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151、Many are quick to contend—albeit falsely—that the personal essay, given the few slim anthologies released last year, is a(n) ____________ genre: historically, the form has always played second fiddle to the more brash acts, such as the novel or long-form journalism.  HYPERLINK /definitions/eminent.js \o eminent HYPERLINK /definitions/limited.js \o limited HYPERLINK /definitions/moribund.js \o moribund HYPERLINK /definitions/fleeting.js \o fleeting HYPERLINK /definitions/provocative.js \o provocative Text Explanation Answer: (C) The author of the sentence does not agree that the blank accurately describes the essay genre. The reason is provided after the blank: the essay has never been that popular, so the slim volume does not tell us anything about the essay we didn’t already know. This is a difficult sentence and it makes sense to plug in the answer choices if you are struggling to come up with a word. (A) means respected. It doesn’t make sense that the “many” would think the personal essay is an eminent genre based on the fact that there aren’t that many such essays. (B) isn’t the answer because what “many” and the author thinks have to match up. “Limited” could describe what the “many” think, but it does not explain the second part of the sentence. (C) means in the process of dying or fading away. This word matches up with what the “many” think (the “slim anthologies”); it also matches up with the second part of the sentence. That is, it is wrong for many to believe that the essay is a dying genre, because the essay has always not been that popular of a genre. (D) is tempting. The latter part of the sentence, in which it mentions “historically” shows that the essay has been around for a long time, so the author would disagree that it is fleeting. However, the last part of the sentence (“played second fiddle”) doesn’t match up with fleeting. Had fleeting been the answer, the author would more likely say the essay has been around a long time