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#1 31-May-2003, 04:15
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I got the sentence "elaborate ceremony" in reading passage what is the meaning of that word the choices given are A. Expensive. B. Sophisticated, C. Complicated
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#2 31-May-2003, 08:58Re: synonym
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#3 31-May-2003, 11:56Re: synonym
An elaborate ceremony is one that has many parts to it, and because it is so complicated it requires much preparation.
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#4 31-May-2003, 17:45Re: synonym
in which case it could mean any or all of the adjectives supplied
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#5 31-May-2003, 19:16Re: synonym
The third strikes me as the most likely without any further context.
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#6 31-May-2003, 21:20Re: synonym
I agree, and I almost said that, but I decided to make my answer somewhat more elaborate and a little more complicated. And while it might have been more sophisticated, I doubt it was any more expensive. :wink:
Originally Posted by tdol
The third strikes me as the most likely without any further context.
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