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Question #: 15
Topic #: 3
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Great achievers are by nature (i) _______, and therefore tend to be dissatisfied and discontent with their accomplishments no matter how great. Perhaps the
(ii) _______ modern example of this phenomenon was the eminent physicist Albert Einstein, whose theoretical breakthroughs in physics only raised new theoretical (iii) _______, which Einstein himself recognized and spent the last twenty years of his life struggling unsuccessfully to solve.

  • A. perpetually malcontent
  • B. insatiably ambitious
  • C. tenaciously obsessive
  • D. most illustrious
  • E. paradigmatic
  • F. unrivaled
  • G. dilemmas
  • H. concepts
  • I. challenges
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Suggested Answer: ABI 🗳️
Great achievers nevertheless driven to top their latest accomplishments would aptly be described as insatiably ambitious; that is, never satisfied with their achievements. The second sentence discusses a classic, or model, example of the phenomenon described in the first sentence. The word paradigmatic means
"classic or model," so it’s perfect for blank (ii). The passage’s final phrase provides the key to filling in blank (iii). What someone might struggle to solve is a problem or puzzle, which is exactly what the word dilemma means.

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