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<li>Favoring economy of expression in writing, the
professor urged students toward a ------- rather
than an ------- prose style.
(A) spare . . ornate
(B) terse . . opinionated
(C) personal . . academic
(D) baroque . . embellished
(E) repetitive . . intricate</li>
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<p>I need a thorough explanation.</p>
<p>Here you go: <a href=“LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You”>LMGTFY - Let Me Google That For You; :)</p>
<p>Economy in this sense means thrifty. Therefore, spare rather than ornate would make sense for this question. Answer is A</p>
<p>I’m not sure how “thorough” an explanation you need.</p>
<p>There are several clues here:</p>
<p>“Rather than” indicates contrast between the two main parts of the sentence.</p>
<p>The professor *favored<a href=“preferred”>/I</a> “economy of expression” (concision, brevity)</p>
<p>Among these answers, the only word that implies “concise” and/or “brief” is “spare.”</p>
<p>Remember, the professor likes “spare” writing. He prefers it to its opposite, which in this case is “ornate” (fancy, excessive).</p>
<p>The word “terse” also matches “spare.” So you have to look at the word “opinionated” and notice that it is not the opposite of “terse.” That is why (B) is not the correct answer.</p>
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<p>Good catch, although “terse” means “short/rude” more than it does “economical.”</p>