GRE Question of the Day:Sentence Completion

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Much of the clown success may be attributed to the contrast between the  ____________ manner he adopts and the general ___________ that characterize the circus.
(A) Giddy —– Sobriety
(B) Lugubrious —– Hillary
(C) Gaudy —– Clamor
(D) Joyful —– Hysteria
(E) Frenetic —— Excitement

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  1. madhur_ahuja says:

    D

  2. theGREgeek says:

    B

  3. bishwarup says:

    D

  4. anandita says:

    —-”attributed to the contrast between”—-
    suggest answer will be option (B) Lugubrious —– Hillary

  5. madhur_ahuja says:

    correct anandita, i agree, it completely went unnoticed by me

  6. av says:

    ans=[B]

  7. student says:

    answer is D…..i think….could anyone give the right answer

  8. anand says:

    can a clown be lugubrious?!!!Taking into account the same contrast,Why cant it be [A]

  9. anand says:

    can a clown be lugubrious?!!!Taking into account the same contrast,Why cant it be [A]?

  10. madhur_ahuja says:

    because sobriety is not something which is characterized by circus … notice the word *general*

  11. gagan says:

    b

  12. Deep says:

    B

  13. kazim says:

    I go with ANs :: D . because any other choices left doesn’t make sense …

  14. Sai says:

    It must be D

  15. mitali says:

    ans is b. because it shows contrast feelings.

  16. Gursimran says:

    D

  17. milindmalichkar says:

    well clown can be lugubrious….remember raj kapoor in mera naam joker….who creates laughter with his sorrows(a contrast)
    i’ll go with B

  18. nvijay12 says:

    the answer is D bec ,,
    attributed to the contrast means “chacterizing the difference ‘bet the character he adopted that is different from his character ,so i think D is correct

  19. jun says:

    the answer is b
    because the circus can not be hysteria

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