For the Week ending 10/28/11
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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persons with superior, usually specialized knowledge or highly refined taste
_______ in the art world know that much of the work being auctioned off is second rate. |
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one who understands the details, technique, or principles of an art and is competent to act as a critical judge
For many a _______ of music, melody outweighs lyrics. |
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one who is a patriarch or leader in a field; a wise old counselor
Providing advice and counsel for the young Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi was a _______ for Luke Skywalker. |
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preponderant influence or authority over others; the social, cultural, ideological, or economic influence exerted by a dominant group
Indirect rule was a cost-effective means of imposing British _______ over their colonies. |
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one having or affecting sensitivity to the beautiful esp. in art
Alex was a secret _______, a slum-dwelling intellectual who found redemption in Beethoven rather than the rocking beats at the local bar. |