She found that fame was both ________ and ________; not only was it difficult to get her book published, but when she did, members of the media quickly lost interest in it.
(a) destructive…counterproductive
(b) evanescent…gratifying
(c) tedious…deleterious
(d) elusive…ephemeral
(e) fulfilling…subtle
The first blank will be filled by a word that has something to do with fame being hard to achieve. The second blank will have something to do with the idea that fame is fleeting. If your vocabulary is strong, you should have no trouble choosing (D). The answer is (D).
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