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1. Opponents of the research institute label it _____ anachronism; its scholars, they allege, have ____ rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.

A) en elitist …perquisites

B) a monarchical…tribulations

C) an irreproachable… luxuries

D) a reprehensible … afflictions

E) a commendable … privileges

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

MIA61. Opponents of the research institute label it _ anachronism; its scholars, they allege, have _ rivaling those of pre-Revolutionary French nobility.

An anachronism is something that is out of place in time, usually something that used to be commonplace or prevalent, but no longer is.
A big factory making buggy whips would be considered an anachronism in the age of the automobile.
Here the opponents are criticizing the research institute, probably because it is doing projects that are no longer useful.

MIA62. The short story, with its __, its pointed movement toward a single moment of discovery, can economically reveal the ___ of the illusions that somehow sustain most people’s lives,

The short story is a literary form that packs an important idea about people and their beliefs or attitudes into a very few words.

Avangi · Answer

People who are against the institute say it's a thing which is out of time with the rest of the world. They claim that the scholars at the institute have certain qualities which are similar to those of members of the French court, before the revolution.

The writing form known as the "short story" has __________. All the action aims toward one exciting moment, when the truth is revealed.
In real life, most people keep themselves going by creating fantasies about themselves. One thing that short stories are good for, is bringing out the true nature of these fantasies/illusions.

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