Question
The museum's functionaries — (
- A /from floor-polishing janitors to (
- B /pretentious scholars and fantastically skilled restorers — (
- C /emerge as the film's heroes (
- D .
Solution
The word ‘pretentious’ is inappropriate here. It means ‘trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature’. The correct word is ‘pertinacious’. It means ‘very determined and refusing to be defeated by problems’. The museum's functionaries — from floor-polishing janitors to pertinacious scholars and fantastically skilled restorers — emerge as the film's heroes.    Â
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