Directions: Choose the word or set of words that best completes the f...
Explanation:
The correct answer is option B: exhaustive - collated - etymological.
Explanations for each choice:
a) intriguing - linked - philological:
- This choice doesn't fit the context of the sentence. While Isidore's work may have been intriguing and may have been linked to different topics, the word "philological" doesn't accurately describe the methodology used by Isidore.
b) exhaustive - collated - etymological:
- This choice is the best fit for the sentence. Isidore's work is described as exhaustive, meaning it covers all known topics of his era. The word "collated" indicates that Isidore brought together or combined these topics into a single text. The word "etymological" accurately describes the methodology used by Isidore, as he utilized grammar and history to explain the origins of words.
c) impressive - undergirded - research:
- This choice doesn't fit the context of the sentence. While Isidore's work may have been impressive and may have been undergirded by research, the word "research" doesn't accurately describe the methodology used by Isidore.
d) classic - recounted - questionable:
- This choice doesn't fit the context of the sentence. While Isidore's work may be considered a classic and may have been recounted in some way, the word "questionable" doesn't accurately describe the methodology used by Isidore.
e) tenacious - investigated - habitual:
- This choice doesn't fit the context of the sentence. While Isidore's work may have been tenacious in its pursuit of knowledge and may have investigated various topics, the word "habitual" doesn't accurately describe the methodology used by Isidore.
Therefore, the best choice is option B: exhaustive - collated - etymological.
Directions: Choose the word or set of words that best completes the f...
The final blank of this sentence is probably the best place to start with this question. The methodology described is that of using etymologies, which are the historical origins of a given word. (This was, in fact, the method followed by Isidore of Seville in his aptly named Etymologiae.) For the second blank, notice that the sentence says that the various topics were gathered brought "into a single text." The word that most quickly comes to mind is "gathered." While this is not an option, "collated" is, for it means to collect or gather together. It literally comes from the roots "col-," meaning with or together, and "-late," which here means to bring. (There is an etymology for you, too!) Such a work likely is comprehensive or, as is an option here, "exhaustive."
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