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Zorluk: Çok zorElaboration and Restatement Clues

Complete the sentence by filling in each blank with the word that best fits the context clues provided in the passage.

Cevap:Far from offering a grand theoretical synthesis of regional folk traditions, the ethnomusicologist's treatise is distinctly 【taxonomic】; that is to say, the volume operates primarily as a 【compendium】, systematically cataloging melodies and lyrics without attempting to deduce underlying cultural axioms.

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The first blank is completed by 'taxonomic' and the second blank by 'compendium'.
The sentence hinges on the elaboration transition 'that is to say' following the semicolon, indicating that the second clause defines and restates the concepts in the first clause. Because the treatise is described as 'systematically cataloging melodies and lyrics without attempting to deduce underlying cultural axioms,' the first blank must mean concerned with classification ('taxonomic') and the second blank must mean a detailed compilation or catalog ('compendium').

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1
Identify the structural transition and elaboration clue.
The semicolon paired with the explicit restatement marker 'that is to say' signals that the text following the punctuation directly defines and elaborates upon the assertions made in the preceding clause.
In GRE text completion, elaboration markers indicate that the target words must mirror the descriptive elaboration that follows.
2
Determine the meaning required for the first blank.
The clarifying clause states that the work focuses on 'systematically cataloging melodies and lyrics without attempting to deduce underlying cultural axioms.' The word 'taxonomic' (relating to systematic classification) precisely captures this non-theoretical, cataloging approach.
Words implying speculative conjecture or analytical critique contradict the explicit statement that broader synthesis is avoided.
3
Determine the meaning required for the second blank.
The noun following 'operates primarily as a' must describe a collection or systematic inventory of recorded items. The word 'compendium' (a concise, comprehensive compilation of a body of knowledge) fits the description of a systematic catalog.
The noun must align with the restatement of a work functioning as a structured compilation of collected data.

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