Even though Lynette’s art is a mishmash of various genres, styles, and elements, some louder than others, one of her completed pieces is surprisingly _________.
The answer provided is muted and understated. I feel this to be incorrect as considering the contrast presented by “even though” with mishmash, cohesive fits the best. But this was eliminated as it didn’t have a matching pair. Checked elsewhere and this matches with what I’ve written.
All the choices:
cohesive
muted
mawkish
sentimental
hypnotizing
understated
Yes, so the reason its wrong is it doesn’t have a pair, it’s definitely the best fit, I agree.
Yes but isn’t the best fit the correct answer, how could it then be wrong even if it’s not in a pair. Also muted and understated can be eliminated as well since their is no evidence for them.
That’s how it is in SE sadly. You need to choose the best PAIR not the best word.
cohesive is the best word here
understated, muted is the best PAIR
Ahh, ok, gotcha, thanks