Multiple choice

In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts, they come back to us with a certain _________ majesty.

  1. affable

  2. benevolent

  3. philanthropic

  4. alienated

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

When we read literary works of great authors, many times we come across our own deep-rooted thoughts, which either we don't recognize or we tend to reject them. But reading them as other's thoughts; we tend to realize them, though with a certain strange feeling. Therefore “alienated” in (4) would characterize the blank; hence (4) is the answer.

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