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Difficulty: MediumWords in Context: High-Utility Vocabulary

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Answer:Although many nineteenth-century critics dismissed Mary Shelley's novel *Frankenstein* as a mere Gothic thriller, modern scholars recognize the work as a profoundly 【prescient】 exploration of scientific ethics, one that anticipated many of the moral dilemmas of the technological age.

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prescient (or prophetic, visionary)
The correct word must capture the sense of anticipating future events or dilemmas. The word 'prescient' (or 'prophetic') means having or showing knowledge of events before they take place, making it the most logical fit for a work that anticipated technological dilemmas.

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Analyze the context of the sentence to identify clues about the blank.
The phrase 'one that anticipated many of the moral dilemmas of the technological age' suggests that the novel foresaw future ethical questions.
The blank must be filled with a word that describes an exploration that is ahead of its time or predicts future developments.
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Identify high-utility vocabulary words that mean predicting or anticipating the future.
Words like 'prescient,' 'prophetic,' and 'visionary' match this meaning.
These words fit both grammatically as adjectives and semantically with the clue of anticipation.

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Words in Context: High-Utility Vocabulary
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