

A. austere✓ Correct
B. florid
C. loquacious
D. convoluted

Detailed Explanation

A style that avoids decoration ('eschewing ornamentation') and is 'stark' is 'austere'. Austere means severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

Key Evidence:

• "eschewing ornamentation"

• "stark, unadorned"

Why others are wrong: B (Florid means elaborately or excessively intricate.), C (Loquacious means talkative.), D (Convoluted means extremely complex.).

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