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Originally Posted by Merci Alizée
There are two gaps in the sentence/paragraph given below. From the pairs of words given, choose the one that fills the gaps most appropriately.
He was a/an ______ of pure intellect, a bumbling professor with German accent, a comic ______ in a thousand films.
a. epitome, fraud
b. embodiment, cliché
c. effigy, character
d. patron, canard
Which the correct option and why?
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I'm choosing 'B'.
fraud doesn't work because bumbling professors are funny in films.
effigy doesn't work, it's not used for to describe an actual person.
and canard just seems to not fit, but I can't really describe why.
I'm certain someone else can provide the correct choice, and better reasoning.
