GRE Sentence Completion Question #21:
From the battle’s opening (i) _________ to its (ii) _________ conclusion, the forces of destruction razed a path through the city, ultimately leaving behind a (iii) _________ stillness where there once had been streets and squares bustling with life.
Blank I:
Denouement
Salvo
Philippic
Blank II:
Sanguinary
Celebrated
Blithe
Blank III:
Brusque
Capitulatory
Disquieting
Explanation:
Correct Choice(s) : I) Salvo II) Sanguinary III) Disquieting
A salvo is a “simultaneous release of bombs,” and is often used metaphorically to mean the start of some kind of fight. Certainly, every clue in the sentence is negative,
so you want to describe the battle’s conclusion in a negative way — only sanguinary matches.
Finally, a “stillness where there once had been streets and squares bustling with life” is a bit disturbing or disquieting.
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