SAT ? of the Day

Choose the word or set of words that, when inserted in the sentence, best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

I found that the writer’s ideas were sufficiently ------- to make me bear with his ------- language.

1. intriguing . . skill with


2. interesting . . abuses of


3. humble . . mastery of


4. shallow . . errors in


5. misguided . . style of

• The key words are “sufficiently,” which indicates a positive response to the writer’s ideas, and “bear with,” which conveys negative feelings toward the writer’s language. Only “interesting...abuses of” provides a corresponding positive-negative relationship. 

• Difficulty: Medium
• Question Type: Sentence Completions
(Critical Reading)