Discussion
Although the AIDS epidemic is in the limelight, there is a silent killer (1)________ through India, killing more people than AIDS itself. The (2)________ is that, unlike AIDS, this disease is easily cured.
*This question is included in Nova Text Completions: Free Lesson Set, question #1
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Blank 2 |
rampaging |
conundrum |
digressing |
conflict |
alleviating |
irony |
| (A) | rampaging |
| (B) | ... |
| (C) | ... |
| (D) | ... |
| (E) | ... |
| (F) | ... |
The solution is
Posted: 04/24/2016 08:06
I don't understand the irony in disease being cured compared to AIDS
Posted: 04/24/2016 18:40
Hi Ramya,
''Ironic'' means ''happening in the opposite way to what is expected.''
We would expect an ''easily cured'' disease that is rampaging through society to be quickly cured. The irony is that the easily cured disease is not being cured.
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''Ironic'' means ''happening in the opposite way to what is expected.''
We would expect an ''easily cured'' disease that is rampaging through society to be quickly cured. The irony is that the easily cured disease is not being cured.
Nova Press